HONG KONG—Hong Kong reported 1,347 new daily COVID-19 infections on Sunday, down from the previous day’s record, but the spread, with 2,000 more suspected cases, threatens the city’s overstretched healthcare system, authorities said. The surge in COVID-19 cases, the biggest test yet for Hong Kong’s “zero-COVID” strategy, comes a day after the government said China…
Hong Kong Reports 1,347 COVID-19 Cases as Healthcare System Overwhelmed
Hong Kong Denies Australia Access to Detained Citizen, Violating International Law
February 12, 2022
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Australia has, for the past year, been denied access to a citizen arrested in Hong Kong for alleged “subversion” under the territory’s sweeping national security law, Canberra officials confirmed on Tuesday. The individual is currently awaiting trial and could be jailed for life if found guilty. The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said…
Record Hong Kong COVID-19 Infections Strain Hospitals
Hong Kong reported a record number of new daily COVID-19 infections on Feb. 11. The city’s pursuit of zero COVID-19 infections has stretched hospital and quarantine facilities nearly to their limit. New daily infections rose to at least 1,325 on Friday, health authorities said. Hong Kong has seen a 10-fold rise in cases since Feb. 1,…
NSW Labor Remains Silent on Candidate’s Pro-Belt and Road Stance
February 10, 2022
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New South Wales (NSW) Labor has yet to respond to an enquiry asking about a state-election candidate who has expressed pro-Belt and Road Initiative views, despite a state by-election due to occur on Feb. 12. The Epoch Times sent enquiries to NSW Labor and the state opposition leader this week asking for the Australian Labor…
Is Hong Kong’s Financial Hub Status in Jeopardy?
February 10, 2022
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Commentary If the “Hong Kong security law” couldn’t crater Hong Kong’s financial services industry, perhaps its “zero-COVID” policy could? That’s what the Chinese city is grappling with, as expats within its financial services sector head for the exits due to the city’s draconian quarantine, lockdowns, and restrictions to combat the ongoing CCP virus epidemic. Hong…
Hong Kong COVID-19 Infections Surge, Experts Warn Could Near 30,000 a Day
Hong Kong reported 986 new coronavirus infections on Thursday as authorities scramble to contain an outbreak which medical experts warn could see 28,000 daily cases by the end of March. The rise in cases, up 10-fold since Feb. 1, is proving to be the biggest test for the global financial hub’s “dynamic zero” policy of…
US Sanctions Sought Against Present, Past Members of CCP National Congress
February 9, 2022
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All present and former members of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) National Congress, as well as all of their adult relatives, would be barred from entering the United States or owning property in the country under new sanctions sought by 19 House Republicans. “This collection of individuals are some of the world’s worst human rights…
U.S. Sanctions Sought Against Present, Past Members of CCP National Congress
February 9, 2022
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All present and former members of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) National Congress, as well as all of their adult relatives, would be barred from entering the United States, or owning property here, under new sanctions sought by 19 House Republicans. “This collection of individuals are some of the world’s worst human rights offenders and…
Hongkongers Rush for Haircuts, Produce Ahead of New Curbs
HONG KONG—Hong Kong residents lined up outside hair salons and snapped up fresh vegetables on Wednesday, a day before tightened COVID-19 restrictions go into effect, as new daily cases in the city ballooned to more than 1,100. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced on Tuesday that places of worship and hair salons must close from…
Hong Kong’s COVID-19 Misery Deepens With New Social Restrictions, Vegetable Shortage
HONG KONG—Hong Kong announced stringent new coronavirus restrictions and record new infections on Tuesday, while a shortage of vegetables added to the misery as truck drivers who tested positive for COVID-19 were unable to bring them from mainland China. The Asian financial hub reported a record 625 coronavirus cases on Tuesday, with cases likely to…
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