The current testing requirements applicable to staff of catering premises are extended to staff of scheduled premises, including commercial bathhouse, place of public entertainment, swimming pool, and ... ( read original story ...)
Loan woes: China’s troubled property market hits banks
HONG KONG -- Troubling news continues to flow from China's property market as a series of mainland developers report sharp slowdowns and even reversals from last year's robust first-half profits ... ( read original story ...)
To highlight Hong Kong’s vanishing history and cultural icons, artist’s works are made entirely of erasers
Coloured with newspaper reports she has rubbed out, Sophie Cheung's artworks made of erasers reference Hong Kong's loss of icons like the Jumbo Restaurant She uses newspapers that can reproduce the ... ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong’s most influential architecture and design has changed lives celebrated in HKSAR 25th anniversary exhibition
'25 Years of Design' celebrates the great strides forwards made in Hong Kong architecture and design, such as the airport at Chek Lap Kok and Central Market Curator Winnie Yue says it will also remind ... ( read original story ...)
“Hong Kong dollar selling” not means capital outflow, not to affect financial, monetary stability of Hong Kong: finance chief
HONG KONG, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- "Hong Kong dollar selling" amid U.S. interest rate hikes does not mean capital outflow, and will not affect the financial and monetary stability of Hong Kong, said Paul ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s new Covid rules hard to swallow for patrons, restaurants
Diners in Hong Kong have complained about inconvenience while some restaurants are expecting losses with the government extending mandatory Covid-19 rapid tests to groups of more than eight patrons at ... ( read original story ...)
Practice of selling Hong Kong dollar ‘could re-emerge next month’ if US further raises interest rates: Paul Chan
Finance chief also says selling of local currency amid US interest rate hikes does not mean a capital outflow He warns another rise looms with US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell asserting ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s new Covid-19 rules hard to swallow for patrons and restaurants
Diners in Hong Kong have complained about inconvenience while some restaurants are expecting losses with the government extending mandatory Covid-19 rapid tests to groups of more than eight patrons at ... ( read original story ...)
Schools urge Hong Kong authorities to maintain full-day in-person classes
Secretary for Education Christine Choi earlier said half-day face-to-face lessons would be regarded as minimum in coming academic year. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s daily Covid caseload nears 10,000
Hong Kong on Sunday reported 9,495 new local Covid infections –over a thousand cases more than the previous day. Chuang Shuk-kwan from the Centre ... ( read original story ...)
DPM Heng Swee Keat to meet Hong Kong leaders, take part in 7th Belt and Road Summit
These meetings will reaffirm the strong relations between Singapore and Hong Kong. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Vivo launches Y16 4G smartphone in Hong Kong: Reports
Chinese smartphone make Vivo has debuted its Y16 smartphone in Hong Kong, and the launch in other markets, including India, is expected to take soon, according to media reports. The company has ... ( read original story ...)
‘Wood Is Life’: A Hong Kong Sawmill’s Last Days
Chi Kee Sawmill and Timber, in business since the 1940s, will soon make way for a vast development project. But it is still bringing new life to old wood. ( read original story ...)
Homeless woman in Hong Kong robbed by bicycle duo of HK$16,000 and mobile phone
Two bicycle-riding robbers in Hong Kong are on the run after snatching a waist pouch containing HK$16,000 (US$2,039) and a mobile phone from an elderly street-sleeper in the early hours of Monday ... ( read original story ...)