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'Freedom swimmers' : The people who risked it all to flee to Hong Kong

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube From 1950 to 1997 it’s estimated that as many as 2 million people fled from the Chinese mainland to Hong Kong. Many in search of better economic prospects and some to escape Chinese communist rule. The world called them “freedom swimmers”. The South China Morning Post met an old freedom swimmer and a former member of…

Hong Kong’s comeback queen? City leader Carrie Lam on Talking Post with Yonden Lhatoo

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube After bearing the brunt of public anger and international criticism over the 2019 protests, Chief Executive Carrie Lam now says she is “steeled” to meet any challenges as she spearheads sweeping changes in Hong Kong. In the fifth episode of Talking Post with SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo, Lam addresses concerns about where she is…

Hong Kong microbiologist blames 'selfish' mask for Covid-19 cross infection at quarantine hotel

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube A leading microbiologist in Hong Kong has labelled a face mask as “selfish” because its design contains a valve that filters air being breathed in, but not out. The city’s health officials have blamed the mask for a cross infection of Covid-19 at a quarantine hotel, after two guests staying on the same floor tested positive…

Wheelchair dancing offers second chance for Hong Kong woman after years of self isolation

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Chung Siu-king was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 1992. Suffering from paralysis, swollen joints and brittle bones, Chung had a serious fall six years later that left her wheelchair-bound for the rest of her life. It took her three years to muster the courage to leave her flat to finish school and learn how to get…

Hong Kong has the world’s highest life expectancy, here’s why

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube With more than seven million people crammed into a tiny land mass, Hong Kong is known as one of the most densely populated places in the world. But according to a number of sources including the United Nations and the World Bank, Hongkongers can expect to live longer than people in any other place on Earth….

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