Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam rejected a Bar Association nominee to a discreet panel that selects the city's judges, according to a statement on Friday from the barristers' body, appointing instead the ... ( read original story ...)
1st phase of mainland-aided COVID-19 medical facilities completed in Hong Kong
The community isolation facility (CIF) in Hong Kong's Yuen Long, constructed with the support from the mainland, was handed over to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Lam Says ‘Forces’ Prevented Elderly Vaccination
Hong Kong’s leader has deflected blame for the city’s failure to get the elderly vaccinated against Covid. “There are a lot of forces at work to prevent the government from doing what should be done,” ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: BA.2 more severe for children, Hong Kong study finds, though serious outcomes uncommon
A new study on the severity of the BA.2 strain of the coronavirus in children in Hong Kong found that it was more serious for children compared with other variants or compared with parainfluenza or ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong industrial rents to increase by up to 5% this year
Strong domestic demand is expected to support this forecast. External trade further recovered in 4Q21 despite supply bottlenecks in many places around the world. According to JLL, aggregate trade ... ( read original story ...)
BA.2 more severe for children, Hong Kong study finds, though serious outcomes uncommon
A new study on the severity of the BA.2 strain of the coronavirus in children in Hong Kong found that it was more serious for children compared with other variants or compared with parainfluenza or ... ( read original story ...)
Nearly half of foreign businesses in Hong Kong are planning to relocate
Foreign businesses have for decades reaped the benefits of setting up shop in Hong Kong, a historically stable, expat-friendly finance hub at the doorstep of mainland China.But lately, as Beijing has ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong athletics hoping to hold four events in May, as city begins gradual easing of social distancing rules
It’s been more than six months since Hong Kong hosted an athletics meet, but with venues to reopen in late April, a number of flagship events look set to return. ( read original story ...)
US lawyer says he’s been deported after release from Hong Kong prison
A U.S. lawyer who was convicted by a Hong Kong court after getting into a scuffle with a police officer was deported on Wednesday following his release from a Hong Kong prison.Samuel Bickett announced ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Lift Flight Ban on 9 Countries from April 1: What Are the Details?
Air travel from Australia, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, Philippines, UK, US, and Nepal to Hong Kong will be allowed from April 1 - subject to certain conditions. We list the details here. ( read original story ...)
Nearly 50% of Foreign Firms in Hong Kong Plan to Relocate Staff
Nearly half of the European companies in Hong Kong plan to fully or partially relocate operations and staff out of the city, a new survey suggests, in the latest sign that the world’s toughest ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports 12,240 new COVID-19 cases, 205 new deaths
China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) reported under 13,000 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. The city has been seeing a downward trend in cases in recent days after record numbers at the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong to step up use of traditional Chinese medicine in pandemic fight, more practitioners en route from mainland
City leader Carrie Lam says she has requested Beijing send a team of Chinese medicine experts to offer the city ‘advice on how to prevent infections … and reduce severe cases’ of Covid-19. ( read original story ...)
U.S. lawyer says Hong Kong has deported him after police assault case
Samuel Bickett, who was convicted of assaulting a plainclothes officer, says he was immediately deported from the Chinese territory after his release from prison. ( read original story ...)