Police order driver to stop after car crosses double white lines in Ngau Chi Wan, but he instead races off towards Sai Kung with officers in pursuit Following string of crashes, pair inside flee on ... ( read original story ...)
Aboard the Star Ferry in Hong Kong
The Star Ferry in Hong Kong has been offering an exhilarating ride for 142 years. Experience a trip with a Times reporter. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong health authorities report few patients receiving Covid-19 oral pills from private family doctors amid recent fall in cases
Number of overall patients prescribed molnupiravir and Paxlovid by private health clinics at single-digit figure, health official says Private practitioner says small prescription figure result of ... ( read original story ...)
Decomposing bodies add to heartache of delayed Covid-19 funerals in Hong Kong
Chan cannot forget her last glimpse of her 78-year-old grandfather who died of Covid-19 at Tuen Mun Hospital on March 13, at the height of Hong Kong’s massive fifth wave of infections.His face was ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: ‘allowing foreigners back into Hong Kong poses little risk of reigniting city’s fifth wave’
Pandemic expert says ‘possibility of a huge rebound’ reduced by local population’s immunity levels, sufficient supply of quarantine facilities. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 mask rule ‘risky’ for intense exercise, says ‘puzzled’ Hong Kong sports medicine chief
No proof playing football will spread Covid-19, and wearing masks for tennis is ‘unbelievable’, says head of sports science body as government keeps mask rule. ( read original story ...)
YouTube terminates campaign channel of sole Hong Kong chief executive candidate John Lee, citing need to comply with US sanctions on ex-official
Online video-sharing platform YouTube has terminated the campaign channel of Hong Kong’s sole chief executive candidate John Lee Ka-chiu, citing the need to comply with US sanctions placed on the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong actress apologises after brownface portrayal of Filipino domestic worker in TV drama sparks outrage
A Hong Kong actress who darkened her skin to play a Filipino domestic worker in a prime-time television drama has broken her silence after a week to apologise. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to reopen for non-residents from May 2022
Hong Kong will reopen to non-residents again, finally ending an entry-ban of two years by the strict government. ( read original story ...)
Asia Minute: Hong Kong is cautiously open for business
While new cases of COVID-19 are rising in certain parts of the world, they are falling in others. And that includes Hong Kong — which this week dropped some of its social distancing rules and other ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Easing Virus Rules, Hong Kong Ending Entry Ban
Officials in Shanghai have promised to ease anti-virus controls on truck drivers that are hampering food supplies, while Hong Kong's government announced the end of a 2-year-old ban on non-residents ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to allow international travellers for first time since 2020
Hong Kong will allow non residents to enter the financial hub from May for the first time in more than two years, a small step in unwinding stringent coronavirus restrictions which have turned the ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese officials slam YouTube for removing account of Hong Kong’s expected next leader
Chinese officials have slammed YouTube for taking down the account of a politician expected to become the next leader of Hong Kong, accusing the video sharing company of interfering in the country's ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong museum removes controversial Tiananmen painting
As Covid-19 restrictions eased Thursday, M+ museum visitors returned to find a controversial painting conspicuously missing from view. ( read original story ...)