Unfortunately, due to the deterioration of the epidemic situation, new measures were announced on 8 FEB. These will take effect from February 10 till February 23. The Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced the following measures: In addition to the original 17 scheduled premises1, six scheduled premises will be added, which now include: religious premises, shopping…
Yesterday (27th January) the Honk Kong SAR Chief Executive announced some good and bad news during a press conference regarding the health measures in place. In this article, you can read the summary. The link to the full press release is added at the bottom. Health measures related to social distancing will be extended for…
***Article updated on 20 January, see further down*** Yesterday 18 January, the HKgov announced further updates regarding the Fifth round of Anti-Epidemic Fund measures: more sectors can now apply for subsidy. Here are the press releases with more information: Further support by Anti-epidemic Fund to tourism industryhttps://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/17/P2022011700613.htmThe Government has earmarked a provision of around $570…
On 14 January the HKSAR Government announced measures for the fifth round of the Anti-epidemic Fund, committing a total funding of about $3,570 million. The total overview of which industries are eligible for subsidy can be found here: Today (17 January) the HKgov announced commencement of applications in some sectors in 3 press releases: Places…
On 10 January, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance Vincent Van Peteghem was invited to speak at the Asia Financial Forum. We are waiting for approval to share his entire speech with you, for now please find some excerpts from his interesting speech below. It is a real pleasure to speak at this…
At 9 am on Dec 10, Hong Kong will launch its cross-border health code system. This will mark the first major step toward quarantine-free cross border travel with the mainland and Macao. While introducing the health code system, Sit – Secretary for Innovation and Technology – stated that travellers must provide their real names and…
Owing to price dips in clothing and personal care, Hong Kong is no longer the most expensive city to live in. That spot now belongs to Tel Aviv, which climbed 4 places to top the rankings for the first time. The Israeli city’s climb was based on hikes in car and grocery prices, as well…
Late last night the unwelcome news reached us that Belgium will be added to the list of Group A specified places, from midnight on 2 December onward. This will mean that non-HK Residents will no longer be allowed to board flights to Hong Kong; only vaccinated HK Residents will be allowed to enter Hong Kong…
M+ Museum, Hong Kong’s new museum of visual culture, is now open to the public. This museum transcends the scope of collection, preserving and showcasing art, and is set to impress its visitors with stunning architectural features. M+ showcases nearly 8,000 collections of 20th and 21st visual culture within an Asian context that includes design,…
Along with the Chief Executive’s expert advisory panel (EAP), the scientific committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases and the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases discussed and subsequently updated consensus interim recommendations on COVID-19 vaccination. The key topics highlighted included the use of a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines and co-administration of COVID-19 vaccines with other…
