Some pro-establishment figures point finger at rule-breaking Cathay crew for latest crisis, others focus their ire at top officials, lawmakers. ( read original story ...)
Omicron pushes Hong Kong’s import supply chain to brink of collapse
With hundreds of flights cancelled, logistics costs may surge by 40% within three weeks. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Omicron pushes Hong Kong’s supply chain to the brink of collapse
Logistics costs may surge by 40 per cent within three weeks. Importers expect the price of fruit to rise by 10 per cent. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices will drop 5 per cent in 2022 as people, capital head for the exit, UBS says
UBS is the second investment bank to forecast a decrease in the world's most expensive property market, after Morgan Stanley An emigration wave and an exit of capital because of tightened mainland ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Brain Drain Worsens as Expats, Locals Flee City
The effects of the brain drain in sectors such as education, health care, and even finance will likely be felt by residents for years to come. “With everything that’s happening in Hong Kong, the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ‘Covid Zero’ Policy Meets Its Match in Omicron
In Hong Kong, for example, most citizens are so conditioned by years of harsh lockdowns to assume they’re safe from Covid that they haven’t bothered to get vaccinated, writes Anjani Trivedi. Even if ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Political Elite Get Taste of Their Own Covid Policies
One day in quarantine was all it took for pro-China lawmaker Junius Ho to condemn the harsh, knee-jerk pandemic restrictions his government has imposed on Hong Kong citizens for nearly two years. “The ... ( read original story ...)
Face biometrics adopted in Hong Kong, expand in US for cruise border checks
More governments are deploying biometric face analysis and matching solutions to verify individuals' identities disembarking from cruises. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s exports to mainland China, Hong Kong hit record high as semiconductor demand fuels cross-strait trade
Taiwanese official says that US sanctions have led to a significant increase in mainland demand for Taiwan’s chips, and that strong demand will continue until the mainland’s chip technology is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong doctor, banker among suspects arrested after police raid brothel providing underage sex workers
Police arrest five suspected patrons and two organisers after raiding underage vice establishment in Tsim Sha Tsui. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader announces withdrawal of extradition bill
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Wednesday announced the withdrawal of an extradition bill that triggered months of unrest and threw the Chinese-ruled city into its worst crisis in decades, a source ... ( read original story ...)
Korean International School Hong Kong raises Christmas cheer, HK$14,000 for Operation Santa Claus
With large gatherings impossible due to social distancing, principal Christopher Chadwick had to find smaller ways to inject some holiday cheer. ( read original story ...)
15th Asian Financial Forum opens
Organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the 15th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) opened today as an ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC holding shares in China firm linked to human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims
HSBC bank holds more than £2 million in shares for a subsidiary of a Chinese paramilitary company that has been accused of human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims, it has been revealed. The UK ’s ... ( read original story ...)