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Hong Kong says 'hello' to woo back visitors after COVID

Hong Kong leader John Lee unveiled on Thursday a promotion campaign that will include 500,000 free flights to lure back visitors, businesses and investors to the financial hub after more than three years of tough COVID-19 curbs.

Reuters

Hong Kong bans CBD, with stiff penalties

 A new law criminalising the possession, consumption and selling of cannabidiol (CBD) in Hong Kong came into effect on Wednesday, placing the substance on par with heroin in terms of legal classification.

Bangkok Post

ExxonMobil rakes in record net profits in 2022, leading to backlash

US oil company ExxonMobil recorded a net profit of $56 billion last year, beating its previous 2008 record. It benefitted from a surge in prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a cost-cutting drive during the pandemic. The White House has called these profits "outrageous", leading to further calls…

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Hong Kong bans CBD, a move that forces businesses to shut down or revamp

Hong Kong banned cannibidiol, also known as CBD, as a "dangerous drug" and imposed harsh penalties for possession on Wednesday, forcing fledging businesses to shut down and revamp.

WEKU

Hong Kong bans CBD, forcing businesses to shut or revamp

Hong Kong has banned CBD as a “dangerous drug” and imposed harsh penalties for its possession, forcing fledging businesses to shut down or revamp

The Independent UK

Making a point: Hong Kong journalists regroup abroad

Journalists find it difficult to report in Hong Kong after imposition of national security law and crackdown on media.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong's last democrats: Activists fight for freedom despite Beijing's crackdown

What's left of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement? Since the implementation of the 2020 National Security law, police have been arresting anti-regime activists en masse. Most are now in prison or in exile. Authorities dissuade and crack down on all forms of protest. But discreetly, some activists are determined to make…

France 24

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Hong Kong doctors report people chasing Covid antivirals 'for family members'

Some people in Hong Kong have been acting suspiciously to get their hands on Covid-19 antiviral drugs, the Post has learned, with one person going to six doctors in a single day asking for the same medicine.

Bangkok Post

Hongkongers in UK ask Suella Braverman to ditch ‘repressive’ anti-protest bill

Exclusive: Letter to home secretary says bill echoes ‘dangerously broad laws’ that result in jailing of protesters

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong protests Biden extension of deportation protection

Hong Kong has protested President Joe Biden's two-year extension of a program that protects residents of the semi-autonomous Chinese city living in the U_S_ from deportation, accusing Washington of “demonstrating sinister intentions and hegemonic bullying."

The Independent UK

Hong Kong to ban CBD, label it a 'dangerous drug'

Hong Kong will ban CBD starting Wednesday, labeling it a “dangerous drug.”

The Independent UK

Biden extends deportation protection for Hong Kong residents

President Joe Biden has signed off on a two-year extension of a program that protects Hong Kong residents in the U.S. from deportation

The Independent UK

Consul: 20% of Americans in Hong Kong left in past 2 years

The U.S. consul general in Hong Kong says about 20% of the Americans living in the city have left over the past two years

The Independent UK

Woman struggling to afford £900 a month rent and buy food took her own life

'Intelligent, dedicated' Fion wrote down which days she would eat lunch and dinner to save money

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Bangkok Post

China: Covid cases peaked at 7m daily

HONG KONG: China’s daily new Covid-19 infections hit a peak of more than 7 million per day around Dec 22, while deaths reached a daily peak of more than 4,000 on Jan 4, the country’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.

Daily Mirror

Woman, 27, took own life after struggling to pay for food and £900 rent

Yee-King Ho moved to London from Hong Kong in April 2022, but the young woman struggled with life in England, eventually rationing her meals as she became so unwell her hair fell out

Manchester Evening News

Woman, 27, took her own life after struggling to buy food and pay rent

'Intelligent, dedicated' Fion wrote down which days she would eat lunch and dinner to save money

The Independent UK

Asia travel hotspots quiet as Chinese tourists stay away

The beaches and temples of Asian travel hotspots like Bali and Chiang Mai are the busiest they've been since the pandemic struck three years ago, but they're still relatively quiet

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Butcher killed by pig in slaughterhouse drama

Pig due for slaughter recovers from stun gun shock and attacks 61-year-old in Hong Kong

Daily Mirror

Pig wakes up in abattoir and kills butcher seconds before it was to be slaughtered

A stunned pig woke up at the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse in northern Hong Kong and killed a 61-year-old butcher as the Labour Department has launched an investigation following the incident

Daily Mirror

Pig kills slaughterhouse butcher after being stunned before waking up and lashing out

The butcher, a 61-year-old working at the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse on Hong Kong's border with mainland China, was knocked to the ground as the pig struggled, before sustaining fatal wounds from a 15-inch meat cleaver

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong worshippers flock to Wong Tai Sin Temple for Lunar New Year ritual after 2-year Covid suspension

Hong Kong's most well-known Taoist temple has resumed the ritual of burning the first incense sticks of the Lunar New Year after a two-year suspension because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong pet rabbits enjoy bunny resort while owners away

In crowded Hong Kong, where most apartments range from small to miniscule, rabbits are popular pets

Bangkok Post

For Chinese Lunar New Year tourists, retailers roll out rabbit dances, red lanterns

BANGKOK/HONG KONG: As Chinese shoppers trickle back to tourist hotspots for Lunar New Year holidays, malls from Bangkok to Macau to aim to lure them into stores with red lantern displays, special dances to mark the Year of the Rabbit - and discounts.

The Times of India

Jack Ma lands in Hong Kong on latest stop of a global tour

HONG KONG: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd co-founder Jack Ma is in Hong Kong for a series of meetings with tech and finance executives, sustaining a recent flurry of activity that’s taken him round the world in the span of months.

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