Hong Kong Lowers Vaccine Age to 3 (4:41 p.m. NY) Hong Kong lowered the minimum age for receiving the Sinovac vaccine to three from five starting Feb. 15, according to a government statement Sunday ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Hong Kong Left Behind as Global Travel Rebounds
A global travel divide is deepening as some countries ditch Covid-19 restrictions including quarantines, isolation and even mandatory testing for good, while others cling to years-old curbs. Lingering ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: 6 more cross-border truckers test positive, forcing temporary shutdown of gateway for fresh food
Hong Kong authorities said on Sunday that the operation of the ... of the city’s dine-in restrictions and tough social-distancing measures. Wong said business at restaurants was only about 20 to 30 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong brides-to-be lose total of HK$1 million after sudden closure of wedding dress shop in possible case of fraud
Hong Kong imposes toughest Covid curbs yet ... Bridal shops and other wedding service providers said business had been hit hard by the government’s anti-epidemic restrictions over the past two years. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s financial and monetary stability risks are manageable: HKSAR Financial Secretary
He noted that Hong Kong's financial and monetary stability risks are manageable facing the US interest rate hike cycle. In the past two years, every step on the fight against the epidemic has not been ... ( read original story ...)
An Omicron wave prompts Hong Kong to halt its policy of hospitalizing all virus cases.
HONG KONG — The Hong Kong government said on Sunday that it would begin prioritizing hospital isolation space for children, older people and other serious cases as a wave of coronavirus infections has ... ( read original story ...)
Border Bridge May Open; Hong Kong in ‘Crisis’: Virus Update
Most Read from Bloomberg Hong Kong’s health officials warned that the city is facing a “crisis” as a record 2,000 preliminary positive cases threatened to overwhelm hospitals and upend its Covid Zero ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong in ‘Crisis’ Leans on Beijing to Contain Covid Surge
Hong Kong’s health officials warned that the city is facing a “crisis” as a record 2,000 preliminary positive cases threatened to overwhelm hospitals and upend its Covid Zero strategy. Authorities on ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: 4 more cross-border truckers test positive, forcing temporary shutdown of gateway for fresh food
Hong Kong authorities said on Sunday that the operation of the ... of the city’s dine-in restrictions and tough social-distancing measures. Wong said business at restaurants was only about 20 to 30 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stocks Cap Biggest Post-Lunar Holiday Gain Since 2009
Hong Kong stocks posted their biggest post-Lunar New Year holiday advance since 2009, as traders played catch-up to gains in global equities and a rally in financials outweighed the impact of an ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng Bank (OTCMKTS:HSNGY) Reaches New 52-Week High at $21.61
Hang Seng Bank Limited (OTCMKTS ... and institutional customers in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Wealth and Personal Banking, Commercial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong NGO urges city’s finance chief to provide more support to those in need amid latest social-distancing restrictions
An advocacy group representing the underprivileged in Hong Kong has urged the city’s finance chief to allocate at least 25 per cent of gross domestic product to public expenditure ahead of his budget ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: quarantine for Hong Kong care home residents, employees to be reduced to 1 week, labour chief says
Last week, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced a sixth round of anti-epidemic relief funding totalling HK$26 billion and said she hoped it would be approved by lawmakers at a Finance ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports 1,347 COVID cases as healthcare system overwhelmed
HONG KONG, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported 1,347 new daily COVID-19 infections on Sunday, down from the previous day's record, but the spread, with 2,000 more suspected cases, threatens the city ... ( read original story ...)