Hong Kong police arrested and charged Monday two Cathay Pacific flight attendants for allegedly contravening Covid regulations, after the emergence of the Omicron variant in the territory was traced ... ( read original story ...)
3 senior Hong Kong officials caught up in Omicron ‘partygate’ scandal leave quarantine camp early after policy eased
Secretary for Home Affairs Caspar Tsui, Immigration Director Au Ka-wang and political assistant Allen Fung leave Penny’s Bay camp. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports outbreak of African swine fever – OIE
Hong Kong reported an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in a wild boar in the northern part of the territory, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday. There had been recent ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong suspends poultry meat, products from Poland
Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced on Friday that it will suspend imports of poultry meat and products, including eggs, from parts of P ... ( read original story ...)
‘Sad’ family feud over late Hong Kong tycoon’s fortune will proceed to trial despite judge’s misgivings
One faction of the late Henry Fok’s sprawling family has accused other members of withholding information about an option to buy back a valuable share in a Guangzhou development. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s MPF net inflows seen at three-year low in 2021
Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund net inflows declined in 2021 to the lowest level in three years as the coronavirus crisis continued to weigh on the city’s economy, according to local pension ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Visitor numbers for Hong Kong continue to plunge as tourism lawmaker calls for clear criteria on border opening plans
Tourism sector lawmaker says mainland only hope for business, calls on government to specific criteria for border reopening. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: student jailed for nearly 8 years for slashing police officer’s neck with box cutter
Judge calls Hui Tim-lik’s assault on Sergeant Wesley Leung during a demonstration in October 2019 ‘the most severe form of attack’ on police officers. ( read original story ...)
Ex-DWS veteran joins HSBC AM as global ETF head
Marco Montanari joins in the newly created role of global capability head, ETF & indexing, as part of the firm's repositioning of its passive business. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong watchdog shell-shocked no crustacean in lobster meatballs
It may look like lobster and taste like lobster, but Hong Kong's consumer watchdog is warning hungry hot pot fanatics that the shellfish-tasting meatballs do not, in fact, come from under the sea. ( read original story ...)
School clerk, student plead guilty to sedition over leaflet urging Hong Kong independence
However, the pair have disputed that the leaflet was aimed at inciting violence, with a judge set to pass sentence only after determining the document’s intent. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Student Jailed For Stabbing Police Officer In Neck At Protest
A Hong Kong judge sentenced a secondary school student on Monday to nearly eight years in prison for stabbing a police officer in the neck during the 2019 pro-democracy protests. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Consumer Council finds cancer-causing substance in 95 per cent of coffee samples subject to testing
Consumer Council found genotoxic carcinogenic acrylamide in 47 of 49 coffee samples, with those of instant coffee containing a higher level of the substance Instant coffee brand with the highest ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines Mulling $1.8 Billion Aircraft Order
Hong Kong-based startup carrier Greater Bay Airlines (GBA) is considering a $1.77 billion order for its upcoming ... ( read original story ...)