Hong Kong doesn’t have the infrastructure to roll out a lockdown and compulsory testing as swiftly as mainland China, according to Chief Executive Carrie Lam, whose announcement of a now-delayed ... ( read original story ...)
UK-based rights group says Hong Kong police accused it of violating security law
Hong Kong police have accused UK-based rights group Hong Kong Watch of "collusion with foreign forces," a "likely" violation of the China-imposed national security law, the group said on Monday (March ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong has COVID Camps as Shenzhen and Shanghai Limits Movements of People
Furthermore, in Shenzhen, buses and subway trains are being halted. Neighboring Hong Kong, Shenzhen has one of the world’s largest ports. China has attempted to keep ports running during COVID ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares dive 5.4% as virus shutdown hits Shenzhen
Hong Kong’s share index plunged 5.4% on Monday after the Chinese government ordered a lockdown to combat an outbreak of coronavirus in the neighboring city of Shenzhen. The shutdown in the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong analysts reverse bullish forecasts in U-turn for property market as home sales plunge to near zero amid worsening Covid-19 outbreak
Home prices may fall by 5 per cent in 2022, according to the property consultant Colliers, the most dramatic change among analysts surveyed by the Post Home prices will remain under pressure at least ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index drops 3% in mixed Asia trading; oil prices fall almost 3%
Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Monday morning trade. Investors continued to monitor developments around the Russia-Ukraine war and Covid wave in China, both of which threaten to further disrupt ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index drops nearly 4% as investors monitor China’s Covid wave
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index dropped 3.81% by the afternoon, with Chinese tech stocks in the city taking a beating. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s stock index plunges to a six-year low as bad news from Ukraine war to China’s worsening Covid-19 outbreaks weigh on market
China locked down Shenzhen for at least a week amid its rising Covid-19 infections, suspending public transport on Monday, while Shanghai and the northeastern province of Jilin are battling worsening ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba And Tesla Rivals Nio, Xpeng Plunge In Hong Kong Today Amid Worries Over New COVID-19 Restrictions In China
Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech companies tumbled in Hong Kong on Monday and dragged the benchmark Hang Seng Index sharply lower for a second straight day amid worries about ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands jolted awake as minor earthquake rattles Hong Kong
Though relatively mild, the tremor was one of the more significant to hit the city in recent years, according to University of Hong Kong honorary professor Chan Lung Sang. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says no plans to tighten COVID social distancing measures
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Monday there were no current plans to further tighten strict social distancing measures as authorities battle to contain a deepening coronavirus outbreak which has ... ( read original story ...)
Minor earthquake jolts Hong Kong
An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 jolted Hong Kong in the early hours of Monday (March 14), according to an initial analysis from the Hong Kong Observatory. ( read original story ...)
Live: Hong Kong briefs media on latest COVID-19 containment measures
The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) holds a press conference on the current COVID-19 containment measures. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index drops more than 2% in mixed Asia trading; oil prices fall 3%
Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Monday morning trade. Investors will continue to monitor developments around the Russia-Ukraine war and Covid wave in China, both of which threaten to further ... ( read original story ...)