{"id":124379,"date":"2022-01-27T18:42:39","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T11:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/property-tycoon-ronnie-chan-urges-hong-kong-government-to-rethink-tough-covid-19-stance\/"},"modified":"2022-01-27T20:19:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T13:19:41","slug":"property-tycoon-ronnie-chan-urges-hong-kong-government-to-rethink-tough-covid-19-stance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/property-tycoon-ronnie-chan-urges-hong-kong-government-to-rethink-tough-covid-19-stance\/","title":{"rendered":"Property tycoon Ronnie Chan urges Hong Kong government to rethink tough Covid-19 stance"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nProperty tycoon Ronnie Chan has urged the government to rethink Hong Kong\u2019s tough stance on Covid-19 as the highly infectious Omicron variant appears to produce milder symptoms than its counterparts.The billionaire chairman of Hang Lung Properties said the city\u2019s measures, which include strict social distancing rules and a lengthy quarantine period, make life extremely difficult for businesses.He compared the severity of the Omicron strain of the coronavirus to influenza.\u201cIt seems Omicron is\u2026
\n
\nSource : South China Morning Post
\nRead more…Property tycoon Ronnie Chan urges Hong Kong government to rethink tough Covid-19 stance<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Property tycoon Ronnie Chan has urged the government to rethink Hong Kong\u2019s tough stance on...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-wm7","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":95033,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/land-reclamation-is-key-to-solving-hong-kongs-housing-woes-says-tycoon-ronnie-chan\/","url_meta":{"origin":124379,"position":0},"title":"Land reclamation is key to solving Hong Kong\u2019s housing woes, says tycoon Ronnie Chan","date":"July 30, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Land reclamation is the key to tackling the housing crisis that has made Hong Kong the world\u2019s most expensive property market, according to tycoon Ronnie Chan Chi-chung. \u201cOtherwise, it will be difficult to solve the land shortage problem in Hong Kong,\u201d he said after his company Hang Lung Properties\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":67068,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/chinese-developer-kaisa-soars-26pc-as-hong-kong-tycoon-laus-family-investment-boosts-confidence\/","url_meta":{"origin":124379,"position":1},"title":"Chinese developer Kaisa soars 26pc as Hong Kong tycoon Lau\u2019s family investment boosts confidence","date":"September 21, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Shares of Chinese property developer Kaisa Group soared 26 per cent on Thursday morning after it was revealed that tycoon Joseph Lau\u2019s family has invested nearly US$1.2 billion in the company\u2019s offshore debts. Lau\u2019s family, led by his wife Kimbie Chan Hoi-wan, along with their company, Chinese Estates, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":124665,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/omicron-cantopop-star-joey-yung-sells-hong-kong-flat-at-a-loss-leading-an-exodus-from-property-market-amid-citys-covid-19-surge\/","url_meta":{"origin":124379,"position":2},"title":"Omicron: Cantopop star Joey Yung sells Hong Kong flat at a loss, leading an exodus from property market amid city\u2019s Covid-19 surge","date":"February 22, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Canto pop star Joey Yung has sold her flat in Causeway Bay at a loss of about HK$1.1 million (US$140,966), according to sources familiar with the deal, joining a wave of Hongkongers selling their homes for a loss as they flee the city\u2019s worsening Covid-19 situation.The one-bedroom 465 sq\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":8726,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/billionaire-lee-shau-kee-urges-hong-kongers-to-see-opportunity-in-china-not-division\/","url_meta":{"origin":124379,"position":3},"title":"Billionaire Lee Shau-kee urges Hong Kongers to see opportunity in China, not division","date":"March 21, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Property tycoon Lee Shau-kee called the idea of an independent Hong Kong \u201coutrageous\u201d and said there was no reason for the city to separate from the mainland.\r \r Source : South China Morning Post\r Read more...Billionaire Lee Shau-kee urges Hong Kongers to see opportunity in China, not division","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":82869,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-tycoon-li-ka-shing-retires\/","url_meta":{"origin":124379,"position":4},"title":"Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing retires","date":"March 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r CNBC's Akiko Fujita reports on Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing's announcement that he will retire.\r \r Source : cnbc.com\r Read more...Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing retires","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":110713,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kongs-unwise-policies-fuelled-protests-unrest-in-city-hang-lung-properties-chairman-ronnie-chan-says\/","url_meta":{"origin":124379,"position":5},"title":"Hong Kong\u2019s \u2018unwise policies\u2019 fuelled protests, unrest in city, Hang Lung Properties chairman Ronnie Chan says","date":"September 13, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Hang Lung Properties chairman Ronnie Chan Chi-chung said the \u201cunwise policies\u201d of Hong Kong\u2019s government had contributed to an atmosphere that sparked protests and civil unrest and are now threatening the city\u2019s business community.Chan said the unrest \u201ccannot but negatively affect business\u201d and reduce \u201cconfidence among the international business\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124379"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124379\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}