STORY: Hong Kong’s government has announced it will scrap its COVID-19 hotel quarantine policy for all arrivals.More than 2.5 years after it first came into effect, the controversial system will end ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Lowers Buyer Stress Test Requirement for Mortgages
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said it had told banks to lower the interest rate stress testing requirement to 200 basis points from 300 basis points, with immediate effect. Under the new ... ( read original story ...)
Trudeau to name career diplomat Jennifer May as Canada’s first female ambassador to China
Career diplomat Jennifer May has trade experience and a strong perspective on China’s role in the Indo-Pacific region after serving in Hong Kong and Thailand ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong speech therapists get 19 months in jail for publishing anti-government kids’ books
Five Hong Kong speech therapists were sentenced to 19 months in jail Saturday after being found guilty of sedition for publishing three children’s picture books that were deemed anti-government. ( read original story ...)
How a summit for top bank CEOs convinced Hong Kong to end 2 years of mandatory hotel quarantine
Hong Kong is back in business. Hong Kong authorities on Friday announced that they will drop hotel quarantine for arrivals to the city on Monday, Sept. 26. The change ends two and a half years of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong scraps quarantine as business hub opens up to world
Hong Kong will scrap its mandatory hotel quarantine next week, the government said Friday, as the business hub opens up after more than two years of isolation from the rest of the world. Incoming ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Ends Hotel Quarantine But It Remains to Be Seen If Travelers Will Return
The city is one of the last places in the world where quarantine for incoming travelers is still required, and the government has faced intense pressure to open up from the business sector. The move ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Ditches Strict Covid Quarantine For Travelers After More Than Two Years
Hong Kong’s strict pandemic policies, which have been in place for more than two years, triggered an exodus of people and business and threatened the city’s status as a global financial hub. ( read original story ...)
Covid: Hong Kong to end controversial hotel quarantine policy
Hong Kong's government has announced that it will end its controversial policy of mandatory hotel quarantine for all people arriving in the city. Travellers will also no longer have to show a negative ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Will Scrap COVID Hotel Quarantine From Sept. 26
Travellers queue up for shuttle bus to quarantine hotels at the Hong Kong International Airport, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, August 1, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong scrapping quarantine for international arrivals
Hong Kong announced Friday it will end mandatory hotel quarantine, scrapping some of the world's toughest travel restrictions which have battered the economy and kept the finance hub internationally ... ( read original story ...)
Cathay Pacific to increase flight frequencies after Hong Kong eases quarantine restrictions
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd on Friday said it plans to add more than 200 pairs of passenger flights in October to both regional and long-haul destinations. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to end Covid hotel quarantine policy
Hong Kong's government has announced that it will end its controversial policy of mandatory hotel quarantine for all people arriving in the city.Travellers will also no longer have to show a negative ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to end mandatory hotel quarantine for incoming travelers after nearly 2 years in bid to stay competitive
Hong Kong to end mandatory hotel quarantine for incoming travelers after nearly 2 years in bid to stay competitive ... ( read original story ...)