It’s impossible to keep the virus outside the territory’s borders. Time for authorities to admit the folly of this premise and develop a real plan for moving on. ( read original story ...)
FirstFT: Hong Kong executives left stranded
International business groups in Hong Kong are pleading with the government to restart flights as a rating agency warned that a ban on foreign travel would deter companies from using Hong Kong as ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba Shares Shoot Up In Hong Kong Alongside JD, Other Tech Stocks, Leading Hang Seng Higher
Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech companies rose in Hong Kong on Friday, leading the benchmark Hang Seng Index higher. What’s Moving: Shares of Alibaba Group ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong economy to be hit by omicron, says finance chief
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan expects the city’s economy to take a hit as a fifth wave of coronavirus infections sparked by the omicron variant takes hold. The government has yet to give ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Economy to be Hit by Omicron Wave, Finance Chief Says
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan expects the city’s economy to take a hit as a fifth wave of infections takes hold. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: 33 virus cases detected
The Centre for Health Protection today said it is investigating 33 additional COVID-19 cases, comprising 27 imported cases, five that are epidemiologically linked with imported cases and one possibly ... ( read original story ...)
‘HSBC holding shares in Chinese company linked to Uighur atrocities’
HSBC is holding millions of pounds of shares in a subsidiary of a sanctioned Chinese paramilitary organisation responsible for atrocities against Uighur Muslim ... ( read original story ...)
Lab-grown meat start-up Eat Just, backed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, looks to scale up and expand after Singapore approval
The American start-up backed by Hong Kong’s best known tycoon, Li Ka-shing, aims to scale up and expand after receiving approval to sell more of it’s cell-grown chicken products in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Startup Caretia Announces Launch of its New Digital Health Benefits Platform in Asia
Caretia is a Hong Kong-based startup committed to developing actionable healthcare plans. The brand announces its new digital health benefits platform to empower its clients’ staff ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron: Hong Kong finance chief to consider ‘appropriate’ support to help businesses weather looming economic slump
Allocation of aid resources to undergo 'continuous' assessment in order to help affected business sector, Financial Secretary Paul Chan says in blog post Lawmakers Tommy Cheung and Bill Tang also urge ... ( read original story ...)
Officials’ Party Galls Hong Kong, Chafing Under Covid (and Political) Controls
Just as new restrictions were being imposed, top politicians were found to have attended a large gathering where at least one person had Covid. ( read original story ...)
Boosting vaccination among seniors, kids urged as Hong Kong sees Omicron outbreak
Experts have urged authorities in the (HKSAR) to enhance the vaccination rate and strengthen the tracing of contacts to cases who tested COVID-19 positive as the city is dealing with a potential fifth ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s free press is being ‘gutted.’ Here’s what the world loses
In the past year, two of Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy media outlets were toppled after enormous government pressure, a series of arrests and police raids on their newsrooms. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Rail Operator Issues Vaccine Mandate to Its Employees
Hong Kong rail operator MTR Corp. is asking its employees to receive at least one Covid vaccine dose by late February as the city battles a fifth wave of coronavirus infections sparked by the omicron ... ( read original story ...)