Hong Kong dollar traders are girding for tighter liquidity in the banking system as the city’s de facto central bank drains cash to maintain the currency’s peg to the greenback. ( read original story ...)
CEO of Hong Kong testing company Prenetics looks beyond COVID
Hong Kong biotech start up Prenetics anticipates its covid-related business to be slashed after covid testing made up three quarters of its revenue last year, the company's CEO said on Thursday after ... ( read original story ...)
‘The King of Kowloon’, Hong Kong’s disobedient graffiti artist, gets a revival
Tsang Tsou Choi, who covered the city in rambling tales of resistance to authority, is being feted at Art Basel Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Blindspot Gallery continues to break new ground
When Mimi Chun started a gallery in Hong Kong in 2010, she gave it a name that directly addressed what she was trying to tackle. She had studied photography and film, but found vanishingly few ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong exotic animals trade cries out for action
Huge volume of city deals not only increases extinction threat to rare species, but also risks importing pathogens lethal to local wildlife and potentially dangerous to health Hong Kong values its ... ( read original story ...)
Evergrande’s Hong Kong Buyers Panic as It Halts Risky Lending
Now Mok’s suffering from the fallout of Evergrande’s debt crisis. With the cash-strapped company no longer willing to provide financing, her family can’t find a bank for a mortgage. They might lose ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: unvaccinated students allowed to attend graduation events in policy U-turn by education authorities
Education Bureau revises health guidelines for campuses, says all students, from kindergartens to secondary schools, will be able to attend their graduation ceremonies. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong considers blocking Telegram, according to local paper
Local reports from Hong Kong suggest that the city maybe planning to block access to messaging service Telegram. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Feb-Apr unemployment jumps to 5.4%
Hong Kong's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate jumped to 5.4 per cent in the February-April quarter, the government said on Thursday, the highest since April-June quarter in 2021 as the labour ... ( read original story ...)
Vanishing Hong Kong: ‘I knew I was crossing a line but I didn’t care’
Louisa Lim’s book ‘Indelible City’ is a deeply personal account of Hong Kong’s complicated past and its transformation from a thriving financial hub to a security state. ( read original story ...)
The Latest Arrests of Pro-Democracy Leaders in Hong Kong Lend Urgency to Extending Refugee Status to Persecuted Hong Kongers
More bad news out of Hong Kong: more pro-democracy leaders have been arrested—including, astoundingly, a 90-year-old renowned Catholic cardinal, Joseph Zen. These arrests, coming on the heels of the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus infection can lead to severe bone loss in arms, legs and spine, Hong Kong researchers warn
Researchers reveal virus can induce conditions akin to osteoporosis, leading to weakened bones and higher likelihood of fractures. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong arrests a Catholic priest for siding with democrats
Since the return of Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997 he has been a thorn in the party’s side, criticising its human-rights record and its squeezing of the former British colony’s autonomy. On May ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland Outperforms As Tencent Weighs On Hong Kong
Hong Kong internet stocks were off following Tencent’s modest financial results and outlook yesterday. Shanghai’s lockdown is easing but won’t officially end until the end of the month, weighing on ... ( read original story ...)