Ferry smashes into Hong Kong’s Central Pier, damaging structure

The Neoliner Origin set off on its inaugural two-week voyage from France to the US with the aim of revolutionising the notoriously dirty shipping industry It is 8pm on a Saturday evening and eight of us are sitting at a table onboard a ship, holding on to our plates of spaghetti carbonara as our chairs slide back and forth. Michel Péry, the dinner’s host, downplays the weather as a “tempête de journalistes” – something sailors would not categorise as a storm, but which drama-seeking journalists might refer to as such to entertain their readers. But after a white-knuckle night…

Branches of armed forces press their case for greater investment but views diverge on where conflict may arise Source link

Hong Kong authorities have launched an investigation after the personal details of “some voters were uploaded to a social media platform” ahead of the Legislative Council election next month, with the government strongly condemning the act. The government said that following the discovery on Friday, the Registration and Electoral Office had referred the case to a law enforcement agency, which was conducting a thorough investigation. “The [Hong Kong] government strongly condemns the illegal act… Source link