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Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:48:46 +0800
State media explain why HK people 'support' overhaul
State media on Wednesday reiterated Beijing's claim that Hong Kong people support the changes planned to the SAR's electoral system – despite next-to-no details being released and no public consultation exercise arranged. In an article in English ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:14:42 +0800
Police arrest five over compensated dating scam
The police said on Wednesday that they had crushed a syndicate that allegedly lured people in with the promise of arranging dates with models before threatening to expose them unless they handed over more money. One victim lost nearly a million doll...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:27:24 +0800
Covid outbreak reported at Sai Ying Pun gym
Health authorities are urging people who have visited Ursus Fitness in Sai Ying Pun since the start of this month to contact them as soon as possible, after a fitness trainer there came down with Covid-19. The 27-year-old man is one of the three un...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:54:43 +0800
Overhaul will drag HK back two decades: Bernard Chan
Executive Council convenor Bernard Chan has conceded that the changes Beijing is planning to Hong Kong's electoral system will wipe out the SAR's democratic development since the 1997 handover. “It’s a pity that we today have probably gone back ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:14:09 +0800
Hongkongers start receiving BioNTech jabs
Hong Kong on Wednesday began inoculating people against coronavirus with Germany's BioNTech vaccine, with some of those first in the queue saying they believe it will be safer and more effective than the Sinovac jab also available. Seven centres –...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:49:39 +0800
Exiled activists launch pro-democracy magazine
A new magazine in support of Hong Kong's struggle for democracy is reaching out to the diaspora and those still living in the former British colony, offering unvarnished commentary from the safety of Taiwan where it is published. Taiwan has emerged...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 21:58:43 +0800
Govt slams contractor for Covid results delay
Health officials on Tuesday criticised a contractor helping with Covid-19 testing, saying a one-day delay in releasing results for 6,000 people is ‘unsatisfactory’. Contractors are supposed to give patients their results within two days, but Kin...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 21:47:58 +0800
Another man critically ill days after Sinovac jab
Health authorities on Tuesday reported that another man has fallen severely ill days after taking a Sinovac vaccine against Covid-19. The Department of Health (DH) said the male patient, 51, was vaccinated on Wednesday last week and developed a coug...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:25:17 +0800
Ted Hui and his family to settle in Australia
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Ted Hui has arrived in Australia where his family will settle after the Australian government provided an exemption to its closed border policy and assistance with flights, he said on Tuesday. A former Democratic Par...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:50:05 +0800
Officials fear new restaurant outbreak is emerging
Hong Kong health officials are investigating another suspected Covid-19 outbreak at a restaurant, this time in Causeway Bay. A fourth person who recently ate at Coast Seafood & Grill on Cleveland Street has been confirmed to have the virus. One of ...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:08:36 +0800
'HK has the worst employment outlook in the region'
Hong Kong has the worst employment outlook among seven Asia Pacific countries and territories for the second quarter of this year, according to survey results announced on Tuesday. The Manpower Group interviewed more than 10,700 employers in the re...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:31:49 +0800
CFA to hear appeal on Legco file-snatching case
Hong Kong's top court will hear an appeal from former lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung against a lower court's ruling that legislators do not enjoy immunity when they face charges over disruption of Legislative Council meetings. The hearing, to be held at t...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:30:19 +0800
Foreign diplomats told not to meddle in HK reform
The acting commissioner of the Foreign Ministry’s office in Hong Kong has told representatives from foreign governments not to interfere in Beijing’s plan to overhaul the SAR’s electoral system. The office said on its website that Yang Yirui ...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:30:10 +0800
Reasonable to worry after Sinovac incidents: expert
A leading epidemiologist said on Tuesday that it is reasonable for people to be worried about reports of deaths and hospitalisations among those who have received a coronavirus vaccine made by China's Sinovac, and there just isn't that much data avai...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:27:47 +0800
Okay for elderly to receive Sinovac jab: Patrick Nip
The minister in charge of Hong Kong's vaccination programme, Patrick Nip, has played down concerns that it may not be suitable for elderly people to receive the Covid-19 vaccine made by China's Sinovac, saying experts have concluded that the benefits...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:16:29 +0800
Student cleared of rioting in Causeway Bay
A 19-year-old student has been acquitted of rioting in Causeway Bay two years ago, after the District Court cast doubt on the testimony of the police officer who made the arrest. Kevin Ip was arrested at a protest on August 31, 2019, with prosecuto...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 11:04:23 +0800
Eight people sent to hospital after getting vaccine
Authorities said eight people were sent to hospital on Monday after getting a Covid-19 jab. Six of the eight had received the Sinovac vaccine, while the remaining two had received BioNTech shots. The eight reportedly got their vaccines on Sunday, ...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 11:00:15 +0800
Beijing is guaranteeing 'political safety' in HK: CE
Chief Executive Carrie Lam says she’s happy that Beijing is changing Hong Kong’s electoral system to make sure only "patriots" can rule the territory, and the move will bring "political safety". Lam said in an interview with state broadcaster CC...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:51:23 +0800
No new Covid cases found in Tsim Sha Tsui lockdown
Authorities on Tuesday reported no new Covid-19 cases among the 500 Tsim Sha Tsui Mansion residents who were tested in an overnight lockdown. The government on Monday night imposed an “ambush-style” lockdown on residents living in the building ...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 21:13:57 +0800
Ambush lockdown imposed on Tsim Sha Tsui Mansion
The government on Monday evening imposed an ambush lockdown on Tsim Sha Tsui Mansion to carry out mandatory Covid-19 tests for residents. With effect from 8.30pm, residents living in the building on 83-97 Nathan Road / 36-50 Lock Road are required ...



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