Genting Hong Kong Ltd. may file for provisional liquidation as soon as Tuesday after it wasn’t able to secure funds to help it stay afloat following an insolvency at its German shipbuilding subsidiary ... ( read original story ...)
How Covid Widens the Gap Between Hong Kong and China
Hong Kong is part of China, but the strict border controls between the former British colony and the rest of the mainland instill a physical and psychological sense of separation. Monday kicked off ... ( read original story ...)
Arup empowers youths to chart a sustainable future for Hong Kong with a video competition among local schools
The Hong Kong government and various sectors have been taking proactive steps to address challenges including aging population, the landfill problem, and climate change. On top of it, it is important ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest two ex-flight attendants over COVID-19 rule breach
Hong Kong police said they have arrested and charged two former flight attendants over allegations they broke the city's coronavirus rules. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong guessing game: Why is Beijing still silent on the chief executive race? And does Carrie Lam have its backing?
Financial Secretary Paul Chan tops list of names being tossed about as possible candidates for March 27 race Beijing has not indicated its preferences, but incumbent Lam will have an advantage if she ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Arrests Ex-Cathay Crew at Center of Omicron Outbreak
Two former Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. flight attendants were arrested for violating pandemic rules, Hong Kong police said late Monday, after they were identified as the source of the city’s omicron ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s birth rate on track to hit 24-year low, with local schools fearing closures as enrolment declines
Educators are now calling for more government subsidies for kindergartens, warning there could be a wave of school closures otherwise. ( read original story ...)
Air pollution in Hong Kong rose last year as traffic returned amid relaxed social-distancing rules, NGO finds
The Clean Air Network found that the annual average concentrations of major air pollutants all increased last year from 2020 levels, though they were still below the amounts recorded before the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Olympic champ Edgar Cheung Ka-long wins fencing World Cup gold
Olympic fencing star Edgar Cheung Ka-long won another historic gold for Hong Kong at the FIE (International Fencing Federation) World Cup in Paris over the weekend. Cheung, who made history last year ... ( read original story ...)
Police charge Cathay flight attendants at centre of Hong Kong outbreak
Hong Kong police arrested and charged Monday two Cathay Pacific flight attendants for allegedly contravening Covid regulations, after the emergence of the Omicron variant in the territory was traced ... ( read original story ...)
3 senior Hong Kong officials caught up in Omicron ‘partygate’ scandal leave quarantine camp early after policy eased
Secretary for Home Affairs Caspar Tsui, Immigration Director Au Ka-wang and political assistant Allen Fung leave Penny’s Bay camp. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports outbreak of African swine fever – OIE
Hong Kong reported an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in a wild boar in the northern part of the territory, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday. There had been recent ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong suspends poultry meat, products from Poland
Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced on Friday that it will suspend imports of poultry meat and products, including eggs, from parts of P ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s MPF net inflows seen at three-year low in 2021
Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund net inflows declined in 2021 to the lowest level in three years as the coronavirus crisis continued to weigh on the city’s economy, according to local pension ... ( read original story ...)