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5.5.21 | What day are UK-HK flights set to resume?

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Apple Daily HK 蘋果日報 @appledaily_hk

The current inbound flight ban will be lifted at midnight on Friday, meaning that #Hongkongers residing in the #UK and #Ireland can return to the city. Read more: bit.ly/3eeeV7c #AppleDailyENG #HongKong #COVID19

bit.lyHong Kong to resume flights arriving from UK and Ireland on May 7 ｜ Apple DailyHong Kong will resume flights arriving from the United Kingdom and Ireland from Friday, due to the recent stabilization of the COVID-19 ou...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam suspended a policy that would make vaccinations mandatory for all foreign domestic workers. The new bill was announced to go under review yesterday but faced criticism for its discriminative nature (paywalled).

A bill allowing foreign-trained doctors to work in Hong Kong will undergo LegCo review this month. The policy would allow HK residents from under 100 institutions abroad to return for work.

Community members are alarmed by the “shockingly” fast speed LegCo pushed through plans to build a new border town with the mainland. The chairman of the Yuen Long District Council said the local community was not properly consulted on the New Territories North project.

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Waxing poetics with novelty car plates has never been easier with the site HKVANIT1ES!

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Local street artists, with the help of some movie magic, are raising awareness about wildlife trafficking in Hong Kong.

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AmCham’s free two-part workshop will be all about branding in its first session on 13 May.

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