Plans to grant entry to residents – and visitors – from mainland China without isolation period will move forward quickly once outbreak across border stabilises, Carrie Lam saysWhile no new Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong takes silver in mixed pair boccia BC4 event
Hong Kong boccia players on Saturday claimed silver in the mixed pair BC4 event at the Tokyo Paralympics after losing 3-2 to Slovakia. It was a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: Hong Kong boccia bowlers going for gold after beating Portugal
BC4 pair Vivian Lau Wan-yai and Leung Yuk-wing guarantee silver after 4-1 semi-final win over Portuguese duo but it will be bronze at best for Hong Kong’s BC3 pair after South Korea prove too strong. ( read original story ...)
‘I can’t go home’: Afghans in Hong Kong watch and worry as Taliban sweeps into power
Afghans in Hong Kong don’t believe Islamist militia group has moderated its views, expect return of harsh restrictions for girls, women Sitara left Afghanistan for Hong Kong on August 8, just a week ... ( read original story ...)
Disbanding Hong Kong teachers’ union in HK$175 million property deal with local medical group
Professional Teachers’ Union selling space in Good Hope Building in Mong Kok to Bamboos Health Care Holdings that will use it for office space and screenings. ( read original story ...)
Healing power of art on display for all to see, thanks to Hong Kong therapists’ new endeavour
When the directorof a small art exhibition in Hong Kong wanted to buy an unassuming illustration, which showed a woman holding up an umbrella under a sky of abstract black and white shapes, he had no ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s community newspapers scramble to overcome loss of district council support
The North District community newspaper, led by Liu as the editor-in-chief, is among dozens of small local publications that sprang up in the city last year following the 2019 anti-extradition bill ... ( read original story ...)
African swine fever found in wild boar for first time in Hong Kong, sparking concern disease could spread to local pig farms
African swine fever is a highly contagious disease affecting domestic and wild pigs. However, it is not a zoonotic disease and does not infect humans, hence does not cause any ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: Hong Kong’s Daniel Chan Ho-yuen and Chu Man-kai into badminton semi-finals
Daniel Chan Ho-yuen loses thriller against Japan’s Daiki Kajiwara but makes light work of Britain’s Martin Rooke in quarters while Chu Man-kai loses to world No 1 Jack Shephard but moves on to final ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong says patients with COVID-19 Mu variant came from U.S., Colombia
Health authorities in Hong Kong said Friday that they have seen three new cases involving the Mu coronavirus variant -- a strain that experts say could possibly be more infectious and ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: three cases of new Mu variant found in Hong Kong arrivals, authorities reveal
Two of the patients – a 19-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman – had flown in from Colombia and were confirmed as infected in early June. ( read original story ...)
Now TV secures F1 and US Open rights in Hong Kong after Fox Sports Asia closes, but uncertainty remains for fans
Fox to disappear from Hong Kong cable screens on October 1 as uncertainty remains over UFC, Moto GP and other sporting events. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong students to have out-of-this-world conversation with Chinese astronauts orbiting in space station
Extraterrestrial chat with astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo will highlight 80-minute seminar; Hong Kong was chosen for event as a gesture of goodwill, analysts say. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Singapore part ways over borders
Plans to resume travel between the two regional hubs are on hold as Hong Kong sticks to a COVID-19 elimination goal, and Singapore vows to live with the virus. ( read original story ...)