Hong Kong reported 115 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, including 109 locally transmitted, the highest in nearly four months, as authorities battle a renewed wave of COVID-19. The figure was up ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong chief has ‘piles of cash’ at home after US sanctions
Hong Kong’s leader has said she is being forced to receive her salary in cash because of US sanctions, saying she has no access to banking services despite the prevalence of mainland Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says she has ‘piles of cash at home,’ no bank account, due to U.S. sanctions
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam keeps “piles of cash” at home and is unable to open a bank account after being targeted by U.S. sanctions, according to an interview the top official gave on ... ( read original story ...)
Carrie Lam: Hong Kong’s leader says she has to keep piles of cash at home
Hong Kong's Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, has said in a TV interview that she has to keep "piles of cash" at home as she has no bank account. This is because of sanctions imposed on her by the US ... ( read original story ...)
‘Piles of cash at home’: Hong Kong leader says US sanctions mean she has no bank account
Carrie Lam says she is paid in cash and calls US sanctions imposed over security crackdown ‘unjustifiable’ ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Covid-19 wave traced to socialites’ love of the cha-cha
Hong Kong is battling a new coronavirus cluster originating from one of the city’s lesser-known elite pastimes — wealthy older women visiting dance clubs for lessons, often with handsome younger ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents with Covid-19 symptoms must take test within three days of doctor’s advice or face hefty fines
All Hongkongers with Covid-19 symptoms must take a coronavirus test within three days of being issued with a written instruction from their family doctor or face hefty fines and a mandatory order, the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pupils to get lessons in patriotism with trips to mainland
Pupils in Hong Kong will make compulsory trips to mainland China so they can better understand their motherland, under plans drawn up by the authorities.The new requirement, which critics have likened ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland Chinese police hand case on the 12 Hong Kong fugitives to prosecutors
Shenzhen police have handed the case of the 12 Hong Kong fugitives held in mainland China to prosecutors to decide whether they should move ahead with criminal proceedings. Relatives of the suspects ... ( read original story ...)
Critical thinking must remain end result of Hong Kong liberal studies move
Education reform has become a priority of the Hong Kong government. This was made plain by Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung Yun-hung when he elaborated on key initiatives contained in the chief ... ( read original story ...)
China to Charge 12 From Hong Kong Caught Fleeing by Boat
Chinese authorities said on Friday they are set to charge 12 people from Hong Kong with border violations after they were detained in China more than three months ago while trying to flee from the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: private Hong Kong hospital likely to have been hit by ‘small’ outbreak, health officials say, as city confirms 92 new infections
A major private hospital in Hong Kong was likely to have been hit by a "small" Covid-19 outbreak as an elderly patient who tested preliminary positive died and two staff members were infected, health ... ( read original story ...)
The fight to save Hong Kong’s past from its future
After nearly two decades, the history museum's Hong Kong Story exhibition is closing. When it reopens after two years, the story it tells will be unrecognisable. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Prison Wrong To Cut ‘Long Hair’ Locks: Court
Hong Kong prison staff were wrong to cut off the locks of veteran dissident "Long Hair", the city's top court said Friday, in the second significant ruling against authorities this month. The decision ... ( read original story ...)