Many migrant women have been cooped up in employers’ homes for months, unable to take time off or travel to families ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tourist arrivals slide 99.8 per cent year on year in November amid Covid-19 fourth wave
Hong Kong tourist arrivals tumbled 99.8 per cent year on year to less than 6,000 in November, continuing a downward trend in recent months amid the fourth wave of Covid-19 infections. The Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: city expecting 98 Covid-19 cases as last at-risk residents evacuated from Wong Tai Sin housing estate
Hong Kong expects around 98 Covid-19 cases today, according to a medical source, as the final residents from at-risk flats linked to a growing cluster at a Wong Tai Sin housing estate left their homes ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong retail property: the worst may finally be over for sector, JLL says, but others suggest more pain ahead
The worst may finally be over for Hong Kong retail property, with rents likely to pick up in 2021, according to JLL. The sector is forecast to report an increase in rental rates of between 0 per cent ... ( read original story ...)
Bad quarantine food in Hong Kong? Not for this Italian chef: he flavoured his bowls of rice with olives, sausages and sun-dried tomatoes
When chef and restaurateur Umberto Bombana was ordered into quarantine in Hong Kong last month, he went prepared: the Italian took with him a suitcase packed with sun-dried tomatoes, black olives, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and China markets fall in early trading amid concerns about Covid-19 deaths, lockdowns globally
Hong Kong and China markets fell in early trading on Tuesday, as investors weighed concerns about increasing Covid-19 deaths, infections and lockdown fears around the world against the roll-out of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong coronavirus fourth wave: what you can and cannot do this festive season under the government’s social-distancing rules
Battered by a fourth wave of Covid-19 fuelled by local infections, Hong Kong has ramped up social-distancing measures to their toughest levels since July. Here's what you need to know about handling ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stock Market Tipped To Open Under Pressure
The Hong Kong stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which if had fallen more than 530 points or 2 ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese IPOs give Hong Kong a boost after a troubled year
Hong Kong's stock exchange was dealt a major blow last month when Ant Group's highly anticipated IPO was shelved. But the city is still likely to end the year as one of the world's top markets for ... ( read original story ...)
Girl, 15, is youngest Hong Kong resident to seek UK asylum from Beijing crackdown
A 15-year old girl is believed to have fled Hong Kong to Britain, the youngest person so far to seek asylum from the Beijing government’s crackdown on the territory.The girl, known as Aurora, applied ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: younger patients warned after Covid-19 kills previously healthy woman, 42, as 95 new cases confirmed
A previously healthy 42-year-old woman has died from Covid-19, making her one of the youngest coronavirus fatalities in Hong Kong, as 95 new infections were confirmed on Sunday. Among the latest cases ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: quarantine, mandatory testing orders issued as housing block cluster grows, city registers 82 new Covid-19 cases
A growing Covid-19 cluster in a public housing block prompted the Hong Kong government to evacuate some residents for quarantine and place everyone linked to that building under a mandatory testing ... ( read original story ...)
Mogul, Golden Sixty star in Hong Kong; Sodashi scores again in Japan
The Hong Kong Jockey Club staged a worthy renewal of its Longines International Races on Sunday, with winners coming from Ireland, Japan and the home team while a pure white filly remained undefeated ... ( read original story ...)
Virtual 60-second ‘business pitch in a lift’ contest helps tech start-ups move ahead in tough times
Online fifth edition attracts 77,000 live views as 10 finalists, including three from Hong Kong, present innovative tech ideas to vie for total cash prize of US$200,000 ... ( read original story ...)