KOWLOON Top Stories

China Travel net drops to HK$387m, hotel occupancy dives2020-04-01
Hong Kong Standard: China Travel International InvestmentHong Kong (0308) financial controller Chen Hao, said the average occupancy rate of the company’s hotels in Hong Kong plunged by 30 percentage points to 60 percent due to the coronavirus pandemic, around 90 percent....
People, retailers adapt to bans and lost sales2020-03-31
Asiatimes: Governments across mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan have slapped entry restrictions and health screenings on anyone crossing their borders, with compulsory quarantine either at home or in a centralized facility for a fortnight for those not turned away on...
41 virus patients yet to be admitted to hospitals2020-03-31
Hong Kong Standard: As of 11:00 pm yesterday, there are still 41 confirmed coronavirus patients in Hong Kong waiting for admission to hospitals due to capacity...
Hong Kong’s co-living operators slash prices by up to half as people observe Covid-19 social-distancing guidelines2020-03-31
South China Morning Post: Operators of shared living spaces in Hong Kong have slashed their monthly rates...
3 men jailed for breaching quarantine orders in Hong Kong2020-03-31
China.dot.org: Three men were sentenced to imprisonment ranging from 10 days to three months on Monday after breaching the compulsory quarantine regulation in Hong Kong amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the first such cases since the COVID-19 outbreak. A...
HKSAR chief executive vows zero tolerance of quarantine breaches as 3 men jailed for flouting quarantine orders2020-03-30
Xinhua: HONG KONG, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam Monday reiterated zero tolerance toward breaches of quarantine orders as three men were sentenced to imprisonment for breaching the compulsory...
2nd LD Writethru: HKSAR chief executive vows zero tolerance of quarantine breaches as 3 men jailed for flouting quarantine orders2020-03-30
China.dot.org: HONG KONG, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam Monday reiterated zero tolerance toward breaches of quarantine orders as three men were sentenced to imprisonment for breaching the compulsory...
Nepali asylum seeker gets two months in jail for stealing rice packets from Hong Kong store2020-03-30
South China Morning Post: A Nepali asylum seeker who stole six packets of rice from a Hong Kong...
Van Niekerk goes from ground zero to Hong Kong star2020-03-30
Business Day: When Grant van Niekerk walked into the SA JockeysAcademy in 2007, he had never sat on a horse. Now the Cape Town-born rider’s career is on an upward curve with his emergence as a jockey with a burgeoning reputation in Hong Kong. Last Wednesday 28-year-old Van...
1st LD Writethru: 3 men jailed for breaching quarantine orders in Hong Kong2020-03-30
China.dot.org: HONG KONG, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Three men were sentenced to imprisonment ranging from 10 days to three months on Monday after breaching the compulsory quarantine regulation in Hong Kong amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the first such cases...
Government says jail sentences send clear message on breaching quarantine2020-03-30
Hong Kong Standard: The government said it welcomed the judgments after three men were sentenced to immediate imprisonment for up to three months by magistrates' courts today for violating compulsory...
Cop among new confirmed cases2020-03-30
Hong Kong Standard: A 31-year-old policeman, attached to the Shek Kip Mei police station, is among the 41 additional confirmed coronavirus cases today. Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Centre for...
An adventurous eater’s favourite Hong Kong restaurants, and the African place in Chungking Mansion she ...2020-03-30
South China Morning Post: Hotel veteran Patsy Chan worked for many years at the Kowloon Shangri-La,...
Two jailed for breaching quarantine2020-03-30
Hong Kong Standard: Two men who returned from the mainland last month have been jailed by the West KowloonMagistrates' Courts today after pleading guilty...