Cross-border families on low incomes who are separated by Covid-19 travel restrictions have urged the Hong Kong and central governments to lift the 14-day quarantine requirement and provide cheaper ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong welfare minister rejects calls for a temporary unemployment fund to help jobless through the pandemic
Hong Kong's welfare chief has rejected fresh calls for a temporary unemployment fund to support those out of work, after predicting the city's jobless rate would soon surpass 7 per cent. Secretary for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Plans to Start Covid-19 Vaccination in Early March
Hong Kong can start vaccinations for Covid-19 in early March if everything goes as planned, the city’s Civil Service Secretary Patrick Nip said. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong offers fertile ground for robo-advisory firms to grow and tap wealth management market in mainland China, Aqumon says
Hong Kong’s deep financial markets and talent pool make a solid foundation for robo-advisory firms to grow and tap into demand for wealth management in mainland China, according to Aqumon co-founder ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s finance minister signals there will be no cash handout in his coming budget, despite surge in stamp duty revenue
In rallying call, Paul Chan urges Hong Kong enterprises to harness economic opportunities despite Sino-US tensions he predicts will endure under Biden presidency. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Plans Money Flow Scrutiny of Chinese Officials
Hong Kong plans to expand scrutiny on capital flows and transactions by Chinese officials, according to a recent consultation paper on anti-money laundering. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong plans stricter money laundering checks on Chinese officials
Chinese mainland officials who stash ill-gotten wealth in Hong Kong will face fresh scrutiny over their financial affairs under a planned tightening of money laundering regulations in the territory. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong plans stricter money laundering checks on Chinese mainland officials
Chinese mainland officials who stash ill-gotten wealth in Hong Kong will face fresh scrutiny over their financial affairs under a planned tightening of money laundering regulations in the territory. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: Covid-19 daily caseload drops to 12, while officials warn against misplaced optimism
But authorities caution fewer screenings expected over Lunar New Year holiday when people reluctant to visit doctors and most private clinics are closed. ( read original story ...)
Made in Hong Kong was once world-famous. But now it’s disappearing from Australian shops
Despite a resurgence in buying Made in Hong Kong products, experts say it's difficult for the label to reclaim its glory days of the 1980s. ( read original story ...)
Plagued by dwindling harvests and shrinking shellfish, Hong Kong oyster farmers turn to conservation group for answers
Now they are counting on a scientific study of Deep Bay, in Lau Fau Shan, to help turn the tide and ensure they can continue selling their sun-dried “golden oysters” and protect the shellfish habitat ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese tech giants like Kuaishou are listing in Hong Kong instead of U.S. after Trump’s trade war
Kuaishou soared in its Hong Kong debut, the latest Chinese tech company to shun U.S. exchanges and stay closer to home. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: closed under social-distancing measures, dying bars urge authorities to let them restart business as pandemic eases
Lan Kwai Fong Group chairman Allan Zeman says bars are on ‘life support’ and ‘will do anything the government wants’ in order to restart their business. ( read original story ...)
Beijing hits out at European Union over ‘irresponsible comments’ on Hong Kong affairs following BBC World News ban
Beijing’s mission in Brussels says the bloc has no right to use the ban on BBC as a pretext to make irresponsible comments on Hong Kong’s security law. ( read original story ...)