Archive for August 21st, 2020
Why do ‘non-lethal’ weapons maim and kill protesters?
Riot police from Beirut and Baghdad to Hong Kong and Minsk often use so-called “non-lethal” weapons for crowd controlso why do protesters keep dying and being [...] » More
HK watchdog to investigate possible regulatory shortcomings after discovery of fake HPV vaccines
The city’s ombudsman has decided to investigate the government’s role in ensuring the quality of vaccines offered by private health care facilities after [...] » More
National security law: HK government slams US decision to unilaterally suspend three treaties, says city being treated ‘as a pawn’
The Hong Kong government has denounced a US decision to suspend three bilateral treaties related to the extradition of fugitives and tax exemptions for ships, stressing the [...] » More
HK third wave: just 18 Covid-19 cases expected to be recorded, though clinic closures may have played a role, source says
The number of daily coronavirus infections in Hong Kong fell to its lowest level in six weeks with 18 cases confirmed on Thursday, although clusters at the main port and [...] » More
Coronavirus: HK welfare chief says negotiations under way with major grocery chain on discounts-for-subsidies scheme
Negotiations are under way with one major supermarket chain to offer discounts to shoppers as a new prerequisite for receiving pandemic-related government wage subsidies, the [...] » More
Moving beyond Covid-19: Cathay Pacific wrestles with uncertainty, hard choices, as it prepares to fly again
It was the early 1990s and Augustus Tang Kin-wing was among the key executives involved in a massive shake-up of Cathay Pacific Airways called “Operation Better [...] » More
HK eases mortgage rules for commercial property
Hong Kong’s banking regulator said on Wednesday it would relax commercial property mortgage rules, in a move to boost liquidity in a market that has been hit hard by [...] » More
HK police nab suspected serial sex attacker believed to have molested three women as he rode past on his electric bicycle
Hong Kong police have arrested a suspected serial sex attacker who was believed to have molested three women as he rode past on his electric bicycle on three separate [...] » More
AIA’s first-half new business plunges nearly 40 per cent as coronavirus pandemic limits face-to-face policy sales
AIA Group said that it remains hopeful new business growth will pick up in the second half, as the easing of travel restrictions in China and other Asian markets could help [...] » More
National security law tarnishes HK’s image and leaves European Union firms revisiting plans, bloc’s envoy says
The European Union’s outgoing envoy for Hong Kong has warned that the city’s international image has been damaged by the imposition of the national security law [...] » More
US State Dept notifies HK it has ended three agreements
The US State Department said it notified Hong Kong on Wednesday that Washington has suspended or terminated three bilateral agreements after China imposed a sweeping national [...] » More
Lohas Park greets 13 stores in HK’s biggest mall opening in a year amid pandemic
The stores will take up 70,000 sq ft of retail space or about 15 per cent of the 480,000 sq ft of available space in the three-storey mall known as The Lohas in New [...] » More
Coronavirus: HK mass testing set for September 1 launch as first detention centre case sparks fresh alarm
The daily number of new coronavirus infections in Hong Kong fell to its lowest in a month with 26 cases on Wednesday, as a Covid-19 patient was found in a detention centre [...] » More
National security law: Beijing, HK slam US decision to unilaterally suspend three treaties
Beijing and Hong Kong have denounced a US decision to suspend three bilateral treaties related to the extradition of fugitives and tax exemptions for ships, stressing the [...] » More
‘Little logic’ in forcing HK’s biggest supermarkets to pass subsidies onto consumers through discounts during coronavirus crisis
A decision by the Hong Kong government to compel the city’s two biggest supermarket chains that benefited from wage subsidies to pass on gains in the form of discounts [...] » More
