The Latest Breaking News from Hong Kong

Hong Kong's Cardinal Zen goes on trial over protest charity fund

Cardinal Joseph Zen, 90, one of the most senior Catholic clerics in Asia, and five others were accused on Monday by government prosecutors of using a now-disbanded charity fund for pro-democracy protesters as a front for "political activities".

Reuters · Sep 26, 2022

Hong Kong prepares for surge in travel after Covid curbs ease

HONG KONG: Hong Kong is readying for a surge in travel after the global financial hub ended mandatory Covid-19 hotel quarantine for international arrivals on Monday, with travel companies reporting 10-fold jumps in requests.

Bangkok Post · Sep 26, 2022

Wood and Water review – slender but powerful tale of a mother in search of her son

Left to fend for herself when she arrives in Hong Kong with protests in full swing, a German woman makes a series of chance encounters

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2022

Fewer Hong Kong students to study in US this year

HONG KONG: The number of Hong Kong students pursuing studies in the United States during the first seven months of this year has fallen by 30% compared with the same period in 2019, just before the city's Covid-19 outbreak, official data shows.

Bangkok Post · Sep 25, 2022

Hong Kong businesses push for full reopening as quarantine ends

Hong Kong’s dismantling of hotel quarantine for arrivals is being met by calls for the city to remove remaining restrictions on travellers to help revive its fortunes as an international financial hub.

Bangkok Post · Sep 25, 2022

Hong Kong football fans boo Chinese anthem

HONG KONG: Football fans in Hong Kong were heard booing China’s national anthem on Saturday at the first match open to spectators in the city since legislation outlawing the practice was passed more than two years ago.

Bangkok Post · Sep 24, 2022

Hong Kong travellers no longer need to quarantine in hotels as Covid rules relaxed

The decision comes weeks before the city hosts the Rugby Sevens tournament

Wales Online · Sep 23, 2022

Hong Kong will scrap COVID hotel quarantine from Sept. 26

Hong Kong will scrap its controversial COVID-19 hotel quarantine policy for all arrivals from Sept. 26, more than 2.5 years after it was first implemented, in a long-awaited move for many residents and businesses in the financial hub.

Reuters · Sep 23, 2022

Hong Kong scraps hotel Covid quarantine measures for all travellers

The stringent Covid-19 measures had been in place for more than two years

Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2022

Here are Hong Kong’s remaining Covid restrictions

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced an end to hotel quarantine and pre-flight laboratory tests for travellers from Sept 26, the most significant step towards reopening since the pandemic began.

Bangkok Post · Sep 23, 2022