Hong Kong announced new COVID-19 policies and restrictions on Tuesday after reporting a record-setting 625 new daily cases the same day. Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam announced that public gatherings ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports first COVID-linked death in five months
An elderly man who returned a positive test for COVID-19 in Hong Kong died on Tuesday, the city's Hospital Authority said, the city's first death potentially linked with the virus in five months as it ... ( read original story ...)
U.S.-Led Coalition Slams ‘Attacks’ on Hong Kong Press Freedom
A U.S.-led group of democracies condemned China for “suppression” of Hong Kong’s press freedoms in a statement that was “firmly rejected” by China, highlighting lingering tensions over human rights. ( read original story ...)
Top Hong Kong Adviser ‘Very Optimistic’ City Will Reopen Within Year
A top adviser to Hong Kong’s leader says he’s “very optimistic” the city will reopen to the world within the next year, as the financial hub races to get its population vaccinated. ( read original story ...)
New Zealand condemns ‘attacks on freedom of press’ in Hong Kong, China hits back
New Zealand has condemned authorities in Hong Kong and mainland China for their "attacks on freedom of the press" resulting in the "near-complete disappearance of local independent media outlets" in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s COVID misery deepens with new social restrictions, vegetable shortage
Hong Kong announced stringent new coronavirus restrictions and record new infections on Tuesday, while a shortage of vegetables added to the misery as truck drivers who tested positive for COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong denies U.S. lawyer’s appeal over assault in ruling critics call win for police impunity
A judge dismissed an appeal by U.S. lawyer Samuel Bickett, who intervened to stop a police officer from hitting a teenager. The case was seen as a litmus test of Hong Kong judicial independence. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court rejects appeal of American lawyer in police assault case
An American lawyer convicted of assaulting a plain-clothes Hong Kong police officer during anti-government protests in 2019 lost his appeal on Tuesday and was taken back to jail to serve the remainder ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. lawyer loses appeal in Hong Kong police assault case
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of Samuel Bickett, an American corporate lawyer found guilty last year of assaulting a plainclothes police officer in late 2019, when the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ‘zero-covid’ policy buckles under the onslaught of omicron — but authorities won’t let it go
HONG KONG — Ann Chan spent the last week of January locked down with her husband and two sons in their tiny 300-square-foot (28-square-meter) apartment. Her public housing complex, Kwai Chung, had ... ( read original story ...)
Covid live news: hundreds block streets outside New Zealand parliament, inspired by Ottawa; Hong Kong faces more restrictions after record cases
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam says the will stick to a ‘dynamic zero’ strategy; Canadian minister says we ‘need to be vigilant about potential foreign interference’ in truckers protest ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong limits private gatherings to fight COVID-19
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader announced on Tuesday the city's toughest social-distancing restrictions yet, including unprecedented limits on private gatherings, as new daily cases surge above ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Further Tightens Its Tough COVID Rules
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will limit public gatherings to two people and close sites such as churches and hair salons, leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday, as the Asian financial hub battles a ... ( read original story ...)
Covid live news: Hong Kong faces more restrictions after record cases; Canada warns US Republicans against protest interference
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam says the will stick to a ‘dynamic zero’ strategy; Canadian minister says we ‘need to be vigilant about potential foreign interference’ in truckers protest ... ( read original story ...)