A Hong Kong cruise ship carrying 3,700 people was ordered back to port on Wednesday for virus testing after nine people were found to be close contacts in an Omicron variant outbreak. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s airport to issue US$4 billion bond deal to fund third runway expansion
Hong Kong's Airport Authority will issue a four-tranche U.S. dollar bond to help raise funds for its third runway expansion, a term sheet showed on Wednesday.It is hoping to raise US$4 billion, two so ... ( read original story ...)
In ‘zero-Covid’ Hong Kong, this is what happens when you test positive
Darryl Chan tested positive for Covid-19 when he landed in Hong Kong last month. More than two weeks later -- and despite never showing any symptoms -- he remains isolated in a hospital bed with no ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong hunts COVID patient’s contacts, orders cruise ship back to port
Hong Kong health authorities on Wednesday began a city-wide search for the contacts of a COVID-19 patient and ordered a Royal Caribbean "cruise to nowhere" ship to return to port early. Since then, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stock Market Draws Flat Lead
The Hong Kong stock market rebounded on Tuesday, one session after halting the two-day winning streak in which it had climbed more ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Private Sector Ebbs In December – Markit
The private sector in Hong Kong continued to expand in December, albeit at a slower rate, the latest survey from Markit Economics ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Covid-19: This is what happens when you test positive
Darryl Chan tested positive for Covid-19 when he landed in Hong Kong last month. More than two weeks later -- and despite never showing any symptoms -- he remains isolated in a hospital bed with no ... ( read original story ...)
Sirnaomics starts 2022 with $64M Hong Kong IPO
Sirnaomics Ltd. became the first RNA therapeutics company to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) with a $64 million initial public offering. Its shares (HKEX:2277) have since surged, rising to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist sentenced for creating ‘public health risk’ by inciting Tiananmen vigil
A Hong Kong court sentenced pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung to 15 months in prison for writing a social media post and a newspaper article supporting commemorations of the 1989 Tiananmen Square ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist sentenced to prison for organizing Tiananmen vigil
A pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong was sentenced to 15 months in prison for organizing a Tiananmen Square vigil. ( read original story ...)
China Mobile to buy back $12.6 bln of its Hong Kong shares
China Mobile Ltd will buy back up to $12.6 billion worth of its Hong Kong listed shares on the market, as the company prepares for its 48.7 billion yuan ($7.7 billion) listing in Shanghai on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
BoA says prospects for HSBC share buybacks brightening
Analysts at Bank of America raised their target price for shares of HSBC, telling clients that the prospects for share buybacks by the lender were brightening. ( read original story ...)
Broker tips: IAG, HSBC, Dechra Pharmaceuticals
Analysts at Citi reiterated their 'buy' recommendation for shares of IAG while downgrading that for WizzAir to 'sell', in anticipation of a better performance by long haul carriers in comparison to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Media Entrepreneur Jimmy Lai Chee-Ying Tops January Ranking Of The One Free Press Coalition’s “10 Most Urgent” Press Freedom Cases
Hong Kong media entrepreneur and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, tops the January ranking of the One Free Press Coalition’s “10 Most Urgent” list. ( read original story ...)