Hong Kong gov’t vows to investigate after 2 killed in suspected gas leak at construction site

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP— The Hong Kong government has vowed to launch an investigation into an industrial accident after two men died in a suspected gas leak at a construction site. A 26-year-old worker surnamed Kwok and his colleague surnamed Lee, 34, died on Tuesday after they were hospitalised following a suspected hydrogen sulphide leak at around midnight at […]

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP—Criticism of gov’t under new security law allowed ‘no matter how sharp or severe,’ Hong Kong justice sec. says. Hong Kong’s new, homegrown security law does not undermine press freedom, the city’s justice secretary has stated, amid concern that legislation against external interference and theft of state secrets may affect reporting. In an opinion piece published in Ming Pao on Monday, Secretary for Justice Paul Lam said Article 23 would not have any “unreasonable […]

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP—Hong Kong’s environment bureau says it’s not partaking in gov’t waste tax trial because of how its trash is collected. Hong Kong’s Environment and Ecology Bureau is not participating in a trial of the city’s waste charging scheme, saying that the way rubbish was collected from its location in the Central Government Offices made it “not a suitable location.” First suggested by the government in 2005 before becoming law in 2021, the waste charging scheme […]

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP—US report claims evidence of arbitrary detention, rights abuses in Hong Kong, as city gov’t refutes ‘bias’ and ‘smears’. Beijing and Hong Kong have said that the US has “smeared” Hong Kong’s law enforcement actions after Washington published a report stating that the city had “significant human rights issues.” The 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released by the US Department of State on Monday was “unfounded and biased,” the Hong Kong government […]