The airline carrier said crew spent about 11,000 nights at Hong Kong's spartan government-run Penny's Bay Quarantine Center. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong warns animal lovers not to obstruct hamster cull
Hong Kong's government Friday warned local animal lovers not to obstruct its ongoing cull of small animals, a policy triggered when hamsters in a pet shop tested positive for the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong warns people to stop trying to prevent COVID hamster cull
Hong Kong police will deal with pet lovers who try to stop people giving up their hamsters to be put down, or who offer to care for abandoned hamsters, authorities said, after they ordered a cull of ... ( read original story ...)
Negative Covid test, no close contact: How I ended up at a Hong Kong government quarantine camp
Hong Kong's government quarantine camp at Penny's Bay accommodates people who are close contacts of confirmed cases and those who arrive from "high-risk countries." CNN takes a look inside this ... ( read original story ...)
New Hong Kong barristers’ chief warns profession to stay out of politics
Victor Dawes says the group should build closer ties to mainland China amidst concerns about the rule of law ... ( read original story ...)
Backlash over Hong Kong’s hamster cull shows dissent is still simmering
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Hong Kong news every morning. In a place with fairly low levels of public trust in its leaders, Hong Kong’s top Covid-19 expert, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to close in-person classes at secondary schools due to COVID-19 outbreaks
The government in Hong Kong said Thursday that it's decided to close all in-person classes at secondary schools on the island for at least the next couple of weeks, due to a rising number of COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Hamsters and mail: New Covid threats in China, Hong Kong dismay residents and experts
In their relentless drive to eliminate the coronavirus, authorities in China and Hong Kong have zeroed in on new targets: international mail and hamsters. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong hamster massacre: Residents resist ‘zero covid’ city’s pet project
An underground railroad is emerging to save abandoned hamsters, with foster carers concealing the animals from authorities intent on destroying them. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong democracy activist Edward Leung is released from prison
Hong Kong activist Edward Leung, 30, who first used one of the most popular protest chants of the 2019 pro-democracy demonstrations, was released from prison on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Covid news live: WHO advises lifting travel bans; Hong Kong to close secondary schools
Blanket travel bans ineffective against Omicron spread, WHO says; Hong Kong will likely suspend face-to-face teaching next week ... ( read original story ...)
Property shares in Hong Kong jump after China cuts key mortgage rate
Shares of Chinese property developers have jumped in Hong Kong as China's central bank cut a key mortgage rate for the first time in almost two years. The decision comes as concerns grow about a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to shut secondary schools from Monday over COVID fears
Hong Kong will suspend face-to-face teaching in secondary schools from Monday until after the approaching Lunar New Year, authorities said, because of a rising number of coronavirus infections in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents hire private jets to take their pets out of isolated city
Hong Kongers leaving the increasingly isolated city are chartering private jets for their pets — the only way many can take their animals with them as pandemic restrictions squeeze freight space on ... ( read original story ...)