カテゴリー: Hong Kong
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A policy of admitting every positive case to hospital means thousands are being added to an already huge backlog every dayThe beds pile up outside Hong Kong’s Caritas hospital. In the cold night, elderly patients lie on gurneys covered with blankets an…
UK-based Hong Kong Watch says outage could be part of wider Beijing crackdownThe website of a UK-based advocacy group appears to have become inaccessible through some networks in Hong Kong, raising fears of mainland-style internet censorship in the Chi…
Fears that city struggling with 2,000 coronavirus cases a day could see daily figures reach 30,000 See all our coronavirus coverageHong Kong has turned newly built public housing and 10,000 hotel rooms into quarantine accommodation as authorities striv…
Carrie Lam says her government will work with Chinese officials to combat ‘worrying’ situation as cases soarCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, has said an “onslaught” of Covid-19 infections has d…
The territory imports 90% of its food and supply fears come as it battles its worst outbreak of the pandemicSee all our coronavirus coverageHong Kong authorities said supplies of vegetables and chilled poultry to the global financial hub may be tempora…
International body calls on foreign governments to support journalists fleeing Hong KongThe fight for democracy and media freedom in Hong Kong feels like it has “entered its endgame”, after a year of crackdowns, arrests and forced closures of outlets, …
Apology comes as city enforces new measures including closure of hairdressers and addition of malls to vaccine pass systemHong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, has said she is “deeply sorry and anxious” about the lengthy wait for residents to get tested or e…
This blog is now closedSweden scraps almost all of its few restrictions and stops most testing; Spain’s King Felipe tests positive after displaying mild symptomsUK health minister sorry for continuing meeting after positive test‘We stand with Ottawa’: …
Large parts of the world are opening up, but Hong Kong is still pursuing ‘dynamic zero’ despite rising cases and a public running out of patienceA viral open letter from a member of Facebook group, HK Moms, marked something of a shift in public opinion…
Research confirms a pet shop was the likely source of the recent Delta variant outbreak in Hong KongCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePet hamsters can transmit Covid to humans and are the likely source of a recent outbreak of …
China does not recognise dual citizenship of Australian-Chinese man held for 11 months under national security lawGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesAustralian consular officia…
Officials confirm 614 new cases but insist outbreak can be controlled if people stay at homeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHong Kong has reported a record 614 new cases of Covid-19, the vast majority of them the highly tran…
This blog is now closedPolice rescue Keir Starmer from protesters; Sweden move comes as country plans to remove Omicron restrictions on WednesdayHow did Ottawa rallies against vaccine mandates begin and what’s next?Harm to AstraZeneca jab’s reputation …
Worsening Sino-US ties, strict Covid rules, and the crackdown on dissent have dented the territory’s fabled allure as a business hub, say expatsIn July 2018, Tara Joseph, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, wrote an article in t…