The cautious sentiment damped investor optimism for a rally in the last trading week of 2022 to cap a brutal year for financial markets.
Hong Kong Scraps Most COVID Rules, Though Masks Still Mandated
Hong Kong will cancel its stringent COVID-19 rules from Thursday, city leader John Lee said, meaning that arrivals will no longer need to do mandatory PCR tests while the city's vaccine pass would ...
Hong Kong stocks rise as Chief Executive John Lee announces more Covid easing measures
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index led gains in the region as Chief Executive John Lee announced further easing of Covid measures in the city.
Hong Kong’s travel sector struggling with shortage of staff, coaches
Hong Kong's tourism sector has struggled to secure more manpower and coaches ahead of a proposed full reopening of the mainland Chinese border next month and needs government subsidies to recover from ...
Hong Kong-mainland China border ‘to reopen earliest January 10, business and family needs prioritised for those coming into city’
Hong Kong is set to reopen its border with mainland China on January 10 at the earliest with priority for travel to the city given to those with business and family needs, sources have said. A ...
Hong Kong Ends Limit on Group Gatherings, Scraps Vaccine Pass
Hong Kong will end some of its last major Covid rules, scrapping limits on public gatherings and no longer requiring proof of vaccination for entry to some venues, in a sweeping overhaul of policies ...
Hong Kong scraps COVID test for arrivals, vaccine pass
International travellers to Hong Kong will no longer need to do a mandatory PCR COVID-19 test on arrival, city leader John Lee said on Wednesday, as he announced that the city's vaccine pass required ...
Hong Kong November home prices ease to more than 5-year low
Hong Kong private home prices dropped 3.3 per cent in November to the lowest since August 2017, official data showed on Wednesday, as its housing market – one of the most unaffordable in the world ...
Hong Kong to scrap COVID tests for arrivals, vaccine pass -media
International travellers to Hong Kong will no longer need to do a mandatory PCR COVID-19 test on arrival, local broadcaster TVB said on Wednesday citing sources, adding that the city's vaccine pass ...
Hong Kong November home prices ease to more than 5-yr low
Hong Kong private home prices dropped 3.3% in November to the lowest since August 2017, official data showed on Wednesday, as its housing market - one of the most unaffordable in the world - is set to ...
Cash-for-residency scheme: time for Hong Kong to catch Singapore in family office programme, consultants say
Since Hong Kong suspended its investment migration scheme in 2015, Singapore has burnished its role as the Asian hub for family offices. It’s time for the Chinese city to make up for lost ground, says ...
Hong Kong firms gear up for business boom with expected return of mainland Chinese visitors but fears over manpower crunch loom large
Local travel agency owner says mainland firms have already been making inquiries on how equipped the city is to handle tour groups.
Hong Kong police arrest 2 men on suspicion of raping woman in Wan Chai hotel
Hong Kong police have arrested two men on suspicion of raping a woman in Wan Chai on Christmas Day. The force on Tuesday said it received a report in the early hours of Monday from a 27-year-old woman ...
Fintech Firm Backed By Hong Kong Billionaire Richard Li Raises $22 Million In Funding Round Led By PCCW
Despite the downturn in startup financing, Hyphen Group, backed by the likes of Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund and Goldman Sachs, raised a $22 million funding round.