The Hong Kong dollar struck its weakest level in more than two years on Tuesday, weighed down by abundant liquidity, U.S. rate hike expectations and the Russia-Ukraine war. ( read original story ...)
HKSTP Takes Talent Mission to New Level with T2 – Hong Kong’s First-Ever Innovation Tech x Talent Month
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) presents T2 – the city’s first ever Innovation Tech x Talent month to showcase the fast-growing wealth of I&T opportunities emerging from the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents empty store shelves as lockdown looms
Panic buying in Hong Kong has cleared supermarket shelves and long queues have formed outside banks and pharmacies as residents stocked up in anticipation of a citywide lockdown in the coming weeks. ( read original story ...)
FWD lines up Hong Kong IPO
Pan-Asian life insurance company FWD Group Holdings has filed an IPO application in Hong Kong, just over two months after pulling its US listing. The company is using the same syndicate that worked on ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong side Lee Man follow Kitchee’s lead, head overseas to train for AFC Cup campaign
Manager says they have no choice but to leave city as Covid-19 restrictions mean they cannot gather in Hong KongLee Man were scheduled to host Mongolian side Athletic 220 in a play-off next month but ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Residents Scramble For Supplies Amid Lockdown Reports
Hong Kong residents emptied store shelves in a scramble to prepare for a reported lockdown of the city later this month, when officials will carry out a mandatory testing drive intended to contain a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports 32,597 new COVID cases on Tuesday
Hong Kong health authorities reported 32,597 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday and a record 117 deaths in the past 24 hours, as the global financial hub prepared for mandatory testing and a lockdown. ( read original story ...)
Photos show Hong Kong residents buying out supermarkets amid fears of a COVID lockdown, in scenes reminiscent of the early days of the pandemic
There will likely be a city-wide lockdown when Hong Kong undergoes mass testing of all 7.4 million residents later this month, local reports said. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: New isolation wards constructed amid unprecedented Covid wave
Temporary isolation facility emerges from the ground in Hong Kong as the city faces an unprecedented wave of Covid in the wake of the Omicron variant. ( read original story ...)
Ron Sim’s V3, which owns Osim, files for Hong Kong IPO
Osim listed on SGX in 2000, but delisted in 2016 when Mr Sim, its founder, took the company private. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Lock Down City for Testing, Local Media Say
Hong Kong is planning to enforce a lockdown to ensure a mandatory Covid-19 testing drive planned for this month is effective, Sing Tao Daily and other domestic media reported Tuesday, as the worst ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader urges calm as lockdown fears cause panic buying
Hong Kong’s leader has appealed for calm after residents stripped supermarket shelves bare amid fears of compulsory mass COVID-19 testing and a rumoured city-wide lockdown. Local media reported ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Reported Lockdown; Testing Rules Ease: Virus Update
Hong Kong plans to lock down the city to ensure a mandatory Covid-19 testing drive this month is effective, according to local media. The U.S. raised its travel alert for the financial hub by two ... ( read original story ...)
Lockdown fears spark panic buying in Hong Kong
Hong Kongers stripped supermarket shelves bare Tuesday as panic buying set in following mixed messaging from the government over whether it plans a lockdown this month. ( read original story ...)