Singapore is a popular choice as a bolthole. Hong Kong will hand out HK$5,000 spending vouchers to eligible residents in April, in the first phase of the programme, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said ... ( read original story ...)
Oversold Hang Seng Tipped To Open In The Red
The Hang Seng Index now rests just above the 21,050-point plateau and it's looking at another rough opening on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets suggests further consolidation thanks ... ( read original story ...)
{Block Trade}BOC HONG KONG: 1.47m shares, or HK$39.13m
ET Net News Agency, 8 March 2022] A direct manual trade of 1.47 million shares of BOC HONG KONG (02388) was registered at 9:48a.m. The deal amounted to HK$39.13m, or at HK$26.7 p ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong finance minister halves protection period to 3 months in changes to controversial rent waiving scheme
Financial Secretary Paul Chan tells Legislative Council 'rent enforcement moratorium' will only last three months, with no option to extend Real estate sector representative says proposal risks making ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong restaurant operators think small as they downsize operations to beat Covid-19 slump
Restaurant operators are switching to smaller outlets amid a difficult operating environment, with some of the more resilient ones focusing on takeaway. ( read original story ...)
Why haven’t Hong Kong’s private hospitals stepped up in Covid fight?
Private health sector has come under renewed scrutiny after mainland Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng criticised them for not admitting Covid-19 cases. ( read original story ...)
Daily life in Hong Kong amid pandemic
Citizens wearing face masks walk on a street in Ma On Shan in Hong Kong, south China, March 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Lo Ping Fai) Citizens line up to conduct nucleic acid testing for COVID-19 at a mobile ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: thousands flood new Hong Kong platform for submitting Covid-19 test results; city confirms another 25,150 cases
Thousands of people logged in within minutes to a new platform for Hong Kong Covid-19 patients to submit positive rapid antigen test (RAT) results when it launched on Monday, as the city confirmed 25, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks up marginally in early trade
Shares ticked slightly higher in the opening minutes of trade in Hong Kong on Tuesday following two days of hefty losses, though traders remain on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong battles COVID surge with mass isolation facilities
Hong Kong struggled to contain a worsening COVID-19 outbreak with mass isolation facilities and makeshift morgues on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong drawing up plans to pull private hospitals into Covid-19 fight, with public facilities overwhelmed by fifth wave
Vice-Premier Han Zheng quoted by Hong Kong deputies to the National People’s Congress as saying city must work on weaknesses in its fight against coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 control top priority for Hong Kong: vice premier
The top priority for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) at the moment is to make all-out efforts to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic, Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng said Monday ... ( read original story ...)
CDC: Avoid travel to Hong Kong, New Zealand and Thailand
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved three high-profile destinations to its highest-risk Level 4 category for travel on Monday. ( read original story ...)
CDC warns travelers to avoid New Zealand, Thailand and Hong Kong due to ‘very high’ COVID levels
New Zealand, Thailand and Hong Kong were moved to the CDC’s level 4 risk category Monday due to "very high" COVID-19 levels. ( read original story ...)