Hong Kong will start banning most unvaccinated people from entering restaurants and other leisure facilities next month, as the city’s first local omicron variant cluster drives a campaign to boost ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to expand ‘vaccine bubble’ from Feb. 24 to combat COVID-19 spread
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the government will expand a "vaccine bubble" from Feb. 24 to include venues such as gyms, cinemas and libraries as the city steps up its fight against the ... ( read original story ...)
Evergrande stock: China’s property developer suspends trading in Hong Kong
Embattled Chinese property developer Evergrande suspended trading in Hong Kong on Monday as the heavily indebted company contends with an ongoing real estate crisis. ( read original story ...)
SenseTime Shares up 150% Since Late December IPO
Shares of artificial intelligence company SenseTime rose 20% after the opening bell on Tuesday to as much as HK$9.7 apiece, up 152% since the company priced its IPO at HK$3.85 in late December. The ... ( read original story ...)
Clock is ticking for Hong Kong’s bro boards
Hong Kong-listed companies are under orders to embrace diversity. They must have at least one female board director, per rules effective Jan. 1. That will require action at $176 billion Meituan and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Shares May Bounce Higher Again On Tuesday
The Hong Kong stock market on Monday wrote a finish to the two-day winning streak in which it had climbed more than 310 points or 1.3 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Oath Of Allegiance Administered To 90 “Pro-Beijing” Lawmakers
On Monday, the oath of allegiance was administered to all 90 members of China's HKSAR's seventeenth legislative council by Chief Executive Carrie Lam. ( read original story ...)
Four of Hong Kong’s most rewarding long-distance runs
From waterfronts to mountain peaks, these routes for runners of all levels take in a giant golden egg, Buddhas big and small . . . and the occasional cow ... ( read original story ...)
Property Stocks Sink After Demolition Order: Evergrande Update
Chinese developer shares dropped following local media reports that China Evergrande Group has been ordered to tear down apartment blocks in a development in Hainan province. Evergrande halted trading ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong officials put pressure on turnout in ‘patriots’ election
Hong Kong officials are working to boost turnout in Sunday's legislative election, according to diplomats and people familiar with the effort. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong No 2 official slams Wall Street Journal editorial on Stand News crackdown, accusing it of ‘new levels of nastiness’
John Lee expresses anger at piece titled ‘No One is Safe in Hong Kong’, centred on arrests of Stand News employees and further charges against Apple Daily ex-staff. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Stock Benchmark Marks Its Worst Start in Three Years
Hong Kong stocks declined on the first trading day of 2022 to mark their worst start to a year since 2019 amid weak sentiment on tech shares and ongoing concerns about the financial health of Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Third Hong Kong news outlet says it will shut down as pro-China lawmakers take power
Hong Kong’s Citizen News has announced it will close “with a heavy heart” amid a crackdown on dissent as a group of lawmakers loyal to China’s Communist Party were sworn ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Citizen News Becomes Third to Close Amid China’s Crackdown on Dissent
"Regrettably, what was ahead of us is not just pouring rains or blowing winds, but hurricanes and tsunamis," the outlet said in a statement. ( read original story ...)