Hong Kong is changing its Covid-testing strategy to obtain faster results with self-administered kits and is easing isolation rules as it battles to suppress its worst coronavirus outbreak to date. ( read original story ...)
HSBC, Standard Chartered, Hang Seng Bank and BEA set aside a combined US$1.02 billion to cover for Chinese property sector risks
The provisions at HSBC, Hang Seng Bank, Standard Chartered and Bank of East Asia, revealed during results announcements over the past two weeks, hint at the impact the developers’ credit crunch has ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Arbitration Remains Resilient Despite Detractors
A question of confidence Peter Burnett, a senior managing director at Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong, was bullish over the city’s prospects as both a finance and dispute resolution capital. He ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Announces Enhancements to SME Financing Guarantee Scheme
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) notes that they have made enhancements to the SME Financing Guarantee Scheme. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong home medical care service helps young patients with neuromuscular disease cut visits to hospital during coronavirus outbreak
Nurses, technicians visit children with spinal muscular atrophy at home, with doctors available on video call. ( read original story ...)
Top China Covid Expert Heading to Hong Kong: Virus Update
The Covid-19 response team leader of China’s National Health Commission arrives in Hong Kong Monday as the city reports a record number of infections and a rising death count, straining its health ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports 26,026 new COVID-19 cases
A staff member guides a citizen receiving COVID-19 test at Tsing Yi mobile test site in Hong Kong, south China, Feb. 27, 2022. Hong Kong reported 26,026 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, official data ... ( read original story ...)
Angry but holding out: Hong Kong’s vaccine pass restrictions hit unvaccinated hard, but some still refuse Covid-19 jabs
Mong Kok resident Agnes Wong*, 73, felt it right away when Hong Kong’s controversial vaccine pass scheme took effect on Thursday, barring unvaccinated people from a wide range of premises across the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports record 26,026 daily COVID-19 cases
Hong Kong health authorities on Sunday (Feb 27) reported a record 26,026 daily COVID-19 infections, as an outbreak of the highly transmissible Omicron variant overwhelms healthcare facilities and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Covid-19 Regime Sparks Rush for Exit by Spooked Residents
School closures, mandatory tests and the threat of isolation in government facilities prove the final straw after two years of stringent pandemic controls that still failed to halt an Omicron outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
Distressed Hong Kong mothers bemoan long waiting times, delayed treatment at public hospitals’ emergency wards
Advice from netizens had one common point: ‘don’t go to public hospitals even if your children become very ill’. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Tycoon’s FWD Nears Filing for $1 Billion IPO
FWD Group Holdings Ltd., the Asian insurer backed by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, is close to filing an application for an initial public offering in the city this year, according to people ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports record Covid-19 cases as morgues near capacity
The vast majority of deaths have involved people who were not fully vaccinated. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong hits record daily Covid-19 cases at over 26,000 – latest updates
Entornointeligente.com / Covid-19 has infected more than 435M people and killed over 5.9M worldwide. Here are some of the latest coronavirus-related developments: The Omicron variant overwhelms ... ( read original story ...)