Hong Kong Police will implement special traffic arrangements in various districts to facilitate the celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Police reminded members of the public to observe regulations on group gatherings and mask-wearing in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Beach areas ----------- A. Repulse Bay<...
Hong Kong reported its first case of monkeypox on Sep. 5 when symptoms of the virus appeared on a man during his quarantine stay at a hotel. According to health authorities, the man arrived from the Philippines via PR 300. Initial investigations revealed he had traveled to the US and Canada between Aug. 2 and Sep. 2. He developed symptoms inc...
[video width="640" height="360" mp4="https://hongkongnews.com.hk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220906120240388_360p.mp4"][/video] Chief Executive John Lee today said the Government has to make an assessment before it decides whether to adjust the quarantine arrangement for people arriving in Hong Kong from overseas places. Ahead of the Executi...
The Central Police District Special Duty Squad, together with officers of the Central Police District Public Activities Squad, conducted an operation against illegal street gambling at Des Voeux Road Central near Bank Street at about 5pm yesterday (September 4), and arrested four non-Chinese (Pakistanis) men, two foreign men (Filipinos), and 11 f...
[video width="640" height="360" mp4="https://hongkongnews.com.hk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/VIDEO_Arnis-Martial-Arts_640x360.mp4"][/video] Arnis is more than learning how to use to stick to defend oneself. It is also composed of hand-to-hand combat and the use of knives. September 4, 2022
Ten suspected illegal workers and one suspected employer were arrested during the anti-illegal worker operations. The series of territory-wide anti-illegal worker operations mounted by the Immigration Department was done on four consecutive days from August 29 to September 1. During the anti-illegal worker operations, ImmD Task Force officers ra...
The spokesman of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong said that the current epidemic situation is serious as the number of confirmed cases reaches between 8000 to 10000 a day and continues to rise. The trend of rising cases not only threatens the lives of high-risk groups such as the elderly and children but also seriously affects the operation of the ...
[video width="640" height="360" mp4="https://hongkongnews.com.hk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220901191527439_360p.mp4"][/video] The Centre for Health Protection today said it is investigating 10,342 additional locally acquired COVID-19 cases, of which 3,091 were identified through nucleic acid tests and 7,251 via rapid antig...
Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) Lourdes Dela Paz returns to the Philippines on Aug. 31, after initially failing to provide the medical clearance known as the ‘Fit-to-Fly’ certificate. Dela Paz suffered a stroke and stayed at a hospital for a month. Her distress came about when she showed up at the airport on Aug. 26 to board a flight. But she...
As the occupancy rate continues to rise in the Temporary Quarantine Centre at AsiaWorld-Expo, the Social Welfare Department (SWD) announced today (August 29) that the Kai Tak Quarantine Centre at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal will come into operation this coming Friday (September 2). The Kai Tak Quarantine Centre is equipped with 786 beds, among w...
