Under the current social-distancing measures, some restaurants were allowed to continue seating groups of four, a privilege that will no longer apply after Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong startup Greater Bay Airlines granted air transport licence
Hong Kong's Air Transport Licensing Authority said on Monday it had granted an air transport licence to startup Greater Bay Airlines, clearing the way for it to operate scheduled commercial flights ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines wins approval to begin commercial flights
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 ...)
Hong Kong maps terms of COVID vaccine pass, with some exemptions
Hong Kong confirmed on Monday that its vaccine bubble will be expanded to include shopping malls and supermarkets, but said exemptions and random inspections would happen at some sites, as authorities ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Nov-Jan unemployment unchanged at 3.9%, outlook gloomy
Hong Kong's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.9% in the November-January quarter, the government said on Monday, and the outlook is overshadowed by a surge in coronavirus cases ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rushes to build COVID-19 isolation wards
The Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, where the city's old airport once stood, would be turned into a dedicated COVID facility with 1,000 beds to mitigate overburdened public hospitals. The conversion of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong set to report 7,533 new COVID-19 cases, new record -TVB
Hong Kong was set to report 7,533 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, a new record high, broadcaster TVB reported, as the city battles to contain a surge in cases that has overwhelmed its healthcare ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Residents Flee; Australia Tourism Hopes: Virus Update
Hong Kong is considering stricter social-distancing steps to curtail an escalating outbreak that’s strained its hospitals. Departures have climbed to the highest during the pandemic as residents flee ... ( read original story ...)
JPMorgan’s Holsheimer to Leave Hong Kong, Adding to Departures
JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Ryan Holsheimer, head of cash equity & equity distribution for Asia-Pacific, is leaving the firm, adding to a string of senior departures and relocations from Hong Kong, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to set up new anti-epidemic task force to prepare for mass testing
Hong Kong is mobilising police in the battle against Covid-19 by getting a new anti-epidemic task force under the Security Bureau to prepare for universal testing, the South China Morning Post has ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Departures Climb to Pandemic High as Residents Flee
Hong Kong recorded 27,703 departures from the city in the week ended Feb. 20, pushing the weekly net outflow of people to its highest level since the Asian financial hub imposed strict quarantine ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC donates US$12.8 million to help needy Hong Kong families hit by Covid-19, while AlipayHK cuts SME fees
HSBC, the biggest lender in Hong Kong, has donated HK$100 million (US$12.8 million) to help low-income households hit hard by the Covid-19 outbreak, the biggest so far by the city’s financial sector. ( read original story ...)
Beijing grows frustrated at Hong Kong’s handling of pandemic
Patients on hospital beds at a makeshift treatment area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong on Friday © Kin Cheung/AP ... ( read original story ...)
Only One More Flight From Singapore to Hong Kong This Month
Singapore Airlines Ltd.’s budget carrier Scoot has stopped accepting bookings to Hong Kong until March 7, signaling it is the latest airline to be banned from flying to the city for two weeks. The ... ( read original story ...)