Li-Chien Wong leaves Kirkland & Ellis to join the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as co-head of initial public offering vetting, reuniting with fellow co-head and former Kirkland partner, Stephanie Lau. ( read original story ...)
HSBC says Hong Kong COVID clampdown may hurt ability to hire, keep staff
LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - HSBC said Hong Kong's strict curbs on travel and social interaction are hurting the economy and may impact the ability to hire and keep staff in the Asian financial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Could Suffer Over 3,000 Deaths by May: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s worsening Covid outbreak is likely to claim more than 3,000 lives by the middle of May, a forecast by a team of medical professors and health data experts showed. The city’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Zero Covid; New Zealand Mandate Protests: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) -- China and Hong Kong won’t tolerate a large number of deaths among the elderly and Hong Kong should stick to a “dynamic zero” policy with those infected moved into isolation rather than ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s “zero business” COVID rules sink small operators
HONG KONG -- Jessica Kong has kept her Hong Kong ... but painful restrictions to battle the city's worst outbreak have finally dealt her business a fatal blow. ( read original story ...)
China Expert Says Hong Kong Should Keep Zero Covid: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) -- China and Hong Kong won’t tolerate a large number of deaths among the elderly and Hong Kong should stick to a “dynamic zero” policy with those infected moved into isolation rather than ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong finds COVID in samples from packaging of pork, beef imports
HONG KONG, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities said they found COVID-19 in samples taken from the packaging of imports of frozen beef from Brazil and frozen pork skin from Poland, vowing to step ... ( read original story ...)
What to Expect in Hong Kong’s Budget From Vouchers to Interest Rates
Hong Kong’s government is expected on Wednesday to unveil a budget that’s headed further into the red as the surging virus threatens to engulf the economy. ( read original story ...)
Conceptual art the focus of couple’s new gallery in Hong Kong, particularly the works of women and queer artists
Couple launch their new gallery with a leaning towards conceptual art and a focus on showing the work of women and queer artists. ( read original story ...)
HK IPOs plagued by bottom pricing
Most companies that sold shares for the first time in Hong Kong this year have had to accept pricing at the low end of their expected range. Tough conditions for first-time issuers globally — ranging ... ( read original story ...)
Europe Economies Rebound; Hong Kong Residents Flee: Virus Update
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to end Covid-19 rules in England while his government authorized another vaccine booster shot for the most vulnerable people. The decision comes as the U.K. - ... ( read original story ...)
The shadowy messengers delivering threats to Hong Kong civil society
Covert meetings, whispered threats and mysterious phone calls — warnings of reprisals by authorities from shadowy messengers are hounding Hong Kong’s civil society as China flattens a pro-democracy ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong turns to traditional medicine to help tame an Omicron outbreak.
After deploying armies of workers to lock down residents and announcing plans to build a large makeshift hospital, the authorities in Hong Kong are taking another strategy out of China’s coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s COVID-19 test speeds up as mainland medical staff joins battle
Over 100 nucleic acid test members of a medical support team from the Chinese mainland on Monday began offering sampling services in Hong Kong, boosting the speed of tracking COVID-19 cases. The staff ... ( read original story ...)