Hong Kong is set to report more than 1,320 coronavirus cases on Friday, with the worsening outbreak straining health-care resources and ramping up pressure on the government’s steadfast push for Covid ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong couples forced to scale down weddings amid ban on cross-family gatherings
Hong Kong couples planning to tie the knot this month were shocked to find out their weddings would be restricted to only two witnesses under the government’s latest social-distancing rules announced ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Risks Everything With ‘Impossible’ Covid-Zero Goal
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong is doubling down on a Covid-Zero strategy that has failed almost everywhere else, battering its economy and threatening its status as an international financial center just as ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong restaurants report smooth launch for vaccine pass pilot scheme as patrons opt to stay home amid surge in coronavirus cases
Tracking function for ‘Leave Home Safe’ app not illegal: Hong Kong privacy chief But the industry chairman said that most restaurants in the city had seen their business drop by 90 per cent since the ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited — Moody’s assigns Aa3 rating to green bonds to be issued by Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
Rating Action: Moody's assigns Aa3 rating to green bonds to be issued by Bank of China (Hong Kong) LimitedGlobal Credit Research - 10 Feb 2022Hong Kong, February 10, 2022 -- Moody's Investors ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 4-Hong Kong COVID infections surge, experts warn could near 30,000 a day
Hong Kong's leader, Carrie Lam, has said she is deeply sorry and anxious about long queues at coronavirus testing centres and isolation facilities after a record number of new cases left authorities ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: tracking function for Hong Kong’s ‘Leave Home Safe’ app would not be illegal, privacy chief tells lawmakers
Sit said the scanning was encrypted to ensure business operators would not be able to access users’ details. Chris Lau is a reporter specialising in court and legal affairs in Hong Kong. From criminal ... ( read original story ...)
China gives property firms easier access to escrow funds -report
HONG KONG : China has moved to give real estate firms easier access to presale proceeds from residential projects, local media outlet Cailianshe said on Thursday, as authorities seek to loosen a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s zero-covid approach meets growing frustration
Hong Kong residents are growing increasingly frustrated with ever tighter coronavirus restrictions imposed by city leaders in line with Beijing’s zero-COVID policy Confusion over masks as states ... ( read original story ...)
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It is up to you if you choose Nationwide or a different lender to suit your mortgage needs and circumstances. With offices in Southwark, Shoreditch and Hong Kong, Circa London provides an outstanding ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks reclaim 3-week high as gains in Alibaba, developers overcome setback caused by worst Covid-19 outbreak
Stocks erased losses to retake a three-week high as Chinese developers rallied on hopes of further policy loosening. Alibaba rebounded for a second day, recouping the bulk of losses since its February ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Deaths to Rise; Paris Faces Blockade: Virus Update
Hong Kong’s rules aren’t enough to bring the city’s record-setting Covid wave under control, and nearly 1,000 residents may die withing months if more curbs aren’t introduced, according to University ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Sees First Covid Deaths in Months as Curbs Tested
Hong Kong reported three deaths in Covid-positive patients, the first fatalities in the financial hub since September, as a record outbreak overwhelms hospitals and testing resources, providing the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s tough Covid laws threatened by virus surge
with some experts saying prolonged restrictions of this nature could threaten the city's status as an Asian financial hub and drive smaller local businesses to ruin. However, officials are doubling ... ( read original story ...)