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Coronavirus Hong Kong

Dr Tsang Tak-yin says his journey to becoming an infectious disease specialist started when he was just an intern doctor in 1992. Photo: Edmond So

Hong Kong infectious disease hero looks back at outbreaks, pandemic and career

Dr Owen Tsang, medical director of Hospital Authority Infectious Disease Centre, to be honoured for work on front lines of various outbreaks.

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Can Muslim visitors boost tourism in Hong Kong?

Annual tests find secondary pupils’ English levels reach record low in Hong Kong

Editorial | Covid case sends jabs reminder to Hong Kong parents

Ordeal of 10-month-old Hong Kong girl, whose condition has improved, gives reason to get children vaccinated against coronavirus and flu.

Parents may feel children are too young to be vaccinated against Covid and flu. But there have long been childhood immunisation schemes against diseases for different age groups. Photo: Edmond So

Why are healthy Hong Kong infants still at risk of severe Covid infections?

Health authorities earlier urged public to get vaccinated after infant girl sent to paediatric intensive care unit with Covid infection.

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Hong Kong infant critically ill after Covid infection, public urged to get jabs

Centre for Health Protection says child being treated at Kwong Wah Hospital’s paediatric intensive care unit.

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Hong Kong winter flu season could start in December and peak twice: expert

HKU Professor Ivan Hung says coming flu season may peak twice, with first surge driven by influenza A subtype H3 and second caused by H1.

Hong Kong recorded its longest flu season from January to July of this year. Photo: Edmond So

Editorial | Hong Kong firms should make most of new Cepa deal to feel benefit

Further expansion of free-trade pact removes barriers for companies in seven Hong Kong sectors wanting to do business in mainland China.

Editorial | Incentives can help keep Hong Kong poverty at bay

If city is to bridge a growing gap between rich and poor, more effective measures are needed.

Editorial | Seize the opportunity to get that Hong Kong flu jab now

As peak season approaches, city doctors warn that the sometimes fatal virus targets not only high-risk individuals but also healthy adults.

Many people will shrug off influenza risks after years of pandemic pressure, but some high-risk individuals and even healthy adults may develop severe or fatal complications from flu, health experts warn. Photo: Shutterstock

Editorial | National Day feelgood factor must go on long after end of Hong Kong festivities

City will celebrate the occasion in style, but it has to continue to adapt to tourism today and provide value for money for all.

People watch a National Day fireworks display last year in Hong Kong’s North Point district. The highlight of this year’s celebrations will be a 23-minute fireworks show celebrating China’s achievements. Photo: Sam Tsang

‘Hong Kong’s Dr Fauci’ on weathering Sars and Covid-19

Yuen Kwok-yung had an impoverished childhood, but went on to become world-changing infectious-disease scholar

Hong Kong tour guide struck off for threatening mainlanders reluctant to shop

Travel Industry Authority says Lam Chun-fai’s actions ‘absolutely unacceptable’ after investigating complaints by tour group.

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Editorial | Ruling on satirical Hong Kong TV show underlines city’s judicial independence

Such material, if consistent with the law and the broadcasting rules, still has a place in the city.

Hong Kong actors Ng Chi-sum (left) and Tsang Chi-ho, in an episode of the RTHK satirical TV show “Headliner”, now suspended. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong can play key role in global effort to fight next pandemic: expert

Public health expert Rebecca Grais says city has wealth of experience in fighting infectious diseases.

A Covid patient is admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in 2022. Photo: Felix Wong

Chinachem’s Nina Hospitality aims to move up market, eyes overseas expansion

Nina’s managing director said it is looking at expanding on the mainland and overseas, while becoming an upscale hotel group in Hong Kong.

Editorial | Early action can help deter Hong Kong school suicides

A recent survey found 20 per cent of 1,600 city secondary school respondents had symptoms of anxiety and depression.

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Editorial | Right call by Hong Kong’s Cathay as it puts safety first in A350 engine drama

Rival airlines now following city carrier that grounded dozens of jets after finding fault in component.

Cathay Pacific was the first airline to raise the alarm about what appears to be an issue with a component of engines, made by UK-based Rolls-Royce, on Airbus A350 jets. Photo: Reuters

Illegal betting saps 10% from Hong Kong racing turnover, Jockey Club says

Gambling operator reports total turnover of HK$304.9 billion and record HK$40.1 billion pumped back into community for financial year

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Homebuyers flock to city centres as demand wanes for flats close to nature

That shift has become evident in metropolises across the UK and Australia, as well as in compact cities like Singapore and Hong Kong.

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Concerns raised over Hong Kong decision to allow more housing on site near border

Decision to allow up to 20 per cent of non-residential floor area of Hung Shui Kiu site to be converted to housing use raises eyebrows.

Hung Shui Kiu in the New Territories. Photo: Winson Wong

Hong Kong won’t revive pandemic-era guaranteed loan scheme for SMEs: commerce chief

‘As the economy gradually recovers, it’s a heavy burden on the government if we maintain a 100 per cent loan guarantee,’ Algernon Yau says.

A quiet bar in Lan Kwai Fong, Central. The government has stopped accepting applications for the “Special 100% Loan Guarantee Scheme”. Photo: Robert Ng

Editorial | Sale of prescribed drugs risks Hong Kong safety

It is incumbent on authorities to ensure that medication dispensed by public hospitals does not end up on the market.

End near for another Hong Kong cinema as industry leader says future uncertain

Cine-Art House says Kowloon City outlet will only operate until Monday, when its current lease expires.

Influx of mainland Chinese and talent offset emigration wave in Hong Kong

Midyear population stands at 7,531,800, down by 0.1 per cent from 12 months ago, latest census shows.

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Hong Kong’s population still grew compared with the figure at the end of 2023 and the latest number was the second-highest yet. Photo: Eugene Lee

It is time for Hongkongers to consider another Covid booster

There has been a worrying series of outbreaks in care homes and hospitals, prompting calls for high-risk groups to update vaccination jabs.

Passengers are seen wearing masks at Admiralty MTR station on Saturday. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Hong Kong logs coronavirus outbreaks in care homes, hospitals after global surge

Health experts say seven Covid-19 outbreaks involving 60 patients logged between late July and early August at local care homes, with more recorded later.

Airfares for long-haul flights from Hong Kong to remain on ‘high side’ for now

But airfares to short-haul destinations such as Southeast Asia are back to pre-pandemic levels.

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Coronavirus Hong Kong
Latest news and updates on the impact of a new strain of coronavirus on Hong Kong. The virus causes the disease Covid-19 and the World Health Organisation has declared the spread of the infection a pandemic.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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