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🔮 Prison term ‘karma’, says Hong Kong man freed after 26 years in Philippine jail
Tang Lung-wai, 55, says he learned how to be a proper human being while locked up in Manila for a drug offence he insists he did not commit
On his 29th birthday, Hong Kong bartender Tang Lung-wai boarded a flight to the Philippines for a holiday that would change his life.
He ended up spending 26 years in jail in the country.
🔮 Commerce chief Algernon Yau says TV rules will be eased so local broadcasters can better compete against online streaming platforms
Hong Kong authorities plan to relax restrictions on indirect advertising for broadcasters amid fierce competition from online and streaming media, the commerce minister has told the South China Morning Post.
🔮 I felt I could actually make a living off this, so I joined the inner circle to give it a shot,’ he said.
🔮 Tang Lung-wai, 55, is set to be greeted by his elder brother, Billy Tang Lung-piu, as he arrives from Manila at the Hong Kong International Airport.
🔮 Hong Kong authorities will delay a proposed legal amendment to protect copyrighted works from being used to train
artificial intelligence (AI) models and will issue operational guidelines first, the South China Morning Post has learned.
🔮 Hong Kong secures expanded equal treatment and investment guarantees across Asean
Hong Kong authorities say signing of the protocol will bring legal certainty, enhance the investment environment and boost investment flows
Hong Kong firms will benefit from expanded non-discriminatory treatment and investment guarantees in 10 Asean states after a protocol amending an investment agreement with the bloc was signed on Sunday.
🔮 A spokesman for the Hong Kong government said over the weekend that it would not comment on individual cases, a day after US media outlet Politico published the report.
🔮 ExclusiveBlanket of security planned for state funeral of Tung Chee-hwa in Hong Kong
Beijing officials Shi Taifeng, Wang Dongfeng and Xia Baolong to arrive on Saturday, but memorial service will be invitation-only, sources say
Hong Kong police will establish a high level of security for this weekend’s state funeral of the city’s first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, including guarding the three top Beijing officials attending the event, the South China Morning Post has learned.
🔮 Security minister reveals timeline for upgrades to emergency call services, a day after new features announced in Hong Kong policy address
Callers to Hong Kong police’s 999 hotline will be able to send real-time audio and visual information to the emergency call centre using instant messaging apps in 2028, Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung has said.
🔮 In the section on “Develop an East-meets-West Centre for International Cultural Exchange” under the five-year plan, Lee said: “We will strengthen the global reach of the mainstream media”.
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