Morgan Stanley predicts China's GDP will grow as much as 9% this year compared with 2.3% in 2020, helping consumer spending. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: more than 40,000 sign up for vaccine, as Hong Kong leader applauds public’s sense of urgency
System issues at launch include some members of public being able to take early slots reserved for priority residents. ( read original story ...)
China Must Reform Hong Kong Election Rules, Carrie Lam Says
Hong Kong’s leader said it is “crystal clear” that Beijing needs to reform the financial hub’s electoral system, just a day after China’s top official for the city signaled major changes were coming. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Lam defends China’s plans to ensure loyalists lead city
Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam endorsed plans by Beijing to ensure "patriots" rule the city, saying on Tuesday they were needed to stop hatred of China and sustain the 'one country, two ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Record Budget Deficit Limits Room for Stimulus
Hong Kong is heading for a record budget deficit, leaving little room for the kind of cash handouts and stimulus Financial Secretary Paul Chan doled out in 2020 during the coronavirus outbreak. Chan ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Homes Ranked World’s Least Affordable for 11th Year
Hong Kong remained the world’s least affordable housing market for the 11th year, underscoring the income disparity in the financial city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader gets China’s Sinovac vaccine to bolster public confidence
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam received China’s Sinovac vaccine on Monday together with top officials at a live televised event to bolster public confidence ahead of the vaccine’s rollout in the global ... ( read original story ...)
Meet the man who’s climbed every peak and visited every island in Hong Kong
Photographer and adventurer Simon Wan Chi-Chung says he's climbed all of Hong Kong's many hills. He tells CNN Travel what inspires him to keep exploring and offers advice for those looking to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong budget: more than 250,000 jobless workers to be offered low-interest loans in unprecedented measure
According to a source, HK$10 billion will be set aside for the loans, which will have an annual interest rate of 1 per cent. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s top leader is inoculated ahead of a mass vaccination campaign.
Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, and other top officials received the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine on Monday as the semiautonomous Chinese territory prepares to begin its mass inoculation ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong national security law: officials defend education guidelines against ‘malicious’ accusations of ‘brainwashing’
Education Bureau releases 1,200-word defence of new guidelines for city’s teachers and schools, and says it needed to clarify unfounded allegations and misunderstandings in the media. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong budget will be a difficult balancing act
The budget to be delivered by Paul Chan Mo-po tomorrow will be one of the most challenging. It has to take into account the economic hardships facing the city, the government's dwindling reserves and ... ( read original story ...)
China and the UK test HSBC’s divided loyalties in Hong Kong
When Ted Hui arrived in the UK last December after fleeing Hong Kong, he had a rude shock: not only was his HSBC bank account frozen, but his bank balance was at zero. The opposition lawmaker couldn’t ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC is facing dueling loyalty tests it can only fail
When Ted Hui arrived in the UK last December after fleeing Hong Kong, he had a rude shock: not only was his HSBC bank account frozen, but his bank balance was at zero. The opposition lawmaker couldn’t ... ( read original story ...)