MANILA- Filipino workers who have been vaccinated in the Philippines will be allowed to enter Hong Kong from Aug. 30, Manila's labour minister said on Sunday. Labour Secretary Silvestre Bello said ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader defends efforts to ease housing woes as she holds first town hall meeting in 2 years
Hong Kong authorities were pursuing every available option to find land for new housing, the city's leader told a town hall meeting on Sunday, where residents called on her administration to restore a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong garrison of People’s Liberation Army launches land-air-sea exercise testing fugitive-hunting capability
Troops from the Hong Kong garrison of the People's Liberation Army have conducted a joint exercise involving ground, air and sea operations to test their capability in tracking down and intercepting ... ( read original story ...)
Interview: HKMA chief says Hong Kong resilient as global financial hub
Hong Kong remains resilient as a global financial hub favored by investors and businesses from around the world despite external ... ( read original story ...)
HK$5,000 e-vouchers: repeating spending scheme next year ‘depends on Hong Kong’s financial strength’
Financial Secretary Paul Chan says the stimulus effects of the programme to boost consumer spending will begin to be felt this month. ( read original story ...)
In flex for Hong Kong, city’s largest financial training firm helps Macau get ready for stock exchange launch
Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute, the city’s largest financial training organisation, is working with authorities in Macau to establish an investment industry and a talent pool for a ... ( read original story ...)
National Security Law Seen Threatening Hong Kong’s Financial Role
Implementation of last year’s highly contentious national security law could cost Hong Kong its international luster as a financial hub, experts have told VOA. More than 130 residents, activists, ... ( read original story ...)
Sex education in Hong Kong schools needs a boost
Despite its importance for the healthy development of teenagers, sexuality education does not receive sufficient attention in schools in Hong Kong. According to a survey conducted by Aids Concern in ... ( read original story ...)
1 dead, 4 injured as Hong Kong taxi rams into pedestrian island in Tai Po
One person died and four others were injured in Hong Kong on Sunday when a taxi rammed into a pedestrian island in Tai Po. The crash on Kwong Fu Road took place shortly after 11am, near an area ... ( read original story ...)
Entertainment Weekend: Hong Kong quarantine exemption for Nicole Kidman draws flak
Hong Kong’s granting of a quarantine exemption to Hollywood star Nicole Kidman is drawing criticism from lawmakers as the city tightens entry restrictions for international travelers to control the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong quarantine threatens financial hub status: businesses
European business leaders have warned that Hong Kong’s stringent quarantine measures have left its residents “indefinitely trapped” in the city, threatening its status as an international business ... ( read original story ...)
Group behind Tiananmen vigil in Hong Kong to hold discussion on future ‘in days’
Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China latest organisation to consider disbanding. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bourse to launch MSCI China A-share futures in October
The Hong Kong exchange operator will launch its first derivatives product based on onshore Chinese shares in October. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong takes a hard line on kratom, the ‘herbal heroin’, but banned substance still available, Post check shows
Hong Kong has outlawed kratom, a potentially addictive herbal substance, but checks by the Post have found it is still available in the city. The Post first exposed the presence and potential effect ... ( read original story ...)