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International schools struggle to hire staff despite offering attractive wage packages
Economy contracts 1.4% as Beijing’s zero-Covid policy threatens financial hub status
Practitioners blame city’s virus controls and shift to homeworking for sharp decline in revenue
Scheme to deepen financial connectivity with mainland coincides with expanded currency agreement
Chinese president says territory can maintain capitalist system but warns against challenging Beijing
Lobby group representing $52tn in assets says city could ‘be put in an uncompetitive position’
Another postponement of the popular event will further damage the city’s all-important tourist trade
The postponement of FWD’s float is a setback for the dynasty linked to the Chinese territory
Senior staff exempted from up to two weeks in designated hotel faced by ordinary travellers on return to city
Borrowing costs expected to rise in economy battered by Covid-19 restrictions
Cash-strapped developers sell up and shun land sales after Evergrande liquidity shock
Family-run developers forecast to face sharp fall in house prices after steep revenue drops last year
Unending Covid restrictions, compulsory quarantine and lockdown threat spark exodus from territory
Tough Covid restrictions pushing airlines to reconsider the territory as a regional hub
Analysts say elimination strategy is ‘unsustainable’ as Omicron sweeps through city and hits economy
Pressure from Beijing to eradicate Omicron spread raises prospect of stricter controls in city
Incoming interim boss Mark FitzPatrick says two-week hotel quarantine creates ‘friction’
Chinese government worried officials in financial hub are not doing enough to quash outbreak
Record real estate transactions belie political challenges that have beset city
City’s developers well-positioned to capitalise on Beijing’s efforts to promote social justice
Businesses welcome change in policy but some complain scheme is one-sided
Top official acknowledges companies are suffering but says government’s priority is city’s health
Territory’s flourishing industry is increasingly at odds with China’s tougher stance
City records a 1.2% decline in residents for first half of year as young people and families depart
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