School closures, mandatory tests and the threat of isolation in government facilities prove the final straw after two years of stringent pandemic controls that still failed to halt an Omicron outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
Distressed Hong Kong mothers bemoan long waiting times, delayed treatment at public hospitals’ emergency wards
Advice from netizens had one common point: ‘don’t go to public hospitals even if your children become very ill’. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Tycoon’s FWD Nears Filing for $1 Billion IPO
FWD Group Holdings Ltd., the Asian insurer backed by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, is close to filing an application for an initial public offering in the city this year, according to people ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports record Covid-19 cases as morgues near capacity
The vast majority of deaths have involved people who were not fully vaccinated. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong hits record daily Covid-19 cases at over 26,000 – latest updates
Entornointeligente.com / Covid-19 has infected more than 435M people and killed over 5.9M worldwide. Here are some of the latest coronavirus-related developments: The Omicron variant overwhelms ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports record daily COVID cases and 83 deaths
Hong Kong health authorities on Sunday reported a record 26,026 daily COVID-19 infections, as an outbreak of the highly transmissible Omicron variant overwhelms healthcare facilities and proves ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: finance chief calls for ‘solidarity’ as he asks big landlords to offer rental aid to struggling tenants
Financial Secretary Paul Chan's appeal comes one day after city's leader asks developers to relieve rental 'burden' placed on tenants Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Chan highlight example of Swire ... ( read original story ...)
Feature: Hong Kong’s ambulance fleet gives hope of life amid epidemic gloom
With sirens blaring and lights flashing, the ambulance fleet is what COVID-19 patients in Hong Kong most want to see. Ambulances bring them hope. Working 16 hours a day and having no time to eat, Lam ... ( read original story ...)
Richard Li’s FWD could file for US$1 billion Hong Kong IPO as early as Monday
FWD Group Holdings, the Asian insurer backed by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li Tzar-kai, is close to filing an application for an IPO in the city this year, according to people familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Tycoon’s FWD Is Said to Near Filing for $1 Billion IPO
FWD Group Holdings Ltd., the Asian insurer backed by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, is close to filing an application for an initial public offering in the city this year, according to people ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Reports Record 26,026 Daily COVID Cases
Hong Kong health authorities on Sunday reported a record 26,026 daily COVID-19 infections, as an outbreak of the highly transmissible Omicron variant overwhelms healthcare facilities and proves ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba Ticks Up in Hong Kong Despite Profit Slump, Slowest Quarterly Revenue Growth Since IPO
Alibaba Group Holding’s Hong Kong-listed shares inched up despite the Chinese e-commerce giant reporting a plunge in profit and the slowest increase in quarterly revenue since going pubic in 2014. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Cafe de Coral among Hong Kong restaurants set to suspend dine-in services as eateries struggle amid outbreak
Cafe de Coral managing director says 163 fast food outlets and 42 Super Super Congee and Noodles stores will stop providing dine-in services from March 1 Number of restaurants opting to suspend ... ( read original story ...)
How does Hong Kong’s ‘Leave Home Safe’ stack up against global contact-tracing apps in keeping track of Covid-19 infections?
These apps have become essential for many people to safely carry on outside their homes, while observing social-distancing rules. ( read original story ...)