When Hong Kong's national security police knocked on his door before dawn last month, journalist Ronson Chan was unsurprised but still found himself shaking. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Quarantine Chaos; South Korea Eases Rule: Virus Update
Hong Kong, one of Asia’s wealthiest cities, is struggling to house, feed and process some 3,000 people it has forcibly isolated as tales of chaos poured out of a makeshift quarantine camp, including ... ( read original story ...)
Chaos at Hong Kong Quarantine Camp Leaves Some Detainees Trapped
These are among the tales of chaos pouring out of a makeshift quarantine camp in Hong Kong, as one of Asia’s wealthiest cities struggles to house, feed and process some 3,000 people it has forcibly ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron: Hong Kong officials bolster Covid-19 screening operations in high-risk district swamped by demand for tests
Scramble follows series of compulsory testing orders relating to infections linked to Omicron-carrying Cathay aircrew member. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s own ‘partygate’ exposes territory tensions
When Hong Kong’s new “patriots only” legislature convened for its inaugural session on Wednesday, many of the chamber’s 90 seats were embarrassingly vacant. Twenty lawmakers could only log in from ... ( read original story ...)
First person convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law drops appeal
The first person convicted under Hong Kong's national security law and jailed for nine years last July has dropped his decision to appeal, his lawyer said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
China’s R&F Properties Hong Kong arm put in ‘selective’ default by S&P
Chinese developer Guangzhou R&F Properties, which has a number of super-sized projects in global cities such as London, saw its Hong Kong offshoot declared in "selective default" on Thursday after it ... ( read original story ...)
Shares of cruise ship operator Genting Hong Kong slide more than 50%
Shares in Genting Hong Kong lost more than half of their value on Thursday after the company, which owns a cruise ship builder in Germany, issued a dire financial warning. Genting Hong Kong is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist on bail re-arrested for remarks ‘endangering national security’
A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist was re-arrested on suspicion of making remarks endangering national security after being released on bail last year in a case in which he faces charges of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong May Hack BioNTech Shot For Kids Amid Supply Shortages
Hong Kong’s vaccine advisory panel recommended giving a partial dose of BioNTech SE’s adult Covid shot to younger children, resorting to an “off-label use” amid supply shortages for a pediatric ... ( read original story ...)
Postcard from Hong Kong: ‘The Zero Covid strategy has brought the city to its knees’
A mesmerising mosaic of velvety mountains, meandering harbour, sky-piercing architecture, antique trams, colourful sea temples, lively street markets, neon sign ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says new national security laws on the way
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced plans to introduce new security laws for the city during her address opening the first legislative session since a "patriots only" election purged opposition from ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘patriots only’ legislature convenes first session
Hong Kong’s legislature convened Wednesday for the first time since elections last month that were held under new legislation ensuring that only “patriots w ... ( read original story ...)
How a birthday party exposed Hong Kong officials to the harsh reality of zero-Covid
He's an unlikely critic of the Hong Kong government -- but after being hauled off to mandatory quarantine at the weekend, pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho did not hold back. ( read original story ...)