EPA-EFE/Vincent Yu / POOL Hong Kong will start to ease its anti-Covid restrictions next month, its chief executive announced Monday, as its fifth wave of Covid infections showed signs of abating. From ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lifts flight bans, suspends mandatory mass testing amid waning tolerance for ‘zero covid’
Chief Executive Carrie Lam has acknowledged the need for Hong Kong to balance its international ties and openness to the world when weighing covid measures. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks rise following US and Europe equities
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Asia-Pacific equities news every morning. Hong Kong technology shares rose on Monday to extend a rally last week after Beijing signalled ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong eases quarantine amid angst over ‘zero COVID’ isolation
The international financial centre will lift bans on flights from nine countries and cut quarantine from April 1. ( read original story ...)
PBOC to issue 5b yuan of bills in Hong Kong
China's central bank plans to issue 5 billion yuan (about $783.7 million) worth of bills in Hong Kong next Tuesday. The maturity of the fixed-rate bill is set at six months, or 182 days, the People's ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to lift flight bans, cut quarantine for arrivals
Hong Kong’s leader Monday said that the city would lift flight bans on countries including Britain and the U.S., as well as reduce quarantine time for travelers arriving in the city as coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong eases travel curbs that hit economy and sparked an exodus
Hong Kong has eased its rigid border controls after the restrictions put in place to control the Chinese territory’s worst coronavirus outbreak battered the economy and prompted ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Lays Out Broad Covid Easing Plan as Frustration Rises
Hong Kong scrapped some travel curbs and laid out a road map for easing social-distancing measures, seeking to appease a city frustrated by two years of pandemic restrictions even as its worst ever ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong will lift its bans on flights from nine countries.
Carrie Lam, the chief executive, announced the measures on Monday. She also reduced the time for quarantine to seven days from 14. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Lift Flight Bans and Shorten Quarantine From April 1
The city’s top official announces inbound quarantine for vaccinated residents to be shortened to seven days. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to ease strict COVID measures from April, lifts flight ban
Hong Kong plans to relax some anti-COVID-19 measures next month, lifting a ban on flights from nine countries, reducing quarantine time for arrivals from abroad and reopening schools. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Lifts Ban on Overseas Flights; Cuts Hotel Quarantine
Hong Kong will lift a ban on flights from nine countries including the U.S. deemed at high risk for Covid 19 as of April 1, and cut the time incoming travelers need to spend in hotel quarantine in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says COVID flight ban on 9 countries no longer necessary
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Monday said a ban on flights from nine countries into the global financial hub was no longer necessary, a comment likely to appease residents and businesses increasingly ... ( read original story ...)
China property giant Evergrande suspends share trading again
Troubled Chinese property developer giant Evergrande and all its units suspended trading in Hong Kong Monday morning, according to a notice to the stock exchange. ( read original story ...)