Doctors from the mainland are treating patients and Chinese workers are building hospitals as Beijing’s presence is felt like never before ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba Rises Nearly 4%, While Tesla Rivals Nio, Xpeng Slip: What’s Weighing On Hong Kong Markets Today?
Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech companies traded mixed in Hong Kong on Monday, while the Hang Seng Index recovered after a weak start. Stock Movement (+/-) Tencent Holdings Limited (OTC: TCEHY) +3. ( read original story ...)
China’s COVID-19 spike preceded by surge in cases from Hong Kong
Health officials in Shenzhen and Shanghai have pointed to lax oversight in quarantine facilities for arrivals as a potential cause for the virus’s spread. ( read original story ...)
HSBC, Hong Kong’s biggest lender, records increased deposits, loans in first quarter despite temporary closure of branches
The lender's first-quarter personal loan drawdowns are expected to jump 50 per cent from a year ago, despite having up to 70 per cent of branches closed HSBC is among 20 major local banks that ... ( read original story ...)
Live: Hong Kong stocks begin marginally higher
Hong Kong stocks opened Monday morning with small gains following a hefty loss at the end of last week, though Shanghai fell after officials announce ... ( read original story ...)
Top Hong Kong government adviser Bernard Chan named next chairman of M+ museum of visual culture
Bernard Chan, convenor of the Executive Council, set to chair 20-member board of M+ from April 1 on two-year contract. ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong’s Covid-19 quarantine camps could be repurposed after the pandemic – World War II history offers examples
China recently constructed Covid-19 quarantine camps in Hong Kong and these buildings could be put to new uses after the pandemic, as happened to the city’s prisoner-of-war camps. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: pro-Beijing politicians set to grill Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam over strategy for exiting crisis
Aim of the 90-minute private meeting, organised by lawmaker Chan Yung, is to question Carrie Lam on her pandemic policies, according to invitation. ( read original story ...)
China Covid Spike Preceded by Surge in Cases From Hong Kong
China’s worst Covid-19 outbreak since Wuhan was preceded by an influx of imported cases from Hong Kong, showing the risk the city’s virus crisis poses to the mainland. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Tycoons Spend Billions on Chinese Property Bargains
Hong Kong’s property tycoons are swooping in on a rare opportunity to cherry-pick prime land and projects in mainland China as their counterparts there battle a credit crisis. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong police arrest 1, fine 16 for breaking social-distancing rules at restaurant birthday party
Fixed penalty tickets of HK$5,000 handed out to each attendee for violating two-person public gathering limit. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Start Offering Covid Home Vaccinations for Elderly
Hong Kong will start a Covid-19 home vaccination program for older or disabled residents in the coming weeks as the city seeks to boost its inoculation rate, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said at a press ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong has inevitably fallen into contraction in Q1 but confident in economic outlook: HK financial secretary
Hong Kong File photo. Hong Kong's economy is on course to contract in the first quarter of 2022, breaking a four-quarter run of recovery, but confidence in the economy remains, sa ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Hong Kong halves flight suspensions triggered by cases
Hong Kong announced Sunday it will halve the period for which it suspends international flights that bring in passengers infected with Covid-19, as the aviation industry increasingly voices alarm over ... ( read original story ...)