Hong Kong launches a vaccination requirement to enter shopping malls, restaurants and a host of other places on Thursday as it battles an expanding omicron outbreak and tries to overcome vaccine ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong turns to China medics to help fight Covid
Hong Kong’s government yesterday invoked emergency powers to allow doctors, nurses and other personnel from the Chinese mainland to help combat a spiralling coronavirus outbreak. ( read original story ...)
Bank of America executive to leave Hong Kong as exodus continues
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 ...)
Hong Kong’s surprise surplus: were numbers ‘distorted’ to avoid deficit? Economists question adding proceeds from bonds, fund transfers
Hong Kong government has made a habit of 'underestimating surpluses, overestimating deficits' Economist calls for more transparent profit tax regime and a crackdown on corporate tax evasion Financial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rolls out COVID vaccine passport, paves way for mainland doctors
Hong Kong rolled out vaccine passports on Thursday requiring people aged 12 and above to have at least one COVID-19 jab, and paved the way for mainland China manpower to help bring a worsening ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rolls out COVID vaccine passports
Posted . Hong Kong rolled out vaccine passports on Thursday, requiring people aged 12 and above to have at least one COVID ... ( read original story ...)
New Hong Kong rent relief law to apply to more than 19 sectors hit hard by fifth wave of Covid-19 infections, finance chief says
Chan said the city's de facto central bank, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, would issue notices and guidelines to banks about flexible treatment of mortgage repayment, and he was confident that ... ( read original story ...)
All private flats built in Hong Kong must be at least 280 sq ft in future under new government rule
All private homes to be built in Hong Kong in future will have to be at least 280 sq ft, the government has announced. The minimum size requirement in the private sector will cover all government land ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s used home prices drop by most in 23 months as owners discount their flats to flee Covid-19 fifth wave
Lived-in home prices are on the slide as desperate owners looking to escape the ferocious fifth wave of Covid-19 offer steep discounts on their flats. ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong Is Now One of the Worst Places to Be in Covid Era
Hong Kong fell to second last among the 53 places scored in Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience Ranking in February, marking a rapid decline over the past few months. ( read original story ...)
Building For The Future: Hong Kong Billionaire Edwin Leong Takes The Long View On Housing
Patience is what matters to Hong Kong billionaire Edwin Leong’s venture into residential development. And with a net worth of $4.4 billion, the founder and chairman of Tai Hung Fai Enterprise can ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Exchanges Touts IPO Backlog After Record Annual Profit
Hong Kong’s stock-exchange operator reported a profit equivalent to $1.6 billion, up 8.8% from the prior year but slightly lower than analysts polled by FactSet had expected. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Curbs, Singapore Delays Easing: Virus Update
Hong Kong may see thousands of restaurants shut down as the city ramps up its eradication campaign with some of the world’s toughest Covid curbs. Cases continue to rise in China and Singapore delayed ... ( read original story ...)
Covid Curbs Threaten a Third of Hong Kong’s Bars and Restaurants
Thousands of bars and restaurants in Hong Kong may shut as some of the world’s toughest Covid restrictions, aimed at taming a record outbreak, deal a heavy blow to the once-vibrant city’s economy. ( read original story ...)