This Week in the News is your weekly roundup of the top headlines in Hong Kong. If you have to read only one thing today to keep from being clueless, this is it. This breakdown has been arranged in chronological order, starting from Monday.
Third-level alarm fire in North Point
First thing Monday morning we were sad to hear that a fire at the 50-year-old Continental Mansion guesthouse injured 25 people, including seven in critical condition.
Mother calls cops on son for keeping weed in his bedroom
It has been a heated debate, whether or not it was good or bad parenting when a mother called the police on her 22-year-old son for keeping marijuana in his bedroom at the family’s house on the Peak. Read more about it here and let us know what you think!
Fake HK$500 banknotes
Don’t just worry about counterfeit HK$1,000 notes, use of fake HK$500 notes were also reported in Hong Kong on Christmas Day.
Another strain of bird flu found in man
Oh-no! A man was found to be infected with influenza H9N2 – an avian flu subtype that usually affects ducks and chickens but rarely found in humans. The last reported case was in 2009!
Countdown: The 10 most popular Coconuts Hong Kong stories of 2013
We spent the last day of the year to relive some of the most popular stories on Coconuts Hong Kong!
Man froze to death while sleeping
As Hong Kong weather dropped to single digit numbers during the holidays, an 81-year-old man froze to death in his sleep. Stay warm everyone and seek medical help for cold-related illnesses!
Thousands protested for Hong Kong democracy on New Year’s day
Protestors definitely made a statement on New Year’s day with more than 50,000 people taking part in the annual New Year’s Day pro-democracy protest.
Animal abusers behind bars
Finally the Hong Kong courts are properly punishing those being cruel to animals – sentencing two men with 16-months jail time, heaviest sentence given for an animal cruelty offence, for kicking a cat like a football, causing severe internal injuries and eventually death.
