(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong is working on plans to test its 7.5 million residents and get its Covid Zero strategy on track, despite spiraling cases, business closures and a backlash against its policy ... ( read original story ...)
Loan House; China, Hong Kong and India Loan House: Standard Chartered
The bank was the only underwriter among the 12 leads on the deal, which also stood out for the participation of Bayfront Infrastructure Management and Hong Kong Mortgage Corp – the first time the two ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares close lower, Meituan falls on China measures
SHANGHAI — Hong Kong shares ended lower on Friday dragged by tech shares ... while other developments on the mainland helped prop up property firms. ** At the close of trade, the Hang Seng index was ... ( read original story ...)
FWD moves closer to HK IPO
is planning to file a listing application to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong as early as the end of February for an US$1bn–$2bn IPO, said people with knowledge of the matter. The listing is expected ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong foreign domestic workers ‘abandoned’ in virus crisis
Hong Kong's foreign domestic workers are being "abandoned" in the current coronavirus wave sweeping the city, with some forced to sleep rough or being denied treatment after testing positive, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s health-care system is under ‘enormous stress,’ says medical expert
Hong Kong is into its fifth wave, driven by the more transmissible omicron strain. Cases have spiked sharply, from just over 100 cases at the start of February, to a record of 6,166 cases by Thursday. ( read original story ...)
‘No light at the end’: How Hong Kong’s Covid response went so wrong
A policy of admitting every positive case to hospital means thousands are being added to an already huge backlog every day Last modified on Fri 18 Feb 2022 01.57 EST The beds pile up outside Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong parents rush to vaccinate children as COVID surges
HONG KONG, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Hong Kong parents rushed children as young as 3 years old to vaccination centres this week as the government lowered the age limit for the shots and the deaths of two ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader considering city-wide COVID-19 testing
"Already, Hong Kong has already worked hard to increase its testing ability. At the end of the month we should get to around 300,000 (daily test capacity)," said Lam on Thursday. Some media reports, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Developers Convert Some Hotels to Isolation Centers
Hong Kong’s top property developers will convert some hotels to isolation centers as they join efforts to contain the city’s biggest Covid-19 outbreak. ( read original story ...)
BOC makes a quick return for $1bn deal
Bank of China via its Hong Kong branch made a quick return to the international bond market on Thursday to raise $1bn from a dual-tranche deal even as market conditions remained weak. The lender, ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Shuts Floors at Main Building in Hong Kong and Bank Branches
HSBC Holding Plc shut four floors of its main office in Hong Kong and some branches on Friday after several staff tested positive for Covid. HSBC is closing the BL1, L3, L5 and L6 floors at it main ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Working-Class District Reels as COVID Runs Rampant
Hong Kong Working-Class District Reels as COVID Runs Rampant By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lam Foon, 98, sits propped up and swaddled in soggy woollen blankets in a hospital bed just outside ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to report at least 3,600 new COVID cases on Friday- TVB
HONG KONG, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Hong Kong health authorities are expected to confirm at least 3,600 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, with another 7,600 showing up positive in preliminary tests, broadcaster ... ( read original story ...)