Hong Kong authorities are considering implementing a health code system in the city that would restrict the movements of those infected with the coronavirus and overseas arrivals, as infections rise ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to make COVID-19 app more like mainland China to curb infections
Hong Kong will update an app it uses for COVID-19 tracking to bring it more in line with mainland China, by requiring people to register by name and by adopting a traffic light colour code to restrict ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Says Home Quarantine Can Be Expanded With Health Codes
Hong Kong’s new health chief said travelers can be allowed to conduct some of their quarantine at home, as long as a China-like health code system is in place to manage their movement. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents pay tribute to ‘great, tough’ Shinzo Abe at Japanese consulate
Hong Kong people and Japanese sign book of condolence for murdered ex-PM Shinzo Abe at country's consulate Strict security as people visit city's Japanese consulate to pay tribute and lay flowers in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Casino Stocks Slide As Macau Clamps Down On Covid Spread With Fresh Lockdown
Macau’s casinos were shut down for the first time since early 2020 as the city attempts to follow mainland China’s zero-Covid approach. ( read original story ...)
Former Hong Kong Property Billionaire Pan Gets Bankruptcy Order
Distressed Hong Kong property tycoon Pan Sutong was told by the city’s high court to go bankrupt, marking another blow to the former billionaire. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong airport opens third runway; Cathay cargo is first commercial landing
A third runway was officially opened at Hong Kong International Airport with Cathay cargo making the first commercial landing. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong risks losing companies to ‘stickiness’ in other cities, threatening its international hub status, advisor warns
Relocation costs have prevented corporate flight from Hong Kong despite disruptive quarantine rules, but willingness to pay those costs is rising, warns the FSDC Hong Kong must retain its role ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Japan consulate sets up condolence book for late ex-PM Shinzo Abe, as John Lee pays tribute
Queues formed outside the Japanese consulate in Hong Kong on Monday to add to a book of condolence for the late former leader Shinzo Abe, who was shot dead last week. The condolences book will be open ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong repression
Meanwhile, Britain's government announced Hong Kong residents holding British passports and their dependents may seek citizenship. The British colony became a "semiautonomous administrative region" of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ranks 7th among places where people are most likely to live beyond 100 years
47 out of every 100,000 city residents were centenarians in 2020, according to a global survey Japan came fourth in the survey with 62 centenarians per 100,000 people, which is estimated to be a total ... ( read original story ...)
Macau Lockdown Begins, Hong Kong Mulls Health Code App
Macau casino shares plunged on Monday as the Chinese city embarked on a week-long lockdown to curb its worst coronavirus outbreak while neighbouring Hong Kong said it was mulling a mainland-style ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stocks Open With Losses
Hong Kong stocks fell more than one percent at the start of business Monday on growing concerns about a fresh Covid flare-up in China and ahead of the release of key data this week on the world's ... ( read original story ...)
New traffic device leaves Hong Kong pedestrians red in the face
For people who walk into traffic looking down at their phones, Hong Kong discovers another way to let them know there is danger. ( read original story ...)