Department chief pledges to improve services, review inspection of child welfare institutions and improve training for staff of such centres. ( read original story ...)
Xinjiang anti-terror general to lead China’s Hong Kong garrison
A general who led China's anti-terrorism special forces in Xinjiang has been promoted to head the People's Liberation Army in Hong Kong, state media has ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Financial Forum highlights Hong Kong’s new opportunities
Hong Kong new opportunities amid changes reshaping the economic landscape have been highlighted at the 15th Asian Financial Forum ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks rally as Alibaba Health, Kuaishou push tech benchmark to best run in a month
Local stocks are headed for a third day of winning as investors pick up values in Big Tech from near an all-time low. China Life Insurance and developer Modern Land tumble on internal crises. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks rise on weak US jobs data
Hong Kong stocks rose in the first few minutes of trade Monday morning, building on last week's gains, following weak US jobs data that could ease pressure on the Federal Reserve to speed up its ... ( read original story ...)
Hot Topics: With the Stand News and Citizen News shutdowns, is Hong Kong press freedom in free fall?
Our questions encourage you to examine the topic in-depth and can be used on your own, or with a friend. Context: Hong Kong’s Stand News shuts down after 7 held, assets frozen Hong Kong’s Stand News ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Covid Strategy Has Failed. Miserably
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 ...)
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: 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 ...)
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 ...)
Hong Kong birthday party exposes nearly 200 people to COVID-19
A birthday bash in Hong Kong reportedly forced nearly 200 people — including 13 bureaucrats — to quarantine for COVID-19 despite the government’s pandemic warning. ( read original story ...)