Hong Kong may consider waiving extra stamp duty on homes for mainland Chinese buyers as a way to shore up the economy and reverse a brain drain, Regina Ip, convenor of the government's advisory ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Quarantine Reduction Met With Calls to Go Further
Hong Kong took a much anticipated step to reduce mandatory hotel quarantine for international travelers as the city seeks to restore its position as a financial hub and revive its economy. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong business groups, travel industry chiefs say 3+4 quarantine scheme is right move but only full reopening will help city
Business chambers say three-day quarantine period, four days of medical surveillance for arrivals 'step in the right direction', but not enough to revive Hong Kong's economy Travel leaders warn sector ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong cuts coronavirus hotel quarantine for arrivals to 3 days
Hong Kong will cut the mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals from a week to three days, the city’s leader said Monday. The southern Chinese city remains one of the few places in the world, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Cuts COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine to 3 Days for Arrivals
The southern Chinese city remains one of the few places in the world, together with mainland China, to require a quarantine to guard against travelers spreading COVID-19 to the local population. The ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Cuts Hotel Quarantine to Three Days to Revive Hub
Hong Kong will reduce the period of time people entering the city must spend in hotel quarantine to three days from seven, a bolder-than-expected easing of its strict Covid-19 travel curbs, yet still ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong cuts COVID hotel quarantine to 3 days for arrivals
Hong Kong will reduce the length of mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals to three days from a week, the city’s leader said Monday. The southern Chinese city remains one of the few places ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reduces hotel quarantine for overseas visitors to three days
After completing the hotel quarantine, travelers can stay at home or in a hotel for the four days of surveillance. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Cuts Hotel Quarantine in Latest Move to Improve Travel
Hong Kong will reduce the period of time arrivals must spend in hotel quarantine to three days, plus four days of health monitoring, the latest move to ease travel restrictions that have largely ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Cuts Quarantine to 3 Days, Seeks Exit From Covid Isolation
Hong Kong’s new Covid-prevention quarantine measures for travelers fall short of demands from business. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks slip as Alibaba, Tencent lead losses amid new China lockdowns, Fed tightening focus
Alibaba, Tencent and JD.com slump in early trading as southern Hainan locks down Sanya resort city, following earlier curbs elsewhere last week A stronger than expected US job report for July keeps ... ( read original story ...)
China Names New Senior Security Chief for Hong Kong-Xinhua
The Chinese government named Sonny Au as the secretary-general of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's Committee for safeguarding the national security of the city, the official Xinhua news ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong migrant hopefuls: Canada hands out 12,500 open work permits to young, well-educated
Canada, like Britain and Australia, announced new and easier pathways to immigration for Hongkongers after Beijing imposed a national security law in the city in June 2020, banning acts of secession, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-led trials show patients with rare liver cancer can live longer by undergoing combined treatments
Chemotherapy plus targeted radiotherapy 'allows those with bile duct cancer to live an extra 20 months' Six-year study led by Chinese University involved 24 patients in Thailand, Singapore and Hong ... ( read original story ...)