The first phase construction of the Penny's Bay Community Isolation Facility (CIF) is completed in Hong Kong, south China, April 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Gang) The Penny's Bay Community Isolation Facility ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s quarantine hotels are creating mountains of plastic waste
Plastic is everywhere for arrivals at Hong Kong's quarantine hotels. Remote controls are wrapped in cellophane, pillows are encased in plastic bags and food comes with plastic cutlery. Strict ... ( read original story ...)
Markets Wait For PBOC, Internet Stocks Play Catch Up
There was a strong storm in NYC last night. The wind howled like a hurricane, waking me up several times. My patchy sleep was similar to Asian markets, which were mixed overnight. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng falls 2.3%, while Tokyo’s Nikkei & Seoul’s Kospi rise to 1%
The Shanghai Composite index lost less than 0.1 percent to 3,194.03, while most other regional markets advanced. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index rose 0.7 percent to 26,985.09 and the Kospi in Seoul added 1 ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 spurs Hong Kong’s rush to dump notes and coins as Faster Payment System tops 10 million registrations in city’s embrace of digital banking
Faster Payment System (FPS) reached 10.1 million registrations in March The pandemic has accelerated digitisation, CEO of virtual bank Livi says Registrations for a digital payments system developed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pupils return to school for first time in 3 months
Hong Kong is not a country, but a region; It's smaller than the area of Greater London. Its official name is Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of Ch ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s former No. 2 Lee seen certain to win leadership race
The Hong Kong government's former No. 2, John Lee, has all but won the city's leadership election slated for May 8 after securing ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: mascots, unicorns and high fives as Hong Kong schools welcome back students after 3-month suspension
Campus reopenings bittersweet for some pupils, who say they feel sad missing out on activities and not catching up with schoolmates who have left city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Authorities ‘Brainwashing’ Convicted Pro-Democracy Activists
Techniques used in what authorities call 'appropriate rehabilitation' of jailed pro-democracy protesters are similar to those used on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, rights advocates say ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: Jobless man jailed 14½ years for biting ear of ex-politician, slashing another victim and assaulting two others
A jobless man has been jailed for 14½ years for biting off a former politician’s outer ear, slashing another person in the stomach and assaulting two others during Hong Kong’s social unrest in 2019. ( read original story ...)
BOC Aviation promotes company veteran
Singapore-based, Hong Kong-listed BOC Aviation has appointed Chan Mui Sin as head of treasury, replacing Peter Davis, who will remain with the company until his retirement on 31 May to ensure a smooth ... ( read original story ...)
Singaporean man, 73, charged for allegedly robbing Hong Kong bank with toy gun
SINGAPORE: A 73-year-old Singaporean man was charged in Hong Kong on Saturday (Apr 16) for allegedly robbing a bank in Kowloon, escaping with HK$14,000 (S$2,400) in cash. According to Hong Kong police ... ( read original story ...)
Zero-COVID policy adds to Hong Kong’s waste problem
STORY: From remote controls wrapped in cellophane, to pillows encased in plastic bags.Right now, new arrivals into Hong kong are met by single-use plastic everywhere they turn.The city is one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s vision of Greater Bay Area is materialising with dual-metropolis concept, infrastructure drive
Despite the uncertainties Covid-19 has brought to Hong Kong, particularly during the recent fifth wave of the pandemic, the city’s long-term future is well supported by the government’s policies. ( read original story ...)