Hong Kong stocks opened with losses on Monday morning following a sharp sell-off on Wall Street as traders fret over the global economic outlook ... ( read original story ...)
End of the honeymoon? Hong Kong leader John Lee’s Weibo account drew 1.5 million followers, now some are raising a stink over dump site
Phoenix TV quoted Weibo comments after a whole crowd turned up complaining about landfill stench John Lee went on social media to reach out to mainland Chinese, now he has to deal with online storm It ... ( read original story ...)
Interior designer Joyce Wang’s Hong Kong highlights
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Things to do in Hong Kong news every morning. At lunchtime during the week, it’s a treat to get takeout from one of the local places ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residential sales down 23.9% to 3,671 units in July
The overall stamp duty revenue is at a 19-month low. The interest rate hike and weak market sentiment took its toll on Hong Kong residential sales. According to the Land Registry, a total of 3,671 ... ( read original story ...)
Students and schools are being failed by Hong Kong’s shifting Covid-19 goalposts
The government continues to leave students and schools in flux, with changes to the summer break now being followed by stringent new vaccination requirements Putting the pressure to raise vaccination ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong health minister slams report suggesting internal conflict on quarantine, city logs 10,683 cases
Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau does not name news outlet but says report had cost the media its integrity, three days after Bloomberg piece. ( read original story ...)
No price was too high for these pet owners leaving Hong Kong – not even a private jet
With Hong Kong still largely isolated from the rest of the world because of strict Covid policies, some people leaving the Chinese territory are taking extreme measures to move their pets. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong health chief says city officials united in Covid-19 fight
He criticised "foreign media" for saying officials were in disagreement over lifting hotel quarantine for arrivals in November. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Aunt arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of neglect after boy, 5, dies and pregnant mother detained following suicide bid
A 40-year-old woman in Hong Kong has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect over the death of her five-year-old nephew, who was found covered in abrasions and bruises, with his pregnant mother ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong records 10,683 new Covid cases
The number of new Covid-19 cases stayed above the 10,000 again on Sunday as authorities warned that the infection figures were likely to keep increasing. Health authorities reported 10,683 new ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong airport’s digital art is lost on passengers arriving for quarantine, and the departing hordes
Hong Kong airport has a new ‘multimedia experience’ – fake nature scenes. The hordes departing Hong Kong, many for pastures new, get ‘Totems of Joy’. The emotion most feel is sadness, surely? ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is facing its worst-ever expat exodus. Those leaving say the city is becoming no different from mainland China.
Hong Kong-based expats told Insider they were frustrated by the city's response to the Omicron wave. On top of facing daily disruptions and travel restrictions, they also feared a loss of freedoms. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: self-proclaimed paramedic loses appeal against riot conviction over August 31 clash in 2019
A former transport worker who purportedly acted as a volunteer paramedic during violent clashes on a notorious date of the 2019 Hong Kong protests has lost an appeal against his conviction, with an ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong to push on with ‘reverse quarantine’ plan for mainland China travel after city leader gets ‘preliminary’ nod
Kong will push ahead with a proposal that will allow more residents to travel to mainland China after completing a quarantine period locally, after the city’s leader secured a preliminary green light ... ( read original story ...)