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Hong Kong retiree May Leung was a loyal customer of the Physical chain of fitness and beauty centres for nearly 20 years, going at least three times a month for wellness classes, facials and regular massages. The 60-year-old paid the company HK$400,000 (US$51,416) in advance, though she was not sure what services that covered, or […]
Hongkongers will have quicker and cheaper access to new medications when the Hospital Authority starts centralising new drug assessments and improving its procurement system to cut introduction times to its formulary by five months. The authority’s chief pharmacist, William Chui Chun-ming, said on Thursday doctors would no longer need to go through the assessment at […]
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has pledged to work with mainland Chinese authorities to crack down on education consultants that forged documents for candidates seeking admission into local universities. The city leader maintained that authorities would severely combat such acts of furnishing false information as these would undermine his administration’s policy to strengthen Hong […]
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu unveiled new policies targeting Hong Kong’s notorious subdivided flats this week, aiming to improve the livelihoods of about 110,000 households living in the cramped homes. But critics have hit out at the government, saying the policy legitimises the problem by effectively allowing 70 per cent of the homes to stay, […]
Foreign business chambers in Hong Kong have hailed the relaxed multi-entry visa rules for non-permanent residents in the city travelling to mainland China, saying the move made the country more appealing as a destination for global professionals while reducing administrative hassles. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced in his annual policy address on Wednesday that […]
Preventing Hongkongers from spending their cash in mainland China would be an unrealistic and inappropriate move, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said, arguing the city is in the midst of an economic upgrade and urging retailers to reinvent themselves. Speaking a day after his annual policy address, the city’s leader said the trend of […]
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced an economic reform blueprint on Wednesday aimed at transforming Hong Kong’s traditional sectors such as finance, trade and shipping, and investing in new technology industries, while rolling out a bigger welcome mat for foreign talent and funds. In his third policy address since becoming Hong Kong’s leader, he also […]