Hong Kong expanded a partial lockdown and tightened pandemic restrictions Tuesday after more than 200 cases of COVID-19 were discovered at a public housing estate. Hong Kong has already suspended many ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader skips mask to highlight ‘solemn’ effort against COVID
"at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url=" KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defended herself on Tuesday against criticism for not wearing a face mask at newsconferences, saying it was so ... ( read original story ...)
Carrie Lam confirms Hong Kong home affairs chief’s suspension extended until inquiry into his attendance at infamous birthday bash concludes
Chief executive says the results of a probe into 15 officials who attended a birthday party visited by two coronavirus patients will be announced before the start of the Lunar New Year She added that ... ( read original story ...)
Fighting COVID, solemn-faced Hong Kong leader explains maskless appearances
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defended herself against criticism on Tuesday by saying she appears for newsconferences without a face mask so that people could see how "solemn" she was when talking about ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defends decision to shed mask at certain events
Characterising the move as part of her ‘duty as the chief executive’, Lam says a mask would not allow the public ‘to see for themselves’ what she is feeling. ( read original story ...)
Pets travel in style as their owners race to get them out of Hong Kong
CNN's Ivan Watson reports on the mounting pressure for pet owners wishing to leave Hong Kong to save their animals as officials kill thousands of hamsters and small animals over Covid-19 fears. ( read original story ...)
Intellect, the mental health startup focused on APAC, raises $10M Series A
Intellect, the Singapore-based mental health startup focused primarily on Asia-Pacific markets, announced today it has raised a $10 million Series A. The company’s services, including self-directed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong hotel quarantine criticised after Omicron outbreak
Hong Kong’s onerous system of hotel quarantine for travellers was meant to stop infection from seeping into a largely virus-free city. Instead, it’s become a spreading ground, seeding an Omicron ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Covid-19 quarantine hotels are a concern, says expert
Letting people isolate at home might actually be a better choice, says another. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Faces Domestic Worker Shortage in Push for Covid Zero
With Hong Kong pushing on with its Covid Zero ambitions, residents are left to reckon with a worsening labor crunch. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Japan stocks down as Asia-Pacific markets tumble following volatility on Wall Street
U.S. stocks sold off earlier in the session but mounted a dramatic comeback as investors stepped in to buy beaten-up tech shares. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residential market sluggish as mortgage debt levels hit record highs
Debts reached HK$1,720 billion in November 2021. Hong Kong mass residential values declined 0.2% across the board in Q4 2021. Savills notes that the private housing affordability ratio reached 56.8% ... ( read original story ...)
JD Technology plans Hong Kong IPO of up to $2 billion this year: report
JD Technology’s expected listing is one of a number of long-awaited IPOs from Chinese vertical giants, including Hello Inc. and Ximalaya. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong market will be unkind to old mass housing estates as prices slide in early weeks of 2022
The Centa-City Leading Index tracking prices in mass housing estates has retreated 3.4 per cent since it peaked on August 8 last year. The reading is set to weaken through the Lunar New Year, a ... ( read original story ...)