Hong Kong reported more than 5,000 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday (Aug 4) and three new deaths, as daily infections continue to rise. The island, which enforces some of the toughest COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong chief John Lee’s $690,000 salary beats Joe Biden’s pay
The new chief executive of Hong Kong will earn more than most of the world’s senior politicians as he presides over a further crackdown on freedom. Even as the ... ( read original story ...)
Protest Hides in Plain Sight in Hong Kong
Since the UK returned Hong Kong to China 25 years ago this summer, Beijing’s ever-tightening grip has made the city resemble Singapore all the more. In the 1960s, a severe crackdown on political ... ( read original story ...)
Haagen-Dazs cookies and cream, Belgian chocolate ice cream products to be pulled from Hong Kong shelves over pesticide fears
Hong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety says the products, imported from France, may be contaminated with a pesticide, ethylene oxide. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports 5,020 new COVID cases on Thursday
Hong Kong reported more than 5,000 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday and three new deaths, as daily infections continue to rise. The island, which enforces some of the toughest COVID restrictions in ... ( read original story ...)
AMTD Digital: How a small Hong Kong firm’s shares soared
A little-known Hong Kong company has seen its stock market value soar in recent days, for no apparent reason. AMTD Digital made its New York debut last month, priced at $7.80 a share. This week, the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong civil service chief ‘encouraged’ by parents’ response on first day of lowered age threshold for Sinovac vaccine, with 150 bookings in first 30 …
Hong Kong’s civil service minister has said she is “encouraged” by the response from parents, with some 150 bookings made within the first half-hour of the launch of a scheme extending availability of ... ( read original story ...)
New Hong Kong chief among world’s highest-paid politicians
Hong Kong's new leader John Lee received a salary bump that would make him among the world's highest-paid politicians, according to figures provided by his office Wednesday, even as the financial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Education Bureau explains why Hong Kong was ‘not a colony,’ after public left ‘confused’ by such comments
To say that Hong Kong was never a “colony” is not to deny the city’s history under British occupation, the Education Bureau (EDB) has said. Debates surrounding Hong Kong’s colonial past were sparked ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘Captain America’ protester gets lighter sentence after appeal
A Hong Kong activist dubbed "Captain America 2.0" for wielding the superhero's shield during pro-democracy protests in 2019 had his jail sentence reduced to five years on Wednesday after winning an ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protester ‘Captain America 2.0’ wins appeal against national security sentence, jail term reduced to 5 years
A Hong Kong protester jailed for nearly six years for inciting secession by chanting slogans has won his appeal against what he saw as an overly severe punishment under the Beijing-imposed national ... ( read original story ...)
SINOVAC COVID-19 Vaccine Approved for Use in Children Above 6 months of Age in Hong Kong
Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (“SINOVAC” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SVA), a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, announced that based on related clinical trials and studies of vaccination ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police crack down on syndicate swindling government-backed pandemic relief scheme of HK$193 million
Police arrest 18 people in scam involving 35 companies, which applied for loans under scheme aimed at helping small and medium-sized enterprises Some were shell companies, others used falsified ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: former food delivery worker known for Captain America look wins appeal against secession jail term, sentence cut by 9 months
A former food delivery worker in Hong Kong who argued that independence slogans he chanted in a mall two years ago were “empty words” that did not amount to secession has won an appeal against his ... ( read original story ...)