Hong Kong has relaxed pandemic restrictions, with Disneyland and museums reopening and night-time restaurant dining resuming as the city’s worst Covid-19 outbreak appears to be fading. Enthusiastic ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: government set to scale back on flight suspension threshold, easing restrictions crippling air travel into city
Hong Kong government considers risks 'still manageable' and an announcement can be expected 'very soon' It would further ease flight restrictions, after a blanket ban on nine countries was lifted at ... ( read original story ...)
Expat Bankers Fleeing Hong Kong See No Easy Escape to Singapore
Singapore should be the obvious winner from the gradual demise of Hong Kong as Asia’s top finance hub. It’s not quite working out that way so far. Stricter visa requirements, hiring restrictions and ... ( read original story ...)
FirstFT: Goldman flagged Morgan Stanley block trades to Hong Kong regulator
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A nightmare with its roots in Hong Kong
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Hong Kong news every morning. At one o’clock in the morning in Istanbul, I began to doubt that I would make it back to Hong Kong. I had ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and China denounce foreign interference after YouTube blocks leadership candidate’s channel
Governments in Hong Kong and China on Thursday denounced YouTube's blocking of a campaign account for Hong Kong's sole leadership candidate John Lee because of U.S. sanctions against him, accusing the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong actress apologizes for ‘brownface’ TV role
Franchesca Wong darkened her skin to portray a migrant worker from the Philippines, prompting debate about onscreen representation of the Chinese territory’s ethnic minorities. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reopens venues, extends dining hours as COVID cases fall
Hong Kong reopened gyms, beauty parlours, theme parks, and cinemas for the first time in more than four months on Thursday, as authorities relax some of the world's most stringent COVID restrictions ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong authorities continue to punish dissenting voices
The recent arrest in Hong Kong of a journalism professor on charges of conspiring to publish seditious material has troubled academics and journalists alike a ... ( read original story ...)
Wish list for Hong Kong’s next leader: housing, attracting talent, border reopening
Among the many tasks facing the chief executive hopeful, providing adequate housing, developing Hong Kong's status as a tech hub, and pushing for the gradual reopening of the mainland border ought to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong overcomes epidemic with confidence
Hong Kong celebrates the 25th anniversary of its return to the motherland. We will ride out the storm and are set to embrace the next 25 years and beyond. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Begins Slow Reopening With Finance Hub Status at Stake
At Caprice, a three-starred Michelin restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong, head chef Guillaume Galliot is getting ready to receive his first dinner guests in 15 weeks.Most Read from ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian actress apologizes for darkening skin to play domestic worker in Hong Kong drama series
Critics have said that the show's use of dark make-up and a hiring non-Filipina performer are disrespectful to Hong Kong’s migrant worker population. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Boosts Purse Money By Record 11.5 Percent
Hong Kong racing will offer record total prize money and incentives of HK$1.62 billion (US$210 million) across the 2022/23 season ... ( read original story ...)