The first Covid-19 vaccines Hong Kong would receive might not protect residents from infection but could prevent health complications arising from the disease, health authorities said on Saturday as ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: 69 new Covid-19 cases confirmed, health chief says first vaccines may not prevent infection but can halt complications
Hong Kong confirmed 69 Covid-19 infections on Saturday, the lowest daily figure in nearly three weeks, as the health minister admitted the first batch of vaccines might not fully protect residents ... ( read original story ...)
Wife takes charge of the money, after Hong Kong official on US sanctions list loses bank accounts, credit card
A senior Hong Kong official's entire salary goes straight into his wife's bank account every month. She handles all their household expenses, pays his mobile phone bill and picks up the tab when they ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail as Pompeo tweets support
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted that Lai should be released adding the security law made "a mockery of justice." ... ( read original story ...)
Relatives make plea for info on Hong Kong detainees in China
Relatives of a dozen Hong Kong residents who have been detained in mainland China for more than 3 1/2 months made a plea Saturday to be informed of the timing of any trials ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Media Mogul Appears In Court On National Security Charge
Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai appeared in court Saturday to face a charge under a sweeping new national security law that see him jailed for life. He is accused of colluding with ... ( read original story ...)
US lets major banks off for serving sanctioned officials in Hong Kong crackdown, providing relief for Citi, HSBC and others
The United States government has decided to let some of the world's biggest banks off for doing business with several officials on a US sanctions list over the Chinese government's enactment of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai denied bail as Pompeo tweets support
HONG KONG (AP) — Jimmy Lai, the 73-year-old Hong Kong media tycoon and advocate for democracy, was denied bail Saturday after being charged the previous day under the semi-autonomous ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: about 70 Covid-19 cases expected, health chief says first vaccines may not prevent infection but can halt complications
Hong Kong is facing about 70 Covid-19 infections, according to a source, with the city's health minister earlier saying the first batch of vaccines may not shield residents from infections but could ... ( read original story ...)
National security law: Baggio Leung says threats to personal safety in Hong Kong forced him into political asylum in US
Former Hong Kong lawmaker Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang has said he is seeking political asylum in the United States because of threats to personal safety after "being tailed by unknown agents" for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Media Mogul Faces National Security Charge
Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai appeared in court on Saturday morning to face a charge under the national security law that could put him in jail for life. He is accused of ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. says no banks linked to people sanctioned over Hong Kong crackdown
The U.S. Treasury said on Friday it has not identified any foreign financial institution "that has knowingly conducted a significant transaction" since Oct. 14 with individuals deemed responsible for ... ( read original story ...)
Sharp rise in Hong Kong residents heading across the border to flee from Covid-19 surge
Taking two suitcases with them, Joe Pun, his wife and daughter left Hong Kong for mainland China on Wednesday, walking across the Shenzhen Bay border checkpoint. The 40-year-old Hongkonger says the ... ( read original story ...)
UK government ‘has underestimated takeup for Hong Kong resettlement scheme’
Survey finds more than 600,000 may want to move to Britain, many within two years of January start date ... ( read original story ...)