The Hong Kong dollar is coming under pressure to fall further as its interest-rate gap with the U.S. widens ahead of an expected Federal Reserve rate hike and as the city endures its worst Covid ... ( read original story ...)
Four of Hong Kong’s most intriguing heritage hikes
Step back in time on these historical trails that take in overgrown wartime ruins, incredible feats of Victorian engineering and an ancient stone circle ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong brain drain intensifies city’s economic woes
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Hong Kong economy news every morning. Alex Chung is about to lose one of his senior executives and has no idea how he is going to ... ( read original story ...)
New mainland medical team arrives in Hong Kong to boost epidemic fight
Chui Tak-yi, under secretary for food and health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, said the fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong is very serious and th ... ( read original story ...)
More lockdowns in China as Hong Kong holds off on new restrictions amid COVID-19 surge
China banned most people from leaving a coronavirus-hit northeastern province and mobilized military reservists Monday as the fast-spreading "stealth Omicron" variant fuels the country's biggest ... ( read original story ...)
British National Warned of Prison Time in Hong Kong over NGO
Hong Kong authorities are warning a British citizen that he faces imprisonment if he ever returns to the city. Benedict Rogers is a co-founder of Hong Kong Watch, a Britain-based NGO that campaigns ... ( read original story ...)
Green Tea Group Looks for Room at the Listing Table With Hong Kong IPO
Popular restaurant operator Green Tea Group has been approved for a Hong Kong listing The company plans to raise $150 million, which it will spend to open ... ( read original story ...)
China’s wealthiest drop $71 billion in a day as stocks plunge
China's stock rout cost the nation's richest tycoons more than US$52 billion (S$71 billion) on Monday (March 14). . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says no plans to tighten COVID-19 social distancing measures
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Monday (Mar 14) there were no current plans to further tighten strict social distancing measures as authorities battle to contain a deepening coronavirus outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong threatens British campaigner with national security law
A British human rights activist has been ordered to shut down the website of an organisation he leads or face imprisonment by Hong Kong’s police in a rare extrajudicial use of B ... ( read original story ...)
U.K.-based rights group says Hong Kong police accused it of violating security law
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Monday criticised Hong Kong authorities for accusing U.K.-based rights group Hong Kong Watch of "collusion with foreign forces" in a "likely" violation of the ... ( read original story ...)
Kirkland & Ellis hires Greater China M&A lawyer in Hong Kong
Kirkland & Ellis has hired private equity lawyer Peng Yu as a partner in Hong Kong as it continues to build its Greater China presence, the firm said Monday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lacks the resources for a China-style pandemic response, the city’s leader says.
Hong Kong is very different from many mainland cities and therefore we cannot have any comparison,” Mrs. Lam told reporters at a news conference. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Officials Threaten British Activist With National Security Law
Hong Kong Watch publishes a letter from city officials to the group and its leader Benedict Rogers warning that activities such as its call for sanctions violate the security law. ( read original story ...)