Hong Kong announced new COVID-19 policies and restrictions on Tuesday after reporting a record-setting 625 new daily cases the same day. Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam announced that public gatherings ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports first COVID-linked death in five months
An elderly man who returned a positive test for COVID-19 in Hong Kong died on Tuesday, the city's Hospital Authority said, the city's first death potentially linked with the virus in five months as it ... ( read original story ...)
U.S.-Led Coalition Slams ‘Attacks’ on Hong Kong Press Freedom
A U.S.-led group of democracies condemned China for “suppression” of Hong Kong’s press freedoms in a statement that was “firmly rejected” by China, highlighting lingering tensions over human rights. ( read original story ...)
Top Hong Kong Adviser ‘Very Optimistic’ City Will Reopen Within Year
A top adviser to Hong Kong’s leader says he’s “very optimistic” the city will reopen to the world within the next year, as the financial hub races to get its population vaccinated. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s supply of so-called nano flats to peak this year as government puts minimum size restrictions in place
Some 2,015 nano flats, measuring 215 sq ft or less, are expected to be ready this year, according to JLL A minimum flat size of 280 sq ft will apply to residential sites sold through government tender ... ( read original story ...)
New Zealand condemns ‘attacks on freedom of press’ in Hong Kong, China hits back
New Zealand has condemned authorities in Hong Kong and mainland China for their "attacks on freedom of the press" resulting in the "near-complete disappearance of local independent media outlets" in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s COVID misery deepens with new social restrictions, vegetable shortage
Hong Kong announced stringent new coronavirus restrictions and record new infections on Tuesday, while a shortage of vegetables added to the misery as truck drivers who tested positive for COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong denies U.S. lawyer’s appeal over assault in ruling critics call win for police impunity
A judge dismissed an appeal by U.S. lawyer Samuel Bickett, who intervened to stop a police officer from hitting a teenager. The case was seen as a litmus test of Hong Kong judicial independence. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court rejects appeal of American lawyer in police assault case
An American lawyer convicted of assaulting a plain-clothes Hong Kong police officer during anti-government protests in 2019 lost his appeal on Tuesday and was taken back to jail to serve the remainder ... ( read original story ...)
Conclusion with Policy Suggestions – HKPC x HKU Reindustrialisation Study of Hong Kong
The “big market, small government” non-intervention policy advocated by the Hong Kong Government under the British colonial rule in the 1960s and 1970s might be an appropriate economic policy approach ... ( read original story ...)
US seizes record US$3.6 billion in bitcoin stolen from Hong Kong exchange
Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan, were arrested in New York for allegedly seeking to launder the proceeds of the 2016 Bitfinex hack. ( read original story ...)
Hawick Lau Reportedly Owns S$34.5mil Worth Of Property In Hongkong
Almost two years later, HK news outlets are saying that Hawick, 47, was never in a rush to go back to work because he’s pretty much rolling in cash: HK$200mil (S$34.5mil) worth of property in Hongkong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong imposes its strictest COVID curbs to date as cases soar
Since the start of its Omicron outbreak in late December, Hong Kong had already closed gyms and bars, while restaurants are only allowed to serve takeout in the evenings. The latest measures aim ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ‘zero-covid’ policy buckles under the onslaught of omicron – but authorities just won’t let it go
At first, scarred by the 2003 SARS epidemic which killed almost 300 here, Hong Kong residents were quick to mask up and stay indoors at the start of the pandemic. But most of the vaccinated population ... ( read original story ...)