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An outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China. It has since spread across the world and the World Health Organisation has declared a global pandemic. Seeking to distinguish the virus from the disease it causes, the virus has been named SARS-CoV-2 and the disease Covid-19.
With city cases having doubled in four years, now is the time to face the problem, monitor public wellness and reach out to those who require support.
Further evidence of a weakening global economy is to be found in the imports and exports for April, and the need to support the manufacturing labour market.
The lifting of city’s pandemic restrictions has brought the unwelcome return of tree thieves and wildlife poachers
Makeshift hospital near border with mainland China will soon offer radiology services in attempt to cut Hong Kong waiting list
Survey of 30,000 local people has come up with some inside information on city sights, sounds and tastes visitors will find invaluable.
- Finance chief Paul Chan says more large-scale public activities under ‘Happy Hong Kong’ campaign planned to help latest round of vouchers go further
- He stops short of saying the coming handout will be the last in scheme first launched in 2021 as coronavirus pandemic ravaged economy
Some 2,661 mainland citizens were polled by the Centre for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University on the outlook for international security.
HKU experts sound alert on flu, RSV and pneumococcal infections, with children and elderly most at risk.
Food, energy, other key products disrupted by pandemic and war in Ukraine; leaders want to avoid such disruptions, and help counter China’s influence.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who spoke via a live-streaming feed, said that the theme of open cooperation ‘could not be timelier’, echoing Xi’s message.
Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants’ Association says 5.1 per cent pay rise needed to ‘boost morale’ in public sector.
The city state reported 54 deaths last month, nearly double of the total number recorded in the first quarter.
Just 3.83 per cent of respiratory specimens handled by public laboratories tested positive for flu last week.
District Court hears officer was told to strip and suffered broken rib, bruises and scratches in near-hour long ordeal in pub
Immigration has long been a key political issue in the UK, and was one the main battlegrounds of the Brexit referendum in 2016 that saw the country leave the bloc.
Analysts and employees of flag carrier ask whether Cathay can salvage reputation, save itself from mainlanders’ ire and rebuild standing in key customer base.
‘This is a trend that will not stop,’ manufacturing analyst warns as exporters see their hands forced in the face of geopolitical strife, demographic crisis and supply-chain upheavals.
More than 3,000 current and former students are suing University College London for breach of contract, in a case which could be followed by similar litigation against other British universities.
Cheung Chin-hang’s behaviour an attempt to endanger public health amid pandemic, Acting Principal Magistrate Veronica Heung says.
Only contractor with skills to construct bamboo towers pledges to continue the tradition after festival forced to use shorter steel structures this year.
KeeTa, part of mainland China food delivery giant Meituan, launches in Hong Kong on Monday with ambitions to cover entire city by year-end
Professor Lau Yu-lung from HKU says city experienced an expected ‘small wave’ and there is no need for concern as most people have immunity.
WHO member countries have begun negotiations towards an international agreement aimed to ensure the world is better equipped to prevent or more effectively respond the next time a pandemic hits.
The PM said he has been prescribed the antiviral medication Paxlovid because of his age, adding that his most recent booster shot was in November.
Sales for one local producer in May set to reach 70 per cent of firm’s previous peak, according to factory manager.
Online transactions that increased during pandemic are driving transformation, with the support of the UN-backed ‘Better Than Cash Alliance’.
But Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau assures public high vaccination rate and lower severity of illness mean outbreak still manageable.
Flush with pandemic savings and free to travel internationally again, mainland Chinese people are flocking to Australia determined to buy property, according to local agents.
Among 13 Asian markets, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and India, most people say the way they define success has changed because of Covid-19, according to new findings.
Some sectors already offering higher pay to retain staff amid labour shortages, industry representatives say.
Rising youth joblessness in China is one of Beijing’s biggest headaches, threatening the top leadership’s bottom line of ensuring social stability, with the figure rising to a record high of 20.4 per cent in April.
The number of ultra-rich in Hong Kong is, however, forecast to rebound from 5,686 last year to 7,280 by 2027, while mainland China’s hyper-wealthy population is expected to jump by 49.8 per cent by the same year.
Hong Kong beaten only by Singapore, which took top spot, and Ireland in major survey released on Wednesday.
Chief Executive John Lee says he was relieved when Covid-19 lost its status as public health emergency of international concern.
