Hong Kong’s election season officially begins Sunday, and despite a near-two month delay in proceedings due to a Covid crisis, it’s still wildly unclear who actually wants the city’s top job. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong asks entire population to test itself for COVID-19
Hong Kong authorities are asking the entire population of more than 7.4 million people to voluntarily test themselves for COVID-19 at home for three days in a row starting next week. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Urges COVID-19 Testing as Shanghai Struggles Under Lockdown
BEIJING — Hong Kong authorities on Saturday asked the entire population of more than 7.4 million people to voluntarily test themselves for COVID-19 at home for three days in a row starting next week. ( read original story ...)
President Biden asks for more funding and Hong Kong’s death toll strains mortuaries: The week in Covid news.
Although the U.S. government is running low on money for medications, vaccines and testing, Senate Democrats and Republicans neared agreement to cut by more than half President Biden’s request for $22 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong asks entire population to test itself for COVID
Hong Kong authorities are asking the entire population of more than 7.4 million people to voluntarily test themselves for COVID-19 at home for three days in a row starting next week. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong urges testing, Shanghai struggles under lockdown
Hong Kong authorities are asking the entire population of more than 7.4 million to voluntarily test themselves for COVID-19 for three days in a row starting next week ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam says leadership election to go ahead as planned
Hong Kong's leadership election will go ahead on May 8 as planned, city Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Saturday, rejecting media speculation it might be delayed for a second time due to a major ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong expats boost Singapore housing market as they flee strict Covid rules
Influx drives up prices and is set to brighten outlook for leading property website after share price hammering ... ( read original story ...)
Researchers in Hong Kong create ‘soft robot’ made of magnetic slime
Researchers at The Chinese University of Hong Kong have created a "soft robot" made of slime containing magnetic particles, which can be manipulated using external magnets. The magnetic particles are ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Leader Goes to Shenzhen to Discuss Election, SCMP Says
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam visited Shenzhen to meet senior mainland officials about the city’s impending leadership election, the South China Morning Post reported, a signal Beijing may have ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing tells Britain to ditch ‘colonial mindset’ over Hong Kong
Beijing has demanded that Britain relinquish its “colonial mindset” and stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs, as it condemned the latest six-monthly report by ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports 5,823 new daily coronavirus infections
Hong Kong reported 5,823 new coronavirus infections on Friday down from 6,646 on Thursday, as daily infections continued a steady decline and authorities began easing some of the city's stringent ... ( read original story ...)
Wego Dialysis Unit Weighing $500 Million Hong Kong IPO
A unit of China’s Wego Group that makes products for use in dialysis treatment is weighing an initial public offering in Hong Kong that could raise about $500 million, people with knowledge of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong govt ‘strongly opposes’ UK, US report on city’s diminishing freedoms
Hong Kong's government said on Friday it rejected "unfounded and ridiculous" allegations made in policy reports from Britain and the United States of a deteriorating political and legal situation due ... ( read original story ...)