The Latest Breaking News from Hong Kong

Why Alibaba Is Falling Today Even As Tech Peers Lead Hang Seng Higher

Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech companies traded mostly higher in Hong Kong on Wednesday, leading the benchmark Hang Seng Index higher.

Benzinga · Jan 19, 2022

Kung fu master Sin wants to run Hong Kong as leadership race looms

Hong Kong kung fu master and film producer Checkley Sin Kwok Lam said on Wednesday he intended to run in the city's leadership race, a surprise move that comes as incumbent leader Carrie Lam has yet to confirm whether she will run for a second term.

Reuters · Jan 19, 2022

Czech Republic scraps mandatory jabs as daily cases hit new high; record cases in Bulgaria – as it happened

Czech government scraps decree to avoid ‘deepening fissures’ in country; Bulgaria reports highest daily tally of pandemic with 11,181 infections

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2022

Hong Kong orders hamster cull and urges people not to kiss their pets after Covid outbreak

Hong Kong will kill around 2,000 small animals including hamsters after several tested positive for Covid at a pet shop.

Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2022

Coronavirus chief in Hong Kong warns: ‘Don’t kiss your pets’

A coronavirus expert in Hong Kong doesn’t want people to kiss their pets after small animals tested positive for coronavirus.

indy100 · Jan 18, 2022

Mass cull of hamsters in Hong Kong after rodents test positive for covid

Thousands of hamsters are to be culled after testing positive for coronavirus at a pet store in Hong Kong where an infected employee was working

Daily Record · Jan 18, 2022

Covid-19: Hamsters to be culled in Hong Kong and owners told not to kiss pets

Authorities acknowledge there is “no evidence” that pets can transmit the coronavirus to humans

Wales Online · Jan 18, 2022

Hong Kong to kill thousands of hamsters after Covid found on 11

Authorities call for animals to be surrendered for ‘disposal’ after traces of virus detected at pet shop

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2022

Hong Kong to cull 2,000 hamsters after COVID-19 outbreak

Hong Kong warned people not to kiss pets and ordered a mass cull of hamsters on Tuesday, to the outrage of animal-lovers, after 11 of the rodents tested positive for COVID-19.

Reuters · Jan 18, 2022

Hong Kong arrests 2 ex-air crew for breaking COVID-19 rules

Hong Kong police have arrested two former flight attendants for allegedly leaving their homes when they should have been in isolation for possible coronavirus infections, which were later confirmed

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022