Hong Kong's Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau warned that daily cases could soon exceed 10,000 and announced a negative test requirement for people dining in groups of eight or more. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong buyers snatch up all flats on offer at Sun Hung Kai’s Novo Land ahead of city’s potential new prime rate increase
Buyers snatched up all of the 170 units on offer at the Novo Land project in Tune Mun just four hours after sales commenced on Saturday Speculation that major commercial banks, including HSBC and BOC ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese University of Hong Kong students get management’s blessings for new union, vow to stay clear of politics
The management responded by cutting ties with the union, accusing its executive committee of making false allegations against CUHK and exploiting the campus for their political pr ... ( read original story ...)
Peak Tram reopens in tourist-devoid Hong Kong
The Peak Tram, a famed form of public transport and a popular tourist draw, reopened Saturday after a year-long US$102-million facelift even as the Hong Kong’s coronavirus curbs continue to keep ... ( read original story ...)
New channels at Shenzhen border, more flights and quarantine arrangements will help Hong Kong students enter mainland China
New channels will be set up at the border and more flights and alternative quarantine measures in Macau will be arranged to facilitate thousands of Hong Kong students crossing into mainland China to ... ( read original story ...)
Peak Tram back on track in tourist-devoid Hong Kong
The Peak Tram, Hong Kong's famed public transport and a popular tourist draw, reopened Saturday after a year-long $102 million facelift even as the city's coronavirus curbs continue to keep overseas ... ( read original story ...)
Body ‘destroyed’ to avoid freezing eggs in Hong Kong, and US$130,000 wasted: woman’s painful journey after relationship break-up at 34
Social distancing cut Julie off from the Hong Kong dating scene after her 10-year relationship ended, with her biological clock ticking loudly Discriminatory local laws regarding who can fertilise ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s daily tally could cross 10,000 in coming week with explosion in BA.5 variant cases; two more top officials infected
Covid-19 caseload could exceed 10,000 in the coming week if infections involving the highly transmissible BA.5 variant grow exponentially, an expert has said, while two more senior officials are among ... ( read original story ...)
Global tech start-ups from skyscraper-cleaning robots to AI news anchors find their footing in the Greater Bay Area
Hong Kong's status as a hub for emerging technologies is among the reasons companies are choosing China's bay area The economic zone in southern China is emerging as a haven for robotic and AI ... ( read original story ...)
Your voice: Why Hong Kong loves Olympic medallist Edgar Cheung; teens need sex education (short letters)
One student writes about the star fencer, who took home the gold in Tokyo, and how he inspires young athletes in the city, while another discusses the need for comprehensive sex ed in the city. ( read original story ...)
2 women suffer facial injuries after tabletop gas stove explodes at Hong Kong hotpot restaurant
Two women were taken to hospital on Friday night with facial injuries after a tabletop gas stove at a hotpot restaurant in Hong Kong exploded. The women were taken to Yan Chai Hospital for treatment, ... ( read original story ...)
Linklaters and Haiwen Advise on Hong Kong’s Largest IPO in 2022
Advised by Linklaters, Haiwen, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Jia Yuan Law Offices, China Tourism Group Duty Free raises $2.1 billion in its Hong Kong listing. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s regulator fines Commerzbank AG $6 million for AML lapses
Hong Kong’s banking regulator has fined the local unit of German banking giant Commerzbank AG HK$6 million ( roughly $765,000) for breaches of anti-money laundering rules. ( read original story ...)
Chinese Online Pharmacy Dingdang Health Gets Go-Ahead for Hong Kong IPO
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing approved Dingdang Health’s IPO, after the Beijing-based startup filed in March, the bourse operator said recently. An attempt last year failed. Dingdang Health did not ... ( read original story ...)