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World Published 09 Mar, 2022 04:33pm

Mandatory Hong Kong Covid testing 'not a priority': city leader

Hong Kong's leader said Wednesday that mandatory coronavirus testing was no longer a priority after plans for mass...

World Published 07 Mar, 2022 11:42am

Virus chaos pushes more expats to join Hong Kong exodus

All 7.4 million residents will be tested later this month

Health Published 05 Mar, 2022 02:53pm

Hong Kong reports 37,529 new Covid-19 cases, 150 deaths

Leader Carrie Lam says there will not be a 'complete lockdown'

Published 28 Feb, 2022 01:45pm

Virus-hit Hong Kong considering lockdown: health chief

Announcement adds fresh uncertainty and anxiety for residents and businesses

World Published 20 Feb, 2022 01:36pm

China helps virus-ravaged Hong Kong build isolation units

Hong Kong is sticking to a policy of trying to isolate everyone who tests positive for virus

World Published 26 Jan, 2022 04:38pm

Hong Kong transgender men lose court case on ID cards

Trans people in Hong Kong will not be allowed to have their gender officially recognised on their identity documents unless they undergo sex reassignment surgery

World Published 14 Jan, 2022 04:05pm

Hong Kong suspends transit flights from most of the world due to COVID-19

HONG KONG:Hong Kong will suspend for a month transit flights from around 150 countries and territories considered...

World Published 05 Jan, 2022 05:17pm

Hong Kong bans flights from 8 countries, including Pakistan, as authorities fear fifth Covid wave

Hong Kong announced a two-week ban on incoming flights from eight countries, including Pakistan and India, and...

World Published 24 Dec, 2021 12:30pm

China's Sinovac booster weaker against Omicron: Hong Kong study

A panel of health experts advising the Hong Kong government has recommended children aged 12-17 should get only one dose of BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine after reports of heart inflammation as a side effect.

World Published 15 Dec, 2021 05:13pm

Hong Kong douses fire that trapped 150 people on trade centre roof

HONG KONG:A fire broke out on Wednesday in Hong Kong's World Trade Centre, trapping about 150 people on its roof, ...

World Published 06 Jul, 2021 11:55am

HK leader says 'ideologies' pose security risk, teenagers need to be monitored

By Sharon Abratique and Jessie Pang Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday "ideologies" posed risks to ...

World Published 01 Jul, 2021 01:09pm

Security tight in HK on China anniversary, as official says city now stable

Reuters Hong Kong deployed a heavy police presence to the streets on Thursday to prevent any protests on the...

World Published 30 Jun, 2021 02:16pm

China's Communist Party to celebrate 100th birthday in show of pomp and power

China will mark the centenary of the founding of its ruling Communist Party on Thursday with pomp, spectacle, and...

World Published 19 Jun, 2021 11:59am

Apple Daily editor, CEO denied bail in Hong Kong

By Jessie Pang Two executives of Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, charged under a national security...

World Published 28 May, 2021 10:38am

Jailed HK tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months for Oct. 1 illegal assembly

Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai was given a new prison sentence of 14 months on Friday...

World Published 24 Mar, 2021 10:51am

Hong Kong halts Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, investigates packaging

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities halted on Wednesday the use of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer ...

World Published 11 Feb, 2021 10:23am

Biden presses Xi on Xinjiang, Hong Kong in first phone call

Joe Biden pressed Chinese leader Xi Jinping over human rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang late Wednesday in their ...

Business Published 04 Jan, 2021 10:00am

China telco shares lose 5% in first trading day since NYSE delisting announcement

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s three biggest telcos saw their shares drop as much as 5% in Hong Kong on Monday, the first trading session since the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) said it would delist the firms under a plan China branded “political” and of “limited” impact.