Hong Kong Chief Executive CarrieLam denies that herself & her ministers taking a 10% pay cut for a year is due to "any political situation", "we've mulled the idea ever since we started discussing the latest round of anti-epidemic relief measures"
1 year agoHong Kong govt announced the updated total cost for relief measures is HKD137.5b (USD 17.7b), expecting this year's budget deficit will soar from 4.8% to 9.5%, said Chief Executive Carrie Lam. "COVID19 poses a close-to-catastrophic threat to HK's economy."
1 year agoHong Kong has 25 new coronavirus cases, from 8 weeks old to 71 years old. 11 males, and four females. 15 have travel history, so are imported cases. 4 patients are students
1 year agoLarge fire near West Kowloon Cultural district area.
Coronavirus: police raid finds 91 Hongkongers crammed into unlicensed pub amid citywide ban on bars, public gatherings
1 year agoHong Kong's Court of Appeal will hand down the judgement on controversial anti-mask law coming Thurs PM, which will also shed light if govt can invoke emergency power under the Emergency Regulation Ordinance
There were 24 new covid19 diagnoses in Hong Kong, 18 people had traveled abroad, and 5 of them returned to Hong Kong from Peru by special plane
Hong Kong records 43 new coronavirus infections, bringing city's tally to 845
1 year agoTwo days after a PLA helicopter crashed at Tai Lam country park, CLP sent 4 engineering cars to the park to fix at least one power tower that was damaged, local media reported
All karaoke lounges, beauty centres, massage parlours, nightclubs, club houses and and mahjong premises must close in HongKong. The order quietly came into effect. just over half an hour ago
1 year agoInMedia reports that at 10:30 at Tainan St & Prince Edward Rd W, police detained dozens of reporters, forced about 30 to produce press cards & searched them. Police accused citizens of posing as reporters. Police abuse of the press has been a mainstay of protests. HKPoliceState
1 year agoA 5th person arrested tonight in Prince Edward/Mong Kok. Police have raised the blue 'unlawful assembly' flag, claim citizens have thrown debris at them & loaded their shotguns
1 year agoCouple of livestreams already running, showing the monthly memorial building at Prince Edward MTR. Last month, policemen from the adjacent police station kept coming out in ever increasing amounts of armour to tear the flowers down
Newly confirmed 42 cases in Hong Kong, 37 with travel history and 5 related to bars
To curb Covid19 spread, Hong Kong will ban public gatherings of more than 4 people, and restaurants must limit and space out diners
Coronavirus: Hong Kong finance chief says tougher steps to enforce social distancing may be coming
1 year agoHong Kong McDonald's will suspend all seatings after 6pm starting tomorrow. Only take away & delivery services
39 new diagnoses confirmed in Hong Kong, 30 have travel history, a total of 357
HongKong 'to ban all tourists' as it battles coronavirus spread. Represents enormous blow to local economy that's already been brought to its knees by months of violent anti-government protests
1 year agoPolice employed bubble tactic again and arrested 6 downstairs
1 year agoTear gas dispersed on 2054 in Yuen Long after protestors threw Molotov
1 year agoIt is a scene not seen many months in Yuen Long. Black-clad protesters have blocked streets in the district with cardboards, styrenefoam boxes and slippery detergent. So far, police presence is not heavy, but is expected to increase if the situation worsens
1 year agoAs the July 21 Yuen Long mob violence sees its anniversary today, hundreds have assembled again commemorating the incident for the 8th consecutive month. People claim that that day marked a collusion of Hong Kong police and local mobs. Many were injured that day.
1 year agoMass of protestors gathered at Yau Sun Street, rather than Yuen Long West Rail Station, at the 8 months day of July 21st Assault #HongKongProtests
Newly confirmed 48 new cases in Hong Kong, one-day high, of which 36 have travel records
Hong Kong police conduct large-scale anti-terror drill near border
16 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong
Hongkong government gazettes all persons arriving from foreign countries will be quarantined for 14 days, effective from March 19th for 3 months upon covid19
1 year agoHong Kong has 14 confirmed Coronavirus cases today, most on record. All but one, says CHP's Chuang Shuk-kwan, had travelled abroad recently. The lone case works in an international school spent some time drinking in Lan Kwai Fong recently. 8 other initially +ve cases
1 year agoHigh Court rules in favour of a student arrested inside Prince Edward MTR station on August 31 and orders the MTR to release CCTV footage of that day. Brutal violence erupted on the station platform as police rushed to beat up passengers inside
