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POLITICS2d agoHong Kong mourns Mao Zedong’s death in 1976 – SCMP archiveThis article was first published on September 10, 1976. Sense of grief in Hongkong A deep sense of grief was felt by great numbers of the people in Hongkong yesterday (September 9, 1976) when radio and television stations flashed the news of the Chairman’s passing. The news brought a cloud of gloom over celebrations of the mid-autumn festivities. Flags at a number of major building and hotels, – including the Bank of China – were flown at half-mast within an hour of the announcement. Hongkong...South China Morning Post
POLITICS2d agoHow to solve Hong Kong’s triple whammy: ageing population, baby dearth and job losses?In the fourth of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Fiona Sun and Edith Lin analyse how to improve livelihoods in the city by tackling the impact of demographic changes and technological advancement. Read part one here, part two here and part three here. Twenty-eight-year-old Hong Kong resident Fong and his wife want to have a child but he knows they cannot afford one for now. He earns about HK$10,000 (US$1,275) a month as a...South China Morning Post
POLITICS2d agoHong Kong Police College becomes first government unit to roll out degree courseThe Hong Kong Police College has become the first government department to offer a bachelor’s degree programme, with the force set to roll out the course for rank-and-file officers by the end of this year. Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming announced the development on Saturday, after the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications approved the college’s Bachelor of Policing (Honours) (Security and Criminal Investigation) programme last month. “We hope...South China Morning Post
BUSINESS2d agoHong Kong’s ethnic minority groups can play key role in belt and road, summit hearsHong Kong’s ethnic minority communities can leverage their multicultural backgrounds and language skills to play an “important role” in the city’s efforts to build ties with belt and road countries, the labour minister has said. Other speakers at the Zubin Foundation’s Ethnically Diverse Youth Leadership Summit on Saturday also highlighted the advantages these historically marginalised communities possessed in helping mainland Chinese companies go global. In his opening remarks, Secretary for...South China Morning Post
WORLD2d agoHong Kong’s contemporary artists deserve a bigger stage in its museumsThere has been much hyperventilating over two recent controversies at M+, Hong Kong’s museum of visual culture. The first was a series of mahjong social nights charging museum members and patrons up to HK$2,500 (US$319) for a package including an exhibition tour, a meal and social tile-shuffling in the members’ lounge. Mahjong may have had a Chinamaxxing makeover in the West, but in Hong Kong, the game is still considered a tad unwholesome for a museum even when no money changed hands. Frankly,...South China Morning Post
BUSINESS2d agoHong Kong to table cooling-off period bill for beauty, fitness deals by mid-2027The Hong Kong government will table a bill at the Legislative Council in the first half of 2027 to introduce a statutory cooling-off period for prepaid beauty and fitness contracts, the commerce chief has said. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah revealed the timeline on Saturday, two weeks after the government concluded a two-month consultation on the policy proposal to address limitations of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance on August 31. “We hope to table the...South China Morning Post
POLITICS2d agoState funeral for Hong Kong’s first leader Tung Chee-hwa set for September 20The state funeral for the city’s first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, is scheduled for next Sunday, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source confirmed on Saturday that the service would take place on September 20, with details being arranged. State leaders and central government officials are expected to join the funeral committee, in line with previous practice. The SCMP reported earlier that a state funeral would be accorded to Tung to honour his legacy as a deputy national-level...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH3d agoHong Kong is lagging in the AI race – can it raise its game, and how?In the third of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Leopold Chen and Theodora Yu look at how the city can raise its game and expand the adoption of artificial intelligence. Read part one here and part two here. Spotting bags of construction waste illegally dumped near a temporary refuse collection point in Hong Kong’s Southern district last year, former lawmaker and resident Michael Tien Puk‑sun immediately dialled the government’s...South China Morning Post
POLITICS3d agoTung Chee-hwa had a clear vision for Hong KongThe death of Tung Chee-hwa at age 89 has prompted a necessary reckoning with the legacy of Hong Kong’s first chief executive. Two decades after his resignation, the question endures: was Tung a hapless administrator overwhelmed by crisis, or a prescient leader constrained by circumstance and an unforgiving political environment? The contrasting assessments of political scientist Sonny Lo Shiu-hing and former Central Policy Unit head Lau Siu-kai frame this debate sharply. Their divergent analyses...South China Morning Post
