Hong Kong’s “Zero-COVID” policy, following mainland China’s lead, has hit the local economy by making many Hong Kongers worry about their future and causing a massive outflow of both talent and capital. A large number of residents have left Hong Kong since the city implemented Beijing’s National Security Law in July 2020. The exodus has…
Hong Kong’s ‘Zero-COVID’ Policy Accelerates Exodus of Talent and Capital
US Demands ‘Immediate Rectification’ From HSBC Over Frozen Accounts of Hong Kong Activists
March 4, 2022
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A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has demanded clarification from HSBC Holdings Plc over the freezing of accounts of Hong Kong activists and restrictions on the accounts of American citizens, urging the bank to make “immediate rectification” of such acts. The group of six U.S. senators and members of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China issued…
Canadians to Form Human ‘Freedom Chain’ in Protest of COVID-19 Mandates
Groups of Canadians are planning on forming a human “Freedom Chain” stretching from coast-to-coast beginning March 5 to protest the federal COVID-19 mandates. The Freedom Chain will spread out across the entirety of the country along the Trans-Canada Highway, which spans 7,476 km, beginning in Victoria, British Columbia, to St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Dozens of…
Coast-to-Coast Human ‘Freedom Chain’ in Protest of COVID Mandates Planned for Saturday
Various groups across the country are organizing the formation of a human “Freedom Chain” stretching from coast to coast beginning March 5 to protest the federal COVID-19 mandates. The plan is for the Freedom Chain to reach across the entirety of the country along the Trans-Canada Highway, which spans 7,476 km, beginning in Victoria, British Columbia,…
Ex-chief of Hong Kong Barristers Says He Left City After Police Interview
HONG KONG—A British human rights lawyer and former head of Hong Kong’s Bar Association said he left the city on Tuesday evening, hours after the Chinese regime’s state-backed media said he was summoned to a local police station and interviewed by national security police. The Hong Kong-based Wen Wei Po reported that Paul Harris had…
US Warns Against Hong Kong Travel Over COVID-19 Restrictions and Children Separations
March 2, 2022
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The U.S. consulate on March 2 warned citizens not to travel to Hong Kong, citing the risk of parents being separated from children due to the local government’s COVID-19 restrictions. The updated advice comes amid fears that Hong Kong may be bracing for a citywide lockdown as the local officials are under pressure from Beijing to…
Hong Kong Residents Empty Supermarkets Ahead of City-Wide Lockdown
HONG KONG—Hong Kong residents braced for a city-wide lockdown, emptying supermarkets and pharmacies, even as leader Carrie Lam called for calm on Tuesday and appealed for the public not to worry over a compulsory mass COVID-19 testing plan. The city reported 32,597 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday and a record 117 deaths in the past…
International Lawmakers Call for the Release of 47 Hong Kong Activists After One Year of Detention
A coalition of international lawmakers calls for the immediate release of 47 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists arrested by the city’s national security police a year ago. “The arrests demonstrated beyond any doubt the Chinese government’s intent to use the National Security Law to wipe out all forms of political opposition in Hong Kong,” said the…
Hong Kong Considers Lockdown as Daily Infections Top 34,000
HONG KONG—Hong Kong reported a record 34,466 new coronavirus infections Monday as deaths continued to climb, as authorities assess the possibilities of locking down the city. Hong Kong is grappling with a coronavirus surge driven primarily by the Omicron variant. Daily cases have more than quadrupled from a week ago, when the city reported over…
Hong Kong’s COVID-19 Infections Continue to Soar, Medical System on Verge of Collapsing
Hong Kong’s COVID-19 outbreak continues to rapidly worsen, with infected cases exceeding 10,000 per day two days in a row. With the city following China’s zero-COVID-19 policy and many concerned residents testing positive for the virus, the city’s medical system and facilities are reaching their limit. Doctors say that while most patients have mild or…
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