Hong Kong announced strict new anti-coronavirus controls today (Jan 5), banning flights from eight nations, shuttering bars and gyms and cancelling evening restaurant dining after the Omicr ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Leader Announces New COVID Measures, Including Flight Bans
The new rules include a ban on flights from eight countries for two weeks from Jan. 8, effecting Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, Pakistan, Philippines, France and India. Lam was ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart splits Hong Kong workforce on concerns about new COVID-19 outbreak
Standard Chartered Plc has started operating in split teams in Hong Kong, a bank spokesperson said on Wednesday, as the Asian financial hub announced tough new restrictions after an increase in new ... ( read original story ...)
Bain-Backed China Startup Newlink Considering Hong Kong IPO, Sources Say
Newlink Group, a Chinese energy startup that provides digital solutions to gas and electric-vehicle charging stations, is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong that could raise $300 ... ( read original story ...)
CE mulls special mortgage plan for subsidised flats
Chief Executive Carrie Lam said the government will consider introducing special mortgage arrangements for prospective subsidised flats buyers, to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tests 3,700 on ‘nowhere cruise’ ordered back to port
A Hong Kong cruise ship carrying 3,700 people was ordered back to port on Wednesday for virus testing after nine people were found to be close contacts in an Omicron variant outbreak. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s airport to issue US$4 billion bond deal to fund third runway expansion
Hong Kong's Airport Authority will issue a four-tranche U.S. dollar bond to help raise funds for its third runway expansion, a term sheet showed on Wednesday.It is hoping to raise US$4 billion, two so ... ( read original story ...)
In ‘zero-Covid’ Hong Kong, this is what happens when you test positive
Darryl Chan tested positive for Covid-19 when he landed in Hong Kong last month. More than two weeks later -- and despite never showing any symptoms -- he remains isolated in a hospital bed with no ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong hunts COVID patient’s contacts, orders cruise ship back to port
Hong Kong health authorities on Wednesday began a city-wide search for the contacts of a COVID-19 patient and ordered a Royal Caribbean "cruise to nowhere" ship to return to port early. Since then, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stock Market Draws Flat Lead
The Hong Kong stock market rebounded on Tuesday, one session after halting the two-day winning streak in which it had climbed more ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Private Sector Ebbs In December – Markit
The private sector in Hong Kong continued to expand in December, albeit at a slower rate, the latest survey from Markit Economics ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Covid-19: This is what happens when you test positive
Darryl Chan tested positive for Covid-19 when he landed in Hong Kong last month. More than two weeks later -- and despite never showing any symptoms -- he remains isolated in a hospital bed with no ... ( read original story ...)
Sirnaomics starts 2022 with $64M Hong Kong IPO
Sirnaomics Ltd. became the first RNA therapeutics company to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) with a $64 million initial public offering. Its shares (HKEX:2277) have since surged, rising to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist sentenced for creating ‘public health risk’ by inciting Tiananmen vigil
A Hong Kong court sentenced pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung to 15 months in prison for writing a social media post and a newspaper article supporting commemorations of the 1989 Tiananmen Square ... ( read original story ...)