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Hong Kong reported 7,596 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, as daily infections continued a steadily decline and the government prepared to ease some of the city's stringent COVID-19 measures ... ( read original story ...)

Charity executive Dr Lucy Lord estimates about 1,000 to 2,000 children with Covid-19 have been separated from parents at hospitals over the past five to six weeks. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s deadliest coronavirus outbreak has cost about 6,000 lives this year – and the city is now running out of coffins. Authorities have scrambled to order more, with the government saying 1,200 ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong intends to ease a travel ban on flights from nine countries, including the U.S. and U.K. and Australia from April 1. ( read original story ...)

The staff members, recruited from the local Indonesian, Filipino and Pakistani communities, help patients who are not comfortable communicating in English or Cantonese. ( read original story ...)

Lawmakers press the government, the resort’s controlling shareholder, to lower its exposure to protracted losses. ( read original story ...)

Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said on Monday that the positive COVID-19 cases found from mandatory tests in Hong Kong has shown a downward trend. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s stringent Covid restrictions turned the city into a dead end for the legions of finance workers decamping for other destinations. Those who choose to stay are being presented with the sort ... ( read original story ...)

Carrie Lam says in virtual meeting with pro-Beijing politicians that Hong Kong is caught ‘in a dilemma’ between meeting zero-Covid expectations and business interests. ( read original story ...)

Police say four victims, aged between 21 and 37, were detained last Wednesday in Mong Kok hotel after being lured by syndicate through social media and cold calls. ( read original story ...)

HSBC Holdings Plc will allow 30% of Hong Kong employees to work in the office from Friday, as banks in the city begin to ease Covid measures amid declining virus cases. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong reported 7,685 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, down slightly from the previous day, as infections in the global financial hub gradually stabilise and the government eases some coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

Criticism and condemnation has rained down on the government from former officials, business moguls and lawyers. ( read original story ...)

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 ...)