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Macau eases Covid-19 travel rules but tourism, casinos yet to rebound
Macau, the gaming hub on China’s south coast near Hong Kong, has endured some of the world’s strictest anti-coronavirus controls for nearly 3 years and a loosening of border restrictions is widely expected to boost its tourism-driven economy.
Updated on Jan 02, 2023 04:52 PM IST
AP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Macao, Macau
Hong Kong scraps COVID app, eases curbs for foreign visitors
Overseas travelers will now be allowed to visit bars and restaurants immediately after arriving in Hong Kong. But several other COVID rules remain in place.
Published on Dec 13, 2022 05:10 PM IST
Deutsche Welle, Delhi
Hong Kong top court allows British lawyer to defend pro-democracy media tycoon
Lai is perhaps Hong Kong's most prominent critic of China's Communist Party leaders including Xi Jinping, and Hong Kong's Department of Justice made repeated attempts to block British barrister, Timothy Owen, from representing him.
Published on Nov 28, 2022 05:51 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
Hong Kong top leader tests positive for Covid
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee tested positive for Covid-19, days after his trip abroad for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Thailand where he met Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Published on Nov 21, 2022 06:33 AM IST
Bloomberg |
Hong Kong offers new visa scheme to woo global talent amid brain drain
Hong Kong's new Top Talent Pass Scheme will allow those earning an annual salary of 2.5 million Hong Kong dollars ($318,472) or more and graduates of the world’s top universities to work or pursue opportunities in the city for two years.
Updated on Oct 19, 2022 08:10 PM IST
AP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Hong Kong
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