Bookings for coronavirus vaccinations jumped in Hong Kong as the government said it could ease social-distancing rules for inoculated people in a bid to encourage more of the population to sign up for ... ( read original story ...)
Scores of losers from 2019 District Council race set to join Hong Kong’s election committee
Scores of losing candidates in Hong Kong’s 2019 district council elections are set to replace the winners of those polls on a powerful committee which will choose the city’s future leader and some of ... ( read original story ...)
British barrister disputes false allegations against Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, few expatriates know the global financial hub better than British barrister Grenville Cross. A career prosecutor, Cross started working in Hong Kong in 1978 and served as Hong Kong's ... ( read original story ...)
The Conviction of a Hero in Hong Kong | Opinion
But take one place—Hong Kong—and take one event—the conviction of the father of Hong Kong democracy, Martin Lee. For those who value human liberty, this one is worth knowing. One must understand Mr. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Hong Kong to ease curbs on restaurants, air travel for vaccinated people in bid to encourage uptake
Hong Kong on Monday announced a road map for easing Covid restrictions on restaurants and some arriving air travellers, under a plan intended to incentivise more people to get vaccinated as community ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Plans to Relax Some COVID-19 Rules for Fully Vaccinated Residents
Hong Kong Plans to Relax Some COVID-19 Rules for Fully Vaccinated Residents Bars and pubs, which are currently shut, would be allowed to resume operations in phases provided all staff and customers ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Ease Covid Restrictions for Vaccinated People
Hong Kong plans to ease social-distancing rules for people vaccinated against the coronavirus as authorities try to use incentives to boost lackluster takeup in the former British colony. The idea of ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei says HSBC agrees document access in Hong Kong court
Chinese tech giant Huawei on Monday said it had reached an agreement with HSBC in Hong Kong to secure documents that its senior executive Meng Wanzhou hopes will help her fight extradition to the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks risk inertia as doubts impede Tencent, Alibaba price targets after US$310 billion surrender from peak
To be sure, the avalanche of mainland cash appears to have returned to Hong Kong in the first few trading sessions in April, with net inflows of HK$11 billion so far this month, according to exchange ... ( read original story ...)
Local privacy watchdog probes Clubhouse over whether data leak involved Hong Kong users
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has reached out to social media app Clubhouse over whether a reported data leak involving some 1.3 million accounts may have implicated users from the city. In a statement ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC, Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou settle Hong Kong case seeking documents as she fights extradition
Huawei Technologies Co. financial chief Meng Wanzhou had sought documents from the bank as she fights extradition from Canada to face trial in the US. ( read original story ...)
Alibaba shares jump in Hong Kong after record antitrust fine by China
Shares of Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. surged more than 5% Monday in Hong Kong trading, after the e-commerce giant was fined a record $2.8 billion by China’s antitrust regulator. On Saturday, China’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Looks to the Sea for Clean Energy in Land-Starved City
Hong Kong’s CLP Holdings Ltd. is looking offshore to help meet a growing need for renewable energy, as limited land supply in the city poses a challenge to building clean-power capacity. CLP, one of ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: contact-tracing ‘Leave Home Safe’ app records 3.8 million downloads – representing over half of Hong Kong’s population
Information and technology minister Alfred Sit says around 19,000 people have got tested for Covid-19 over past two months upon being alerted by the app. ( read original story ...)