Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned that the city is on the verge of a “large-scale” coronavirus outbreak that could overwhelm hospitals, urging people to stay indoors as much as possible, as the Strict new measures to curb the spread of the disease have taken effect. As of Wednesday, all …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China should prepare for possible U.S. sanctions by increasing the use of its own financial messaging network for cross-border transactions on the mainland, Hong Kong and Macao, according to a report by the Bank’s investment banking unit. China. FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Central Business …
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A man eats a take-out meal in a chair placed outside a restaurant in Hong Kong’s Kowloon Sham Shui Po district in the early morning of July 29, 2020, as new social distancing measures come into effect that They include restaurants that are only allowed to serve takeaways, to combat …
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The University of Hong Kong (HKU) fired veteran pro-democracy activist Benny Tai from his position as associate professor of law, a move he called “the end of academic freedom” in Chinese-ruled territory. Without mentioning Tai by name, the university said in a statement that it reached the decision “through an …
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A man in a protective mask takes a photo of the sunset off the coast of Tsim Sha Tsui as skyline buildings rise in Victoria Harbor after the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hong Kong, China, July 28, 2020. REUTERS / Tyrone Siu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong …
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