Readers call for a more effective adherence to the mainland strategy of responding to outbreaks, the release of even more data on infections, and mandatory vaccination rather than mass testing Feel ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong residents rush to stock up on frozen meat after outbreak at abattoirs affects supply of fresh goods
Closure of Sheung Shui and Tsuen Wan slaughterhouses has affected supply, with a number of fresh meat stalls closed and residents forced to buy frozen products instead. ( read original story ...)
Cash-strapped small Hong Kong landlords to be offered interest-free loans as part of new government policy for delayed rent collection
Financial Secretary Paul Chan says authorities will offer small commercial property owners three months’ worth of rent on their tenants’ behalf, of up to HK$100,000. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lawmakers, advisers call for greater flexibility, clarity in budget policies, citing dampened consumer sentiment
Lawmakers and advisers to Hong Kong’s leader have called for greater flexibility in the distribution of consumption vouchers and a clear explanation by the government on landlords’ liabilities under ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to let some COVID-positive children stay home amid separation fears
Hong Kong authorities said they would allow some children testing positive for COVID-19 to remain at home, rather than being separated from their parents and hospitalised, after a public outcry from ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: 11 banks, including HSBC, Standard Chartered and BOCHK to suspend services on Saturdays
Eleven Hong Kong banks, including note-issuing lenders HSBC, Standard Chartered and Bank of China (Hong Kong), will suspend all banking services on Saturdays starting this week and the next until ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: residents of Hong Kong’s subdivided flats forced to sleep on rooftops or streets after catching Covid-19
One construction worker and his wife camped on rooftop of their tenement building out of fear they would infect six other loved ones living in 200 sq ft unit ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Covid crisis and lockdown threat put city on edge
More than a year after Sushmita Gurung was forcibly separated from her two children by Hong Kong medical authorities after testing positive for Covid-19, her five-year-old daughte ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Covid Crackdown Hits Domestic Helpers the Hardest
Hong Kong’s latest Covid containment campaign is taking its greatest toll on the hundreds of thousands of migrant women who work as live-in domestic workers in the city. ( read original story ...)
Thousands Could Die From COVID in Hong Kong, Study Shows
Hong Kong’s fifth wave of coronavirus could see thousands of deaths, a new study said. Slammed by the city's fifth wave of COVID-19, Hong Kong is facing its worst health period since the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
New World Development says lower income in Hong Kong under rent deferral plan will be offset by strong revenue in mainland China
Hong Kong property developer New World Development (NWD) said lower rent income following a government plan allowing small firms to defer payments for up to six months will be offset by strong revenue ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of America executive to leave Hong Kong in Covid exodus
Bank of America’s co-head of global capital markets in Asia-Pacific is leaving Hong Kong after less than two years as harsh pandemic restrictions prompt an exodus of ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong finance chief Paul Chan to work from home after helper at official residence tests positive for Covid-19
Helper at the financial secretary's residence test preliminarily-positive, while swab tests on Chan, his family members and other workers returned negative results Spokesman says helper, who last ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s new virus cases top 10,000 in spiraling outbreak
Hong Kong on Friday reported another sharp jump in new COVID-19 cases to more than 10,000 in the latest 24-hour period as it battles its worst outbreak of the pandemic. The new daily case count ... ( read original story ...)