Thousands of secondary school pupils are scheduled to take examinations at the end of the month, but many worry about what will happen if they get sick. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Futures Slip; Stocks May Get Hong Kong Boost: Markets Wrap
Stocks may get a boost Monday from Beijing’s move to ease an audit dispute that imperils the U.S. listings of Chinese firms. Pressure on bonds and the risk of stiffer sanctions on Russia are also ... ( read original story ...)
Study Buddy (Explorer): Chinese white dolphin deaths fall in Hong Kong amid coronavirus pandemic, report says
Study Buddy Explorer presents an interesting story that we have adjusted to be more accessible for all readers. Check your reading comprehension using the questions in the linked Kahoot! game. ( read original story ...)
Britain’s Hong Kong Report Says Freedoms Extinguished
Hong Kong’s freedoms have been extinguished in the last two years according to a March 31 report by the British. Since Britain handed Hong Kong back to Ch ... ( read original story ...)
British judges’ recusal from Hong Kong
Two senior British judges have decided that Hong Kong’s increasingly repressive regime has tipped the balance in favour of their resignation from the territory’s highest court. Lord Robert Reed, UK ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property developers roll out discounts, promotions at shopping centres ahead of first phase of e-voucher scheme on April 7
Residents using their e-vouchers from April 7 to May 15 at malls owned by Sun Hung Kai Properties can get cash rebates, redeem dining coupons Sino Group malls will run promotions from April 7 to 20, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong mall operators target shoppers after government announces distribution of US$638 consumption vouchers
Mall owners come up with promotions to compete for more than 6.2 million shoppers who will receive e-vouchers worth US$638 each from Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Expands Access to Western, Chinese Covid Medicines
Hong Kong will distribute oral Covid-19 drugs to doctors and expand the use of traditional Chinese medicine to treat the disease as a deadly wave of omicron infections continues to recede. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong health authorities report 3,706 new COVID cases
Hong Kong health authorities reported 3,706 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down from 4,475 the previous day, and 111 deaths as infections in the global financial hub continue to drop. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong urges residents to test for covid
Hong Kong authorities on Saturday asked the entire population of more than 7.4 million people to voluntarily test themselves for covid-19 at home for three days in a row this week. ( read original story ...)
Vaccinating Hong Kong’s homeless: NGO teams up with medical volunteers to offer Covid-19 jabs for street sleepers
Many homeless aren’t vaccinated because they lack access to information or medical consultation, while others have simply ‘given up on themselves’. ( read original story ...)
Sick domestic workers left homeless and jobless in Hong Kong after catching Covid-19, highlights a deeper problem
Dozens of domestic workers who tested positive for Covid-19 have been left homeless and many say they've faced other forms of discrimination and abuse Advocates say the recent crisis highlights the ... ( read original story ...)
Chow Sang Sang looks to millennials and Gen Z to replace lost business from absent mainland Chinese tourists
Chow Sang Sang saw half of its sales evaporate after tourists from the mainland disappeared, but things have improved after the jewellery retailer shifted its focus to a younger clientele. ( read original story ...)
Former Confederation of Trade Unions leaders brought in for questioning by Hong Kong national security police
Four one-time leaders of what was formerly the city’s biggest opposition-leaning trade union have been taken in for questioning by national security police after the disbanded group was accused of ... ( read original story ...)