"Already, Hong Kong has already worked hard to increase its testing ability. At the end of the month we should get to around 300,000 (daily test capacity)," said Lam on Thursday. Some media reports, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Developers Convert Some Hotels to Isolation Centers
Hong Kong’s top property developers will convert some hotels to isolation centers as they join efforts to contain the city’s biggest Covid-19 outbreak. ( read original story ...)
BOC makes a quick return for $1bn deal
Bank of China via its Hong Kong branch made a quick return to the international bond market on Thursday to raise $1bn from a dual-tranche deal even as market conditions remained weak. The lender, ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Shuts Floors at Main Building in Hong Kong and Bank Branches
HSBC Holding Plc shut four floors of its main office in Hong Kong and some branches on Friday after several staff tested positive for Covid. HSBC is closing the BL1, L3, L5 and L6 floors at it main ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Working-Class District Reels as COVID Runs Rampant
Hong Kong Working-Class District Reels as COVID Runs Rampant By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lam Foon, 98, sits propped up and swaddled in soggy woollen blankets in a hospital bed just outside ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to report at least 3,600 new COVID cases on Friday- TVB
HONG KONG, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Hong Kong health authorities are expected to confirm at least 3,600 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, with another 7,600 showing up positive in preliminary tests, broadcaster ... ( read original story ...)
Expat Exodus Builds in Hong Kong, But Escape Is Expensive
After calling Hong Kong home for 30 years, Tina, a self-employed mom, is calling it quits on the city and moving to Portugal. But with 10 of her booked flights to Europe canceled in the past year, her ... ( read original story ...)
Covid patients in Hong Kong, one of the world’s priciest cities, are sleeping on beds on the street as hospitals struggle with an Omicron wave
Hong Kong's hospitals are so overwhelmed that they no longer have room for new patients. People with COVID-19 infections waiting to get admitted were seen lying in beds outside. The spillover from ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong says 20,000 hotel rooms earmarked for quarantine as COVID cases surge
HONG KONG, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Hong Kong has identified more than 20,000 hotel rooms for quarantine accommodation, leader Carrie Lam said on Friday, as property developers piled in to support the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stock Market Expected To Open Under Pressure On Friday
(RTTNews) - The Hong Kong stock market has climbed higher in consecutive trading ... Industrial and Commercial Bank of China collected 0.63 percent, Li Ning spiked 1.55 percent, Longfor dropped 0.77 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s “Overriding Mission” As Covid Cases Surge 60 Times In A Month
Hong Kong has identified more than 20,000 hotel rooms for quarantine accommodation, leader Carrie Lam said on Friday, as property developers piled in to support the global financial hub's battle to ... ( read original story ...)
Can Hong Kong integrate with China’s Greater Bay Area? Start-ups, researchers upbeat on potential despite Covid-19 hurdles
Hong Kong entrepreneur Ronald Tse Chi-hang, 39, remembers the difficulties he faced after co-founding healthtech start-up MVisioner in Shenzhen in 2015. The company aimed to use virtual reality and ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron surge exposes tension at heart of Hong Kong’s virus strategy
A police officer in personal protective equipment stands guard at a temporary holding area for patients displaying Covid symptoms while waiting for their test results in Hong Kong © Bloomberg ... ( read original story ...)
China Casts Long Shadow Over Hong Kong’s Once-Vibrant Crypto Industry
Hong Kong has been an epicenter of crypto throughout the asset class’s development, thanks to one of the world’s strongest finance ecosystems, a vibrant entrepreneurial spirit and proximity to, well, ... ( read original story ...)