Trading in the Hong Kong shares of ZTE Corp has been suspended, pending a company announcement in relation to a probation hearing held before a U.S. court on March 14, it said in a filing to the Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron outbreak similar to Hong Kong ‘could kill a million’ in China
China could expect over a million Covid deaths in the next three months if it allows coronavirus to spread on the mainland in the way it has in Hong Kong, accor ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: moving to endemic stage under ‘controlled transition’ is ‘safest’ strategy for Hong Kong, health experts say
Moving towards the endemic stage of Covid-19 under a “controlled transition” sooner rather than later would be the “safest” strategy for Hong Kong, according to public health experts from the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Study Says Reopening of International Travel to Have Little Impact on Future COVID Transmissions
The full reopening of international travel in Hong Kong will have "little marginal impact" on the spread of COVID-19, an academic study said on Tuesday, as the financial hub begins to unwind strict ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Ramp Up Contact Tracing as Covid Cases Ease
Hong Kong is set to resume sending compulsory testing notices through a contact-tracing app, as a declining number of Covid-19 infections allows authorities to ramp up a key tool for tracking down and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Data Show Benefit to Third Shot of Sinovac in Preventing Omicron Deaths
Study underscores the importance of booster shots for those who have received China’s Sinovac vaccine against Covid-19. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong mulls HK10k driver subsidy for cross-boundary truckers
Hong Kong’s Transport Department is planning to post crossed cheques of HK$10,000 each in a one-off non-accountable subsidy to eligible cross-boundary goods vehicle drivers from the city starting ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong expats drive unprecedented demand for Singapore school places
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Hong Kong news every morning. Expatriates fleeing Hong Kong’s draconian pandemic restrictions are struggling to secure places for their ... ( read original story ...)
High Death Rate in Hong Kong Shows Importance of Vaccinating the Elderly
Covid has surged in a number of Asian countries that had once held the virus at bay. Vaccination levels have largely determined how deadly those waves would be. ( read original story ...)
Lessons from Hong Kong
As the U.S. braces for a potential new wave and China battles its biggest outbreak in two years, scientists are looking to Hong Kong for clues about the future of the pandemic. On ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong will lift flight ban for 9 countries, including Canada
Hong Kong's leader says the city will lift flight bans on nine countries including Canada and the U.S. as of April 1 and reduce quarantine time for travellers arriving in the city as coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong relaxes pandemic flight curbs amid ‘fading’ tolerance for strict COVID policies
Hong Kong has announced significant changes to its strict COVID-19 border measures, which have been among the most stringent in the world. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Suspends Citywide COVID Testing Plans as Cases Begin to Decline
"The experts are of the opinion that it's not appropriate for us to devote finite resources to the universal mass testing," said Hong Kong's chief executive. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong announces plans to lift COVID-19 flight ban, ease quarantine restrictions
Hong Kong, which has maintained some of the most stringent COVID-19 prevention policies in the world, announced Monday it would lift a ban on flights from nine countries and ease other restrictions. ( read original story ...)