Hong kong top 10 tourist attractions

HONG KONG: Tom Bennell's olive oil distribution business took a heavy beating during months of protests that emptied Hong Kong hotels and restaurants, his major customers. Now he fears a knockout blow as the city fights the coronavirus. The two-decade-old Olives and Oils supplies more than 20 five-star hotels, as well as clubs, delis and restaurants in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong, where retail and tourism act like balance wheels for an economy running on trade and finance. The coronavirus, which has killed more than 1,800 people across the border in mainland China and one of 60 patients in Hong Kong , has reduced tourist arrivals to a trickle and kept residents away from shops at a time when the city is mired in its first recession in a decade. Business is so bad that Bennell has pulled his two teenage sons out of international school to cut costs. If things don't turn around, he might be forced to leave the city that has been home since 1993. READ: China's COVID-19 … [Read more...] about ‘Super-cold winter’: COVID-19 could be knockout blow for Hong Kong’s tourism, retail sectors

HONG KONG: Support for the demands of protesters in Hong Kong has grown even as rallies have paused due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a survey conducted for Reuters that also showed a widespread lack of confidence in the government's ability to manage the COVID-19 crisis. Demands for the resignation of Hong Kong's leader, Carrie Lam, were supported by 63 per cent of respondents in the poll, conducted by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute between Mar 17 to 20, versus 57 per cent in a poll it conducted in December. Supporters of the protests outnumbered opponents by a ratio of roughly two to one, with 28 per cent against them compared with 30 per cent in a poll in December, and 58 per cent supporting them, versus 59 per cent previously. The poll showed a significant increase in the levels of support for key demands of the often-violent demonstrations which rattled the city for most of last year and into early January before the coronavirus crisis. … [Read more...] about Support for Hong Kong protesters’ demands rises even as COVID-19 pandemic halts rallies

HONG KONG: A student of a Hong Kong university who fell during protests at the weekend died early on Friday morning (Nov 8), marking the first student death during the anti-government demonstrations that have roiled the city and setting the stage for fresh unrest. Alex Chow Tsz-lok, 22, a computer science undergraduate of the Hong Kong University of Science (HKUST) and Technology, was certified dead at 8.09am on Friday, Queen Elizabeth Hospital confirmed. The college was holding its graduation ceremony Friday morning, and university head Wei Shyy paused the proceedings to announce Chow's death and observe a moment of silence. Chow was taken to hospital in an unconscious state in the early hours of Monday morning following late-night clashes between police and protesters in Tseung Kwan O district. Sources told AFP doctors had performed two surgeries in a bid to reduce swelling in his brain. He was found lying unconscious in a pool of blood inside a car park that police had … [Read more...] about Hong Kong student who fell during weekend protests dies

SINGAPORE: Singapore has cautioned wealth managers against aggressively marketing their services or making other efforts to woo clients to the city state by capitalising on rival Hong Kong's political turmoil , people with knowledge of the matter said. Officials from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) made the request last month to wealth managers, including DBS and a unit of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC), the people said, declining to be identified given the sensitivity of the matter. READ: Wealth managers head to Singapore as China concerns dim Hong Kong's lure The central bank told bankers it wanted to ensure wealth managers in Singapore were sensitive to the situation in Hong Kong and did not design campaigns specifically targeting business from Hong Kong, the people said. The move comes as Hong Kong has been thrown into turmoil by a proposed extradition bill - declared dead this week by its chief executive Carrie Lam - that for the first time would … [Read more...] about Singapore cautions wealth managers on aggressively courting Hong Kong business

HONG KONG: Hong Kong has ordered pubs and bars to close for two weeks from 6pm on Friday as the financial hub steps up social distancing restrictions and joins cities around the world in the battle to halt the spread of coronavirus. Anyone who violates the new law faces six months in jail and a fine of HK$50,000 (US$6,450). The extraordinary move in a city that never sleeps comes a week after the government stopped all tourist arrivals and transit passengers at its airport and said it was considering suspending the sale of alcohol in some venues. READ: Pet cat tests positive for COVID-19 in Hong Kong READ: COVID-19: Hong Kong to charge daily fee to stay in quarantine facility "Any premises (commonly known as bar or pub) that is exclusively or mainly used for the sale or supply of intoxicating liquors ... must be closed," the government said in a statement late on Thursday. It added that 62 confirmed coronavirus cases in the city had been linked to bars, leading to … [Read more...] about Hong Kong orders bars to close as it ramps up social distancing