Flight bans, lengthy quarantine stays for arrivals and repeated school closures are chipping away at the city’s status as a top business hub. ( read original story ...)
Asian private equity firm PAG weighs US$2 billion Hong Kong IPO plan
Hong Kong-based alternative asset manager is said to be considering a stock offering to raise about US$2 billion, according to people with knowledge of the plan. ( read original story ...)
Surrendered Hong Kong hamster tests positive for Covid as cull continues
The case is the first involving a hamster in the care of an owner following pet shop outbreak A hamster surrendered to authorities by its owners has tested positive for Covid-19 and more than 2,200 ... ( read original story ...)
Single hamster handed over for Hong Kong Covid cull tests positive
Hong Kong authorities said Sunday that one of 77 hamsters handed in by pet owners for a Covid cull has tested positive, as thousands of city residents remain under lockdown to combat an outbreak. ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, 9 Hamster Samples Test Positive For COVID
Hong Kong's animal authorities conducted a test on over 2600 small animals and found at least nine hamsters had the COVID virus in their bodies. ( read original story ...)
Don’t write off Hong Kong as a financial centre just yet
Despite a political crackdown, people who want to move capital into China will continue to use the territory to do so ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong driver dies in hospital after highway collision with lamp post
A Hong Kong driver was killed after his vehicle swerved out of control on a highway in Tsuen Wan and crashed into a lamp post. The 23-year-old man was driving along Route Twisk when he lost control of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Sandbox VR was nearly killed by Covid, but it now has global ambitions amid surging demand
Hong Kong-Based virtual reality start-up Sandbox VR plans to expand to 40 locations around the globe, more than tripling the 12 shops it already has, in a rebound after Covid-19 pushed it into ... ( read original story ...)
One surrendered Hong Kong hamster tests COVID positive as city lockdown grows
Hong Kong authorities said on Sunday one hamster surrendered to authorities by pet-owners had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and that over 2,200 hamsters had been culled as the city grappled ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron: Hong Kong’s fifth wave could take 3 months to contain, expert says
And city residents can forget about social-distancing rules being relaxed in time for Lunar New Year, says Professor Yuen Kwok-yung. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong entrepreneurs, politicians call for fresh round of consumption vouchers, but economists not sure they’re worth it
A fresh round of vouchers will ‘make people happier’, one economist says, but the money might be better spent elsewhere. ( read original story ...)
Nine hamster samples test positive for COVID-19 in Hong Kong
Around 2,600 small animals seized by Hong Kong's animal authorities were tested for the virus of which nine have been tested positive ... ( read original story ...)
How Genting billionaire Lim Kok Thay’s global cruise empire imploded in Hong Kong
Mr Lim started a cruiseferry and gambling boat business in 1990s Hong Kong and turned it into one of Asia's biggest cruise operators. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
OPINION – The digital yuan and other CBDC projects: how can Hong Kong and the GBA benefit from them
Hong Kong, through the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), is currently engaged in 3 CBDC-related projects: the digital yuan (its tests in the Special Administrative Region), the mCBDC Bridge Project ... ( read original story ...)