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It is “extremely regretful” that Hong Kong has not seen any labour rights marches since 2019, the chairperson of one of the last remaining opposition parties has said as the city marked its fifth Labour Day without protests. Chan Po-ying, leader of the League of Social Democrats (LSD), told HKFP on Thursday that the government tended to side with employers on labour issues and was slow to respond to workers’ demands. She added that the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU), a pro-establishment group and the city’s largest union, was not doing enough on behalf of the city’s low-wage earner...
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A 37-year-old man, suspected to be linked to several burglaries at Lantau’s Sea Ranch, has died following a suspected blow to the head. The mainland man was found unconscious at the isolated resort’s pier in the early hours of Wednesday, police told HKFP on Thursday. At 5:39am, a passer-by reported to police that a man was lying at Sea Ranch pier unconscious. He was sent to Cheung Chau’s hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Shortly afterwards, at 7:15am, police received a report about a Sea Ranch flat being ransacked, with HK$3,000 in cash and a bank card stolen. Police said another ca...
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Pro-democracy Cantopop star Denise Ho has said she will perform an online gig this month having been unable to secure a live venue. “Apart from the fact that it’s so difficult for me to do a ‘normal’ show in this abnormal place (I should say it’s impossible, I can’t book a show, I can’t go out of town for a tour)… I think this situation of being stripped down is probably the best time for me to learn how to be a singer again,” Ho said in a Facebook post to fans on Monday. Police are currently in possession of the singer’s passport as she faces charges of sedition in connection with the 2021 St...
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By Holmes CHAN et Xinqi SU Hong Kong (AFP) - Les files d'attente étaient modestes mercredi au hall d'arrivée de la gare de Lo Wu, à la frontière entre Hong Kong et la Chine continentale, alors qu'autrefois le 1er mai s'y pressait une foule énorme de visiteurs chinois dont la frénésie de dépenses a toujours été vitale pour l'économie de la ville. Après trois années d'isolement en raison de la pandémie de Covid-19, précédées d'une année de manifestations pro-démocratie houleuses, Hong Kong a perdu une partie de son attrait pour les touristes chinois, sans oublier la concurrence des villes en ple...
AFP (Français)
Carers living in subdivided flats spend an average of 11 hours on weekdays taking care of their children, partners or parents, a survey has revealed, highlighting the issue of unpaid labour in the city’s disadvantaged community. Among the 317 caregivers interviewed, most of them were full-time carers while some had jobs. A total of 92 per cent of them mainly look after children, with 30 per cent taking care of children with special education needs (SEN) such as autism. Nearly 90 per cent of the caretakers were female. The care provided included arranging daily activities, looking after their m...
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Hong Kong saw 9,437 cloud-to-ground lightening strikes across a 14-hour period beginning at 9pm on Tuesday, as severe storms lashed the territory, according to the Observatory. The Observatory said that heavy showers and squally thunderstorms will continue during Wednesday’s May Day holiday: “Showers will be heavy at times. Moderate east to northeasterly winds, gusty at times.” The thunderstorm warning was first hoisted at 7.17pm on Tuesday and remained in force on Wednesday morning alongside an amber rainstorm warning. Delays continued at Hong Kong’s international airport, with several planes...
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A Hong Kong court has upheld a lower judge’s decision that the city’s courts do not have jurisdiction over the national security committee, effectively barring media mogul Jimmy Lai from challenging the government after it forbid him from hiring a British lawyer for his trial. Three Court of Appeal judges sided with the High Court judge’s decision, per a written judgement published on Monday. Lai’s lawyer Philip Dykes had construed the relevant text in the national security law, as well as the interpretation Beijing issued in December 2022, in a “contrived manner,” the judges wrote. The appeal...
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The owner and major shareholder of French firm L'Occitane is looking to take his skin-care firm back into private hands after a 14-year stretch on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Austrian billionaire Reinold Geiger has offered HK$34 (€4.05) per share to buy the stock he doesn't already own, an increase on the most recent closing share price of HK$29.50 (€3.52). The deal is worth up to HK$13.91bn (€1.7 billion), and the company's total equity is valued at around €6 billion. "Our family has always taken a responsible, long-term view when it comes to developing our company," said Geiger in a statem...
Euronews (English)
Hong Kong police have arrested a construction project manager on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with a fatal tower crane collapse in 2022 that left three workers dead. Police also listed a structural engineer as wanted in the case. The deadly industrial incident on Anderson Road, Sau Mau Ping on September 7, 2022 was reclassified as manslaughter and a 35-year-old man was apprehended in Ngau Tau Kok on Tuesday in connection with the case, police said. “He is being detained by the Police and will be charged with manslaughter later,” the Force said in a statement. The fatal incident invo...
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Hong Kong’s ban on single-use plastics is going smoothly, Chief Executive John Lee has said, despite confusion surrounding how the rules are being implemented and poor compliance. Speaking at his weekly press briefing on Tuesday, the city’s leader said more people were purchasing reusable alternatives, suggesting that Hongkongers were beginning to change their daily habits. See also: Restaurants slow to adopt eco-friendly alternatives as Hong Kong’s ban on single-use plastics takes effect “Generally speaking, from what I can see, [the single-use plastics ban] has been smooth and orderly,” he s...
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