China says it shared Covid-19 info ‘without holding anything back’

[HKFP] - 01/1/2025

Beijing insisted on Tuesday that it had shared information on Covid-19 “without holding anything back”, after the World Health Organization implored China to offer more data and access to understand the disease’s origins. Covid-19, which first emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in (…)



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Hong Kong police arrest 2 brothers, seize HK$12 million of drug Ice
Brothers, aged 52 and 45, arrested on New Year’s Eve after search of storage unit yields 19kg of methamphetamine.
[South China Morning Post] - 1/01/2025
Hong Kong’s property market to maintain momentum after deals hit 3-year high
Property transactions totalled 67,662, valued at US$68.2 billion in 2024, according to Midland data.
[South China Morning Post] - 1/01/2025
Hong Kong must wake up to the beauty and potential of its waters
Well planned development of marine recreation can improve residents’ quality of life, promote sustainability and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 1/01/2025
Hong Kong property: rich and famous lose billions as they succumb to slumping home values
Tycoons like Chen Zhuolin, Hui Ka-yan and the Ho Shung-pun family sold homes and offices at significant losses, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 1/01/2025
Hong Kong welcomes 4 babies into world in first 2 hours of New Year’s Day
First baby to be born in Hong Kong in 2025 was a boy at Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin at seven minutes past (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 1/01/2025
Cost of living in Hong Kong: what you’ll have to pay more for in 2025
From electricity and transport to fast food and rent, prices are set to rise from January.
[South China Morning Post] - 1/01/2025
Hong Kong brings back 3pc hotel accommodation tax
Hong Kong on Wednesday brought back the three percent accommodation tax which had been suspended since July 2008. (…)
[RTHK] - 1/01/2025
‘Hong Kong will embrace change,’ John Lee says as city welcomes 2025
Chief executive says city will have to ‘acclimatise and be proactive to take on changes brought by internal and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 1/01/2025
Xi Jinping says China must apply ‘more proactive’ macroeconomic policies in 2025
President Xi Jinping said China will put in place “more proactive” macroeconomic policies next year, state media (…)
[HKFP] - 1/01/2025
China’s home-grown C919 plane touches down in Hong Kong on ‘historic’ flight
Flight MU721 of China Eastern Airlines landed at the Hong Kong airport at 10.45am on Wednesday.
[South China Morning Post] - 1/01/2025
Hong Kong customs arrests 6, seizes illicit cigarettes worth HK$114 million
Officers make arrests after intercepting two vessels in early hours of New Year’s Eve as part of anti-smuggling (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 1/01/2025