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The international airport is currently trialling a full-body “cleantech” booth that allows those working at the airport to go through a 40-second sanitising process …

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The state of emergency has given the government of this special administrative region (SAR) an opportunity to establish a period of calm after many months of anti-government protests …

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The Revenue Department has responded to the court’s findings in the case of Leung Chun Kwong v Secretary for the Civil Service by issuing new Departmental Interpretation and Practice Notes …

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Can a Hong Kong employee make a claim from the Employee’s Compensation Ordinance (ECO) if they contract COVID-19 at work? Although the virus is not classified as an “occupational disease”, the ECO rules still allow a claim if they contracted the disease by accident “arising out of and in the course of employment” (a Section 5 claim) …

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A general shut-down of government offices, courts and other institutions will continue until at least March 1st 2020 …

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The leading international airline, Cathay Pacific, has been experiencing a reduction in demand for the last 12 months due to protests across the special administrative region …

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The Employment (Amendment) Bill 2019 has now been subject to a first reading before the Legislative Council …

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According to the Law Society of Hong Kong, the number of foreign law firms establishing themselves in the city has risen slightly this year and the number of individual foreign lawyers is now virtually the same as earlier than in the year …

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We are still waiting for the implementation date of an order made earlier this year granting reciprocal recognition and enforcement of employment decisions between courts in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland …

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Following the recent increase of paid paternity leave from 3 to 5 days, paid maternity leave is also set to increase from current 10 to 14 weeks …

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The Hong Kong government has recently published its amended Occupational Retirement Schemes Bill …

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Clarifying what constitutes contractual pay is essential when it comes to payment in lieu of notice …

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Passport holders from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and Belarus are now able to enjoy 30 days, rather than previous 14 days’, visa-free facility to visit each other’s country …

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Back in October last year, we reported that Hong Kong residents will be required to replace their identity cards in phases …

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Passport holders from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) may now visit Panama without a visa for up to 30 days …

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