Hong Kong announced Monday that it would lift flight bans and shorten quarantine requirements after two years of tough Covid restrictions that have hurt the city's economy and standing among global ... ( read original story ...)
Losing Streak May Continue For Hong Kong Stock Market
Hong Kong & China Gas jumped 1.57 percent, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China slumped 0.86 percent, JD.com stumbled 1.97 percent, Li Ning soared 2.56 percent, Longfor tumbled 3.35 percent, ... ( read original story ...)
A game changer? Hong Kong leader performs ‘difficult balancing act’ on easing strict Covid-19 measures
Lifting of flight ban partly result of rare plea from more than half of Carrie Lam's de facto cabinet in an attempt to retain city's status as international finance hub, sources say Observers say they ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to ease some Covid restrictions, lift flight ban from April
There may be the tiniest flicker of light at the end of a very dark Covid-19 tunnel in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong government has confirmed that from next month, it will ease some restrictions and lift a ... ( read original story ...)
Italian yachtmaker Ferretti launches US$302 million Hong Kong IPO as city weathers fundraising drought
Ferretti, the first Italy-based business to list its shares in the city for 12 years, will start its public offering on Tuesday Controlled by state-owned Weichai Group, Ferretti has secured five ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong expats drive unprecedented demand for Singapore school places
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Hong Kong news every morning. Expatriates fleeing Hong Kong’s draconian pandemic restrictions are struggling to secure places for their ... ( read original story ...)
38 arrested in Hong Kong for trying to swindle pandemic benefits
Hong Kong police have arrested 38 people for allegedly attempting to defraud over HK$285 million (SG$49.4 million) from a government loan scheme that supports small and medium enterprises affected by ... ( read original story ...)
High Death Rate in Hong Kong Shows Importance of Vaccinating the Elderly
Covid has surged in a number of Asian countries that had once held the virus at bay. Vaccination levels have largely determined how deadly those waves would be. ( read original story ...)
Lessons from Hong Kong
As the U.S. braces for a potential new wave and China battles its biggest outbreak in two years, scientists are looking to Hong Kong for clues about the future of the pandemic. On ... ( read original story ...)
State Street’s SSGA set to lose $14 bln Hong Kong ETF mandate -sources
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has decided to replace State Street Corp STT.N unit State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) as manag ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong will lift flight ban for 9 countries, including Canada
Hong Kong's leader says the city will lift flight bans on nine countries including Canada and the U.S. as of April 1 and reduce quarantine time for travellers arriving in the city as coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong relaxes pandemic flight curbs amid ‘fading’ tolerance for strict COVID policies
Hong Kong has announced significant changes to its strict COVID-19 border measures, which have been among the most stringent in the world. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Suspends Citywide COVID Testing Plans as Cases Begin to Decline
"The experts are of the opinion that it's not appropriate for us to devote finite resources to the universal mass testing," said Hong Kong's chief executive. ( read original story ...)
Ferretti launches Hong Kong IPO to raise up to US$301 million: Term sheet
SYDNEY: Italian luxury yacht maker Ferretti S.p.A launched a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) on Monday (Mar 21) to raise up to US$301 million, a term sheet seen by Reuters showed, despite ... ( read original story ...)