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U.S. businesses say lobbying Hong Kong’s government about reopening its borders with the rest of the world has been fruitless, a sign of frustration with the city’s “Covid Zero” strategy that could ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s real estate stocks rallied on Thursday, boosting the wealth of its property tycoons, as the city’s government pledged to ease its chronic housing shortage with a new metropolis. The ... ( read original story ...)

City’s leader announces initiative as thousands still await trial, and also reveals project for new metropolis ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong authorities on Thursday said they have made their largest bust of a smuggling case, seizing goods including endangered species worth an estimated $26.9 million. The government said the ... ( read original story ...)

Stocks around the world have seen a choppy start to the final quarter of 2021 as concerns linger around issues such as rising bond yields and Evergrande Group. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s latest ambitious policies to increase land supply are unlikely to make a dent in the city’s home prices for now. ( read original story ...)

Real estate is overheating while residents get gouged at the grocery store. Leader Carrie Lam wants to increase housing supply but has propped up home prices and left elite monopolies alone. So far ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has made progress in safeguarding national security but the to-do list on this front remains “substantial”, the city leader has said, stressing the need to pass local legislation on the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is at a new start for development under a national security law imposed last year, leader Carrie Lam said on Wednesday as she unveiled plans for tackling a long-standing housing shortage in ... ( read original story ...)

According to Hong Kong's top leader, who was appointed by Beijing, the city has entered a "favorable era" for Hong Kong to plan for its future. ( read original story ...)

Land-starved Hong Kong plans to build more affordable housing in response to public demands that have fueled social unrest. Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced a major development project Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s leader outlined plans for a massive urban development on the border with China that appeared designed both to ease the world’s most expensive housing market and prove her own loyalty to ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s latest ambitious policies to increase land supply are unlikely to make a dent in the city’s home prices for now. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam has given a boost to the city’s consultation on U.S.-style special-purpose acquisition companies. She flagged the plans for them in her annual policy address on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)