First detected in Hubei, China, millions globally have now been infected with Covid-19. Governments have battled to keep the pandemic under control as the death toll from the SARS-like disease spirals.
LATEST NEWS & VIEWS
Covid-19: Hong Kong to allow 30-person local tourism groups, but four-person gathering limit remains
Hong Kong is set to allow 30-person local tourism groups, amid a decline in cases of Covid-19 – however, social distancing measures banning gatherings of more than four people will remain in force. Local tours consisting of no more than 30 people – including staffers – will be permitted from Friday onwards. Agencies are required […]
In Pictures: Why are Hong Kong’s beaches still closed? Shek O businesses decry continuing Covid shutdown
Shek O, one of the most popular beaches at the far east end of Hong Kong Island, appears to be unusually quiet at the end of the 2020 summer season. Parking spaces are readily available, there are no queues for the minibus, and the picturesque shore-front alleyways are quiet. Only a few couples in wedding […]
COVID-19 EXPLAINERS
Explainer: After months of protests, is Hong Kong selectively enforcing covid-19 laws?
As the coronavirus began to wreak havoc around the world in mid-March, returning travellers and students caused a spike of cases in Hong Kong. With a record 65 new cases announced on March 27, this “second wave” was far more serious than February’s initial outbreak imported from mainland China. In response, the Hong Kong government […]
Explainer: As Beijing declares victory over the coronavirus, can we trust its data?
The spread of SARS-CoV-2 from the epicentre in Wuhan, China, has led to hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 cases around the world. The medical community, governments, data analysts, and the general public rely on accurate data to make timely assessments and save lives. But the accuracy of official data from the Chinese authorities is routinely […]
Explainer: 7 reasons Hongkongers are angry about the gov’t response to the coronavirus
Hong Kong people have been angered by the government’s response to the new coronavirus. In a matter of weeks, almost 10,000 people have been infected and over 100 have died in China. And locally, there have been ten confirmed cases as of this week. The spread of the virus has caused panic around the city, […]
COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS
Both Biden and Trump are fanning the flames of anti-Chinese sentiment
As the US presidential election cycle heats up, groups of Hongkongers who support the pro-democracy movement began posting pro-Trump messages on social media platforms. While some are fervent Trump supporters, many reluctantly support his presidency out of a sense of desperation, because they believe he is the Hong Kong movement’s last hope. Before the election, […]
Covid-19: Existential threats put our pandemic problems into perspective
As I approach my next birthday, which will officially make me a senior citizen, I am reminded of a comment by a famous author shortly before his death as he approached the age of 90. At the time, I was on the cusp of my 40th birthday and feeling rather anxious about the milestone when […]
Hong Kong’s refusal to scrap the domestic worker ‘live-in rule’ perpetuates racism and sexism
On Sept 21, Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal ruled against Filipino domestic worker Nancy Almorin Lubiano, who sought to overturn the rule that forces the women workers to live in the same home as their employer. While domestic workers and labour rights activists have repeatedly contended that this rule puts migrant women at risk of […]
Hong Kong’s pandemic education crisis: The blind spot which must be tackled
By Ivan Chou and Joseph Yau. Parallel to the Covid-19 pandemic is an education crisis of unprecedented proportions. A research team in the United States has projected that students will learn about 30 per cent less in reading and 50 per cent less in mathematics than in a normal school year. In Hong Kong, under […]
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