Hong Kong reported 8,841 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, down from 10,405 on Friday, as its latest wave of infections continues to ease. ( read original story ...)
Disney’s Turning Red left me empathising with Mum and comparing Mei to Hong Kong – like the teen, the city is caught between colliding worlds
Like Mei in Turning Red, Hong Kong faces a conflict of interests as it seeks to preserve old values and embrace change. Here’s what Hongkongers can take from the film and why change can be good. ( read original story ...)
Distribution of anti-epidemic supply kits to begin in April in Hong Kong
Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region HKSAR Carrie Lam said on Friday that anti-epidemic supply kits ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Has No Plans to Relax Flight Suspension Rule, Lam Says
Hong Kong’s government isn’t contemplating any “major concession” on flight suspension policies, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said at a briefing Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Young Independent Filmmakers Break New Ground Despite Crackdown
From a low-budget emotional ride through protests to an evocative documentary exploring the city’s cultural memory, directors brave – and flourish in – the new normal. ( read original story ...)
How COVID Exploded in Hong Kong
At the beginning of 2022, Hong Kong stood out as a pandemic success story—proof that the so-called Zero COVID approach, whatever its costs, could squash the virus’s medical toll. Less than one per ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong suffers brain drain as thousands flee Covid and draconian laws
Hong Kong is suffering an exodus of professsional people — to the UK and the Asian region — as they flee from draconian new laws introduced by Beijing. Thou ... ( read original story ...)
Yacht maker Ferretti raises $243 mln in Hong Kong IPO
Italian luxury yacht maker Ferretti Group has priced its shares at HK$22.88 each, the lower end of its proposed range, to raise HK$1.9 billion ($242.75 million) in its Hong Kong initial public ... ( read original story ...)
Call to end extradition deals between Commonwealth countries and Hong Kong
British ministers should press Commonwealth countries to ditch extradition agreements with Hong Kong, lawyers have said amid fears that Beijing will pursue diss ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong govt to resume services on April 1 as city logs lowest infections in a month
Hong Kong will gradually resume public services from April 1, the government said on Friday, with the global financial hub posting its lowest number of daily infections in about a month. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports 10,405 new daily coronavirus infections
Hong Kong reported 10,405 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, down from 13,074 the previous day, as the city's government readies to ease some of the strict coronavirus measures which have created ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader rejects barrister nominee to sensitive judges panel, appoints another
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam rejected a Bar Association nominee to a discreet panel that selects the city's judges, according to a statement on Friday from the barristers' body, appointing instead the ... ( read original story ...)
1st phase of mainland-aided COVID-19 medical facilities completed in Hong Kong
The community isolation facility (CIF) in Hong Kong's Yuen Long, constructed with the support from the mainland, was handed over to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Lam Says ‘Forces’ Prevented Elderly Vaccination
Hong Kong’s leader has deflected blame for the city’s failure to get the elderly vaccinated against Covid. “There are a lot of forces at work to prevent the government from doing what should be done,” ... ( read original story ...)