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Return of Hong Kong’s social distancing restrictions deals heavy blow to restaurants

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube All restaurants in Hong Kong must suspend dine-in services after 6pm from January 7, 2022, as part of a renewed round of social-distancing measures introduced to contain the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. The catering industry estimates restricting restaurants to serving takeaway only and closing bars and pubs altogether, even for two weeks, will…

Hong Kong’s Citizen News to close, amid fears for staff’s safety

Hong Kong independent online news outlet Citizen News has announced it will close on Tuesday, citing a hostile media environment and concerns about the security of its staff. It is the third media outlet to shut down after last week’s raid and arrests at Stand News, and the forced closure of Apple Daily last year. Pro-democracy and human rights activists say Beijing has greatly curtailed…

Hong Kong’s Stand News closes after national security police arrest 7, freeze its assets

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Stand News, a Hong Kong online media outlet that was popular with opposition activists, has shut down after national security police arrested at least seven people including its current and former chief editors and four former board members. The arrests happened around 6am on December 29, 2021, according to police, who said the group face charges…

How to use Hong Kong’s ‘Leave Home Safe’ app to enter mainland China and Macau quarantine free

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube After nearly two years of heavy restrictions, Hong Kong is set to reopen its border with mainland China and allow quarantine-free travel between the city and Guangdong and Macau. Visitors will need to register for a health code on Hong Kong’s “Leave Home Safe” app. Here’s everything you need to know. Related story: 187,000 Hongkongers sign…

Hong Kong’s Cross Harbour swim makes triumphant return amid Covid-19 restrictions

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Hong Kong’s iconic Cross Harbour swim has returned, after a two-year hiatus because of the 2019 protests and the pandemic. About 1,200 entrants set off from the city’s Wan Chai district on Sunday December 12, 2021, swimming 1km (0.6 miles) across to Tsim Sha Tsui. The pandemic meant entries for this year’s swim were slashed by…

Hong Kong’s comeback queen? City leader Carrie Lam on Talking Post with Yonden Lhatoo

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube After bearing the brunt of public anger and international criticism over the 2019 protests, Chief Executive Carrie Lam now says she is “steeled” to meet any challenges as she spearheads sweeping changes in Hong Kong. In the fifth episode of Talking Post with SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo, Lam addresses concerns about where she is…

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