Coronavirus: what is Hong Kong’s dynamic zero-infection strategy? Mike Chan Kok-chu, director of the Happiness Group, which runs five restaurants that employ about 1,000 staff, said it had not ... ( read original story ...)
‘All doom and gloom’: thousands of Hong Kong restaurants shut down, suspend operations as surging Covid-19 cases bring harsh restrictions
Hong Kong recently stepped up its battle against the highly transmissible ... said it had not suspended operations yet despite the tough business environment and waves of banquet cancellations. "We ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong university students told to quit dormitories as surging Covid-19 cases prompt new measures to keep campuses safe
a final year business administration student from Shenzhen, said that CUHK had given her permission to stay at her dormitory because she had nowhere else to go and border restrictions made it ... ( read original story ...)
‘I could swap my life with yours’: ex-Hong Kong leader CY Leung says he envies younger generation for Greater Bay Area opportunities
... life of any of our youngsters in Hong Kong,” Leung said on the programme Friday Beyond Spotlights on the Hong Kong International Business Channel. READ FULL ARTICLE “There is so much that could be ... ( read original story ...)
Gogox Trucks Ahead with Hong Kong IPO Despite Growing Headwinds
Its edgy business model breathed new life into the logistics industry ... creating a company worth more than $1 billion, making it one of Hong Kong’s earliest unicorn startups. It changed its name to ... ( read original story ...)
As Omicron spreads, Hong Kong malls stand to lose up to 30 per cent of sales as lockdowns, social distancing curbs crimp footfall
Hong Kong malls are likely to lose between 10 and 15 per cent in ... portfolio after confirmed Covid-19 cases since late December while keeping them open for business. It does not have any mall in ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing ready to implement harsher Covid lockdown on Hong Kong
Follow how business and the economy are recovering post-pandemic with our Road to Recovery bulletin. Delivered 3 times a week. Beijing will help “formulate and implement” epidemic-control policies to ... ( read original story ...)
To play its role in China’s dual circulation strategy, Hong Kong needs open borders
As a global centre for finance, Hong Kong relies heavily on the flow of international business. The harsh quarantine requirements have discouraged international commerce and led many global firms to ... ( read original story ...)
Putting Hong Kong back on its feet
The four major negative factors are poor consumption due to business closures; prolonged delay in resuming normal travel between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland; the effect of flight reschedules ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong restaurants report smooth launch for vaccine pass pilot scheme as patrons opt to stay home amid surge in coronavirus cases
Tracking function for ‘Leave Home Safe’ app not illegal: Hong Kong privacy chief But the industry chairman said that most restaurants in the city had seen their business drop by 90 per cent since the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: tracking function for Hong Kong’s ‘Leave Home Safe’ app would not be illegal, privacy chief tells lawmakers
Sit said the scanning was encrypted to ensure business operators would not be able to access users’ details. Chris Lau is a reporter specialising in court and legal affairs in Hong Kong. From criminal ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Bill Gates-backed Hong Kong start-up wins US FDA approval for its Covid-19 rapid test kit even amid US-China strain
Phase Scientific International (PSI), the Hong Kong start-up that edged out established mainland Chinese peers to win US approval for a Covid-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) kit, owes its success to its ... ( read original story ...)
New World ties up with Prenetics to donate 200,000 Covid-19 test kits to poor families as cases soar in Hong Kong
New World Development has partnered with Hong Kong-based biotech start-up Prenetics to donate 200,000 Covid-19 test kits to low-income families, as a record surge in coronavirus infections in the city ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s brokers and banks shut branches as financial hub hunkers down for city’s worst coronavirus flare-up yet
Hong Kong confirmed 1,161 new infections today and reported two ... so the new measures would not have any impact on our business," said Hui. Everbright Securities International, formerly known as ... ( read original story ...)