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26.5.21 | When will HK's BioNTech supply expire?

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Apple Daily HK 蘋果日報 @appledaily_hk

#Exclusive | CK Hutchison, the Hong Kong-listed flagship of billionaire #LiKashing, has sold its share of the #Alipay service in the city to #JackMa’s #AntGroup, reducing its stake in the e-payment platform to less than 20%. Read: bit.ly/3ufLCFX #AppleDailyENG

bit.lyExclusive: CK Hutchison reduces stake in joint venture with Jack Ma’s Ant Group ｜ Apple DailyCK Hutchison, the Hong Kong-listed flagship of billionaire Li Ka-shing, has sold its share of the Alipay service in the city to Jack Ma’s ...

The vaccination programme will expand to include long-stay Mainland residents who hold the Exit-entry Permit and non-refoulement claimants and refugees. This would make vaccinations available to over 40,000 Mainland residents and 13,000 non-refoulement claimants and refugees in the city.

Seven churches will hold evening masses on 4 June in place of the candlelight vigil Hong Kong has hosted for years to commemorate the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Police have rejected any bids from organisers to hold a vigil in Victoria Park due to COVID-19 safety measures.

BioNTech vaccines in HK will expire in three months. A government vaccine expert is urging residents to get the vaccine before they go out of date.

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Art

Join this online webinar to learn about the ways art collecting has evolved for the millennial generation.

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Drink

HKTDC @hktdc

#Kyoto's Sonia #Coffee opens first overseas location in #HongKong. The cafe uses house-roasted coffee beans from #Japan, and lets customers choose their own cups curated from around the world: @timeouthk #food

bit.lyHalf-a-century-old Kyoto cafe opens first overseas store in Mong KokBringing over 50 years of coffee artistry to Hong Kong

Take a sip of Japanese coffee at Sonia, a cafe coming from Kyoto and opening its first location abroad in Mong Kok.

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Sustainability

This year’s BEC EnviroSeries conference on 4 June focuses on the future of business leadership. See the speaker list here, which includes Lauren Boucher, the Fashion Programme Director of Redress, which has just opened its physical location in Sham Shui Po.

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