Cathay Pacific’s chair has hit back after Hong Kong’s leader blamed the airline for the territory’s first Omicron outbreak, even as her government battled a scandal over a karaoke party attended by ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government denounces ‘biased reporting’ by the Economist
The Hong Kong government has criticised the Economist magazine over an article about the city's recent Legislative Council election, saying it is "appalled by the biased reporting" and "baseless ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong warns COVID-19 curbs on air cargo to hit goods supply
Hong Kong will soon feel the negative effects of tougher COVID-19 quarantine curbs on air crew, with cargo traffic and the supply of goods into the city set to drop, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to create more national security crimes
Hong Kong will create a host of new national security crimes, the city's leader said Wednesday, as she presided over the first session of a new "patriots only" legislature scrubbed of political ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong had a year to vaccinate its elderly. As omicron spreads, low uptake has left them vulnerable.
Relatively few of Hong Kong's older residents have been fully inoculated, leaving them highly vulnerable as the city battles an outbreak of the new variant. ( read original story ...)
Goldberg: Democracy is dying in Hong Kong. But why should the rest of us care?
Can democracy be snuffed out? You bet it can. Just look at what’s happening in Hong Kong. My last visit there was at the end of 2019, right before the pandemic, during what seems in retrospect to have ... ( read original story ...)
Jump in Shenzhen Covid-19 cases puts Hong Kong border hopes on hold
Long-awaited reopening to mainland hinges on getting latest outbreak under control but updated numbers show a doubling within 24 hours. ( read original story ...)
Cathay Pacific to comply with Hong Kong probes into COVID-19 outbreak
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will comply with two government investigations after two crew members who broke self-isolation rules sparked a COVID-19 outbreak in the city, Chairman Patrick ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Parents Decry School Shutdown as the City Battles a Covid Surge
Angry parents in Hong Kong are criticizing a government order to close schools again, leaving more than 500,000 kindergarten and primary students locked out of classrooms as the financial hub races to ... ( read original story ...)
Colonial-era laws are being used to shut down journalism in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has never been a democracy, but it was home to a vibrant media scene and enjoyed the free flow of information. No more. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Strict Quarantine System Pushed to Limits by Omicron Cluster
With 42 community infections detected in the past two weeks, government quarantine centers are running out of space and some experts are questioning if the policy of zero-Covid-19 infections is ... ( read original story ...)
‘We fought the good fight’: journalists in Hong Kong reel from assault on media
Newsrooms closures and exodus from territory are result of ‘draconian’ national security law introduced in 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
‘Colonial wine from new, authoritarian bottles’: Hong Kong re-tools sedition law
The Hong Kong government is expanding its use of a long-dormant sedition law in what some lawyers and democracy advocates say is intensifying a squeeze on press freedom. Evidence of the renewed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong had a year to vaccinate its elderly. As omicron spreads, low takeup has left them vulnerable.
Few of the city's older residents have been fully inoculated, leaving them highly vulnerable as the city battles an outbreak of the new variant. ( read original story ...)