Hong Kong tourism industry eyes ethnic minority recruits to welcome Muslim visitors
[South China Morning Post] - 11/13/2024
China Travel Service among organisations looking for recruits at job fair organised for members of city’s ethnic minority communities.
In Hong Kong newspapers
Beijing condemns UK for ‘interfering’ in Jimmy Lai trial after British foreign minister David Lammy meets Lai’s son
Beijing has condemned the UK for interfering the case of detained pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai after the British (…)
[HKFP] - 13/11/2024
Hong Kong protester jailed for 33 months for role in 2019 unrest after acquittal overturned
Johnny Lee, 29, pleaded guilty to abetting violence during an intense confrontation between police and demonstrators (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 13/11/2024
Siobhan Haughey says having pool named after her at SCAA was not even on her ‘bucket list’
The sports club invited former coaches and pupils from her high school to attend the naming ceremony in Causeway Bay.
[South China Morning Post] - 13/11/2024
Only 35% of Hongkongers trust the gov’t to lead fight against climate crisis, study finds
Only around a third of Hongkongers have said they trust the government to lead the fight against the climate crisis, (…)
[HKFP] - 13/11/2024
Wild boar runs into motorcycle in Hong Kong, injuring rider and passenger
Incident occurred at Kowloon-bound lane of Clear Water Bay Road in Sai Kung just after 3am on Wednesday.
[South China Morning Post] - 13/11/2024
National Games test events to begin this month
Test events for next year's National Games will get underway in Hong Kong this month, a government official said on (…)
[RTHK] - 13/11/2024
President of South Pacific nation Palau says China flouting maritime borders
Palau’s president has accused China of flouting the Pacific nation’s maritime borders, raising concerns about (…)
[HKFP] - 13/11/2024
Airbus raises Asia-Pacific forecast to 19,500 planes needed over next 20 years
Company also announces it has exceeded 50 per cent market share for backlog of widebody planes in region.
[South China Morning Post] - 13/11/2024
About 90% of Hongkongers in favour of prioritising local renewable energy, survey finds
Survey by Greenpeace Hong Kong and Baptist University shows most respondents oppose importing electricity from (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 13/11/2024
Hong Kong urged to fully exploit potential of islands and coastline for tourism
District councillor and trade union representative suggest easing regulations so industry can provide better (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 13/11/2024
Hong Kong judge slams officials for tardiness over legal challenge against tech hub expansion
Legal Aid Department left applicant of judicial review ‘in the dark’ and was too slow in deciding whether it would (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 13/11/2024