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Travellers arriving from China, Hong Kong, and Macao must present negative COVID-19 test result: Canadian government

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Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2023 17:20:51 +0000

This move comes in response to a recent surge of COVID-19 in the country. Starting January 5, 2023, a new temporary measure will require all inbound air travellers above the age of one to present a negative COVID-19 test result prior to boarding their flight to Canada from the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, […]

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CleanTech Energy News Science 

Energy Vault Claims Highlight The Lack Of Due Diligence In Cleantech SPACs

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Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:54:15 +0000

ANU global pumped hydro site mapEnergy Vault’s tech is not a solution, and while it would work at least for a while, it won’t be cheap, it will have lots of failure conditions and it will be high-carbon.

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Canada News Vancouver 

Travellers wary as Hong Kong gov't eases travel and quarantine restrictions

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Credit to Author: Joanne Lee-Young| Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:13:10 +0000

Hong Kong has maintained some of the world’s most onerous pandemic-related travel restrictions with mandatory hotel quarantines that have been as long as 21 days.

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Canada Immigration 

Hong Kong immigration to Canada is booming

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Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:59:00 +0000

Canada is enjoying a resurgence in immigration from Hong Kong. CIC News obtained new data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) showing a 50 per cent jump in Hong Kong permanent residence landings and four-fold increase in study and work permit applications compared to pre-pandemic levels. Hong Kong was the number one source of […]

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Manila News Philippines 

Another Filipina in HK tests positive for Covid-19

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 09:38:34 +0000

THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), through the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Hong Kong, has confirmed a report that another Filipina tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). The Hong Kong Health Department informed the PCG on Thursday about the new unidentified Filipina patient. “Upon receiving this information, [the PCG] immediately checked with the […]

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Manila News Philippines 

HK, Macau-bound OFWs still stranded for lack of flights

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 06:49:11 +0000

THOUSANDS of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for Hong Kong and Macau cannot leave Manila due to lack of flights to the Special Administrative Regions (SARs). Emmanuel Geslani, recruitment consultant and migration expert, said that although the Philippine government has lifted the travel ban to Hong Kong and Macau “these workers still have not left […]

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Manila News Philippines 

In Davos, Hong Kong battles to regain lost investor glitter

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Credit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 13:00:25 +0000

DAVOS, Switzerland: Bruised by months of street protests and calls to resign, Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam came to Davos with a tricky pitch to sell — that the Chinese territory is still a safe destination for investment and she is not going anywhere. Her stay at the four-day event in the Swiss Alps, which […]

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