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Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Festival returns


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Hong Kong has resumed its International Dragon Boat Festival for the first time in more than 4 years after it was halted due to anti-government protests and COVID-19. The two-day event, organised by Hong Kong's tourism board and the Hong…

Tiananmen anniversary: U.N alarmed by Hong Kong detentions


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The United Nations says it is alarmed by detentions in Hong Kong linked to the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Twitter for the release of anyone detained…

Tiananmen anniversary: Hong Kong police detain eight people


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Hong Kong police have detained eight people, four of them for "seditious intention and disorderly conduct" as authorities tighten security on the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. The eight people were detained…

Fire erupts in Hong Kong skyscraper


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A fire broke out in a skyscraper forcing the evacuation of about 170 from a Hong Kong shopping area late on Thursday night. Firefighters battled the blaze at a redevelopment project in the Tsim Sha Tsui district throughout the early…

Hong Kong to ease strict COVID-19 measures from April


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Hong Kong to ease strict anti-COVID-19 measures next month, lifting a ban on flights from nine countries, reducing quarantine for arrivals from abroad and reopening schools. According to Chief Executive Carrie Lam, the new measures will…

Hong Kong families despair over COVID-19 rules separation from children


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The Hong Kong authorities enforce their dynamic zero COVID policy, anyone who tests positive, including infants and children, are put into isolation facilities with no family contact allowed. Guada, a mother of two young children and…

COVID-19: Hong Kong identifies 20,000 hotel rooms for quarantine


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Hong Kong has identified more than 20,000 hotel rooms for quarantine accommodation, as property developers piled in to show support as COVID-19 cases surge. Leader Carrie Lam said on Friday, “Dozens of patients waited for treatment in…

Hong Kong reports 1,347 new COVID-19 cases


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Hong Kong has reported 1,347 new daily COVID-19 infections on Sunday, down from the previous day's record, but the spread, with 2,000 more suspected cases, threatens the city's overstretched healthcare system, authorities said. Hong Kong…

China to support Hong Kong as infections set to hit new record


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China will fully support Hong Kong with its dynamic zero COVID-19 strategy as the territory is expected to hit a new record for daily infections on Friday. A spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO), which comes…

Hong Kong reports first COVID-19 death since September


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Hong Kong has reported its first death of COVID-19 since September, as it tightens controls to curb the spread of a surge in Omicron cases. According to the hospital authority statement, “The 73-year-old man, who was chronically ill, was…