Hong Kong‘s Air Transport Licensing Authority said on Monday it had granted a licence to startup Greater Bay Airlines, clearing the way for it to operate scheduled commercial flights at a time of ... ( read original story ...)
China Backs Hong Kong Lockdown as Outbreak Builds: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) -- Chinese officials have told Hong Kong they think the city will need to go into a lockdown to contain surging Covid-19 cases, people familiar with the discussions said. While resistant ... ( read original story ...)
More patients, fewer nurses: Hong Kong’s medical frontline struggles with COVID surge
HONG KONG, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Yee, a nurse on the frontline of Hong Kong's fight against COVID-19, recently became one of the patients her hospital had to turn away, after isolation wards, and later ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports 6,211 new COVID-19 cases
HONG KONG, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported 6,211 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, and another 9,369 cases who came up positive in preliminary tests, as the city battles to curb a coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Virus Outbreak Builds as City Braces for More Curbs
Hong Kong daily virus cases topped 6,000, as residents await details on mandatory citywide testing and even tighter social-distancing measures to tame a growing outbreak that’s pushed resources to the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong IPO issuers forced to accept lower valuations as geopolitical tension, coronavirus fifth wave sap investors’ demand
In Hong Kong, a record 7,533 Covid-19 cases were confirmed on Monday, as the omicron variant sweeps through the city. The resurgence has overwhelmed hospitals, forced businesses to close and ... ( read original story ...)
Why the Northern Metropolis development strategy won’t lead to a fall in Hong Kong home prices
Finally, a question for existing property owners is whether they have ever seen Hong Kong housing prices tumble because of a new town development announcement? Since the 1960s, the Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Galliard sets up Hong Kong sales office to serve rising demand for UK homes by BN(O) migrants
United Kingdom developers are lining up to set up offices in Hong Kong to serve the hundreds of thousands of Hongkongers who are expected to buy homes there under the fast-track British National ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stock Exchange Hires Again from Kirkland & Ellis
Li-Chien Wong leaves Kirkland & Ellis to join the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as co-head of initial public offering vetting, reuniting with fellow co-head and former Kirkland partner, Stephanie Lau. ( read original story ...)
HSBC says Hong Kong COVID clampdown may hurt ability to hire, keep staff
LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - HSBC said Hong Kong's strict curbs on travel and social interaction are hurting the economy and may impact the ability to hire and keep staff in the Asian financial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Could Suffer Over 3,000 Deaths by May: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s worsening Covid outbreak is likely to claim more than 3,000 lives by the middle of May, a forecast by a team of medical professors and health data experts showed. The city’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Zero Covid; New Zealand Mandate Protests: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) -- China and Hong Kong won’t tolerate a large number of deaths among the elderly and Hong Kong should stick to a “dynamic zero” policy with those infected moved into isolation rather than ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s “zero business” COVID rules sink small operators
HONG KONG -- Jessica Kong has kept her Hong Kong ... but painful restrictions to battle the city's worst outbreak have finally dealt her business a fatal blow. ( read original story ...)
China Expert Says Hong Kong Should Keep Zero Covid: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) -- China and Hong Kong won’t tolerate a large number of deaths among the elderly and Hong Kong should stick to a “dynamic zero” policy with those infected moved into isolation rather than ... ( read original story ...)