Passengers entering China will no longer have to quarantine or take a COVID test on arrival. However, they must have a negative result from a PCR test taken within 48 hours of departing for China.
How Hong Kong can – and should – raise its game to restore status as a major global financial centre
Business leaders at the city’s non-profit think tank, Better Hong Kong Foundation, say there are plenty of reasons for optimism ...
Hong Kong-China Border Reopening No Quick Fix for Ailing City
After three long years, checkpoints at the border separating Hong Kong from mainland China are set to reopen from Sunday in a move that’s seen as having a muted impact on the city initially.
Covid: Hong Kong to lift year-long ban on hamster imports
Hong Kong is set to lift its year-long ban on the import of hamsters later this month as it unwinds some of the world's toughest Covid restrictions. The city's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation ...
Hong Kong’s small businesses risk losing more workers on poor medical benefits and bonuses, Prudential survey shows
Almost one-third of Hongkongers in SMEs are considering a job change to gain better work benefits. Expectations are rising as unemployment rate declines and prospects brighten in bigger industries.
Hong Kong residents rush to get vaccinated ahead of China border reopening
Hong Kong residents have swamped clinics to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the expected reopening of the city's border with mainland China, which some people fear will bring a surge of ...
Hong Kong Now a City of Red Lines for Media, Analysts Say
With media outlets shuttered, eight journalists in jail, and the threat of a restrictive national security law looming large, reporters in Hong Kong need "to be careful and to be smart," media ...
Ripped away from home, we are haunted by the Hong Kong taken from us
Rhoda Kwan on the longing and guilt felt by many Hongkongers living the life of an exile in Taiwan ...
Hong Kong’s retail sales post surprise drop in November
HONG KONG’S retail sales unexpectedly dropped in November by the most in eight months as the city struggled to shake off the lingering effects of its pandemic-era controls and a slowing global economy ...
‘Going to Hong Kong before everyone’: mainland China music fans raring to see shows in city such as Blackpink concert, upon border reopening
Music fans in mainland China are raring to visit Hong Kong for concerts and festivals upon the reopening of the border, with some willing to pay sky-high prices for tickets after being deprived of ...
Hong Kong to raise up to $5 bln in green bonds -sources
Hong Kong's government is aiming to raise up to the equivalent of $5 billion in a dollar, euro and offshore Chinese yuan green bond issuance, according to sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
Top 6 Hong Kong and mainland China IPOs to watch out for in 2023, as cities vie for pole position in global fundraising
Ant Group, ByteDance, Syngenta, Amer Sports, FWD Group and Didi Global among the highly anticipated IPOs this year. Over 100 new listings are expected to raise around HK$200 billion (US$25.6 billion).
Hong Kong brokers, fund managers get ready for virtual-asset trading as SFC widens access to retail investors
Brokers and fund managers are getting ready to become service providers for virtual-asset trading as the government embraces cutting-edge financial technology and widens access to retail investors.
Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s actual Covid count could be up to 200,000 daily, HKU expert says while arguing risks from reopening border with mainland China are small
Researchers make estimate based on 10,000 residents tested daily Virologist Jin Dongyan says with Covid already becoming endemic, imported infections from the mainland may not cause a feared surge in ...