Covid-19 may be running rampant through Hong Kong, where fatality rates are among the highest in the developed world, but 80-year-old Ho Yau-lin is in no hurry to get vaccinated. Ho is scared of ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland expert highlights Hong Kong’s priorities in fighting COVID-19 epidemic
A team of mainland health experts led by Liang Wannian, head of the COVID-19 response expert panel under China's National Health Commission, agreed that reducing the mortality in severe cases is the ... ( read original story ...)
GLOBAL NEWS: No lockdown in Hong Kong despite record-high COVID-19 cases; Macron seeks second term as French President
NEWS & VIEWS: COMELEC chief gets CA nod; DOE seeks more oil price discounts; LRT-1 seeks P5 to P7 fare hike lang Pinoy domestic helpers sa Hong Kong, umalma sa mandatory vaccination; Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Congress Demands Answers From CCP-Friendly HSBC Bank
Congress Demands Answers From CCP-Friendly HSBC Bank Philip Lenczycki on March 4, 2022 Following the 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests, former CEO of HSBC ... ( read original story ...)
Dental Care Provider Arrail Hopes Investors Will Smile on Its Hong Kong IPO
Key takeaways Arrail Group has passed a listing hear in Hong Kong after becoming profitable at the operating level in its latest fiscal year Company hopes to take advantage of ... ( read original story ...)
Nearly half of Hong Kong’s delegates barred from China meetings due to Covid-19
Chief Executive Carrie Lam also turned down invite to the opening of the National People's Congress. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong public hospitals hanging by a thread amid surge of fifth-wave Covid cases
Crowds of critically ill patients, low oxygen supplies and poor hygiene conditions are among scenes reported by some public health care staff as Hong Kong struggles with its worst coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong suspends court system as virus crisis deepens
Hong Kong on Friday announced it would suspend court services for a month as the city recorded more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the third consecutive day. ( read original story ...)
China.org.cn: Hong Kong’s fight against COVID-19: a test for “one country, two systems”
A news report from China.org.cn on Hong Kong's COVID-19 pandemic situation: Hong Kong has been taken aback by the 5th onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it's spreading fast. Hong Kong is a metropolis ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong suspends court system as COVID-19 crisis deepens
Hong Kong on Friday (Mar 4) announced it would suspend court services for a month as the city recorded more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the third consecutive day. The finance hub is in the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Retail Slows to 6-Month Low as ‘Immense’ Stress Looms
The current outbreak has already caused substantial damage to the retail sector. A major drug retailer said this week it will close 53 stores across Hong Kong due to the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Families forced to split as Hong Kong COVID-19 cases spiral and rules tighten
Hong Kong saw a net outflow of more than 71,000 people in February Sydney/ Hong Kong: While Hong Kong clings to its “zero-COVID” policy, frustrations in the city are boiling over, workplace morale is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Cases Top 52,000, Elderly Vaccine Drive: Virus Update
Hong Kong reported more than 52,000 confirmed virus cases Friday, as the financial hub grapples with its worst ever outbreak. ( read original story ...)
Leaving Hong Kong until better times return? Singapore, Thailand or Dubai could prove suitable boltholes, or maybe Vietnam, Fiji – even Finland
With flight suspensions to many countries, including Australia, Britain and the US, departees could find suitable boltholes in Thailand, Singapore, Dubai - or even Fiji. ( read original story ...)