Piano Land, run by Astro Ocean Cruise, is set to begin operations in the city on July 1, pending local Covid-19 situation, according to sources. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bars, clubs reopen; restaurants allowed to operate until midnight as Covid-19 rules ease
Hong Kong saw another round of Covid-19 rules loosened on Thursday, with bars reopening and restaurants allowed to operate until midnight. © Hong Kong Fr ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong touts ESG credentials with world’s biggest retail green bond
Hong Kong's first green bond for individual investors begins trading here Thursday after a 20 billion Hong Kong dollar ($2.55 billion) offering that the city calls the biggest of its kind anywhere. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong privacy watchdog ‘considers blocking Telegram over doxxing concerns’ but experts pour cold water on ‘futile’ exercise
Privacy Commissioner Ada Chung thinking about invoking regulations for the first time to restrict people's access to the service, source says Proposal stokes fears it will deal a blow to free flow of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong national security police tell founder of digital media outlet Passion Times to remove ‘sensitive’ online posts
Posts involved contain not only sensitive content, but allegedly endanger national security, says source familiar with the case. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘complicit’ in growing exotic pet trade with about 13,400 animals imported into city daily, environmental group warns
Illicit trade includes animal species not scientifically documented and some that are considered extinct in the wild, ADM Capital Foundation report reveals. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Why are Catholics worried over free speech?
Following the arrest of pro-democracy Cardinal Joseph Zen, some Catholic community members in Hong Kong worry the government may now shift the focus of its crackdown to the religious community.The ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong national security police demand online outlet remove ‘sensitive’ content, founder says
Hong Kong national security police have demanded that an online news outlet which had ties with a defunct opposition group to remove “sensitive” content, the platform’s founder has said. In a Facebook ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong on track for 75 per cent of remaining 1 million eligible residents to get third Covid shot; 329 new cases logged
Hong Kong is on track to get most of its eligible residents vaccinated with a third Covid-19 jab by the end of the month, the minister leading the city’s inoculation drive has said. Secretary for the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong triad party raid nets police over HK$1 million in COVID fines
Hong Kong―A raid on a Hong Kong triad leader’s birthday party resulted in police issuing more than HK$1 million ($127,388) ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to scrap departure tax for people who use mega bridge to head directly to airport
Transit passengers who travel by bridge to SkyPier integrated with airport will be exempt from HK$120 departure tax from next year; Incentive, which will eventually cost governmen ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong security chief warns UK on ‘double standards’ over new security bill
Secretary for Security Chris Tang says government will refer to UK’s proposed law, which was introduced to parliament on May 11, when drafting Article 23. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong civil servants likely to get pay rise of 2 to 7 per cent this year under improved economic situation
Hong Kong’s 180,000 public sector employees are likely to receive a pay rise of 2 to 7 per cent under the improved economic situation after salaries were frozen over the past two years amid the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong gov’t restructuring to add 3 new deputies, 2 new bureaux and cost HK$95 million a year
The Hong Kong government is set to see a reorganisation that will add two policy bureaux to the existing 13 and dozens of new roles, a revamp that will come with a HK$95 million annual price tag. ( read original story ...)