Beijing has named Joe Chow Yat-ming as the new Hong Kong police commissioner, succeeding Raymond Siu Chak-yee, whose term ended on Tuesday. Chow’s appointment was approved by the State Council on Wednesday following a recommendation by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, according to news agency Xinhua. The former police second-in-command takes over from Siu, who…
A pedestrian walks under a raft of China’s national flags and flags of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on a street in Hong Kong, China on June 27, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY) HONG KONG – A spokesperson for the Commissioner’s Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative…
Nov. 14—Balloon Fiesta co-founder, former New Mexican senator and KKOB radio personality Tom Rutherford died early this week due to natural causes. He was 77. Rutherford’s ballooning career began in 1972. During his time as a manager for KKOB, Rutherford decided to help Sid Cutter put on Albuquerque’s first balloon race. Thirteen hot air balloons…
Hong Kong Sports Commissioner Sam Wong Tak-sum has announced his resignation just a year after taking up the job. The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau said on Thursday night Wong had asked to resign for personal reasons, and it had agreed. Wong succeeded Yeung Tak-keung on August 22 last year and will now step down…