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Government drops most visible pandemic control as it seeks to revive financial hub
FT analysis of real estate prices, air traffic and other indicators suggests Chinese territory has lost ground in recent years
City’s annual budget targets economic recovery with consumption stimulus and incentives for homebuyers
Proposals are latest sign of territory’s ambition to become Asia’s premier digital assets hub
City pins its hopes on a comeback after its economy was battered by three years of lockdowns
Profit expectations are now low enough for Hong Kong companies to easily beat forecasts this year
Chinese territory’s GDP shrinks 3.5% after pandemic curbs stifle trade, tourism and retail
Daily quota of about 60,000 crossings each way comes into effect from Sunday
Housing market recovery is not expected until middle of this year despite border reopening with mainland China
Economically, it is close to impregnable. Politically, it is at the whim of the China-US relationship
Territory drops mandatory testing for arrivals as it follows Beijing’s exit from virus controls
Billionaire says ‘peg no longer makes sense’ and ‘only a matter of time’ before it breaks
Quarantines and demanding schedules prompt flood of resignations, with 30 to 50 pilots leaving each month
Asia-Pacific travellers accounted for up to a fifth of companies’ global revenue before pandemic
There are fears the government’s limited patience with business will diminish further
City will ‘trawl the world for talent’, says chief executive John Lee in maiden policy address
The city should beware of becoming an international financial centre of last resort for Russian businesses
Slow recovery highlights Hong Kong’s wavering hub status as pandemic restrictions take toll
Prices set to drop at least 10% this year with developers forced into fire sales
Most executives have not visited for years because of harsh Covid policies
International businesses welcome easing of restrictions but attention turns to mainland policy
Closure of celebrated old-style diners highlights impact of tough coronavirus policies
Travel restrictions have isolated Asian financial hub from the world for more than 2 years
City leaders stoke speculation on full reopening as financial hub struggles to recapture allure
Banks and others have been downsizing due to pandemic and economic crunch
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