Criticism and condemnation has rained down on the government from former officials, business moguls and lawyers. ( read original story ...)
How Covid helped China tighten its hold on Hong Kong
Doctors from the mainland are treating patients and Chinese workers are building hospitals as Beijing’s presence is felt like never before ... ( read original story ...)
China’s COVID-19 spike preceded by surge in cases from Hong Kong
Health officials in Shenzhen and Shanghai have pointed to lax oversight in quarantine facilities for arrivals as a potential cause for the virus’s spread. ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong’s Covid-19 quarantine camps could be repurposed after the pandemic – World War II history offers examples
China recently constructed Covid-19 quarantine camps in Hong Kong and these buildings could be put to new uses after the pandemic, as happened to the city’s prisoner-of-war camps. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: pro-Beijing politicians set to grill Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam over strategy for exiting crisis
Aim of the 90-minute private meeting, organised by lawmaker Chan Yung, is to question Carrie Lam on her pandemic policies, according to invitation. ( read original story ...)
China Covid Spike Preceded by Surge in Cases From Hong Kong
China’s worst Covid-19 outbreak since Wuhan was preceded by an influx of imported cases from Hong Kong, showing the risk the city’s virus crisis poses to the mainland. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Tycoons Spend Billions on Chinese Property Bargains
Hong Kong’s property tycoons are swooping in on a rare opportunity to cherry-pick prime land and projects in mainland China as their counterparts there battle a credit crisis. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong police arrest 1, fine 16 for breaking social-distancing rules at restaurant birthday party
Fixed penalty tickets of HK$5,000 handed out to each attendee for violating two-person public gathering limit. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Hong Kong halves flight suspensions triggered by cases
Hong Kong announced Sunday it will halve the period for which it suspends international flights that bring in passengers infected with Covid-19, as the aviation industry increasingly voices alarm over ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to halve COVID flight-ban penalty to 7 days
Hong Kong said on Sunday it is shortening the ban on airlines that are found to have carried three or more passengers who test positive for COVID-19 upon arrival, as the number of local cases ... ( read original story ...)
Too confusing, too much trouble: Hong Kong restaurants despair over checking vaccine status of recovered Covid-19 patients
Hong Kong restaurants are tired of the confusion over checking the vaccination status of customers trying to enter their premises, especially those who have recovered from Covid-19. With numerous ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong halves flight suspensions triggered by COVID-19 cases
Hong Kong announced on Sunday (Mar 27) it will halve the period for which it suspends international flights that bring in passengers infected with COVID-19, as the aviation industry increasingly ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong says to halve flight suspension rule to seven days
Hong Kong said on Sunday it is shortening the ban on airlines that are found to have carried three or more passengers who test positive for COVID-19 upon arrival, as the number of local cases ... ( read original story ...)
Face Off: Is Hong Kong facing a brain drain as people emigrate elsewhere?
Two readers discuss whether Hong Kong risks losing too many of its skilled workers, or if its educational and economic opportunities are enough to beckon new talent. ( read original story ...)