Amidst spiralling coronavirus cases in China, neighbouring Hong Kong has adopted a unique method to detect infected patients. According to local media reports, city authorities have distributed rapid ... ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong’s unattached British servicemen found love between the wars: bar girls, brothels and ‘down ’omers’
From its urban beginnings in 1841 up to the 1997 handover, Hong Kong had a permanent British garrison. Until the last “accompanied” postings ended in late 1994, when most residential quarters were ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong should drop flight suspension rule as quarantine measures enough to reduce transmission risks, expert says, while cases fall to three-month low
Professor David Hui cites sufficient hotel facilities and waning wave of local infections City logs 300 Covid-19 infections, its lowest daily caseload since February 4 Hong Kong's flight suspension ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam vows to continue improving labour rights in final months of tenure after ‘hard-earned results’
Carrie Lam says in article that an unnamed unionist praised her for resolving issues relating to workers' rights Lam cites introduction of five-day statutory paternity leave for men and 14-week ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Kitchee march on to AFC Champions League knockout round for first time with dramatic injury-time equaliser
Pakawich Damrongkiattisak/Getty Images Kitchee have secured a landmark first-ever appearance by a Hong Kong club in the AFC Champions League knockout round in dramatic fashion, after a 91st-minute ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: no work on political reform unless all problems in society solved, sole candidate John Lee says
According to Articles 45 and 68 of the Basic Law, the city's mini-constitution, the method for choosing members of the Legislative Council and the chief executive shall be done "in light of the actual ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Athletics Trial 2022: high-jumper Priscilla Cheung Ching-laam battles heavy rain to win gold
High-jumper Priscilla Cheung Ching-laam battled through heavy rain to win gold with a leap of 1.75 metres on the second day of the Hong Kong Athletics Trial 2022. And the 20-year-old hopes to ... ( read original story ...)
Making everyone deal with a Hong Kong leader under US sanctions may well be part of Beijing’s game plan in picking John Lee
The takeaway here is that the change of Hong Kong's leadership cannot be subject to direct or indirect factors concerning the US Beijing may have also laid down a test for those who have to deal with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM in Southeast Asia and Europe, Australia rates, Hong Kong election
The Russia-Ukraine war is expected to be a major topic at all of the meetings. On Sunday, Hong Kong will hold its chief executive election, in which only one candidate has been nominated. ( read original story ...)
Retailing in Hong Kong to fuse the best of online and offline models as pandemic restrictions ease, industry observers say
Hong Kong’s e-commerce market, which is set to receive a boost from the government’s consumption voucher scheme, is expected to grow some 13 per cent this year even after pandemic restrictions ease as ... ( read original story ...)
Modi’s three-nation European trip, Hong Kong elections Modi’s three-nation European trip, Hong Kong elections
The 2022 Hong Kong chief executive election The 2022 Hong Kong chief executive election is scheduled for May 8 for the 6th term of the chief executive, the highest office of China's Hong Kong Special ... ( read original story ...)
Too hard to visit Hong Kong: Pandemic rules eased but business travelers put off by quarantine
Tom Wellingham is planning his first business trip to Hong Kong in seven months as the city reopens its doors to non-residents on May 1. The 39-year-old Briton living in Singapore works in operations ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong should drop flight suspension rule as hotel quarantine measures are enough to reduce transmission risks, expert says
Hong Kong’s flight suspension mechanism should be scrapped as quarantine measures are enough to reduce the risks of community spread of Covid-19, a medical expert has said, referring to a rule that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam downplays concerns over diminishing press freedom following suspension of human rights media awards
Hong Kong leader’s has sought to downplay concerns over diminishing press freedom in the city following the suspension of prominent human rights media awards, labelling it and the departure of an ... ( read original story ...)