Hong Kong will ease some social distancing measures later this month, allowing people to dine in at restaurants in the evening and lifting restrictions on private gatherings, as the number of COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong confirms it will ease COVID restrictions from April 21
Hong Kong confirmed on Thursday it will ease some of the world's most stringent COVID-19 restrictions, allowing beauty parlours, cinemas and gyms to reopen from April 21 as infections in the global ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong questions costs of COVID rules on mental health, livelihoods
To fight COVID, Hong Kong shut schools and businesses, nearly sealed its borders for two years, banned more than two people from gathering and quarantined whole buildings. Still the draconian ... ( read original story ...)
CLSA proposes moving flagship investor forum from Hong Kong to Singapore
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest CLSA Ltd news every morning. CLSA, an institutional broker and investment group, has proposed moving its flagship investors’ forum from ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong suspends import of poultry meat and products from certain areas in Korea, UK, U.S. and Canada
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced that it has suspended import of poultry meat and products from areas in Korea, the United Kingdom, the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: 4.2 per cent rise in food prices at Hong Kong supermarkets amid fifth wave surge and panic buying
Prices in supermarkets rose 4.2 per cent from January to March, coinciding with a rash of panic buying fuelled by fears of a lockdown as Hong Kong’s fifth wave of coronavirus infections gathered steam ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Rules Out Any Plan to Roll Back Home Isolation
Hong Kong doesn’t plan to resume sending everyone who tests positive for Covid-19 and their close contacts to government-run isolation centers even when the city’s outbreak dwindles, Chief Executive ... ( read original story ...)
John Lee secures nominations for Hong Kong leadership race
Hong Kong’s former No. 2 official John Lee said Wednesday he had formally registered his candidacy in the election for the top job after securing 786 nominations to enter the race. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Leadership Candidate Says One-horse Race ‘Not Easy’
Hong Kong's former security chief said it was "not easy" to run as the only candidate to become the city's next leader, as he announced on Wednesday that he had secured enough nominations to enter the ... ( read original story ...)
As Hong Kong fights Covid-19, animals must not be easy casualties
Readers discuss the importance of government sensitivity in invoking the power to kill, confusion over Covid-19 death data and the pain of Hong Kong's continuing flight bans Feel strongly about these ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong remains isolated despite lifting region-based air travel ban
Hong Kong has become one of the world’s most isolated cities thanks to its strict travel restrictions under the zero-COVID policy. Despite its attempt to loosen air travel restrictions on April 1, ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland Chinese, Hong Kong buyers splurge on Australian homes, but overall investment trends lower
"Australian property has had consistent appeal for generations, particularly among purchasers from Hong Kong," said Justin Brown, chairman, residential projects, CBRE Australia. "Their reasons range ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing denounces ‘unreasonable’ US remarks over arrest of veteran Hong Kong journalist, demands end to ‘boring political show’
Response from Chinese Foreign Ministry follows social media post by US State Department spokesman calling for release of journalist Allan Au. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong researchers develop device that can detect coronavirus in people and the environment, results ready on the spot in 40 minutes
University researchers in Hong Kong have developed a device that can test for the coronavirus in people and the environment, with results delivered on the spot in just 40 minutes. The team from ... ( read original story ...)