Hong Kong will shut kindergartens and primary schools and start offering COVID-19 vaccines for children from the age of five, the city's leader said on Tuesday, as the financial hub grapples with an ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says city to start vaccinating children over 5 years old
Hong Kong will start offering COVID-19 vaccines for children over five years old, as the city moves to boost its rate of vaccinated residents amid an emerging wave of coronavirus cases, its chief ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to close primary schools in new Covid-19 curbs, plans to vaccinate children
Infections among young children prompted the move, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
ChinaAMC Hong Kong: Two-way connections with China’s financial markets are the real opportunity
Outbound investments by increasingly experienced mainland investors will drive the next phase of growth for Chinese financial institutions outside the mainland market, according to Gan Tian, Chief ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong officials, lawmakers or Cathay Pacific – who’s to blame for birthday party Covid-19 health scare?
Some pro-establishment figures point finger at rule-breaking Cathay crew for latest crisis, others focus their ire at top officials, lawmakers. ( read original story ...)
Omicron pushes Hong Kong’s import supply chain to brink of collapse
With hundreds of flights cancelled, logistics costs may surge by 40% within three weeks. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Omicron pushes Hong Kong’s supply chain to the brink of collapse
Logistics costs may surge by 40 per cent within three weeks. Importers expect the price of fruit to rise by 10 per cent. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices will drop 5 per cent in 2022 as people, capital head for the exit, UBS says
UBS is the second investment bank to forecast a decrease in the world's most expensive property market, after Morgan Stanley An emigration wave and an exit of capital because of tightened mainland ... ( read original story ...)
Face biometrics adopted in Hong Kong, expand in US for cruise border checks
More governments are deploying biometric face analysis and matching solutions to verify individuals' identities disembarking from cruises. ( read original story ...)
Korean International School Hong Kong raises Christmas cheer, HK$14,000 for Operation Santa Claus
With large gatherings impossible due to social distancing, principal Christopher Chadwick had to find smaller ways to inject some holiday cheer. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports 24 new COVID-19 cases
Hong Kong on Monday reported 24 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, taking the total tally of confirmed cases to 12,959, data from the Center for Health Protection showed. The newly reported ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Internet Stocks Post Another Strong Day
Asian equities had a decent start to the week led by the Philippines’ strong day. South Korea was off on tech/growth weakness, and Japan was on holiday. ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi Jinping appoints former Xinjiang official to lead Hong Kong garrison
China’s military says the former head of internal security in the Xinjiang region will lead the People’s Liberation Army’s garrison in Hong Kong, in the latest of a series of moves aimed at bringing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Journalists remain defiant despite crackdown on media
After two independent media outlets shut down in Hong Kong in recent weeks, journalists in the city describe how their once-thriving sector is now witnessing the end of an era.Hong Kong's Citizen News ... ( read original story ...)