Jess Ma

Cambridge, Hong Kong

Reporter at South China Morning Post

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Articles

How to answer Xia’s call for Hong Kong? Tap global ties and lure talent, experts say

1 week ago | scmp.com | Ng Kang-chung |Jess Ma

Hong Kong should maintain its international connectivity and attract talent to speed up its economic transformation, analysts and figures from the commerce sector have said, as they hailed the enactment of the national security law for improving the business environment. Some political analysts also called on government officials to take bolder steps and adopt new thinking, taking advantage of the social stability and order brought by the security law Beijing imposed on the city in 2020.
Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs meets local university heads

1 week ago | scmp.com | Jess Ma

Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs held discussions with the heads of several universities in the city on Thursday, in the first publicly known meeting with leaders of local tertiary institutions. Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, also met politicians and was expected to visit other parts of the city on the third day of his fact-finding visit.
Explainer | Why is Beijing top official Xia Baolong in Hong Kong for a 5-day visit?

1 week ago | scmp.com | Jess Ma

Beijing’s point man overseeing Hong Kong affairs has begun a five-day fact-finding visit to the city, his third since taking office. Sources have said Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, will focus on assessing the city’s progress on both development and security fronts. The Post examines the importance of Xia’s visits to the city – from his past itineraries to messages issued to city officials. 1. What will Xia be doing during his visit?
Truck driver, 49, arrested after fatal bus-stop crash in Hong Kong

1 week ago | scmp.com | Jess Ma

The driver of a truck involved in a recent fatal crash has been apprehended, the Post has learned, marking the second arrest in connection with the accident. A source said on Wednesday that officers arrested the 49-year-old man over dangerous driving causing death. The suspect, a resident of Indian descent, allegedly drove the truck that rammed into a bus stop on Chatham Road North on Tuesday morning.
Hong Kong’s national security arrests ‘make up 0.2% of wider annual police tally’

1 week ago | scmp.com | Jess Ma

The average number of people apprehended in Hong Kong annually over national security-related offences only made up 0.2 per cent of police arrests each year, the city’s leader has said, arguing that the relevant legislation has achieved its aim of targeting a small minority. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Tuesday that the force had made 332 arrests in connection with such offences since Beijing’s promulgation of the national security law in 2020.
HK$3 million worth of cash and gold stolen from 2 Hong Kong tailors

1 week ago | scmp.com | Jess Ma

Two tailors in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui were broken into on Monday morning, with HK$3 million (US$382,170) worth of cash and gold stolen. A police spokesman said that at 10.14am, officers received a call from an employee of the shop at 2 Carnarvon Road, stating that the shop’s door had been forced open and property was missing. Upon arrival, officers discovered that the neighbouring shop had also been broken into.
80% of 25 eyeshadows found to contain heavy metals: Hong Kong consumer watchdog

1 week ago | scmp.com | Jess Ma

More than 80 per cent of 25 cream and liquid eyeshadows tested by Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog have been found to contain heavy metals that may cause skin allergy, with lead being detected in all products, but at levels that do not pose safety concerns. Nine of the 25 single-colour models in stick, cream and liquid form did not list an expiry date or period after opening, according to the Consumer Council. Ten products only listed ingredients in Japanese or provided no such label.
Embassy contacts Hong Kong-based influencer’s ‘kidnapped’ father in Cambodia

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Jess Ma

The French embassy in Cambodia has said that it has been in contact with the father of a Hong Kong-based influencer who posted on social media that he had been kidnapped and his family and lawyers could not contact him. The embassy’s comments on Friday came a day after influencer Stephanie Cheng sought public attention for her father’s case and wrote multiple Instagram posts, saying he had been kidnapped ahead of a meeting with officials to expose a high-level fraud case.
2 owners of luxury homes in Hong Kong fined HK$110,000 over illegal structures

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Jess Ma

Two owners of luxury homes at Redhill Peninsula have been fined more than HK$110,000 (US$14,015) in total after admitting to carrying out unauthorised building works, the first convictions among 30 prosecutions taken against the landlords of the estate on Hong Kong Island where rampant illegal structures were found. A spokesman for the Buildings Department said on Friday evening the two owners pleaded guilty at Eastern Court to carrying out unauthorised building works on Thursday.
8 arrested for road races in Hong Kong, including 1 who allegedly used police car

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Jess Ma

Hong Kong police have arrested a 29-year-old man who used a vehicle believed to be a retired squad car in illegal road races, alongside seven other men caught in the same operation. Chief Inspector So Chi-bing of the regional crime unit in Kowloon East said officers had arrested eight men on Thursday after the force investigated media reports and online footage depicting several cars chasing after one another and switching lanes at high speed last month.