City reported 106 imported cases on Sunday, first time number hit triple digits since early 2020. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
2 workers on gondola plunge about 20 floors to their deaths at Hong Kong residential block
Two workers have plunged about 20 floors to their deaths while working on a gondola at a high-rise residential block in Hong Kong’s upscale Mid-Levels neighbourhood. The gondola, which had broken into ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Covid cases rise but death rate stable, as business leader calls for opening of borders
A health official has said that Covid-19 is spreading across the city, as Hong Kong records a second consecutive day of some 800-odd new infections. However, no related deaths were reported. “We do ... ( read original story ...)
Chris Patten’s Hong Kong Diaries review: a momentous record of the end of the British Empire
The last Governor's humour shines through his diary of negotiating the 1997 Hong Kong handover – even when China nicknamed him ‘prostitute’ ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo ‘financial hub plan’ fails to lure funds leaving Hong Kong
Japan's dream of turning Tokyo into a new hub of international finance is fading, even as Hong Kong hedge funds scramble to find a new home in Asia. Both the central government and Tokyo have been ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Travel Easing Drives Imported Cases to Pandemic High
Hong Kong saw Covid-19 infections detected among overseas travelers jump to a pandemic record after an easing of border restrictions led to a surge in international flights. ( read original story ...)
Departing Hong Kong property investors haunted by same dilemma of 1997, where will the best real estate returns be found?
Hong Kong is now facing its biggest exodus since 1997 amid concerns over the National Security Law and strict social-distancing measures Mature residential property markets such as London and ... ( read original story ...)
Is Hong Kong a great place to live? How quality of life changed post-handover
With more than 7 million people, Hong Kong is both a bustling high-rise metropolis and a city with wide open spaces. It is a global financial centre and a place where conservation, heritage and the ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC could unlock $37 billion in Asia spin-off: Report
Two other scenarios that could benefit shareholders are for HSBC to spin off the Asian business or just its Hong Kong retail operations into partial IPOs. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
HSBC May Unlock $26.5 Billion in Asia Spin-Off: Report
Most Read from BloombergChina Alarms US With Private Warnings to Avoid Taiwan Strait‘Party Like a Russian’ Turns Toxic at Putin’s Flagship ForumStocks, Bonds Fall on Inflation Shock; Yen Slumps: ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Buys back Over 3.18M Shrs in HK, London Last Fri for $157M
HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) announced that it had repurchased a total of 3.184 million shares in London and Hong Kong last Friday (10th), involving a total of approximately HKD157 million. HSBC ... ( read original story ...)
Chamber chief: end quarantine to bolster business
A business leader says that, if Hong Kong really does have a high degree of autonomy, it needs to shift away from Beijing's Covid strategy and allow ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi Calls for ‘Closer Emotional Bond’ With Hong Kong
President Xi Jinping said people in Hong Kong and on the mainland should develop “a closer emotional bond,” comments that come before the Chinese leader’s potential visit to the city. ( read original story ...)
Data on asylum seekers detained in Hong Kong should be disclosed more proactively, legal expert says
Legal scholar Surabhi Chopra says research efforts showed public information on immigration detainees was harder to find than data for prisoners. ( read original story ...)