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Mainland authorities step up surveillance after some illegal arrivals tested positive for Covid-19. Source link

Posing as an employee of Beijing’s liaison office, a fraudster called the woman last year and accused her of ‘breaking mainland laws by spreading false news about anti-pandemic measures’. Source link

Jacky Chan was surprised to see an anti-epidemic kit packed with six rapid antigen test kits, a thermometer, masks and an outdated guideline for Covid-19 patients hanging on his door last week, 10 days after he first reported his infection to health authorities in Hong Kong.The kit would have been …

Seventy-five medical workers from mainland China are slated to arrive in Hong Kong on Monday to begin lending a hand in the city’s battle against its fifth wave of coronavirus infections, with another 300 due to arrive later this week.City leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor disclosed the impending arrival of …

A Hong Kong government plan to recruit mainland Chinese workers to care for infected elderly and disabled residents is facing challenges, as some candidates are concerned about the risk of catching Covid-19 amid the city’s raging epidemic.The decision by local authorities to recruit from across the border was in response …

A mainland Chinese state leader pledged on Sunday that Beijing would firmly support Hong Kong’s fight against the recent coronavirus epidemic by ensuring the steady supply of necessities, while calling for the prioritised care of elderly residents.The remarks from mainland Vice-Premier Han Zheng, the state leader who oversees the city’s …

After enduring strict Covid-19 measures that kept him from seeing his wife and friends for more than two years, cross-border Hong Kong truck driver Liu Kun-ming has made the painful decision to shut down his transport company.“I want to get out as soon as possible,” said the 53-year-old who has …

It has been three years since Beijing announced the ambitious Greater Bay Area Outline Development Plan. In the second of a two-part series, Natalie Wong looks at the plans to encourage young Hongkongers to seize opportunities across the border.Hong Kong start-up founder Sky Tang Man-chun previously had five fresh graduates …

In the second of a three-part series on Hong Kong’s coming chief executive election, Gary Cheung and Natalie Wong examine why Beijing is taking its time indicating its preferred candidate. The first part can be found here.With just a week to go before the nomination period for Hong Kong’s chief …