Once released, patients can complete a 14-day isolation and recovery period at home. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Eases Hospital Rules; Tokyo Sees Surge: Virus Update
Hong Kong eased the rules to release Covid-19 patients from the hospital, a move that should shorten stays as the city grapples with a growing number of infections that are taxing its health care ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Shorten Covid Hospital Stays with a Testing Change
Hong Kong eased the rules it uses to release Covid-19 patients from the hospital, a move that should shorten stays as the city grapples with a growing number of infections that are taxing its health ... ( read original story ...)
US scholar specialising in LGBTQ+ rights says Hong Kong denied him visa to teach at HKU
An American legal scholar specialising in LGBTQ+ rights said on Wednesday that he was denied a visa to teach at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), as concerns deepen about academic freedom in the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong denies US law scholar visa to teach at university
An American legal scholar specialising in LGBTQ rights said Wednesday (Feb 2) he was denied a visa to teach at a Hong Kong university, as concerns deepen about academic freedom in the city. Hong Kong' ... ( read original story ...)
‘Act not as a hero’: Hong Kong’s annual Lunar New Year prophecy a warning to Carrie Lam not to seek new term, soothsayer says
A top rural leader drew a prophecy warning against acting “as a hero” during an annual Lunar New Year ritual on Wednesday, an admonition one local fortune-teller interpreted as a message to Hong ... ( read original story ...)
US law scholar says Hong Kong denied him visa to teach at university
An American legal scholar specialising in LGBTQ rights said Wednesday he was denied a visa to teach at a Hong Kong university, as concerns deepen about academic freedom in the city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong regains spot in 2022’s top 10 most attractive cities for cross-border property investment
Hong Kong dropped out from the list in 2021. CBRE’s latest Asia Pacific Investor Intentions Survey reveals that Hong Kong is the sixth most preferred destination for cross-border real estate ... ( read original story ...)
New Hong Kong finance sector lawmaker Robert Lee says tech and diversification, as well as government support can help small brokers grow
"Hong Kong brokers can help wealthy families in the Greater Bay Area set up family offices here. Since Hong Kong is an international financial centre, they can use Hong Kong as a base to invest in ... ( read original story ...)
British judges ready to enforce national security law in Hong Kong
British judges face pressure to hear cases under a draconian security law that critics claim was designed to clamp down on protests and free speech in Hong Kong. Andrew Cheung, the chief justice of ... ( read original story ...)
Why are Hong Kong authorities so tough on play?
Nobody in Hong Kong lives too far from a public playground. Even the areas with the highest density will have a few swings or merry-go-rounds in bright colours. Sometimes, seniors swing slowly and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong housing market is likely to start the Year of the Tiger with a purr rather than a roar, say analysts
driven by the shortage of housing and a slower pace of interest rate rises in Hong Kong. The three biggest local property agencies all saw a dive in the number of viewings during the last weekend of ... ( read original story ...)
Rural leader draws fortune telling Hong Kong to ‘stick to the old ways’ at annual Lunar New Year ceremony
Kenneth Lau Ip-keung, who chairs the powerful rural body Heung Yee Kuk, said the fortune could offer a hint into how Hong Kong should combat the coronavirus pandemic The No 38 fortune stick read: "Men ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC’s desertion of charities piles up the hypocrisy
HSBC is also accused of hypocrisy because in its latest report ... And this is the bank that has tolerated China’s human rights abuses in Hong Kong. Banks are not charities — we should not, for ... ( read original story ...)