Hong Kong will extend social restrictions through the end of the Lunar New Year to help contain an omicron outbreak that’s taken local cases to about 60, local media reported. In the meantime, South ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s zero-COVID policy causing nightmares for Australian banks
Australian banks with offices in Hong Kong, which has the world’s strictest border controls, are allowing staff to work from other countries or paying expensive hotel quarantine bills in an effort to ... ( read original story ...)
Chaos at Hong Kong’s Covid-19 quarantine centre leaves some people trapped
The city appears to be struggling to house, feed and process some 3,000 people it has isolated. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Dispute over late Hong Kong tycoon Henry Fok’s estate ‘rather sad’, judge hearing the case says
Three of the tycoon’s children argue their brother Ian Fok had misled his siblings by failing to inform them of an option to buy back interest in a Nansha development project ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police to implement Chinese-style foot drill from July 1
Hong Kong police said on Thursday that it will start the force-wide implementation of the Chinese-style foot drill from July 1. Apart from ceremonial events and passing-out parades, officers of all ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Omicron outbreak expected to end by early February, leading health adviser says
Current explosion of cases could peter out by Lunar New Year provided no unlinked local cases emerge, Professor Yuen Kwok-yung says. ( read original story ...)
Omicron will challenge Hong Kong’s zero-Covid policy, ex-U.S. diplomat says
The highly transmissible omicron variant will be a "very difficult challenge" as Hong Kong sticks to its zero-Covid policy, said Kurt Tong of The Asia Group. ( read original story ...)
Tech stocks slip in Hong Kong while slump in Chinese property stocks pegs back market bulls
A rally in Chinese technology stocks unravelled as traders locked in sizeable gains from the past week. Mainland developers tumbled amid new signs of distress in the sector. ( read original story ...)
Destroying Democracy: China in Hong Kong
On July 1, 1997 the United Kingdom formally handed Hong Kong over to China under an agreement that was supposed to give Hong Kong 50 years of autonomy: ... ( read original story ...)
Wear two masks to keep Omicron variant at bay, say Hong Kong experts
Wearing a cloth mask over a surgical mask can "tighten the gap not covered by the surgical mask, which is often very loose," said David Hui, a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
More national security legislation isn’t what Hong Kong needs right now: Advisory firm
Kurt Tong of The Asia Group says Hong Kong should focus on its economic situation instead. He adds that he was encouraged to see Chief Executive Carrie Lam put significant emphasis on housing and ... ( read original story ...)
Restaurateur Yenn Wong on Her Rise to the Top of Hong Kong’s Hospitality Scene
Singaporean-born restaurateur Yenn Wong talks to us about her rise to the top of Hong Kong’s hospitality scene and the future of Jia Group ... ( read original story ...)
Hongkong Land HOME FUND launches new initiatives to alleviate housing-related social issues in Hong Kong
Hongkong Land HOME FUND ("HOME FUND ") today realises its vision of alleviating housing-related social issues in Hong Kong with the launch of new and extended CSR ... ( read original story ...)
Digital Assets Startup SEBA Bank Notches $120M in Series C Funding
Digital assets startup SEBA Bank raised $120 million in a Series C funding round led by Altive, Ordway Selections, Summer Capital and DeFi Technologies. ( read original story ...)