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Hong Kong hit a record 56,000 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, but the city’s leader denied a “wholesale” lockdown was looming. Earlier this week, domestic media reported that such a lockdown was imminent ... ( read original story ...)

After keeping racing going by locking down its key participants, the Jockey Club must now hope those same key participants are somehow exempt from the Hong Kong government’s impending ... ( read original story ...)

It’s chaos While the Asian financial hub is posting successive record-breaking numbers of Covid infections and a death rate that tops the industrialized world, lea ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has ramped up its testing capacity with the help of inflatable mobile laboratories, as the city grapples with tens of thousands of COVID-19 cases daily. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong reported a record daily high of 56,827 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday and 144 deaths, as a worsening outbreak overwhelms healthcare facilities and sees authorities scramble to contain ... ( read original story ...)

When Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced that the Chinese government was bringing its mass-testing strategy to the city, a slogan behind her foreshadowed the move. “Combating the Epidemic with ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's subway operator, bus companies and one of the city's biggest supermarket chains said they were reducing services this week due to a worsening COVID-19 outbreak that has seen daily ... ( read original story ...)

Just 15% of elderly residents in Hong Kong’s care homes are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, about one-sixth the coverage in the U.S., despite evidence from early in the pandemic that such ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong authorities battling an outbreak of the novel coronavirus are urging citizens not to panic after residents stormed grocery stores this week over the expectation of an imminent lockdown.Chief ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s leader on Wednesday said people’s movements may be restricted during mandatory testing this month of the entire population for the coronavirus, as health officials reported a record 55,353 ... ( read original story ...)

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Hong Kong politics news every morning. One of Hong Kong’s most prominent British lawyers has left the city abruptly after being ... ( read original story ...)

While the draconian national security law gutted Hong Kong's opposition, it is the pandemic that is really fusing the self-ruled territory with the mainland. ( read original story ...)

The U.K. launched its new visa scheme for Hong Kongers in January 2021 amid China's growing influence on the former British colony. ( read original story ...)

New Zealand police used riot gear and water cannons to forcibly eject anti-mandate protesters who had occupied the grounds of parliament for weeks. Fires erupted as the demonstrators retreated, with ... ( read original story ...)