Two senior British judges have decided that Hong Kong’s increasingly repressive regime has tipped the balance in favour of their resignation from the territory’s highest court. Lord Robert Reed, UK ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong mall operators target shoppers after government announces distribution of US$638 consumption vouchers
Mall owners come up with promotions to compete for more than 6.2 million shoppers who will receive e-vouchers worth US$638 each from Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Expands Access to Western, Chinese Covid Medicines
Hong Kong will distribute oral Covid-19 drugs to doctors and expand the use of traditional Chinese medicine to treat the disease as a deadly wave of omicron infections continues to recede. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong health authorities report 3,706 new COVID cases
Hong Kong health authorities reported 3,706 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down from 4,475 the previous day, and 111 deaths as infections in the global financial hub continue to drop. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong urges residents to test for covid
Hong Kong authorities on Saturday asked the entire population of more than 7.4 million people to voluntarily test themselves for covid-19 at home for three days in a row this week. ( read original story ...)
Vaccinating Hong Kong’s homeless: NGO teams up with medical volunteers to offer Covid-19 jabs for street sleepers
Many homeless aren’t vaccinated because they lack access to information or medical consultation, while others have simply ‘given up on themselves’. ( read original story ...)
Sick domestic workers left homeless and jobless in Hong Kong after catching Covid-19, highlights a deeper problem
Dozens of domestic workers who tested positive for Covid-19 have been left homeless and many say they've faced other forms of discrimination and abuse Advocates say the recent crisis highlights the ... ( read original story ...)
Former Confederation of Trade Unions leaders brought in for questioning by Hong Kong national security police
Four one-time leaders of what was formerly the city’s biggest opposition-leaning trade union have been taken in for questioning by national security police after the disbanded group was accused of ... ( read original story ...)
Face Off: Should Hong Kong introduce a law to combat fake news?
Two students analyse how legislation to stop misinformation could affect the city’s freedoms and economic development. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-based chef gets first Michelin star for Venezuela
Ricardo Chaneton's symphony of flavours familiar to Latin Americans has earned his Hong Kong restaurant a coveted Michelin star -- the first ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Election for Top Leader Is Wide Open as Race Starts
Hong Kong’s election season officially begins Sunday, and despite a near-two month delay in proceedings due to a Covid crisis, it’s still wildly unclear who actually wants the city’s top job. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong asks entire population to test itself for COVID-19
Hong Kong authorities are asking the entire population of more than 7.4 million people to voluntarily test themselves for COVID-19 at home for three days in a row starting next week. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Urges COVID-19 Testing as Shanghai Struggles Under Lockdown
BEIJING — Hong Kong authorities on Saturday asked the entire population of more than 7.4 million people to voluntarily test themselves for COVID-19 at home for three days in a row starting next week. ( read original story ...)
President Biden asks for more funding and Hong Kong’s death toll strains mortuaries: The week in Covid news.
Although the U.S. government is running low on money for medications, vaccines and testing, Senate Democrats and Republicans neared agreement to cut by more than half President Biden’s request for $22 ... ( read original story ...)