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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: 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: Hong Kong has evacuated more than 100 people from a residential building in the New Territories district of Tsing Yi, after four residents in two different apartments tested positive for the coronavirus, authorities said early on Tuesday (Feb 11). Locals were forced to leave in the early hours as health officials in masks and white overalls scrambled to work out whether the virus had spread through the 35-storey complex that houses some 3,000 people. Officials said Tuesday's relocation of residents in Tsing Yi district was a precautionary measure after three members of the same family contracted the virus. The family lived 10 floors directly below another man who had already been diagnosed as a carrier. AUTHORITIES UNCLEAR ON ROUTE OF TRANSMISSION "We are not sure what was the exact route of transmission," Wong Ka-hing, from the Centre for Health Protection, told reporters. "It could still be through the usual method of droplets or contact." … [Read more...] about Hong Kong evacuates residential building after virus cluster find

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police shot and wounded one protester on Monday as chaos erupted across the city a day after officers fired tear gas to break up demonstrations that are entering their sixth month. READ: Hong Kong protests: Tear gas fired in CBD, university as violence continues following shooting of protester READ: Hong Kong police shoot protester during morning clashes Following is a timeline of the key dates around a now-abandoned extradition Bill and the protests it triggered: February 2019 – Hong Kong's Security Bureau proposes amendments to extradition laws that would allow extraditions to countries, including mainland China, beyond the 20 states with which Hong Kong already has treaties. Mar 31 - Thousands take to the streets to protest against the proposed extradition Bill. Apr 3 - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam's government introduces amendments to the extradition laws that would allow criminal suspects to be sent to mainland China for trial. … [Read more...] about Key dates in Hong Kong’s anti-government protests

HONG KONG: WeDoctor will push ahead with a Hong Kong listing and invite pitches from investments banks next week to lead an IPO valuing the Chinese healthcare platform at up to US$10 billion, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The Hangzhou-based company, which is backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd and Goldman Sachs, could look to raise up to US$1 billion in the IPO, and could be among the first major Hong Kong listings since the coronavirus outbreak began. WeDoctor has invited investment banks in Hong Kong and mainland China to a 'beauty parade', which will be held via video conferencing and in person at the company's offices for bankers located in China, three sources said. The company's new chief financial officer John Cai, who is set to join from WeDoctor shareholder and strategic partner AIA where he was chief executive, will take part in the discussions from Hong Kong with bankers in the city. Founded in 2010 by artificial intelligence expert Jerry Liao, … [Read more...] about Tencent-backed WeDoctor invites banks to lead US$1 billion Hong Kong IPO, sources say