Hong Kong stocks rose on investor optimism the government will ease restrictions on social distancing after local media reported the number of new virus cases fell to single digits for the first time ... ( read original story ...)
Walk from home: Hong Kong tour company moves online to survive pandemic
A Hong Kong tourism company has moved its walking tours online to reach a travel-starved audience unable to explore new places due to coronavirus restrictions. ( read original story ...)
Green group wants Hong Kong Gun Club to stop littering Shing Mun Reservoir catchment area
The Green Earth, an NGO in Hong Kong, wants the government to revoke the lease of one of the city's gun clubs if it does not start cleaning up after itself. They made this call after the government ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong third wave: government must be sensitive to the average person’s plight
The good news is that the third wave of Covid-19 infections seems to be ebbing. On the whole, Hong Kong has done a spectacular job. And it did so under some very tough conditions: its world-famous ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tower
A general view shows public housing in Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong reveals fear of arrest
Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong told Sunday how he constantly feared arrest following the imposition of a new security law in Hong Kong, in a virtual appearance at British book festival. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong civil service chief defends guidelines calling for firing of city employees charged with protesting during probation period
Hong Kong's civil service chief has defended new guidelines calling for the dismissal of government employees charged with taking part in unlawful protests during their probation period, brushing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Urges Tests; Death Toll Passes 800,000: Virus Update
Covid-19 deaths worldwide passed 800,000 as cases rose to more than 23 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg. ( read original story ...)
S. Korea Mulls Restrictions; Hong Kong Urges Tests: Virus Update
Covid-19 deaths worldwide passed 804,000 as cases rose to more than 23 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg. ( read original story ...)
China Vows Continued Support for Hong Kong as Financial Hub
China’s banking regulator pledged its backing for Hong Kong as a finance hub and reiterated a commitment to opening up the Chinese financial sector amid a deepening standoff with the U.S. China will ... ( read original story ...)
Jack Ma’s Ant Group To Be Listed In Hong Kong And Shanghai, Targets Valuation Of $225 Billion: Report
Jack Ma’s Ant Group Ant Group intends to file for dual listings in Hong Kong and Shanghai targeting a valuation of about $225 billion, a Bloomberg report said. Ant Group is Alibaba Group Holding Ltd – ... ( read original story ...)
Spat at, segregated, policed: Hong Kong’s dark-skinned minorities say they’ve never felt accepted
People with dark skin in the Chinese city have long complained about discrimination in education, employment, and housing -- allegations supported by a number of studies over the years. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is not being ‘steamrolled’ by the national security law
Hong Kong gets steamrolled” incorrectly linked the arrest of Jimmy Lai and others for alleged offenses under the national security law with a completely ... ( read original story ...)
Hit by virus surge, Hong Kong offers free tests to everyone
Hong Kong will offer free coronavirus tests to all of its residents starting Sept. 1 as it grapples with its worst outbreak since the pandemic began ... ( read original story ...)