Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will comply with two government investigations after two crew members who broke self-isolation rules sparked a COVID-19 outbreak in the city, Chairman Patrick ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Parents Decry School Shutdown as the City Battles a Covid Surge
Angry parents in Hong Kong are criticizing a government order to close schools again, leaving more than 500,000 kindergarten and primary students locked out of classrooms as the financial hub races to ... ( read original story ...)
Colonial-era laws are being used to shut down journalism in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has never been a democracy, but it was home to a vibrant media scene and enjoyed the free flow of information. No more. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Strict Quarantine System Pushed to Limits by Omicron Cluster
With 42 community infections detected in the past two weeks, government quarantine centers are running out of space and some experts are questioning if the policy of zero-Covid-19 infections is ... ( read original story ...)
‘We fought the good fight’: journalists in Hong Kong reel from assault on media
Newsrooms closures and exodus from territory are result of ‘draconian’ national security law introduced in 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
‘Colonial wine from new, authoritarian bottles’: Hong Kong re-tools sedition law
The Hong Kong government is expanding its use of a long-dormant sedition law in what some lawyers and democracy advocates say is intensifying a squeeze on press freedom. Evidence of the renewed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong had a year to vaccinate its elderly. As omicron spreads, low takeup has left them vulnerable.
Few of the city's older residents have been fully inoculated, leaving them highly vulnerable as the city battles an outbreak of the new variant. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong unveils further steps to curb COVID-19 spread, boost vaccinations
Hong Kong will shut kindergartens and primary schools and start offering COVID-19 vaccines for children from the age of five, the city's leader said on Tuesday, as the financial hub grapples with an ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says city to start vaccinating children over 5 years old
Hong Kong will start offering COVID-19 vaccines for children over five years old, as the city moves to boost its rate of vaccinated residents amid an emerging wave of coronavirus cases, its chief ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to close primary schools in new Covid-19 curbs, plans to vaccinate children
Infections among young children prompted the move, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
ChinaAMC Hong Kong: Two-way connections with China’s financial markets are the real opportunity
Outbound investments by increasingly experienced mainland investors will drive the next phase of growth for Chinese financial institutions outside the mainland market, according to Gan Tian, Chief ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong officials, lawmakers or Cathay Pacific – who’s to blame for birthday party Covid-19 health scare?
Some pro-establishment figures point finger at rule-breaking Cathay crew for latest crisis, others focus their ire at top officials, lawmakers. ( read original story ...)
Omicron pushes Hong Kong’s import supply chain to brink of collapse
With hundreds of flights cancelled, logistics costs may surge by 40% within three weeks. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Omicron pushes Hong Kong’s supply chain to the brink of collapse
Logistics costs may surge by 40 per cent within three weeks. Importers expect the price of fruit to rise by 10 per cent. ( read original story ...)