COVID" policy, frustrations in the city are boiling over, workplace morale is being hit hard and families are splitting as a growing number of people, especially expatriates, abandon the global ... ( read original story ...)
8 Hong Kong Female Entrepreneurs On Career Success, “Breaking The Bias” & More
We chat to some of Hong Kong’s most successful female founders about their road to success and the challenges they've faced along the way. One of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong retail chains ration staples to curb COVID panic buying
Two of Hong Kong's largest consumer retail chains started rationing some food and drug items on Friday to curb panic buying that has plagued the city over the past week amid fears of a citywide ... ( read original story ...)
Tired of real-world property investments? New Hong Kong NFT project sells shares of virtual land in the metaverse
The Metaworld Development project’s virtual land portfolio will be acquired from popular metaverse platforms The Sandbox and Decentraland. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Lawmakers Ask HSBC’s CEO About Frozen Accounts of Hong Kong Activists
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers voiced concerns to HSBC Holdings Plc about restrictions placed on the accounts of U.S. citizens and the freezing of accounts of Hong Kong activists. Senators Jeff ... ( read original story ...)
About half of Hong Kong delegates set to miss ‘two sessions’ over Covid-19
Only 17 of 36 local deputies of National People’s Congress and about half of 202 delegates invited to advisory body’s conference flew from Shenzhen to Beijing on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents escape to Singapore as Covid-19 outbreak intensifies
Many are doing so temporarily, hoping to avoid the mandatory mass Covid-19 tests planned for mid-March. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Covid Deaths Among Hong Kong’s Young Children Alarm Parents
Three children under the age of 5 have died in Hong Kong’s spiraling Covid outbreak, a disproportionately large number that has local parents anxious, though pediatricians say it could just be a grim ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Residents Escape to Singapore as Covid Lockdown Looms
Frustrated and anxious about the government’s handling of Covid-19, some Hong Kongers are looking to flee, even if it’s just to wait out the worst of the outbreak. Rival financial hub Singapore is a ... ( read original story ...)
‘It has to be reasonable’: as Hong Kong weighs coronavirus testing lockdown, experts consider legal implications
One legal expert has questioned whether the government even has the power to impose a lockdown, while another has asked whether it would override Hongkongers’ other legal responsibilities. ( read original story ...)
U.S. lawmakers demand HSBC explain actions against Hong Kong activists, Americans
Influential U.S. lawmakers have demanded that one of the world's biggest banks, HSBC Holdings Plc , explain its actions in freezing accounts of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, moves that could ... ( read original story ...)
Confusion Over Possible Lockdown as Hong Kong Hits Record 56,000 COVID-19 Cases
Hong Kong hit a record 56,000 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, but the city’s leader denied a “wholesale” lockdown was looming. Earlier this week, domestic media reported that such a lockdown was imminent ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong exchange can collaborate with Beijing bourse to create fundraising platform for Chinese SMEs, advisory body FSDC says
Hong Kong should collaborate with the newly established Beijing Stock Exchange and create a platform where mainland Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises can raise funds, Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Fitness Platform ‘Keep’ Still in Training as It Files For Hong Kong IPO
Eight years after its founding, fitness platform Keep Inc. has filed for a Hong Kong IPO Company says listing will empower it to turn a profit by providing ... ( read original story ...)