When Covid hit in 2020, no place tried to hit Covid back as hard as Hong Kong did. In May 2020, Vox credited widespread voluntary masking for keeping the virus at bay, writing: “Almost as soon ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong IPOs Plagued by Bottom Pricing as Risk Appetite Wanes
Most companies that sold shares for the first time in Hong Kong this year have had to accept pricing at the low end of their expected range. Tough conditions for first-time issuers globally --ranging ... ( read original story ...)
Shadowy messengers delivering threats to Hong Kong civil society
HONG KONG: Covert meetings, whispered threats, and mysterious phone calls –- warnings of reprisals by authorities from shadowy messengers are hounding Hong Kong's civil society as China flattens a pro ... ( read original story ...)
Budget 2022-23: struggling Hong Kong pins hopes on finance chief to provide e-vouchers, easy loans to help desperate businesses, save jobs
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po is expected to provide a lifeline to a struggling Hong Kong in his budget speech on Wednesday, with a fresh round of consumption vouchers and help for desperate ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong banks feeling the pain of losing transaction business as over 400 branches shut amid pandemic
Hong Kong banks are bearing the brunt of losing their over-the-counter transactions business as the widespread closure of branches amid the pandemic enters its second week, bankers and analysts say. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong in ‘all-out combat’ to contain Covid-19 outbreak with China support
HONG KONG - Hong Kong is in "all-out combat" to contain a surge in coronavirus cases, the city's number two official said on Sunday (Feb 20), with the ramping up of community isolation and treatment ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Won’t Displace Hong Kong as a Financial Center
Get alerts for Rachel Rosenthal Hong Kong’s rapid isolation from the rest of the world has business executives, investors and expatriates asking whether Singapore will overtake the territory as Asia’s ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands Fleeing to Mainland China as Hong Kong Outbreak Widens
(Bloomberg) -- Chinese in Hong Kong are going to great lengths to get back to the mainland as Covid-19 takes hold in the formerly virus-free financial hub, posing a challenge for officials fearful of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong postpones new leader selection over virus outbreak
Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates. HONG KONG, Feb 21 — Hong Kong said Friday it would postpone picking the city’s new leader and was preparing to test ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic restrictions may be tightened amid surge in cases in Hong Kong
This comes as Hong Kong officials have implemented some of the strictest restrictions on travel, business, and public activity since the start of the global pandemic. Hong Kong executive Carrie Lam ... ( read original story ...)
Tears, fears and angry outbursts: Hong Kong customs officers help track down patients’ contacts as Covid-19 cases surge
Hong Kong contact tracer Sammy Li Ka-yu was tracking down everyone at a Lunar New Year family dinner attended by a confirmed Covid-19 patient, when she stumbled on the fact that a couple in their 90s ... ( read original story ...)
He loved Hong Kong. Its COVID crackdown made him leave…
When Kevin Tranbarger first moved to Hong Kong as a teen, he was awestruck. He was a kid from Connecticut, suddenly immersed in the bustle of the city's financial district, with its towering ... ( read original story ...)
He loved Hong Kong. Its COVID crackdown made him leave without even saying goodbye
Beijing has also clamped down on Hong Kong’s once free-wheeling media, arresting the founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, and freezing its banking assets, which led to its eventual ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Mulls Tighter Social Curbs as It Battles Covid Surge
Hong Kong is considering stricter social-distancing measures to try to curtail an escalating Covid-19 outbreak that’s strained its hospitals and exposed an inadequate health infrastructure. ( read original story ...)