Huge volume of city deals not only increases extinction threat to rare species, but also risks importing pathogens lethal to local wildlife and potentially dangerous to health Hong Kong values its ... ( read original story ...)
Evergrande’s Hong Kong Buyers Panic as It Halts Risky Lending
Now Mok’s suffering from the fallout of Evergrande’s debt crisis. With the cash-strapped company no longer willing to provide financing, her family can’t find a bank for a mortgage. They might lose ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: unvaccinated students allowed to attend graduation events in policy U-turn by education authorities
Education Bureau revises health guidelines for campuses, says all students, from kindergartens to secondary schools, will be able to attend their graduation ceremonies. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong considers blocking Telegram, according to local paper
Local reports from Hong Kong suggest that the city maybe planning to block access to messaging service Telegram. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Feb-Apr unemployment jumps to 5.4%
Hong Kong's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate jumped to 5.4 per cent in the February-April quarter, the government said on Thursday, the highest since April-June quarter in 2021 as the labour ... ( read original story ...)
Vanishing Hong Kong: ‘I knew I was crossing a line but I didn’t care’
Louisa Lim’s book ‘Indelible City’ is a deeply personal account of Hong Kong’s complicated past and its transformation from a thriving financial hub to a security state. ( read original story ...)
The Latest Arrests of Pro-Democracy Leaders in Hong Kong Lend Urgency to Extending Refugee Status to Persecuted Hong Kongers
More bad news out of Hong Kong: more pro-democracy leaders have been arrested—including, astoundingly, a 90-year-old renowned Catholic cardinal, Joseph Zen. These arrests, coming on the heels of the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus infection can lead to severe bone loss in arms, legs and spine, Hong Kong researchers warn
Researchers reveal virus can induce conditions akin to osteoporosis, leading to weakened bones and higher likelihood of fractures. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong arrests a Catholic priest for siding with democrats
Since the return of Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997 he has been a thorn in the party’s side, criticising its human-rights record and its squeezing of the former British colony’s autonomy. On May ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland Outperforms As Tencent Weighs On Hong Kong
Hong Kong internet stocks were off following Tencent’s modest financial results and outlook yesterday. Shanghai’s lockdown is easing but won’t officially end until the end of the month, weighing on ... ( read original story ...)
JNTO survey finds 40% of travelers from Taiwan and Hong Kong have visited Japan four times or more
Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)'s survey finds that potential visitors to Japan are estimated at about 330 million out of the total population of 4.5 billion in 22 focus markets. About 40% ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-flagged sailboat attacked off Yemen, reports say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Hong Kong-flagged sailboat is reported to have come under attack on Thursday off the coast of war-torn Yemen, though the circumstances of the incident ... ( read original story ...)
Cash rebates, Octopus cards and a Tesla: how Hong Kong banks are attracting customers to boost Covid-hit mortgage business
Prospective buyers of Country Garden's Allegro residential project in Kowloon City can get a cash rebate of up to 1.6 per cent HSBC is offering a Telsa Model Y electric car as the grand prize in a ... ( read original story ...)
Former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker seeks court order for return of documents seized during probe into role in legal defence fund
They accused Ng, Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, former opposition lawmaker Cyd Ho Sau-lan, singer Denise Ho Wan-sze and academic Hui Po-keung of attracting sanctions from foreign organisations against ... ( read original story ...)