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    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      Hong Kong
      Hong Kong ditches Covid mask mandate after 945 days

      Government drops most visible pandemic control as it seeks to revive financial hub

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Asia-Pacific economy
      How Singapore stacks up against Hong Kong in battle of Asia hubs

      FT analysis of real estate prices, air traffic and other indicators suggests Chinese territory has lost ground in recent years

    • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
      Hong Kong woos family offices in bid to boost post-Covid growth

      City’s annual budget targets economic recovery with consumption stimulus and incentives for homebuyers

    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
      Cryptocurrencies
      Hong Kong unveils plans to let retail investors trade cryptocurrencies

      Proposals are latest sign of territory’s ambition to become Asia’s premier digital assets hub

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      News in-depth
      Hong Kong reopens with post-Covid charm offensive

      City pins its hopes on a comeback after its economy was battered by three years of lockdowns

    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
      Lex
      Hong Kong: low base offers upside for local stocks   Premium content

      Profit expectations are now low enough for Hong Kong companies to easily beat forecasts this year

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Hong Kong’s economy contracts more than expected in 2022

      Chinese territory’s GDP shrinks 3.5% after pandemic curbs stifle trade, tourism and retail

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      Coronavirus pandemic
      China and Hong Kong to reopen border as Beijing drops zero-Covid curbs

      Daily quota of about 60,000 crossings each way comes into effect from Sunday

    • Monday, 2 January, 2023
      Hong Kong home sales drop to lowest level since 2008 financial crisis

      Housing market recovery is not expected until middle of this year despite border reopening with mainland China

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      Robin Harding
      Hong Kong’s dollar peg is on increasingly thin ice

      Economically, it is close to impregnable. Politically, it is at the whim of the China-US relationship

    • Wednesday, 28 December, 2022
      Hong Kong
      Hong Kong abandons last Covid curbs to revive economy

      Territory drops mandatory testing for arrivals as it follows Beijing’s exit from virus controls

    • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
      Bill Ackman
      Bill Ackman reveals short position against Hong Kong dollar

      Billionaire says ‘peg no longer makes sense’ and ‘only a matter of time’ before it breaks

    • Saturday, 12 November, 2022
      Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
      Cathay’s pilot exodus persists as pandemic curbs hit morale

      Quarantines and demanding schedules prompt flood of resignations, with 30 to 50 pilots leaving each month

    • Monday, 7 November, 2022
      Travel & leisure industry
      Cruise ships desert China as Beijing reaffirms zero-Covid commitment

      Asia-Pacific travellers accounted for up to a fifth of companies’ global revenue before pandemic

    • Monday, 24 October, 2022
      LexChinese equities
      Hong Kong stocks: Xi’s hardliners panic foreign investors Premium content

      There are fears the government’s limited patience with business will diminish further

    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
      Hong Kong politics
      Hong Kong launches $3.8bn fund to lure back international business

      City will ‘trawl the world for talent’, says chief executive John Lee in maiden policy address

    • Tuesday, 11 October, 2022
      Lex
      Hong Kong stocks: Russian influx would be a problem, not a solution Premium content

      The city should beware of becoming an international financial centre of last resort for Russian businesses

    • Sunday, 9 October, 2022
      Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
      Cathay Pacific expects reduced flying for at least two more years

      Slow recovery highlights Hong Kong’s wavering hub status as pandemic restrictions take toll

    • Saturday, 1 October, 2022
      Prestigious Hong Kong flats stand empty as property market slumps

      Prices set to drop at least 10% this year with developers forced into fire sales

    • Thursday, 29 September, 2022
      Hong Kong
      Wall Street chiefs stage return to Hong Kong after city scraps quarantine

      Most executives have not visited for years because of harsh Covid policies

    • Monday, 26 September, 2022
      News in-depthHong Kong
      End of Hong Kong’s Covid quarantine fuels hope of looser China rules

      International businesses welcome easing of restrictions but attention turns to mainland policy

    • Friday, 23 September, 2022
      Traditional Hong Kong restaurants felled by Covid controls

      Closure of celebrated old-style diners highlights impact of tough coronavirus policies

    • Friday, 23 September, 2022
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Hong Kong scraps quarantine measures after economy takes a beating

      Travel restrictions have isolated Asian financial hub from the world for more than 2 years

    • Tuesday, 20 September, 2022
      News in-depthHong Kong
      Hong Kong pins hopes on rugby Sevens to rejuvenate city

      City leaders stoke speculation on full reopening as financial hub struggles to recapture allure

    • Monday, 12 September, 2022
      Hong Kong property groups get flexible as office space glut grows

      Banks and others have been downsizing due to pandemic and economic crunch

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