Property developers are finishing work on the biggest stockpile of new homes in nearly two decades, a potential supply surge that could weigh on prices following the worst sales total in nine years. Source link
Read More »Development chief vows to help Hong Kong factories uprooted by housing push
Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn says authorities to improve compensation process for economically beneficial operators located on brownfield sites. Source link
Read More »UK to use lower dose of monkeypox vaccine
Patients in London and Manchester will soon get a fifth of the regular vaccine as research suggests a smaller dose provides as effective an immune response as a full dose. Nearly 3,200 cases of monkeypox have been reported in the UK since May. Source link
Read More »Hong Kong’s finance chief says top land supply, housing bodies to meet this week
Financial Secretary Paul Chan says government will respond to housing crisis ‘with determination and courage, but also wisdom and techniques’. Source link
Read More »Russia cuts off natural gas supply to Denmark, amid the war in Ukraine
Moscow previously halted natural gas supplies to Finland, Poland and Bulgaria for refusing a demand to pay in roubles; latest move underpins need for EU to become independent of Russian gas and build renewable energy. Source link
Read More »How a Hong Kong government restructuring can speed up housing supply
Revamp of housing, development and transport portfolios may streamline processes, according to observers. Source link
Read More »Japan’s zoos run short of food as supply disruptions hit hay imports
Labour shortages at ports in the US and other hay-exporting countries have caused delays in feed shipments, with a scarcity of shipping containers only adding to complications. Source link
Read More »Zelensky calls on energy producers to hike output
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on energy producing countries on Saturday to increase output so that Russia cannot use its oil and gas wealth to “blackmail” other nations.Addressing the Doha Forum international conference via video link, Zelensky said countries such as Qatar could make a contribution to the stabilisation of …
Read More »Tightened Covid-19 rules are unbearable, say Hong Kong cross-border truckers
After enduring strict Covid-19 measures that kept him from seeing his wife and friends for more than two years, cross-border Hong Kong truck driver Liu Kun-ming has made the painful decision to shut down his transport company.“I want to get out as soon as possible,” said the 53-year-old who has …
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