The successful launch at Hung Shui Kiu shows how Hong Kong’s residential property bull run has gained momentum in recent months after a brief stumble last year, as the city’s economic recovery and low ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to build 16,000 transitional homes by mid-2023, city’s housing chief says
Secretary for Transport and Housing Frank Chan says about 6,000 flats will be ready by middle of next year, with construction for remaining 10,000 to be completed in mid-2023. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong vaccine experts do not rule out fourth jab for some residents
Professor David Hui says fourth booster shot may be needed for those who had earlier taken Sinovac jab, as antibody levels may be lower. ( read original story ...)
Decision by Hong Kong’s top court is not a free pass for rioters
Branding people "rioters" has been controversial since the early days of Hong Kong's anti-government protests two years ago. One of the five demands of the demonstrators was that officials retract ... ( read original story ...)
Mox, Livi, Hang Seng Bank ranked top in Hong Kong, Asia for their mobile banking apps in new study
Mox Bank, a virtual lender backed by Standard Chartered, has the best mobile banking app in Hong Kong and Asia but lags behind its Western peers, according to a study carried out by a management ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HK sees 7 more COVID-19 cases
The Centre for Health Protection today said it is probing seven additional imported COVID-19 cases, with five involving mutant strains while the viral loads of the remaining two are insufficient for ... ( read original story ...)
More space, lower living costs lure Hong Kong elderly to retire in mainland China, but health care brings them back
Mandy Lau Shuk-yin, senior manager of the international and China division of the Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation, which operates the Yee Hong Heights home, says demand from ... ( read original story ...)
Commissioner’s office of Chinese foreign ministry urges Foreign Correspondents’ Club to stop vilifying rule of law in Hong Kong
The Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday strongly disapproved of and firmly objected to a survey conducted by the ... ( read original story ...)
China Criticizes Press Freedom Survey That Shows Journalists Want to Leave Hong Kong
Eighty-three of 99 participants said the journalism environment has "changed for the worse" after a law was adopted in response to pro-democracy protests. ( read original story ...)
HSBC asks all Hong Kong staff to get vaccinated against coronavirus as city pushes to reopen China border
HSBC staff will need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 by November 30 or face bi-weekly testing as Hong Kong pushes to increase inoculation rates. ( read original story ...)
Covid news live: Hong Kong expects border with China to reopen in February, New Zealand sees record high Covid cases
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she believes the border with mainland China will largely reopen next year as both pursue Covid-zero policies; New Zealand records its highest ever daily number of case ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: New Hong Kong university classes set out dangers of breaking security law
Last month, several thousand Hong Kong university students, some of them under the watch of a CCTV camera, were the first to take compulsory courses on the territory’s national security law. At Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Top Hong Kong court upholds traditional right of male villagers to build on land in north of the city
Applicant Kwok Cheuk-kin, known as king of judicial reviews, had argued the policy was discriminatory on the basis of sex, birth or social origin. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks fall in week on property developer defaults, while losses in HSBC and Alibaba shake investors
Hang Seng declines to near a one-month low on concerns about defaults among Chinese developers while tech stocks and HSBC weaken. An outbreak in mainland Delta cases is clouding China’s economic ... ( read original story ...)