Category: Hong Kong
HK bypassed? European airlines warn they can’t add flights while Covid-19 restrictions remain for travellers, aircrew
Several major European airlines have warned that they will not be able to add more flights to Hong Kong if the city’s Covid-19 restrictions remain while the rest of the [...] » More
HK court extends jail time for six conspirators in 2016 Legislative Council vote-buying scheme
Six people jailed for organising a vote-rigging scheme in support of a pro-government candidate in the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election have received longer jail [...] » More
Chinese premier formally approves appointment of John Lee as HK’s next leader ahead of July 1 swearing-in ceremony
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for unity and urged Hong Kong’s chief executive-elect to “turn a new chapter” in the “one country, two [...] » More
Lawmakers grill officials over incoming leader’s ambitious plan to revamp HK government
Hong Kong legislators have questioned whether the incoming city leader’s plan to overhaul the government will translate into better delivery of public services and [...] » More
National security law: HK has taken ‘authoritarian turn’ in 2021 under Beijing-imposed legislation, EU says in annual report
Hong Kong has taken “an authoritarian turn” with its fundamental freedoms further deteriorating in 2021 under the national security law, the European Union has [...] » More
Travel council looks to include HK in Japan’s next stage of reopening to travellers
Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong said it has invited representatives of the Japan National Tourism Organisation to meet next week to mull the inclusion of Hong Kong in [...] » More
Advisory panel recommends adults to get fourth Covid jab
Hong Kong residents aged between 18 to 59 who have received their third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at least six months ago should start getting booster shots, the Centre [...] » More
Covid may induce severe inflammatory bone loss, HKU research finds
Coronavirus infection can cause inflammatory activation of bone resorption cells, leading to severe bone loss during the acute and post-recovery phases of Covid-19, research [...] » More
HK can continue path to normalcy provided severe illness ratio remains stable, says expert
As long as most confirmed patients develop only mild or no symptoms, the city’s anti-epidemic measures should not again be tightened, microbiologist Ho Pak-leung said. [...] » More
Coronavirus: HK adults aged under 60 could get fourth vaccine dose if at risk of higher exposure to Covid-19, government advisers propose
Hong Kong adults aged under 60 should be allowed to receive a fourth vaccine dose if they are at risk of higher exposure to the coronavirus, government medical advisers have [...] » More
Golden opportunity for city to move toward normalcy, says Yuen Kwok-yung
The city’s current “immunity barrier” against severe illness and the arrival of Summer has created a golden opportunity for the city to move forward on the [...] » More
Chief Exec-elect to propose closed loop system for mainland travel
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive-elect John Lee plans to propose a closed-loop system to facilitate quarantine-free business travel between the city and mainland China, Sing [...] » More
Unemployment surges to 5.4pct during Covid wave
Hong Kong’s unemployment rate surged to 5.4 percent for the three months ended April as the city’s Covid restrictions continued to weigh on businesses and keep [...] » More
HK’s civil servants are in line for record pay rise. Is it time to revamp how salary increases are determined?
Human resources experts and bosses of small businesses have called for a revamp of the method used to determine pay rises for Hong Kong’s 180,000 civil servants after a [...] » More
HK stocks cap weekly gain as China cuts key interest rate to spur growth
Hong Kong stocks advanced, with the benchmark posting its first weekly gain this month after China lowered a key interest rate, boosting the growth outlook. The Hang Seng [...] » More
