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Kitty Wang
Kitty Wang joined the Post in 2022 after a four-year journalism learning experience in International Journalism of Hong Kong Baptist University and a one-year study in The University of Hong Kong’s Journalism School. She specialises in Hong Kong and mainland China’s socio-political affairs, breaking news reporting, feature story writing and video production.
Parents, teachers worry that children who attended online lessons during the pandemic will face adjustment problems.
Customs officers on Saturday arrest couple and discover 130 boxes of pills at flat after earlier intercepting air parcel containing another 250 packages.
West Kowloon terminus is latest control point in city to reopen, with some 6,500 travellers arriving or departing from station as of 6pm on Sunday.
No overflow of mainland shoppers in city’s shopping areas on Sunday, but retailers predict uptick soon and prepare rewards to woo travellers.
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Provisional figures show total of 45,558 people crossed border by Sunday evening at four land ports and one ferry terminal, including 33,132 mainland-bound travellers.
‘I’m too excited to say a word. I can finally go home after two years of not seeing the folks,’ says one traveller returning to Guangdong for the Lunar New Year holiday.
Hong Kong leader John Lee tours border checkpoint, says return of normal travel is the next target.
Rise in daily vaccine uptake marks sharp increase from 2,000 recorded early last month, with jump beginning when Hong Kong announced Covid policy rollback.
Some want to go for long-overdue family reunions after three years of coronavirus restrictions.
More than 750 million cigarettes seized as smugglers try to take advantage of easing of coronavirus restrictions and resumption of trade.
Some restaurants have added tables to boost business following the cancellation of capacity limits.
Some face ‘happy problem’ of finding enough staff to fill roles as trade picks up after most pandemic controls lifted.
Health officials report 20,252 infections, 924 of which are imported, and 46 additional deaths.
Catering industry still expected to take HK$350 million through increased bookings for winter solstice, although figure well down on normal years.
Shops feel impact, slash prices as some customers take off for the holidays and others tighten belts.
Prices up because of higher food, transport costs, but some hotels have waiting lists for buffets.
Pharmacies use logistics companies, couriers to get around need for licence to export medicines
