Further delays to normal school life could exacerbate youth mental-health problems as well as give more people reason to leave. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Five jailed in for ‘seditious’ children’s books
Five speech therapists in Hong Kong have been jailed for 19 months each after being found guilty of publishing "seditious" children's books. Authorities interpreted the books - about sheep trying to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Sentences 5 to 19 Months for Children’s Books Deemed ‘Seditious’
Tales about a sheep village resisting a wolf pack prompted the charges against leaders of a speech therapists’ union, extending a government crackdown on dissent. ( read original story ...)
Five Hong Kong speech therapists jailed for conspiracy to “brainwash” children with cartoons
Five Hong Kong speech therapists were sentenced on Saturday to 19 months in jail for conspiracy to publish seditious children's books, featuring cartoons of sheep and wolves that prosecutors had ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Speech Therapists Sentenced to 19 Months for Books
A Hong Kong court has sentenced five speech therapists to nearly two years in prison for their role in the publication of children's books deemed seditious. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong govt scraps quarantine rules for air crew
Hong Kong scrapped its quarantine rules for locally based airline crew, the government said in a statement on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ranked the world’s freest economy by Canadian think tank for the 26th time in a row
Think-tank says it was difficult to assess how much impact China’s ‘economic and political crackdown’ or coronavirus had on the rankings ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Relaxes Quarantine Arrangements for Air Crews
Hong Kong is relaxing its quarantine requirement for air crews after the city imposed some of the strictest restrictions on in-flight personnel. ( read original story ...)
Nigeria seizes donkey penises to be smuggled to Hong Kong
The lawmakers said such a ban on killing donkeys would further curb the export of donkey skins and genitals. Read more at Boston.com. ( read original story ...)
No Happy Meals or library trips for unvaccinated kids in Hong Kong, as the region tries to compel citizens to get COVID shots
Hong Kong’s COVID restrictions are more stringent than those in most of the rest of the world. China is the exception—its ‘Zero COVID’ policy is ‘overly draconian and not something sustainable with a ... ( read original story ...)
EXCLUSIVE China EV maker Leapmotor puts off $1.5 bln Hong Kong IPO -sources
Chinese electric vehicle maker Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology has shelved a plan to raise $1.5 billion through an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong because of lukewarm investor interest, said ... ( read original story ...)
Trading of Hong Kong-listed ETFs via China Connect jumps by 90%
Two months into the launch of the new exchange traded fund connect scheme between China and Hong Kong, southbound trading by mainland investors and trading via the northbound route for Hong Kong and ... ( read original story ...)
Evergrande lenders appoint receiver to seize Hong Kong HQ – sources
Crisis at debt-laden Chinese property developer deepens in wake of default last year and failure to sell building ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Extends Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate to Children as Young as 5 Years
The city’s government said that recent Covid-related deaths of children underscored the need to widen vaccination requirements to younger age groups. ( read original story ...)