Mainland Chinese investors are scouring Hong Kong's commercial property market for bargains after prices plunged 30%, signalling a new wave of demand following anti-government protests last year that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong health workers and activists call for boycott of mass coronavirus testing plan
A Hong Kong pro-democracy union of health-care workers and several activists called for a boycott of the government's universal coronavirus testing plan. ( read original story ...)
Commentary: We must follow COVID-19 rules set by governments
The social costs of inadequate rules and enforcement in some countries are spilling over to those with well-functioning institutions, say Andrew ... ( read original story ...)
Billionaire-Backed Saxo Bank Reveals Hong Kong Expansion Plans
Online trading platform Saxo Bank A/S, which is part owned by Chinese billionaire Li Shu Fu, plans to do a lot more business in Hong Kong despite the increasingly tense political climate there. ( read original story ...)
Week In Review: Antengene Approved By Hong Kong Exchange For $200 Million IPO
Antengene, a three-year old Shanghai startup originally backed by Celgene, will conduct a Hong Kong IPO that is expected to raise $200 million. ( read original story ...)
Fearing Hong Kong’s Fate, Taiwan Moves to Bolster Its Military Against China
Beijing’s crushing of pro-democracy forces in Hong Kong has deepened Taiwanese fear and resentment of China’s Communist Party, injecting new energy into the island democracy’s efforts to build up its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong health care workers call for coronavirus testing program boycott
A Hong Kong health care workers union on Sunday called for members to boycott the city government's coronavirus testing plan, calling it a misuse of resources.A 60-person Chinese team is set to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists flee to Taiwan in a speedboat
A boat carrying democracy activists fleeing Hong Kong has been rescued by the Taiwan coastguard and taken to the island, which has pledged to treat refugees from the territory humanely.Those on board ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: 700 Hong Kong tennis coaches can return to work but group wants better protection for sports over future lockdowns
Hong Kong Tennis Associations says it will lobby the government to refine its policies on shutdowns while fencing coach Wong Tsan is still waiting to reopen his academy. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong health officials forced to explain mishandling of corpse, asymptomatic woman’s admission to non-isolation ward as city records 15 new infections
Hong Kong health authorities have been forced to review their safety protocols for the transport of corpses and the admission of asymptomatic patients following two rare medical blunders involving a ... ( read original story ...)
BOC intercepts P121M worth of smuggled cigarettes at Subic port
Smuggled cigarettes amounting to P121 million were confiscated in the Subic Bay Freeport, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Saturday. The BOC in Subic port said ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to record highest deficit in history as top officials argue city must ‘reserve financial strength’ to cope with storms ahead
China tensions mean cash reserves need to be kept strong, argue financial secretary and city’s No 2 executive. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Registrations Start; Violence in Berlin: Virus Update
More than 300,000 people have registered for Hong Kong’s free coronavirus tests. The city began a two-week drive seeking to test a large part of its 7 million residents. ( read original story ...)
Ping An Insurance sees Hong Kong as pivotal base for expansion in Greater Bay Area, co-CEO says
China’s biggest insurer agreed in April to pay HK$11.27 billion for a portion of office space in Sun Hung Kai Properties’s West Kowloon project A virtual bank and an online wealth management platform ... ( read original story ...)