Hong Kong reported the highest daily tally of unlinked infections in its fifth Covid outbreak on Tuesday as the government struggles to contain community transmission. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong welcomes its first ‘tiger babies’ at Lunar New Year as temple leaders wish for prosperity, peace and end to pandemic
Five babies were born in four hospitals across Hong Kong after midnight as the city headed into the Year of the Tiger. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong Covid-19 blame game in full swing again, with ethnic minority groups bearing brunt
A rising number of Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong has triggered a mounting wave of discrimination against ethnic minority groups. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Official Resigns After Breaking Covid Rules
Carrie Lam, the Hong Kong chief executive, announced the resignation of the home affairs secretary Caspar Tsui after he attended a birthday party unmasked amid a surge in coronavirus infections. ( read original story ...)
FirstFT: Covid lockdown rules ensnare Hong Kong and UK officials
Plus, an offshoot of the Omicron variant is even more infectious and US plans sanctions against Putin’s inner circle ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong official resigns for attending party amid COVID-19 surge
A top official in Hong Kong resigned on Monday after attending a party earlier this month despite an uptick in COVID-19 numbers in the area and the tightening of related restrictions."I will take ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Suffers ‘Long Zero Covid’ at Lunar New Year
China hunkers down today on the Lunar New Year's Eve. It's quiet, and cold. I mentioned on Friday that the lunar calendar always seems to call it right that this is the coldest snap of the year. That ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong minister resigns after Omicron karaoke party scandal
A senior Hong Kong official has resigned after attending a karaoke birthday bash in violation of the city’s tough “zero-Covid’ guidelines, embarrassing the government of Carrie Lam as it was seeking ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s own ‘partygate’ scandal saw its first high-profile casualty after the city’s home affairs chief resigned
Hong Kong home affairs chief Caspar Tsui's resignation comes as UK PM Boris Johnson braces for the results of the Downing Street "partygate" probe. ( read original story ...)
Top Hong Kong official resigns over birthday party fiasco
A top Hong Kong official resigned Monday for attending a birthday party with about 200 guests in early January as the city was battling a coronavirus surge. At least one guests later tested positive, ... ( read original story ...)
EXCLUSIVE Hong Kong leader delays filling post, raising questions about judiciary’s independence
Hong Kong's leader has left open for more than five months a seat on the panel that selects the city's judges, three lawyers familiar with the situation said. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Covid-Zero Strategy Is on the Brink of Collapse
Hong Kong has never been closer to losing its Covid-Zero battle. As residents prepare for another Chinese New Year under Covid-19 restrictions, omicron seems to have gotten the better of the city’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong cabinet minister steps down over tapas party
A Hong Kong cabinet minister resigned on Monday for attending a birthday party alongside dozens of officials and lawmakers just days after the city's government had called on people to avoid large ... ( read original story ...)
Live news: Senior Hong Kong official quits over Omicron karaoke party fallout
A senior Hong Kong official resigned on Monday over his attendance at a karaoke birthday party during the city’s first Omicron variant Covid-19 outbreak. Caspar Tsui, the territory’s home affairs ... ( read original story ...)