The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced that it has suspended import of poultry meat and products from areas in Korea, the United Kingdom, the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: 4.2 per cent rise in food prices at Hong Kong supermarkets amid fifth wave surge and panic buying
Prices in supermarkets rose 4.2 per cent from January to March, coinciding with a rash of panic buying fuelled by fears of a lockdown as Hong Kong’s fifth wave of coronavirus infections gathered steam ... ( read original story ...)
Zhihu on track for homecoming IPO
Chinese question-and-answer platform Zhihu launched Hong Kong’s first homecoming IPO of 2022 this week. At a size of up to HK$1.34bn ($170.9m), it will be one of the city’s la ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC is on a hiring spree as it courts Asia’s wealthy
HSBC Holdings PLC will hire rapidly in its Asian wealth business in 2022, building on last year’s brisk expansion, and remains open to growing in this area through deals, according to the executive ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks struggle at 4-week low as Alibaba, Meituan suffer amid Shanghai lockdown, faster US inflation
Stocks in Hong Kong struggle to break out from a four-week low as rising Covid-19 cases in Shanghai dims hopes for a quick exit from lockdown. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Lee Already Near Threshold To Win Vote, SCMP Says
Hong Kong’s sole candidate in next month’s leadership vote is already near the threshold of support he needs to become the city’s chief executive, the South China Morning Post reported. Former ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: HSBC, Standard Chartered, Citi and Hang Seng Bank to reopen all branches as Hong Kong’s vaccination rate rises, Covid-19 cases ease
said they will reopen all branches on April 19 A Hang Seng bank spokeswoman said the lender had similar arrangements to HSBC, while a spokeswoman for Citi said all branches should be open again soon ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong’s biotech funding boom can have positive impact on start-ups and community
City’s potential requires concerted effort and resources if start-ups are to overcome R&D ‘valley of death’, while position within GBA and reputation offer unrivalled access to global markets ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Rules Out Any Plan to Roll Back Home Isolation
Hong Kong doesn’t plan to resume sending everyone who tests positive for Covid-19 and their close contacts to government-run isolation centers even when the city’s outbreak dwindles, Chief Executive ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong home prices: Sellers wonder how low asking bids will go
“I have never seen the property market as quiet in more than 15 years of buying and selling,” said Ada Chan, 42, who is trying to sell her three-bedroom apartment near the University of Hong Kong. The ... ( read original story ...)
US sanctions are ‘stupid and crazy’, former Hong Kong finance chief says
The eminence grise of Hong Kong’s banking circles has come out swinging against the United States in an unusual webinar that set a strident tone against the economy with which the city’s currency and ... ( read original story ...)
John Lee secures nominations for Hong Kong leadership race
Hong Kong’s former No. 2 official John Lee said Wednesday he had formally registered his candidacy in the election for the top job after securing 786 nominations to enter the race. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Leadership Candidate Says One-horse Race ‘Not Easy’
Hong Kong's former security chief said it was "not easy" to run as the only candidate to become the city's next leader, as he announced on Wednesday that he had secured enough nominations to enter the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Schools to Reopen With Daily Covid Testing for Pupils
(Bloomberg) --Shuttered since mid-January, Hong Kong’s schools are set to reopen after the Easter ... been given flexibility to reopen any time from April 19, with some set to start the following week ... ( read original story ...)