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Welcome to our second episode with Manci Man, where we discuss BNO citizenship, currency exchange, and online property marketing. BNO: What exactly does BNO stand for? How does it pertain to Hong Kongers and their relationship with the UK? Manci Man’s is experienced in such matters given her clientele, and will be sharing her insights in this interesting sub-market Currency Exchange: Depending on the currency value of your savings, the exchange rate can be a hidden fee or a trem...

Plans for the first power station in the UK with net zero emissions have been announced. The natural gas plant at Wilton International on Teesside will capture and store carbon emissions offshore. Middlesbrough's Sembcorp Energy UK and US clean energy firm 8 Rivers Capital, who are behind the project, said it could create up to 2,000 jobs during construction and 200 during operation. Energy Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan said it was a "real game-changer". It was a "significant ...

Circle Line stations have the highest priced homes in London with the average property on the market for £852,000 - while buyers in the capital face a typical premium of nearly £50,000 to live closer to Tube or rail stops, a study has found. Nationwide Building Society published the findings today after comparing house prices within 500 metres (0.3 miles) of the nearest metro or railway station with similar properties 1.5km (0.9 miles) away. It found that people in London pay...

Boris Johnson has signalled that he favours an extension of the school day in England to help pupils catch up after Covid. He made the comments in evidence to the Commons liaison committee in which he defended the government’s Covid policy, while not totally ruling out bringing forward from 16 August the date at which fully vaccinated people will no longer have to isolate if they have been in contact with someone testing positive. Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/(9 Jul 202...

英國首相鮑里斯·約翰遜 Boris Johnson 表示，他贊成延長英格蘭的上課日，以幫助學生在新冠疫情過後趕上進度。另外，他亦向下議院聯絡委員會發表還末決定放寬新冠隔離規定，即是打過兩劑疫苗的人士，接觸確診新冠肺炎患者後，將不須隔離的規定。 UK Covid live: Boris Johnson signals he favours longer school day to help pupils catch up – as it happened Boris Johnson has signalled that he favours an extension of the school day in England to help pupils catch up after Covid. He made the comments in evidence to the Commons liaison committee in which he defended the government’s Covid policy...

容許香港律師在大灣區九市執業的粵港澳大灣區律師執業考試延至七月底舉行，內地司法部批准增設香港考場。律師黃巧欣認為執業試安排對本地律師有吸引力，可藉以擴大服務範圍，例如向在大灣區做生意的港企提供跨境法律諮詢。她期望司法機構能為「大灣區律師」安排後續執業培訓，以及為中港律師構建業務合作平台。律師傅嘉綿認為取得資格後，資深業內人士日後可考慮在大灣區開設律師行。記者：鄭榕笛 首屆粵港澳大灣區律師執業考試（大灣區考試）原定今年一月舉行，因疫情延期。內地司法部上周公布，大灣區考試將於七月三十一日舉行，並因應疫情防控形勢，批准在深圳及珠海以外增設香港考場，已有逾六百五十人報考。取得粵港澳大灣區律師執業證書的人員可以在大灣區九個內地城市執業，辦理民商事法律事務。其中非訴訟業務必須與大灣區有關，例如當事人的居所地、合同的對象或合同履行地必須在指定的九市。 對本地律師有吸引力 已報考的律師黃巧欣接受《星島日報》訪問時指，大灣區考試內容與內地國家統一法律職業資格試相當類似。她稱，內地司法考試在行內有「天下第一考」稱號，由於難度大、及格率低，考場設於內地，相較下大灣區執業試安排可在香港應...

Wetherspoons says it will have to put up the price of food in its pubs by around 40p a meal if a VAT cut for the hospitality industry is not extended. The tax was slashed on food sold in pubs from 20% to 5% during the pandemic to help struggling businesses. But it is set to return to normal levels, in stages, over the next year, rising to 12.5% in September 2021. The chain, which has 860 pubs, said it would "make the entire hospitality industry less competitive". The BBC has cont...

英國首相約翰遜表示，正與旅遊業界合作，對完成接種兩劑新冠疫苗的旅客，若果從黃色名單的國家或地區前往英國，將不需要接受隔離。 中國內地、香港及澳門目前都在英國的黃色名單中。 約翰遜表示，需要維持嚴格的邊境管制，包括只有英國國民才能從紅色名單中入境的措施，但將放寬已接種兩劑疫苗的人士，從黃色名單入境的檢疫措施，認為這些旅客已有足夠的保護。他說，運輸大臣夏博思將於本周後期交代細節。 約翰遜又說，預計英格蘭地區會如期在本月19日，解除最後階段的防疫措施，下星期一有最終決定。 文章來源：https://news.rthk.hk/ (2021年7月6日） 以上資料僅供參考。世紀21奇豐國際沒有就該等資料的準確性或完整性，或在任何特定情況下使用的合適性作出任何明示或隱含的保證，亦無須對與該等資料或本網站有關的任何原故而引致的任何損失或損害負上責任。如有需要，請向相關部門或機構。...