A coalition of leading passenger and cargo airlines is calling on Hong Kong to scrap pre-flight and on-arrival Covid-19 tests for aircrew, saying they are a key reason to avoid flying to the city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Completely Avoidable Covid Catastrophe
The city kept the pandemic at bay for two years. Why didn’t it take measures that would help in an inevitable outbreak—like an all-out campaign to vaccinate the elderly? ( read original story ...)
March 23 COVID update: U.S. health officials analyzing lessons from Hong Kong outbreak
Scientists are now looking to Hong Kong for clues about the future of the pandemic as the U.S. braces for a potential new wave of COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong hopes to ‘resolve’ COVID flight-ban rule as cases ease
A health worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) assists people at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China, Ma ... ( read original story ...)
Pope Francis records impromptu video messages for Catholics in mainland China and Hong Kong amid Covid-19 spike
The pope recorded the messages in the spur-of-the-moment when he received the new bishop of Hong Kong, Bishop Stephen Chow Sau Yan, S.J., in a private audience at the papal library in the Vatican’s ... ( read original story ...)
US Lawyer ‘Banned’ from Hong Kong Over Police Assault Case
An American lawyer and former anti-bribery compliance director at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch has said he has been banned from Hong Kong after he was sentenced for assaultin ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Market extends gain
At closing bell, the benchmark Hang Seng Index advanced 1.21%, or 264.80 points, to 22,154.08. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index was up by 1.28%, or 96.58 points, to 7,635.13. ( read original story ...)
Time-varying transmission heterogeneity of two significant beta-coronavirus epidemics in Hong Kong
Researchers demonstrated the daily variations in time-varying transmission heterogeneity through three COVID-19 epidemic waves of sustained local transmission in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports 12,240 new COVID-19 cases
Hong Kong reported 12,240 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, down from more than 14,000 the previous day, as the city starts to ease some of the world's most stringent restrictions that have ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong hopes to ‘resolve’ coronavirus flight-ban rule as frustration grows
Hong Kong is looking to amend its coronavirus travel restrictions that have largely sealed off the international business and tourism hub for two years to the growing anger of residents and businesses ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong schools must have 90 per cent student jab rate to return to full-day classes
Face-to-face classes will resume for local schools on April 19 provided teachers and staff have received at least two doses of a coronavirus vaccine. ( read original story ...)
Chinese internet stocks in Hong Kong continue to surge amid hopes of easing regulations
Shares of Chinese tech firms in Hong Kong soared in Wednesday trade, as the Hang Seng Tech index climbed more than 3%. ( read original story ...)
Chris Kyme’s Postcard from Hong Kong: Bounce back Hong Kong
Chris Kyme (pictured above) continues his ‘Postcard from Hong Kong’ series. Years ago when Hong Kong was going through a rough patch (economic downturn, SARS, bird flu etc) there was a campaign which ... ( read original story ...)
State fully behind Hong Kong in fight against pandemic
Entornointeligente.com / A medical worker helps an elder citizen with COVID-19 testing in Hong Kong, March 20, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] The fifth wave of COVID-19 infections in the Hong Kong Special ... ( read original story ...)