
News by Country: Hong Kong
28 July 2020
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Developers’ rental incomes shrink as
tenants bail amid economic slump (SCMP, 8 June 2020)
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Permanent residents can get HK$10,000
cash handout from July 8 (SCMP, 8 June 2020)
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Support scheme planned for casuals in
construction industry (SCMP, 6 June 2020)
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Hong Kong’s currency soars, defying
speculation of capital flight (SCMP, 6 June 2020)
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Hong Kong civil servants will not get
pay rise for first time in 11 years (SCMP, 3 June 2020)
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Hong Kong retail sales still falling but
April figures offer signs of hope (SCMP, 1 June 2020)
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‘I’m crying inside’: desperate Hong Kong
markets in crisis as sales dry up (SCMP, 27 May 2020)
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Hong Kong law firms expect a wave of
cases as landlords sue tenants for rent (SCMP, 27 May 2020)
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Deliveroo couriers in Hong Kong take
protest over new pay policy into third day (SCMP, 26 May 2020)
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122 days of Sars vs Covid-19 - which is
worse for Hong Kong’s markets? (SCMP, 23 May 2020)
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Hongkongers returning from mainland end
up homeless, jobless (SCMP, 23 May 2020)
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Hong Kong’s jobless rate rises to 5.2
per cent amid pandemic (SCMP, 19 May 2020)
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Hong Kong employers who sack workers but
apply for wage subsidies will face cash penalties: labour minister Law
Chi-kwong (SCMP, 18 May 2020)
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Government investment critical to
restore public confidence during pandemic, leading economist says (SCMP, 18 May 2020)
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Hong Kong urged to drop prosecutions of leading
activists, not to silence peaceful protect (UN, 13 May 2020)
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Left out of Hong Kong relief package,
asylum seekers struggle with higher food prices, lack of masks (SCMP, 10 May 2020)
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Hong Kong bosses push for minimum wage
freeze amid Covid-19 struggles (SCMP, 5 May 2020)
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Hong Kong economy shrinks record 8.9% in
first quarter amid coronavirus - worst on record (Hong Kong Free Press, 5 May
2020)
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Hong Kong retailers turn to staff-run
online shops as sales slump (SCMP, 4 May 2020)
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“Prohibition on Group Gathering”
Suppresses Public Demonstration The Union Front Persist with May Day Street
Counters (HKCTU, 3 May 2020)
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How coronavirus pushes Hong Kong
domestic workers into debt traps (SCMP, 3 May 2020)
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Rising food prices during pandemic add
to burdens of Hong Kong’s poor, with more seeking handouts (SCMP, 3 May 2020)
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Hong Kong's new labor unions aim to
reshape political landscape (Nikkei, 2 May 2020)
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Hong Kong facing threat of worst recession ever,
finance chief Paul Chan warns, as he predicts coronavirus will have ‘long-lasting’ impact (SCMP, 29 April 2020)
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Hong Kong public services to resume next
week, says city’s leader Carrie Lam but news on whether social distancing will
end (SCMP, 28
April 2020)
· Hong Kong unemployment rate rises for sixth straight month in
March amid pandemic (SCMP, 20 April
2020)
· All the gigs are gone: Hong Kong freelancers, casual workers
feel bypassed for subsidies as coronavirus pandemic batters economy (SCMP, 20 April 2020)
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Enough data not available to enlist Covid-19 as an occupational
disease, Hong Kong labour minister says, as unionists accuse government of
failing to protect workers (SCMP, 19 April
2020)
· Expect Hong Kong unemployment rate to rise for sixth straight
month amid coronavirus pandemic, top officials warn (SCMP,
19 April 2020)
· Hong Kong’s jobless burn savings waiting for government help and
courses, saying pandemic relief measures overlook them (SCMP, 18 April 2020)
· Hong Kong workers on unpaid leave unsure they qualify for
pandemic subsidies (SCMP, 18 April 2020)
· Hong Kong orders banks to grant unprecedented six-month loan
repayment holiday to help small business survive slump (SCMP, 18 April 2020)
· Hong Kong’s HK$137.5 billion Covid-19 safety net not big enough,
Legislative Council members say (SCMP, 17 April 2020)
· Hong Kong finance chief rules out issuing bonds to pay for
pandemic deficit (SCMP,
16 April 2020)
· Workers brace for wage losses if construction shuts down (BWI, 15 April 2020)
· 85% Workers in Hong Kong Affected by COVID-19! HKCTU Proposes
Cash Allowance to Workers NOW!!! (HKCTU, 15 April 2020)
· Hong Kong welfare minister warns against employer cheating as
details of HK$80 billion subsidy plan unveiled (SCMP, 14 April 2020)
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Rough ride for Hong Kong cabbies:
incomes shrink as passengers stay home to avoid coronavirus (SCMP, 11 April 2020)