Bayan Muna Partylist lawmakers filed House Bill 2554 on Tuesday (April 19). This was following complaints from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) regarding the absentee voting system in Hong Kong and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: COVID crisis worsens pollution, waste problems
Tens of thousands of people have been under quarantine in hotels and other accommodation. And now the policy is adding to already serious pollution and waste problems in the territory. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Arrest Signals ‘Erosion of Press Freedom’
The arrest in Hong Kong of a journalism professor has disturbed academics and journalists alike. Authorities detained Allan Au, a lecturer and consultant at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) ... ( read original story ...)
Most Hong Kong cinemas ban eating or drinking inside theatres ahead of reopening
Most of Hong Kong’s cinemas have banned eating or drinking inside their theatres, even for customers who have received three doses of a coronavirus vaccine, ahead of their reopening under eased social ... ( read original story ...)
1st phase construction of mainland-aided COVID-19 isolation facility completed in Hong Kong
The first phase construction of the Penny's Bay Community Isolation Facility (CIF) is completed in Hong Kong, south China, April 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Gang) The Penny's Bay Community Isolation Facility ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s quarantine hotels are creating mountains of plastic waste
Plastic is everywhere for arrivals at Hong Kong's quarantine hotels. Remote controls are wrapped in cellophane, pillows are encased in plastic bags and food comes with plastic cutlery. Strict ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pupils return to school for first time in 3 months
Hong Kong is not a country, but a region; It's smaller than the area of Greater London. Its official name is Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of Ch ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s former No. 2 Lee seen certain to win leadership race
The Hong Kong government's former No. 2, John Lee, has all but won the city's leadership election slated for May 8 after securing ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: mascots, unicorns and high fives as Hong Kong schools welcome back students after 3-month suspension
Campus reopenings bittersweet for some pupils, who say they feel sad missing out on activities and not catching up with schoolmates who have left city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Authorities ‘Brainwashing’ Convicted Pro-Democracy Activists
Techniques used in what authorities call 'appropriate rehabilitation' of jailed pro-democracy protesters are similar to those used on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, rights advocates say ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: Jobless man jailed 14½ years for biting ear of ex-politician, slashing another victim and assaulting two others
A jobless man has been jailed for 14½ years for biting off a former politician’s outer ear, slashing another person in the stomach and assaulting two others during Hong Kong’s social unrest in 2019. ( read original story ...)
Zero-COVID policy adds to Hong Kong’s waste problem
STORY: From remote controls wrapped in cellophane, to pillows encased in plastic bags.Right now, new arrivals into Hong kong are met by single-use plastic everywhere they turn.The city is one of the ... ( read original story ...)
City on the Edge: Hong Kong Under Chinese Rule
Hung offers a penetrating analysis of Hong Kong’s evolution from a politically neutral commercial gateway to China to a political community resisting mainland control. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s zero-Covid policies create mountains of plastic waste
Hong Kong disposes of over 2,300 tonnes of plastic waste a day, and with a recycling rate of just 11%, according to government figures, most of it goes into landfills ... ( read original story ...)