Maria was just about to start a new job as a domestic worker in Hong Kong last month when she found out she had Covid-19. ( read original story ...)
Nearly Half of Hong Kong’s Population Has Already Caught Covid
About half of Hong Kong’s 7.4 million people have already been infected with Covid-19, according to an estimate of the damage caused by the deadly omicron wave that’s overwhelmed the city. ( read original story ...)
Asian markets struggle as Hong Kong dives again, oil retreats
Asian markets struggled again Tuesday, with Hong Kong tech firms leading another sharp equity selloff in the city following the Covid-19 shutdown of tech hub Shenzhen and worries over Russia's ... ( read original story ...)
Stephen Wong: The painter who builds up Hong Kong’s landscapes ‘like Legos’
In one of his most ambitious projects to date, landscape painter Stephen Wong sets out to capture Hong Kong's 100-kilometer (62-mile) MacLehose Trail across 10 large-scale canvases and nearly 40 ... ( read original story ...)
Rusal Shares Shed $6.7 Billion in Hong Kong on Ukraine Invasion
The only Russian stock traded on Hong Kong’s exchange has lost about $6.7 billion in market value since the invasion of Ukraine, as global investors shun Russian assets in the face of stringent ... ( read original story ...)
Four of Hong Kong’s most intriguing heritage hikes
Step back in time on these historical trails that take in overgrown wartime ruins, incredible feats of Victorian engineering and an ancient stone circle ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong brain drain intensifies city’s economic woes
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Hong Kong economy news every morning. Alex Chung is about to lose one of his senior executives and has no idea how he is going to ... ( read original story ...)
New mainland medical team arrives in Hong Kong to boost epidemic fight
Chui Tak-yi, under secretary for food and health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, said the fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong is very serious and th ... ( read original story ...)
More lockdowns in China as Hong Kong holds off on new restrictions amid COVID-19 surge
China banned most people from leaving a coronavirus-hit northeastern province and mobilized military reservists Monday as the fast-spreading "stealth Omicron" variant fuels the country's biggest ... ( read original story ...)
British National Warned of Prison Time in Hong Kong over NGO
Hong Kong authorities are warning a British citizen that he faces imprisonment if he ever returns to the city. Benedict Rogers is a co-founder of Hong Kong Watch, a Britain-based NGO that campaigns ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong threatens British campaigner with national security law
A British human rights activist has been ordered to shut down the website of an organisation he leads or face imprisonment by Hong Kong’s police in a rare extrajudicial use of B ... ( read original story ...)
U.K.-based rights group says Hong Kong police accused it of violating security law
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Monday criticised Hong Kong authorities for accusing U.K.-based rights group Hong Kong Watch of "collusion with foreign forces" in a "likely" violation of the ... ( read original story ...)
Kirkland & Ellis hires Greater China M&A lawyer in Hong Kong
Kirkland & Ellis has hired private equity lawyer Peng Yu as a partner in Hong Kong as it continues to build its Greater China presence, the firm said Monday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lacks the resources for a China-style pandemic response, the city’s leader says.
Hong Kong is very different from many mainland cities and therefore we cannot have any comparison,” Mrs. Lam told reporters at a news conference. ( read original story ...)