Some medical experts believe the answer is to have fewer restrictions and increase public immunity through vaccination and natural infection The leadership change in Hong Kong provides a good ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s watchdog bans former Standard Chartered officer
Hong Kong’s financial watchdog, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), has banned a former business development officer of Standard Chartered’s local business. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong disposes 400 million coffee cups yearly; NGO says gov’t should promote use of reusable tableware
Hongkongers are throwing away 400 million disposable coffee cups per year, according to survey results released by environmental group Greenpeace on Monday. The group urged authorities to develop a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong season review: Zac Purton shines at end of dramatic and gruelling year
Zac Purton sailed into the record books as a five-time champion jockey on an astonishing final day of the most demanding season in five decades of professional racing in Hong Kong. When 199-1 winner ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Swire Pacific Acquires Coca-Cola Bottling Operations In Vietnam & Cambodia
Hong Kong-based business conglomerate Swire Pacific Ltd said its wholly owned subsidiary, Swire Coca-Cola Limited, is planning to acquire the packaging and distribution operations of Coca-Cola Co ... ( read original story ...)
‘Crypto and DeFi Won’t Disappear’: Hong Kong Monetary Chief
Hong Kong Monetary Authority CEO Eddie Yue tells a G20 meeting that crypto and decentralized finance will remain significant forces. ( read original story ...)
Pandemic and political factors have combined to take the shine off Hong Kong as a teaching destination forcing the city’s international schools to re-examine how they recruit …
Pandemic restrictions and political factors have led to an unprecedented exodus of teachers with some international schools losing as much as 30 per cent of their staff Travel restrictions are one ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Market surges on policy support bets
At closing bell, the benchmark Hang Seng Index surged 548.46 points, or 2.7%, to 20,846.18. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index was up 210.87 points, or 3.03%, to 7,168.89. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Central Bank: Crypto is likely to be ‘important for future financial system’
Hong Kong Monetary Authority CEO Eddie Yue has stated that the cryptocurrency sector is likely to play a central role in financial systems. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: outbreaks at Hong Kong public hospitals grow, as John Lee warns quarter of healthcare resources could be used up by end of the month
Chief Executive John Lee says more 1,000 infected residents are being treated in public hospitals, affecting patients with other medical needs Three hospitals report rise in infections; outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong expects scorching temperatures, coinciding with arrival of ‘Great Heat’ day on Saturday
City expects to face temperatures of up to 35 degrees over the weekend before mercury is predicted to drop to 34 degrees, according to Observatory 'Great Heat' day to fall on Saturday, with ... ( read original story ...)
China scrambles to defuse alarm over mortgage boycotts and banks runs
China is trying to ease panic over two of the biggest issues threatening social stability in the country—mortgage boycotts and frozen bank accounts. ( read original story ...)
Mortgage boycott in China leads the government to step in
Banks have been instructed to help eligible property developers fund stalled real estate projects as buyers refuse to make payments on unfinished homes. ( read original story ...)
Chinese home-buyers boycott mortgage payments amid stalled projects
China’s banking regulator has urged the country’s banks to lend more to distressed property developers as a mortgage repayment boycott spreads among apartment buyers angry that the homes they ... ( read original story ...)