By Ng Kang-chung Hong Kong’s labour minister has asked local employers to be kind to their foreign domestic helpers amid the coronavirus outbreak, having warned negative news reports about their poor treatment could grow into a “diplomatic incident”.Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi-kwong said he had written to the Philippine consulate to reiterate the […]
By Orange Wang In August 2020, a few weeks after stressing the importance of steady grain supply, Chinese President Xi Jinping made an unusual instruction for people not to waste food, which soon turned into a national campaign.Since then, Beijing has ramped up its rhetoric around safeguarding food security. The issue has been thrown into […]
By Tony Cheung A mainland Chinese state leader pledged on Sunday that Beijing would firmly support Hong Kong’s fight against the recent coronavirus epidemic by ensuring the steady supply of necessities, while calling for the prioritised care of elderly residents.The remarks from mainland Vice-Premier Han Zheng, the state leader who oversees the city’s affairs, came […]