A large party attended by top Hong Kong government officials has sparked fears of a new Omicron cluster after a guest preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19. At least one official will be sent to a compulsory quarantine center. The party was held for Witman Hung, the city’s delegate to Beijing’s rubber-stamp legislature, at a restaurant…
Hong Kong Bans Flights, Imposes Other COVID-19 Restrictions
HONG KONG—Hong Kong authorities announced a two-week ban on flights from the United States and seven other countries and held 2,500 passengers on a cruise ship for coronavirus testing Wednesday as the city attempted to stem an emerging omicron outbreak. The two-week ban on passenger flights from Australia, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Britain,…
Hong Kong Bans Flights From Eight Countries Amid Emerging Omicron Outbreak
Hong Kong authorities have announced a 14-day ban on flights from eight countries, including Australia, amid the latest Omicron outbreak. Carrie Lam, the Beijing-appointed Hong Kong leader, announced on Jan.5 that incoming flights from Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, France, the Philippines, India, and Pakistan will be banned from midnight on Jan….
Beijing Winter Olympics Garners Legitimacy for China’s Atrocities: Panel
January 5, 2022
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The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is an opportunity for the Chinese communist regime to legitimize the ongoing genocide and atrocities it inflicts on Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hong Kongers, and other minorities in China, human rights advocates said, as they called for a full international boycott of the Games. In a Jan. 4 panel discussion hosted by the…
Beijing Winter Olympics Lends Legitimacy to China’s Atrocities: Human Rights Experts
January 5, 2022
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The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is an opportunity for the Chinese communist regime to legitimize the ongoing genocide and atrocities it inflicts on Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hong Kongers, and other minorities in China, human rights advocates said, as they called for a full international boycott of the Games. In a Jan. 4 panel discussion hosted by the…
Hong Kong to Expand ‘Vaccine Bubble’ From Feb. 24 to Combat COVID-19 Spread
HONG KONG—Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the government will expand a “vaccine bubble” from Feb. 24 to include venues such as gyms, cinemas, and libraries. Only vaccinated people would be allowed into those venues. Lam was speaking at a weekly press conference a day after health authorities confirmed a fifth case of…
Beijing Is Shutting Down Hong Kong’s Last Free Media
News Analysis The Fragrant Harbor’s last truly free media are falling one after another under the pressure of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Hong Kong police raided Stand News on Dec. 29. The leveling of the outlet, and the “voluntary” closure of Citizen News on Jan. 3, are two more nails in the coffin of…
China’s Quant Funds Become Victims of Their Own Success
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG—China’s algorithm-driven quant funds boomed in 2021 as investors sought alternatives to a languid stock market, but the final months of the year saw some “flash boys” bogged down by heavy volatility and their sheer size. High-flyer Quant, a top hedge fund house in China that uses powerful computers and artificial intelligence (AI) to…
Hong Kong Leader Rebukes ‘Extinction’ Assertion of City’s Press Freedom
January 4, 2022
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Pro-Beijing Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam claimed that press freedom was still there in her city, after two local independent media outlets shut down in recent days, following a police clampdown against one of them in late December. “This morning I read news about, because of the closure of online medium, press freedom in Hong…
Hong Kong Leader Denies City’s Press Freedom Faces ‘Extinction’ After Closure of 2 Media Outlets
January 4, 2022
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Pro-Beijing Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam claimed that press freedom was still there in her city, after two local independent media outlets shut down in recent days, following a police clampdown against one of them in late December. “This morning I read news about, because of the closure of online medium, press freedom in Hong…
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