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Coronavirus: vaccinations a must for future travel bubbles, minister says, as Hong Kong-Singapore tickets snapped up
Tue, 27 Apr 2021 14:02

Full vaccination will be the baseline for Hong Kong residents hoping to take part in future travel bubbles, the city’s commerce minister has said, as flights for a new quarantine-free corridor with Singapore were...

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Hong Kong tourism officials welcome Singapore travel bubble, but say industry will not reap rewards straight away
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 21:59

Hong Kong’s struggling tourism industry may not immediately reap the rewards of the long-awaited travel bubble with Singapore next month, officials said on Mo...

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Hong Kong’s 2050 climate goals at risk if ‘green finance’ funds don’t go to the right projects, experts say
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:30

Sustainability experts are questioning if Hong Kong’s push to become an international “green finance” hub will help the city reach its climate targets, wi...

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Tycoon Michael Kadoorie reaffirms confidence in Hong Kong, calls for dialogue between leaders and young people
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 07:00

Two years after Hong Kong was shaken by political turmoil, influential businessman Michael Kadoorie believes the government needs to do more to address the conc...

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Battered by coronavirus pandemic, Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific plans to shrink order of Boeing’s latest 777X aircraft, sources say
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 22:00

Cathay Pacific Airways plans to shrink its order of Boeing’s newest marquee aircraft, the 777X, as the long-lasting effects of the Covid-19 pandemic trigger a...

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Hong Kong government plan to restrict access to company heads’ personal data will shield lawbreakers, critics say
Sat, 24 Apr 2021 18:24

A government proposal to restrict public access to the personal information of company directors has sparked concerns that it could lead to unscrupulous individ...

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Coronavirus: Hong Kong expects almost all cross-border truck drivers to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by end of month
Sat, 24 Apr 2021 17:11

Almost all of the roughly 7,000 cross-border truck drivers actively in business were expected to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by late April, Hong Kong...

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Hunger games: food-themed stamps by Hongkong Post cause stir among critics craving other iconic items left off menu
Sat, 24 Apr 2021 14:51

Hongkong Post has released a food-themed series of stamps featuring local snacks such as fish balls, buttered pineapple buns, peanut candy and steamed rice roll...

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Coronavirus: Hong Kong bars set for April 29 comeback after four-month closure amid pandemic, but terms include customers, staff getting vaccinated
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 22:32

Hong Kong’s bars and pubs are set to reopen on April 29 after a closure of more than four months amid the coronavirus pandemic, but customers will be required...

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Hong Kong Airlines pilots face uncertain future over work-permit renewals, while hundreds of expats employed by Cathay Pacific are stuck in limbo
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 20:00

Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) pilots face losing their jobs over problematic work-visa renewals, the Post has learned, while hundreds of those serving Cathay Pacific...

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Hong Kong’s Canton Road overtakes Russell Street as Asia-Pacific’s most expensive place to rent a shop amid exodus of luxury retailers, survey finds
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:30

Hong Kong’s Canton Road has overtaken Russell Street as the most expensive place to rent a shop in the Asia-Pacific region for the first time, according to a ...

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Coronavirus: Hong Kong jobless rate drops to 6.8 per cent but still hovering near 17-year high
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:43

Hong Kong’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.8 per cent in the first quarter of this year but continued to hover around a 17-year high, with the city’s labour...

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Hong Kong facing critical moment in seizing Greater Bay Area opportunities, warns trading tycoon
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:00

Hong Kong cannot afford to miss the opportunities offered by the Greater Bay Area development and must re-establish the city’s lost position as the business c...

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Fourteen directors, five workers at 15 travel agencies arrested on suspicion of attempting to cheat Hong Kong authorities out of nearly HK$3 million by using forged papers for subsidy scheme
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:49

Fourteen directors and five employees of 15 travel agencies have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to cheat the government out of nearly HK$3 million (US...

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Number of vacant homes in Hong Kong may surge to 18-year-high as families head to UK under BN(O) visa scheme, Bloomberg forecasts
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:30

The number of homes standing empty in Hong Kong may climb to an 18-year high in 2021 as thousands of families flee to the UK, according to a Bloomberg estimate....

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Struggling Hong Kong malls roll out attractions such as Cupnoodles Museum, Lego playground in bid to lure families back amid pandemic
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:30

Hong Kong’s shopping malls are upping their family entertainment offerings in a bid to woo back local shoppers put off by the pandemic.Companies operating suc...

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Biden’s new stimulus plan is all about infrastructure, and China has lessons to share
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 23:00

US President Joe Biden is betting that his US$2.25 trillion economic stimulus plan centred on infrastructure spending will boost the coronavirus-hit American ec...

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China’s month-long consumption campaign aims to ‘unleash spending potential’ of Chinese people
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 19:30

China is gearing up for a month-long campaign to “accelerate the recovery of consumption and unleash the spending potential” of its people, as the country h...

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Why the socialist element of China’s market economy is important
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 19:07

China’s “socialist market economy”, which mixes public ownership and state guidance with aspects of the market, has propelled the nation from an economic ...

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China population: what’s driving central bank concern about the nation’s ageing workforce?
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 19:45

A pension deficit and looming debt crisis driven by a rapidly greying population. That’s the nightmare scenario for Chinese authorities, including the nation...

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Sat, 17 Apr 2021 12:34
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