POLITICS3d agoChina teen’s Hong Kong concert trip costs family government subsidies, sparking mixed reactionA teenage girl in mainland China travelled to Hong Kong to attend a concert of her idol, resulting in her family losing their government living allowances due to her actions being classified as a form of “high-end consumption.” This incident has sparked intense debate in China and has divided public opinion since it was reported by the mainland news portal, The Cover. According to a social media post shared by the girl’s cousin in early September, the girl is a technical secondary school student...South China Morning Post
POLITICS3d agoRemember Hong KongThe article serves as a call to remember Hong Kong. This matters as it likely relates to the ongoing political situation and democratic freedoms in the region.thenextmove.org
POLITICS3d agoHong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prisonA Hong Kong court has sentenced three organizers of a Tiananmen vigil to prison. This judicial action impacts political activism and freedom of assembly in the region.wcsufm.org · United States
POLITICS3d agoHong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prisonA Hong Kong court has sentenced three organizers of a Tiananmen vigil to prison. This indicates legal consequences for political activism in the region.wfae.org · United States
POLITICS3d ago‘The more, the better’: Hong Kong won’t cap talent scheme passes, labour chief saysThe Hong Kong government will not cap the number of admissions under its talent schemes, with the labour minister saying “the more, the better” amid a global race for skilled workers, despite rising concerns over whether the city can absorb the influx. Wrapping up a five-day visit to Hong Kong by overseas innovation and technology specialists, Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said on Friday that no quota would be set for the two main categories of talent passes – one for...South China Morning Post
POLITICS3d agoHong Kong Tiananmen activists sentenced up to 7 yearsThree pro-democracy activists who organized annual commemorations of China's deadly 1989 Tiananmen crackdown were charged under Hong Kong's Beijing-backed national security law.DW News [en]
POLITICS3d agoHong Kong court hands stiff jail sentences to Tiananmen vigil activistsAl Jazeera [en]
WORLD3d agoHong Kong star Deanie Ip wins best actress at Venice Film Festival – from the SCMP archiveThis article was published on September 12, 2011. Veteran Ip wins best actress in Venice by Adrian Wan Veteran Hong Kong movie star Deanie Ip Tak-han was named best actress at the Venice Film Festival for her portrayal of an ageing domestic servant in Ann Hui On-wah’s film A Simple Life (Tao Jie). The award, a first for a Hongkonger, was a crowning achievement for the 63-year-old Ip, who returned to the big screen for the first time in a decade to take the film’s leading role. The movie also...South China Morning Post
POLITICS3d agoHong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prisonA Hong Kong court has sentenced three organizers of a Tiananmen vigil to prison. This signifies legal action against those involved in political commemorations.kccu.org · United States
POLITICS3d agoHong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prisonA Hong Kong court has sentenced three organizers of a Tiananmen vigil to prison. This signifies legal action against those involved in political commemorations.wrkf.org · United States
POLITICS3d agoHong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prisonA Hong Kong court has sentenced three organizers of a Tiananmen vigil to prison. This signifies legal action taken against individuals involved in political activism in the region.iowapublicradio.org · United States
POLITICS3d agoHong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prisonA Hong Kong court has sentenced three organizers of a Tiananmen vigil to prison. This signifies legal action taken against individuals involved in political activism in the region.kzyx.org · United States
POLITICS3d agoHong Kong court sentences Tiananmen vigil activists up to seven yearsLee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, who pleaded not guilty, were sentenced to seven years and seven years and three months, respectively. Albert Ho, 74, a former lawmaker who pleaded guilty in January, got five years and two months.Le Monde [en]
POLITICS3d agoHong Kong court sentences three Tiananmen vigil organizers to prisonA Hong Kong court has sentenced three organizers of the Tiananmen vigil to prison. This decision highlights ongoing legal and political tensions related to activism in Hong Kong.taipeitimes.com · Taiwan
WORLD3d agoHong Kong police arrest 2 tourists over graffiti on MTR Corp train carriagesHong Kong police have arrested two tourists at the airport on suspicion of criminal damage after they allegedly broke into an MTR Corporation depot in Chai Wan and spray-painted graffiti on the exterior of two carriages. The force said on Thursday evening that it had received a report at about 2pm the previous day that the two men had forced their way into the depot by cutting sections of barbed wire at the top of its walls. They allegedly spray-painted each of the carriages with a...South China Morning Post
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