Hong Kong has announced a two-week ban on incoming flights from eight countries and tightened coronavirus restrictions after detecting cases of the Omicron variant
2 year agoHong Kong's Covid-19 social distancing measures will be tightened over fears of a community outbreak, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced. Starting Friday, dining in at restaurants will be banned after 6 p.m. and designated premises, including gyms and beauty salons, will shut
Independent Hong Kong news outlet Citizen News to shut down on Tue, days after Stand News raid
What really sucks is that you get hacks yippering abt press freedom and western hypocrisy from the safety of a million dollar office while actual journalists are losing their jobs / getting arrested / leaving hk
2 year ago5-year old Chinese online new outlet @hkcnews_com announced their closure on Tuesday. "In a crisis we must first ensure safety of everyone on our little boat
Growing cluster of Covid-19 infections tied to Cathay aircrew in Hong Kong restaurant; two Cathay aircrew fired as outbreak could delay mainland China border reopening
2 year agoPro-democracy singer and former director of the now-defunct Stand News Denise Ho is being released from police custody
Secretary Antony Blinken:Deeply concerned by the closure of Stand News and related arrests in Hong Kong. A confident government that is unafraid of the truth embraces a free press. We call on the Hong Kong authorities to stop targeting the independent media and release those unjustly detained
Hong Kong revokes quarantine exemptions for all HK airlines operating non-China passenger flights effective midnight Wednesday in crackdown - memo: SCMP
Hong Kong pro-democracy media outlet Stand News said it would shut down after police raided its office earlier and arrested senior staff on suspected "seditious publication" offences
2 year agoMore than 200 HongKong police officers were deployed to raid the offices of the non-profit online news outlet @StandNewsHK
Hong Kong police arrest man, 26, suspected of robbing convenience store by forcing staff at knifepoint to transfer money to e-wallet
Two more Hong Kong universities tear down Tiananmen Massacre monuments in early hours of Fri
2 year agoHKU has removed a Tiananmen Massacre monument in the early hours of Thursday morning whilst students were on break. It cited safety issues, legal advice and referenced the Crimes Ordinance "under the Hong Kong colonial government
An exodus from HongKong and mainland China continues with Taiwan and the UK among the favorite destinations.
2 year agoG7 foreign ministers issue statement reiterating their call on China to act in accordance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration and respect fundamental rights and freedoms in HongKong
Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand expressed "grave concern" on Monday over Hong Kong's new legislature election rules after a weekend poll that saw a record low voter turnout
2 year agoMore than 300 people trapped inside Hong Kong's World Trade Center after fire breaks out
At least eight people were injured in the fire, according to a government spokesperson
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai and 7 other Hong Kong democrats jailed over banned Tiananmen Massacre vigil
Hefty jail term for Hong Kong Telegram channel admin convicted of inciting riot, arson and violence during 2019 protests
Three @HKUniversity students facing national security charges were granted bail after the judge considered the prompt withdrawal of a student union council resolution expressing sympathy for a man who stabbed a police officer and then killed himself
WTA Head: "With the full support of the WTA Board of Directors, I am announcing the immediate suspension of all WTA tournaments in China, including Hong Kong"
2 students convicted of arson, assault over petrol bomb attack on Hong Kong police station
Hong Kong expands travel bans for arrivals from several countries as Australia reports 5 cases of COVID19 omicron variant, delaying reopening of nation's borders for international students, skilled migrants
Hong Kong to deploy over 10,000 police to ensure 'patriots-only' legislative polls run smoothly
According to @scmpnews, @British_Airways to temporarily suspend passenger flights to/from HongKong from Sunday after more of its aircrew were sent to a government quarantine camp
2 year agoThe case detected in Hong Kong has been staying in South Africa from Oct. 22nd to Nov. 11th. He had a PCR negative result before flying from HK to SA, and another negative after arriving at HK from SA. His 2nd test result was positive on Nov. 13th during qurantine
Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that a team of mainland Chinese experts came to Hong Kong to inspect local quarantine facilitates, vaccination centres and the city's contact-tracing work. Lam said the visit was key to reopening borders with China
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon was allowed to skip 21-day hotel quarantine because it involves a "very bank" and his trip carried "totally manageable" risk
