Hong Kong authorities have rowed back on plans to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for foreign domestic workers, after human rights groups slammed the policy as being discriminatory. After a domestic ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: Civil Human Rights Front refuses to cooperate with police investigation into its activities
Group convenor says ‘on principle’ it will not answer questions from police about its finances, operations and legal basis, which lawyers say could heighten ban risk. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: mass Covid-19 testing of domestic helpers in Hong Kong uncovers at least three cases, including one mutated variant
Occupants of more than 200 flats in Block R of Allway Gardens in Tsuen Wan will be evacuated and quarantined as a result of helper’s confirmed case. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong working on ‘fake news’ laws to curb ‘misinformation’
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam has confirmed today that her government is working on “fake news” legislation, to curb “misinformation, The post Hong Kong working on 'fake news' laws to curb ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong retail sales rise 20 per cent in March, but sector’s recovery is losing steam
Official data shows while year-on-year sales for March have risen to HK$27.6 billion they are still far below pre-pandemic levels. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Growth Surge Masks Uneven Recovery, Vaccine Risk
Hong Kong’s economy posted its fastest growth in more than a decade in the first quarter, though the recovery is an uneven one led mainly by exports and held back by weak consumer spending and a slow ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rural leaders, groups cry foul over ‘shockingly’ rushed Legco funding bid by city’s government for new border town
New Territories North project earmarked as one of two long-term sources of land supply for Hong Kong A government plan to build a new town near the border with mainland China was “shockingly” rushed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader flags ‘fake news’ laws as worries over media freedom grow
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the government was working on "fake news" legislation to tackle "misinformation, hatred and lies," as worries grow over media freedoms in the global ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s secondary offerings this year already near 2020 total
Sales of shares in Hong Kong by already-listed companies have enjoyed their best-ever start to a year as issuers tap ample global liquidity and investors' hunger for Chinese assets. The sell-down of ... ( read original story ...)
When Clark Gable came to Hong Kong to film Soldier of Fortune, he found the people to be ‘charming’
The Hollywood star was in the city filming scenes for Soldier of Fortune, which critics found to have a ‘mediocre plot’ but show Hong Kong ‘in some of her loveliest moods’. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Reopens Bars, but Only If You’re Vaccinated. Will That Boost Lackluster Immunization Rates?
Hong Kong's vaccine passport experiment could offer clues for other places that want to expand privileges for people who have gotten COVID-19 shots ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong economy rebounds sharply, posting 7.8 per cent growth in first quarter for 11-year high
Advanced forecast shows a V-shaped rebound in GDP from an all-time low of a 9.1 per cent contraction in the same period last year. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Reopened Bars, but Only If You’re Vaccinated. Will That Boost Lackluster Immunization Rates?
Hong Kong's vaccine passport experiment could offer clues for other places that want to expand privileges for people who have gotten COVID-19 shots ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ends longest recession in decades with 7.8% growth in Q1
It has been battered the last two years by US-China trade war, months of social unrest and pandemic.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)