Archive for May 6th, 2020
HK to lift major social restrictions as virus fades
Hong Kong on Tuesday announced plans to ease major social distancing measures, including reopening schools, cinemas, bars and beauty parlours after the Chinese territory [...] » More
Pro-establishment heavyweight Starry Lee plans extra meeting at HK’s Legislative Council to end election saga and clear backlog
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council will hold an extra meeting on Friday in a bid to clear a backlog of bills waiting on the long-delayed election of a new committee chair, [...] » More
HK’s stock benchmark falls 1,000 points the most in six weeks as sentiment sours on US-China tensions
Hong Kong stocks suffered their worst fall in six weeks on Monday as US-China tensions flared up over the coronavirus and the US-China trade deal. The city’s Hang Seng [...] » More
Former HK leaders launch pro-Beijing coalition
Two of Hong Kong’s former leaders launched a pro-Beijing alliance Tuesday to uphold China’s “one country, two systems” policy and work to revive the [...] » More
Coronavirus: HK set to relax some social-distancing rules as Covid-19 situation improves locally
Hong Kong’s leader will on Tuesday announce the relaxation of some Covid-19 social-distancing measures, allowing groups of up to eight people to gather in public places [...] » More
HK woman gets 14 days’ jail for biting off-duty police officer’s arm during scuffle at Wan Chai MTR station
A Hong Kong woman who bit an off-duty police officer’s arm after he caught her jumping a turnstile at a railway station has been jailed for 14 days. Eastern Court heard [...] » More
Macau’s property market reels from coronavirus as transactions fall to lowest levels since financial crisis
Macau’s property market has been dealt a heavy blow on all fronts by the coronavirus outbreak, and its recovery will need to rely on the city’s beleaguered [...] » More
HK retail sales take historic dip, down nearly 37 per cent by volume in first quarter, as Covid-19 continues to take toll
Hong Kong retail sales in the first quarter of 2020 marked a historical low, plunging 36.9 per cent by volume from the same period a year ago, as the Covid-19 crisis [...] » More
Coronavirus: HK resident flown back from Pakistan last week beaten by masked assailants at quarantine centre in Fo Tan
A 43-year-old man, one of more than 300 Hong Kong residents to return on a government-chartered flight from Pakistan last week, was beaten with wooden sticks by a pair of [...] » More
HK leader Carrie Lam pledges to maintain investment in economy as city slips into recession, but no word on social-distancing rules
Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to maintain government investment to stimulate economic growth, a day after it was revealed the coronavirus pandemic had pushed the city [...] » More
HK March retail sales plunge 42pct due to coronavirus
Hong Kong’s retail sales fell by 42 percent in March from a year earlier, as travel restrictions kept tourists away and most residents steered clear of shops and [...] » More
Covid-19 was a chance for a reset in HK. Instead, the crackdown continues
Hong Kong is living through two traumas at once: after nine months of civil unrest sparked by a now-aborted extradition law that saw increasing violence from protesters and [...] » More
HK to lift major social restrictions as virus fades
Hong Kong on Tuesday announced plans to ease major social distancing measures, including reopening schools, cinemas, bars and beauty parlors after the Chinese territory [...] » More
Coronavirus: Bars and other venues to reopen as HK eases Covid-19 shutdown
Most Hong Kong venues shut because of the Covid-19 pandemic will be allowed to reopen from Friday, the city’s leader has announced, as her government also laid plans to [...] » More
HK to relax some restrictions as new coronavirus cases dwindle
Hong Kong’s government said on Tuesday it will relax restrictions on public gatherings and allow gyms, cinemas and beauty parlours to re-open later this week as only a [...] » More
