Dr Thomas Tsang, a member of the government’s task force on the pandemic, says key is whether the aged with chronic illnesses have their conditions under control. ( read original story ...)
Tall order for Paul Chan’s budget: help Hong Kong’s needy, save stricken businesses, revive economy amid Covid-19 pandemic
In his 70 sq ft cubicle in Cheung Sha Wan, renovation worker Xu Guiquan, 62, struggles with feelings of desperation as he has been mostly out of work since the Covid-19 pandemic hit Hong Kong early ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 adds to woes of Hong Kong’s ethnic minority residents facing discrimination, language barrier, difficulty finding jobs
Since the outbreak in Yau Tsim Mong district, members of ethnic minority groups say they have been targeted and blamed for “spreading the virus”, especially after Raymond Ho L ... ( read original story ...)
Jack Ma’s Ant Group was the next big thing. Now it may become just a boring bank
Jack Ma's Ant Group quickly became one of China's most powerful companies, and its plans for bridging the worlds of tech and finance were growing ever more ambitious by the day. ( read original story ...)
Will dogs of Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index shine after rough 2020?
Cash-rich Hong Kong residents are fleeing political repression, as mainland China clamps down on the special administrative region. Beijing introduced a national security law in 2020, following mass ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. lawmakers set resolution condemning China over Hong Kong rights
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bipartisan resolution on Friday condemning actions by the Chinese government and local authorities in Hong Kong that they said violated rights ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail
Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has been denied bail by the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), media reports said. ( read original story ...)
Mapletree Announces Plans for First Hong Kong Data Centre After Buying $104M Site
Mapletree Investments says it will develop an industrial site in Hong Kong's Fanling area for use as a data centre. ( read original story ...)
Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Takes $221,000 Position in Bank of America Co. (NYSE:BAC)
Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new stake in Bank of America Co. (NYSE:BAC) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Move to Overhaul Broadcaster Fans Fears of Media Crackdown
The broadcaster, Radio Television Hong Kong, is known for independent reporting often critical of the government. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Hong Kong is not politicising any vaccine, says health chief
Hong Kong's top health official said on Friday the government had not politicised any coronavirus vaccine, as she sought to reassure residents worried about China's Sinovac, due to be rolled out in ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland-made Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines arrive in Hong Kong
The first batch of mainland-manufactured Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Hong Kong on Friday afternoon, which, as the first vaccines available here, will ... ( read original story ...)
Business jitters hit Hong Kong as Beijing accelerates takeover plan
Earlier this week, the United Kingdom updated its advice to businesspeople looking to invest in Hong Kong, the former British colony it handed back to China in 1997. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reels in public broadcaster as media clampdown intensifies
The director of RTHK, the only publicly funded broadcaster on Chinese soil, was replaced after a government review slammed editorial “deficiencies.” ... ( read original story ...)