Hong Kong convention centre awarded highest halal certificate by Singapore firm
[South China Morning Post] - 01/20/2025
CrescentRating gives Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Gold accreditation, boosting city’s effort to tap Muslim markets for growth.
In Hong Kong newspapers
Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines to suspend Seoul route as woes mount
Carrier admits to ‘negligence’ in flight scheduling process, having already cancelled 128 flights in the next two (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Wanted ex-pollster Chung Kim-wah’s siblings questioned by national security police – reports
Three siblings of wanted former pollster Chung Kim-wah have been taken in for questioning by national security (…)
[HKFP] - 22/01/2025
Guidelines to help govt staff uphold national security
Secretary for Security Chris Tang said a set of guidelines will be introduced in the first quarter of this year, (…)
[RTHK] - 22/01/2025
Govt wants flight cancellation report in a week
Transport minister Mable Chan said officials met the senior management of Greater Bay Airlines on Wednesday morning (…)
[RTHK] - 22/01/2025
Hong Kong police arrest 5 for allegedly stealing HK$2.2 million of fish maws
Police say trucks loaded with stolen goods travelled to various locations in an attempt to disrupt surveillance.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
FSD says it will speed up safety equipment inspections
Director of Fire Services Andy Yeung on Wednesday said fire service installation and equipment inspections at new (…)
[RTHK] - 22/01/2025
Man, 24, dies after apparent knife attack in Yuen Long
A man died on Wednesday after reportedly getting knifed in Yuen Long. Police said another man filed a report at (…)
[RTHK] - 22/01/2025
Panama’s audit of Hong Kong’s Hutchison aims to counter US canal narrative
‘The [Panama government] needs concrete data to counter this China is controlling the canal narrative,’ insider says.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Thailand denies it plans to send 48 Uyghurs held in detention centres back to China
Thai authorities denied Wednesday there was an immediate plan to send back to China 48 Uyghurs held in the country’s (…)
[HKFP] - 22/01/2025
Hong Kong’s Paul Chan vows to bridge climate financing gap after Trump pull-out
City’s finance chief also met United Arab Emirates’ minister of state for foreign trade to discuss bilateral (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Hong Kong helper battles cancer and heartless bosses who allegedly kicked her out
Breast cancer patient Noelyn Patricio Arzaga was allegedly fired by her employers after they found out about her (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025