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UK-based Hong Kong Watch says outage could be part of wider Beijing crackdown Last modified on Tue 15 Feb 2022 08.04 EST The website of a UK-based advocacy group appears to have become inaccessible ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday ruled out a citywide lockdown to fight COVID-19, but a surge of infections meant she could not "preclude" the possibility of ... ( read original story ...)

Lam, who has not confirmed whether she will seek another five-year term as head of the Chinese ruled city, said her government's response to the outbreak had not been satisfactory with hospitals and ... ( read original story ...)

Fears that city struggling with 2,000 coronavirus cases a day could see daily figures reach 30,000 Last modified on Tue 15 Feb 2022 01.41 EST Hong Kong has turned newly built public housing and 10,000 ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader on Tuesday said a surge of coronavirus cases is overwhelming the city’s emergency resources, but defended strict measures that have been imposed. Chief Executive ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The website of U.K.-based human rights group Hong Kong Watch could not be accessed through some networks in the Chinese-ruled city, stoking concerns of internet ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday there were no plans for a citywide lockdown in the global financial hub but "surrendering to the virus" was not an option as ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the speed and spread of COVID-19 in the global financial hub has overwhelmed hospitals with the government's response "not ... ( read original story ...)

French spirits maker Pernod Ricard has asked top executives from its Hong Kong office to relocate temporarily outside the city as Beijing prepares to play a greater role in the Asian financial hub’s ... ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday invoked emergency powers to remove the truckers and other demonstrators who have clogged streets in the Canadian capital of Ottawa and blocked border crossings ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong will begin vaccinating children as young as 3 years old to combat a record surge of infections, authorities said Monday. The decision came days after the death of a 4-year old who tested ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s daily virus cases topped 2,000 for the first time, with health officials warning of a “crisis” as a growing number of positive cases threatened to overwhelm hospitals and ... ( read original story ...)

Daily coronavirus cases in Hong Kong have increased by about 20 times over the past two weeks, overwhelming the city's hospitals and forcing its government to change its response strategy, Reuters ... ( read original story ...)

Carrie Lam says her government will work with Chinese officials to combat ‘worrying’ situation as cases soar First published on Sun 13 Feb 2022 21.27 EST Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, has said an ... ( read original story ...)