A Hong Kong health care workers union on Sunday called for members to boycott the city government's coronavirus testing plan, calling it a misuse of resources.A 60-person Chinese team is set to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists flee to Taiwan in a speedboat
A boat carrying democracy activists fleeing Hong Kong has been rescued by the Taiwan coastguard and taken to the island, which has pledged to treat refugees from the territory humanely.Those on board ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: 700 Hong Kong tennis coaches can return to work but group wants better protection for sports over future lockdowns
Hong Kong Tennis Associations says it will lobby the government to refine its policies on shutdowns while fencing coach Wong Tsan is still waiting to reopen his academy. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong health officials forced to explain mishandling of corpse, asymptomatic woman’s admission to non-isolation ward as city records 15 new infections
Hong Kong health authorities have been forced to review their safety protocols for the transport of corpses and the admission of asymptomatic patients following two rare medical blunders involving a ... ( read original story ...)
BOC intercepts P121M worth of smuggled cigarettes at Subic port
Smuggled cigarettes amounting to P121 million were confiscated in the Subic Bay Freeport, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Saturday. The BOC in Subic port said ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to record highest deficit in history as top officials argue city must ‘reserve financial strength’ to cope with storms ahead
China tensions mean cash reserves need to be kept strong, argue financial secretary and city’s No 2 executive. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Registrations Start; Violence in Berlin: Virus Update
More than 300,000 people have registered for Hong Kong’s free coronavirus tests. The city began a two-week drive seeking to test a large part of its 7 million residents. ( read original story ...)
Ping An Insurance sees Hong Kong as pivotal base for expansion in Greater Bay Area, co-CEO says
China’s biggest insurer agreed in April to pay HK$11.27 billion for a portion of office space in Sun Hung Kai Properties’s West Kowloon project A virtual bank and an online wealth management platform ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Hong Kong Survey Shows Support Grows for Pro-Democracy Goals, 44% Back Protest Movement
Demonstrations have been far fewer and smaller than the mass protests that rocked the Chinese-ruled city in the second half of 2019, largely because of coronavirus-related restrictions on gatherings ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong survey shows pro-democracy support growing
A growing majority of people in Hong Kong support the pro-democracy movement's goals after China introduced a national security law for the city, but backing for the protest movement was a smaller 44 ... ( read original story ...)
HK$180 million in subsidies help Hong Kong international schools save jobs during pandemic, but parents appeal for fee discounts
The top beneficiary was the city’s biggest international school group, the English Schools Foundation (ESF), which received more than HK$71 million, while dozens of other schools received help to the ... ( read original story ...)
US or Hong Kong, violence always hurts protest goals
There is understandably much anger in my hometown of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and throughout the United States, after the shooting of Jacob Blake by a white police officer. The shooting may fit a ... ( read original story ...)
Millenials: Changing Age-Long Traditions Of Luxury With Digital Technology
Though born between the 1980s and 1990s, the influence of millennials or Generation Y – as they are called in some quarters, transcends their age grade. ( read original story ...)
‘Buyer beware’ this investing fad, says the issuer of the soaring IPO ETF
SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, tend to be worse investments than standard initial public offerings, says Renaissance Capital's Kathleen Smith. ( read original story ...)