Businesses that held on through several outbreaks are now trembling as the high-flying metropolitan hub struggles with supply chain issues and a relentless virus policy. ( read original story ...)
How omicron pushed Hong Kong to ramp up its ‘zero-Covid’ strategy
As the coronavirus pandemic enters its third year, traveling to Hong Kong is more complicated than ever, if you can get here at all. ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng inches higher on property, consumer boost
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index closed higher on Friday, turning around from earlier losses on a boost from real estate and consumer staples firms, but sentiment remained fragile amid concern over Fed ... ( read original story ...)
Zero-Covid strategy threatens Hong Kong’s growth prospects for 2022
There is a chance that the border between Hong Kong and mainland China will reopen with a limited quarantine period if Covid cases subside. This should increase economic activity in Hong Kong. Further ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s novice lawmakers: Ambrose Lam is mounting his comeback after being ousted as Law Society president in 2014
Ambrose Lam resigned as leader of the legal body after a no-confidence vote over his praise of the Communist Party After being elected to represent the legal sector under Beijing's 'patriots-only' ... ( read original story ...)
The crew of Cathay Pacific spent 73,000 nights — equivalent to 200 years — in quarantine last year amid Hong Kong’s strict Covid rules
The airline carrier said crew spent about 11,000 nights at Hong Kong's spartan government-run Penny's Bay Quarantine Center. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong warns animal lovers not to obstruct hamster cull
Hong Kong's government Friday warned local animal lovers not to obstruct its ongoing cull of small animals, a policy triggered when hamsters in a pet shop tested positive for the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
AInnovation sees poor investor turnout on IPO
Artificial intelligence start-up Qingdao AInnovation Technology Group has priced its Hong Kong IPO at the floor of the marketed range, raising HK$1.18bn ($151.5m) in new capital, according to a source ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong warns people to stop trying to prevent COVID hamster cull
Hong Kong police will deal with pet lovers who try to stop people giving up their hamsters to be put down, or who offer to care for abandoned hamsters, authorities said, after they ordered a cull of ... ( read original story ...)
Residents resist Hong Kong’s hamster massacre
An underground movement of animal lovers emerged in the city this week to hide the rodents from overzealous health authorities. ( read original story ...)
‘No Amount of Money’ Can Lure Bankers to Hong Kong, Recruiters Say
Hong Kong’s status as a magnet for international financiers is cratering as firms struggle to coax traders and bankers to move to the once vibrant trading hub. ( read original story ...)
Win Streak May End For Hong Kong Stock Market
The Hong Kong stock market has tracked higher in two straight sessions, soaring almost 840 points or 3.5 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the 24,950-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong media and the closures of Stand News and Citizen News: Where do the rest go from here?
Does the closure of three media outlets in recent months portend a dark future for the news business in the financial hub? While authorities insist press freedom remains strong, how they wield laws ... ( read original story ...)
Negative Covid test, no close contact: How I ended up at a Hong Kong government quarantine camp
Hong Kong's government quarantine camp at Penny's Bay accommodates people who are close contacts of confirmed cases and those who arrive from "high-risk countries." CNN takes a look inside this ... ( read original story ...)