Entire pupil populations allowed back on campus, but schools and kindergartens can only operate on half-day basis, under easing of Covid-19 rules taking effect on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Small pay rises for some Hong Kong workers but most face wage freeze or cuts, survey shows
Employees in Hong Kong have received the lowest average pay rises in more than a decade, according to a survey by a major jobs portal, and analysts predict salary adjustments will remain stagnant ... ( read original story ...)
Future sours for Hong Kong’s brazen Apple Daily tabloid
A shadow of fear hangs over Hong Kong's outspoken and staunchly pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, with its billionaire owner Jimmy Lai now jailed and many reporters asking themselves: "Are we next? ( read original story ...)
Destiny and divination: Online fortunetelling booming among young people in Hong Kong
"Divination is like a shot in the arm when making decisions," said Wong Fung, 26, who turned to online fortunetellers after losing his job. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong Labour Department ‘moving too slowly’ with compensation claims by workers who fell ill with Covid-19
Hong Kong labour officials are under pressure to speed up their handling of claims filed by workers for -related compensation from their employers, with just 11 of 541 settled so far. Union officials ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong says Taiwan ‘grossly interfered’ in its affairs
It said the Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office will remain closed while it closely monitors developments and considers the way forward “in a holistic manner.” Relations between the sides ... ( read original story ...)
Expansive Thinking Sustains Hong Kong’s Independent Galleries
These experimental art spaces are offering mentorship programs, residencies and even health and dental insurance. ( read original story ...)
With a Little Added Effort, Art Basel Returns in Person to Hong Kong
Deciding whether to participate in Art Basel Hong Kong this year was keeping Wendy Olsoff up at night. The art fair, taking place until Sunday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, has ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Restrict Crypto Exchanges to Professional Investors
Cryptocurrency exchanges operating in Hong Kong will have to be licenced by the city's markets regulator and will only be allowed to provide services to professional investors, according to government ... ( read original story ...)
China’s JD Logistics set to raise $3.2 billion in Hong Kong IPO
JD Logistics will issue 609.2 million shares at 40.36 Hong Kong dollars each for its Hong Kong IPO, a person with knowledge of the matter told CNBC. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Protests, Silenced on the Streets, Surface in Artworks
Even as the authorities restrict speech in the Chinese territory, local artists are subtly rendering the 2019 pro-democracy demonstrations in paintings, installations and other media. ( read original story ...)
AP PHOTOS: Art Basel Hong Kong returns after pandemic hiatus
Art Basel Hong Kong, one of Asia's premier art fairs, is back in slimmer form after a hiatus prompted by COVID-19. About 100 galleries from 23 countries are participating, half the pre-pandemic level, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court backs no-jury security law trials
The first Hong Konger to be charged under Beijing's national security law can be tried without a jury, a senior judge said Thursday in a ruling that cements the financial hub's fast-changing legal ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: 4-year-old’s case ‘very likely’ a false positive, experts say, as Hong Kong expects another day without an untraceable infection
The final testing of a four-year-old Hong Kong boy previously diagnosed with Covid-19 has confirmed no traces of the virus in his nasal or blood systems, according to a source, a finding local health ... ( read original story ...)