8:30am-9:15am: easing of Covid restrictions
8:30am-9:00am: Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran, Associate Professor, Division of Public Health Laboratory Sciences, HKU’s School of Public Health
8:30am-9:00am: Maurice Kong, Chairman, Institute of Dining Professionals
9:00am- 9:15am: Prof Xiaowen Fu, Associate Dean, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Faculty of Engineering
9:00am- 9:15am: Steven Cheung, founding chairman, Hong Kong Professional Airline Pilots Association
9:15am-9:30am: widened poverty gap
9:15am-9:30am: Terry Leung, Assistant Research and Advocacy Manager, Oxfam Hong Kong
On our latest Backchat, we re going to talk about the easing of Covid restrictions.
Starting from Thursday, Hong Kong will raise the cap on restaurant dining to 12 people per table while a maximum of 240 guests can attend banquets. At the same time, six patrons will be allowed per table at bars, but a negative rapid antigen test result requirement is still in place.
The government has also r
Alvin Ing's death last week followed a breakthrough COVID-19 infection, the actor's representatives said Tuesday. Ing received a pneumonia diagnosis in mid-July and tested.
Hong Kong Migrants Seek Fresh Start in U.K. After Crackdown
Many who have left the city say they feel less like refugees than trailblazers, eager to build a new home after watching their old one slowly transform under Beijing.
The departures gate at Hong Kong International Airport last month. Since China introduced its sweeping national security law, tens of thousands of people have made plans to leave the city and start new lives elsewhere.Credit.Anthony Kwan for The New York Times
LONDON Lin Kwong had a good life in Hong Kong. She taught sports management part time at a college and chaired an amateur drama club. Her young son, Chee Yin, was doted on by his grandparents. She had friends and favorite restaurants. But in February, she made the difficult decision to leave it all behind.
Isabella Kwai and Alexandra Stevenson, The New York Times
Published: 12 Jul 2021 11:03 AM BdST
Updated: 12 Jul 2021 11:03 AM BdST Travelers wave goodbye to friends and family at the Hong Kong International Airport, June 24, 2021. In the year since China imposed a sweeping national security law on its territory of Hong Kong, a former British colony, tens of thousands of people have made plans to leave the city. (Anthony Kwan/The New York Times)
Lin Kwong had a good life in Hong Kong. She taught sports management part time at a college and chaired an amateur drama club. Her young son, Chee Yin, was doted on by his grandparents. She had friends and favourite restaurants. But in February, she made the difficult decision to leave it all behind.