One person was killed and seven others injured Saturday in an explosion aboard an oil tanker in waters off Hong Kong, authorities reported. The Hong Kong Maritime Rescue ... ( read original story ...)
Huge oil tanker explodes near Hong Kong as one dead and six injured by deadly blast
The oil tanker was about 300 kilometres east of Hong Kong when the blast occurred. Two helicopters and a fixed-wing aircraft from Home Kong's Flying Service have been dispatched t ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong health minister dismisses concerns over toughened law for pet owners who refuse to give up animals for disease-control purposes
Sophia Chan says aim of amendment is to control disease should evidence exist suggesting animal-to-human transmission has taken place Under revised law, owners who refuse order face fines of up to ... ( read original story ...)
Oil tanker explodes in waters off Hong Kong
An oil tanker on Saturday exploded in waters off Hong Kong, killing one person and injuring six others. The Government Flying Service has been ... ( read original story ...)
1 killed, 6 injured in oil tanker blast off Hong Kong: media
At least one person was killed and six others injured after a blast occurred on an oil tanker about 300 km to the east of Hong Kong, local media reported on Saturday. ■ ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: ‘Hong Kong’s easing of social-distancing curbs may trigger rebound in infections, but impact unlikely to be worrying’
Further opening up will depend on a number of factors, such as the virus reproduction rate, daily caseloads, positive results from lockdown operations, experts add. ( read original story ...)
More jobs, better pay for Hong Kong graduates, but fewer plum management trainee roles on offer this year
We hire more than 100 graduates every year in Hong Kong. In 2022, we plan to hire more to support our business growth and build our talent bench strength … they will join our ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Omicron-specific Sinopharm, Sinovac vaccine candidates cleared for clinical trial in Hong Kong
The two candidates from units of Sinopharm subsidiary China National Biotec Group (CNBG) and one from Sinovac contain inactivated or "killed" coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: infections fall below 800 for first time in 9 weeks, as health minister says widespread rapid testing could be ‘way out’
Decline comes as health minister Sophia Chan says rapid testing could be implemented more widely, cites daily use among school students and care home residents Chan warns Hongkongers to avoid crowded ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Reports Fewer Than 1,000 Covid Cases for Second Day
Hong Kong reported fewer than 1,000 Covid cases Saturday for the second straight day as the city’s deadliest wave of the pandemic continues to subside from its peak of more than 55,000 last month. ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: health minister says widespread rapid testing could be ‘way out’ as city set to ease social-distancing curbs
Health minister Sophia Chan says rapid testing could be implemented more widely, cites daily use among school students and care home residents Chan warns Hongkongers to avoid crowded places during ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Can Hong Kong become a hub for traditional Chinese medicine? Exposure and experience from fifth Covid wave suggest so
Traditional Chinese medicine can play a bigger role in treating patients with severe diseases including Covid-19, experts have said, adding Hong Kong should strive to become a regional hub for the ... ( read original story ...)
Two Sinopharm Omicron-Targeting Shots to Start Hong Kong Trials
A China National Pharmaceutical Group Co. unit said it’s received approval to start clinical trials in Hong Kong of two inactivated vaccines that target the omicron variant of coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s 48-hour Covid test rule stumps those with indirect flights
Readers appeal for the relaxation of the rule requiring passengers to test negative 48 hours before boarding a flight to Hong Kong, comment on brownface in a television show, and suggest one way to ... ( read original story ...)