HONG KONG VISA HANDBOOK This Has Done The Rounds Before …

Where to access the Hong Kong Visa Handbook? I am grateful to my sister ‘Detty’ Ellis for sending this picture to me which, I have since discovered, was taken in the early 90’s on Ma Tau Wei Road in To Kwa Wan. No doubt this fine book purveyor would be stocking every last word on the…

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A woman looks at a new iPhone 15 Pro and a Huawei Mate 60 Pro as Apple’s new iPhone 15 officially goes on sale across China, at an Apple store in Shanghai, China September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights

Nov 2 (Reuters) – Apple (AAPL.O)

China iPhone sales strong, Apple…

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A Manhattan federal jury found FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of defrauding his customers, investors and lenders, concluding a dramatic fall for a 31-year-old entrepreneur who presided over the largest crypto collapse in history.

Jury members deliberated for a period of hours after Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial wrapped up Thursday.

Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty…

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Anthony Albanese’s upcoming China visit will be the first by an Australian prime minister since Malcolm Turnbull in 2016.

Much of the media attention will be on irritants in the relationship, such as the four-year detention of the Australian writer Yang Hengjun and rising tensions in the South China Sea.

The PM is…

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The field director for Queens Councilwoman Vickie Paladino’s reelection campaign has a history of thumbing out inflammatory messages on social media, but the campaign is downplaying the vitriol and sticking by the young operative.

The insensitive posts from the Paladino staffer, Mario Nicoletto, include an Instagram story he shared last month referencing a…

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Leading AI developers agreed to work with governments to test new frontier models before they are released to help manage the risks of the rapidly developing technology, in a “landmark achievement” concluding the UK’s artificial intelligence summit. Some tech and political leaders have warned that AI poses huge risks if not controlled,…

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ChinaFile and The New York Review of Books co-hosted a panel discussion with Chinese journalists working from abroad. Participants included reporter, editor, and digital media entrepreneur Annie Jieping Zhang, New York Times columnist Li Yuan, investigative journalist and essayist Jiang Xue, and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Ian Johnson. ChinaFile Editor-in-Chief Susan Jakes moderated the conversation.

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Postgraduate Students Can Now Work Freely 20 Hours Weekly in Hong Kong

Postgraduate Students in Hong Kong – Good News

On October 26, a significant announcement was made by the Hong Kong Government concerning international students in Hong Kong.

Postgraduate Students in Hong Kong –…

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October 31, 2023

 

October 25, 2023 Policy Adjustments October 31, 2023 Presentation Slides

 

CPD Programme Actionable Content Links

 

1 – Visitor Visa – 2023 2 – Visitor Visa Extension – 2023 3 – Travel Pass – 2023 4 – Indian Nationals PAR 2023 5A – Employment…

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Mazda Australia has detailed its new electrification roadmap that will see all of its vehicles be hybrid, plug-in hybrid (PHEV), or battery electric (BEV) by 2030.

The company also expects at this point BEVs will account for at least 25 per cent of its line-up.

Mazda will only sell hybrids and electric cars…

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