Easing of hotel quarantine rules not enough to safeguard city's aviation hub status, experts warn Asia's busiest airport before pandemic, Hong Kong has been overtaken by much smaller air hubs ... ( read original story ...)
How ‘two systems’ under ‘one country’ can facilitate a full reopening for Hong Kong
The city watched with envy as places such as Singapore returned to mostly normal life following the worst of the Covid-19 crisis While Hong Kong must operate as part of the nation, its high degree of ... ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong can rise to the challenge of telling its story well
Hong Kong's spokespersons must counter both accusations of suppression of freedoms and the narrative that the economy is withering under the weight of Covid-19 restrictions But our political and ... ( read original story ...)
No more ‘secrets’ in Hong Kong? Facebook pages for anonymous rants, comments shut following national security law arrests
Several Hong Kong community “confession pages” have disappeared from Facebook following Tuesday’s arrest of two administrators of the Civil Servant Secrets page on the social media platform. They ... ( read original story ...)
Mirror concert accident: injured Hong Kong dancer Mo Li faces ‘months in hospital, slow recovery, possibility of being paralysed’
Li is temporarily unable to speak and on a ventilator following trachea surgery to help him breathe Dancer Mo Li Kai-yin, who was critically injured when a giant screen crashed on him during a concert ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong High Court rejects teen’s bid for legal aid to challenge school’s long hair rule
Oscar Wong, 17, is one of two students known to have complained to Hong Kong's equality watchdog, saying schools' hair rules for boys amounts to sex discrimination Both say they were inspired by ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong gets its first hydrogen-powered bus but, oops, it can’t hit the road yet
Plans to test hydrogen vehicles stall as city has no law on its production, storage, refuelling Bus operators, green experts ask authorities to move faster, as hydrogen is still a 'dangerous good' ... ( read original story ...)
2 arrested on suspicion of murder in Hong Kong after 3-month-old boy dies with bruises and blisters found on body
Police receive report about infant falling unconscious at flat in Tai Kok Tsui at 1.54am on Saturday Lawmaker urges authorities to adopt new legislation making failure to protect children from serious ... ( read original story ...)
Made in Hong Kong, Fruit Chan’s take on grim reality of 1997 for many in the city, and how the groundbreaking independent film was conceived
A critique of Hong Kong's education system, marriage break-ups and the popular infatuation with portrayals of triads as glamorous, Chan's film made waves Produced with a skeleton crew and an amateur ... ( read original story ...)
New York, London and Hong Kong have changed. It is time to move on
The financial capitals of the world have lost their luster. The bright lights of New York City seem to have dimmed. London has far too many issues to contend with, from inflation, messy politics and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Reports 5,308 New Covid Cases, Highest in Four Months
Hong Kong reported 5,308 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, the highest daily number in more than four months. The city recorded 5,148 local infections and 160 imported cases, health authorities said at ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Regina Ip pledges to be more careful with public comments after reports quoting her on cutting stamp duty for mainland homebuyers drives up stock prices
Ip says headline of news report about comments she made during interview with Bloomberg Television have caused misunderstanding After Ip's comments in earlier interview, local property stock prices ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s second-quarter GDP shrinks 1.3%, government cuts 2022 forecast
Hong Kong's economy contracted 1.3% in the second quarter from the same period a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, following a weak performance in external trade during the period. ( read original story ...)
China Tourism seeks $2.16 billion in Hong Kong’s biggest listing so far in 2022
China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp is aiming to raise up to $2.16 billion through a new listing in Hong Kong, according to a term sheet reviewed by Reuters, in what will be the largest share sale in ... ( read original story ...)