Hong Kong

HKMA records 0.4% increase in total deposits in December 2021

Local currency deposits, meanwhile, decreased by 0.8%.

88 Robinson Road completes sale by public auction

JLL served as the auctioneer for the property.

Social distancing measures to see 14-day extension

The period covered will be from 21 January to 20 February.

'Vaccine measures won't be lifted anytime soon': Carrie Lam

Areas of concern include the quarantine hotel and pet shop clusters.

HK visitor arrivals down 97.4% YoY in December

The tourism board attributes this to anti-epidemic measures involving border control. 

Northern Metropolis project to house 2.5 million people

But the number of homes to be built under the project are 'fewer than expected'.

Why Hong Kong needs a corporate wellness paradigm shift now

By mid-June of 2021, more than 2.4 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered to populations in 180 countries, according to data collected by Bloomberg. While that may be encouraging news on its face, a return to ‘business as usual’ remains a distant and uncertain prospect; though COVID transmission rates are down in some countries, they have skyrocketed in others, causing yet more rounds of lockdowns and bringing economic activity to a virtual halt.

Hong Kong rubber stamps first standard patent by original grant

The country’s new grant system now allows a direct route for patent protection.