Hong Kong has started mass Covid-19 testing - but critics say the programme is insufficient and could be misused for surveillance; Hundreds of thousands of pupils in the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong begins China-led mass coronavirus testing, critics urge boycott
Hong Kong began free coronavirus testing for all residents in the Asian financial hub on Tuesday, as the mainland Chinese-led initiative faced scepticism from the city's medical community and public, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong embarks on mass virus testing amid criticism
Hong Kong has begun a free universal Covid-19 testing programme, despite criticism that it is not effective and could be misused for surveillance. The voluntary mass testing is being conducted with ... ( read original story ...)
AXA Hong Kong extends free ‘Cleaning and Sanitising Benefit’ to home insurance customers
In light of the ongoing outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), AXA Hong Kong always put our customers first, we have offered free COVID-19 coverage to our Small and Medium Enterprises ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong begins mass-testing for virus amid public doubts
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong began a voluntary mass-testing program for coronavirus Tuesday as part of a strategy to break the chain of transmission in the city's third outbreak of the disease. The ... ( read original story ...)
Former Co-Head of Hong Kong IPO Appraisal Joins Crypto Company
Lin Shi, a former Hong Kong stock exchange executive who helped to vet initial public offerings, has joined a cryptocurrency platform that is seeking to provide securitized token listings. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Shares May Take Further Damage On Tuesday
The Hong Kong stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last five trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had jumped more than 750 ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 and security law cloud outlook for Hong Kong luxury homes
But now it faces two quite different challenges at once — the Covid-19 pandemic and the imposition of tough national security laws by Beijing that raise questions about the territory’s cherished ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘shop king’ Tang Shing-bor reaches settlement on unpaid rent of US$1.5 million for hotel property
Billionaire Tang Shing-bor, Hong Kong’s “shop king”, has swiftly settled a court case brought against him over unpaid rent of nearly HK$12 million (US$1.5 million) for a hotel property in Tsim Sha ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Hong Kong starts voluntary mass-testing program
HONG KONG - Hong Kong has kicked off a voluntary mass-testing program for coronavirus as part of a strategy to break the chain of transmission in the city's third outbreak of the disease. The testing ... ( read original story ...)
Trump administration forces Facebook and Google to drop Hong Kong cable
Google and Facebook have withdrawn plans to build an undersea cable between the United States and Hong Kong after the Trump administration raised national security concerns about the proposal. On ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Starts Mass Virus Testing As China Distrust Swirls
Hong Kong will start conducting mass coronavirus tests on Tuesday, a health scheme that has been swept up in the political debate dividing the city, where many remain deeply distrustful of both local ... ( read original story ...)
Arrests made at Hong Kong protest a year after police clash
Police in Hong Kong used pepper spray and made several arrests as dozens of protesters gathered Monday at a subway station to mark the anniversary of a violent clash last ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong refugees captured at sea spent months plotting daring dash to freedom
Young people desperate to escape the city are risking dangerous journeys on the South China Sea to try to reach Taiwan. ( read original story ...)