We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Hong Kong news every morning. Expatriates fleeing Hong Kong’s draconian pandemic restrictions are struggling to secure places for their ... ( read original story ...)
38 arrested in Hong Kong for trying to swindle pandemic benefits
Hong Kong police have arrested 38 people for allegedly attempting to defraud over HK$285 million (SG$49.4 million) from a government loan scheme that supports small and medium enterprises affected by ... ( read original story ...)
High Death Rate in Hong Kong Shows Importance of Vaccinating the Elderly
Covid has surged in a number of Asian countries that had once held the virus at bay. Vaccination levels have largely determined how deadly those waves would be. ( read original story ...)
Lessons from Hong Kong
As the U.S. braces for a potential new wave and China battles its biggest outbreak in two years, scientists are looking to Hong Kong for clues about the future of the pandemic. On ... ( read original story ...)
State Street’s SSGA set to lose $14 bln Hong Kong ETF mandate -sources
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has decided to replace State Street Corp STT.N unit State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) as manag ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong will lift flight ban for 9 countries, including Canada
Hong Kong's leader says the city will lift flight bans on nine countries including Canada and the U.S. as of April 1 and reduce quarantine time for travellers arriving in the city as coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong relaxes pandemic flight curbs amid ‘fading’ tolerance for strict COVID policies
Hong Kong has announced significant changes to its strict COVID-19 border measures, which have been among the most stringent in the world. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Suspends Citywide COVID Testing Plans as Cases Begin to Decline
"The experts are of the opinion that it's not appropriate for us to devote finite resources to the universal mass testing," said Hong Kong's chief executive. ( read original story ...)
Ferretti launches Hong Kong IPO to raise up to US$301 million: Term sheet
SYDNEY: Italian luxury yacht maker Ferretti S.p.A launched a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) on Monday (Mar 21) to raise up to US$301 million, a term sheet seen by Reuters showed, despite ... ( read original story ...)
State Street’s SSGA Set To Lose $14 Billion Hong Kong ETF Mandate -sources
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has decided to replace State Street Corp unit State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) as manager of the HK$111 billion ($14.2 billion) Tracker Fund of Hong Kong (TraHK) ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong announces plans to lift COVID-19 flight ban, ease quarantine restrictions
Hong Kong, which has maintained some of the most stringent COVID-19 prevention policies in the world, announced Monday it would lift a ban on flights from nine countries and ease other restrictions. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Suspends Citywide COVID Testing as Cases Begin to Decline
"The experts are of the opinion that it's not appropriate for us to devote finite resources to the universal mass testing," said Hong Kong's chief executive. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tries to ‘relaunch’ its economy by lifting flight bans and cutting quarantine
Hong Kong announced Monday that it would lift flight bans and shorten quarantine requirements after two years of tough Covid restrictions that have hurt the city's economy and standing among global ... ( read original story ...)
LeapMotor to launch IPO in Hong Kong
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) startup LeapMotor last week applied to list its shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as it sought additional funding to increase its exposure to the world’s largest EV ... ( read original story ...)