Hong Kong grants first stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Anchorpoint, boosting regulated crypto growth and strengthening trust in digital payments systems.
Hong Kong sees ‘sharp rise’ in illegal fuel trading
Customs authorities seized nearly 19,500 litres of illicit fuel in March. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hong Kong grants first stablecoin licences to StanChart joint venture, HSBC
HONG KONG, April 10 (Reuters) - Hong Kong has issued its first batch of licences for fiat-backed stablecoins, marking a major step in the city's push to develop regulated digital currencies in global ...
Hong Kong grants first stablecoin licenses to Anchorpoint and HSBC
Anchorpoint Financial is the stablecoin joint venture formed by Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), Animoca Brands and Hong Kong Telecommunications. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation ...
HSBC, StanChart Get First Hong Kong Stablecoin Issuer Licenses
Hong Kong has granted its inaugural stablecoin issuer licenses to HSBC Holdings Plc and a joint venture of Standard Chartered Plc, allowing the two lenders to be the first companies to issue ...
HSBC and Standard Chartered-led group land Hong Kong’s first stablecoin licenses
The approvals by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the territory's central bank, mark the first batch under the Stablecoins Ordinance, which took effect in August 2025.
151 Hong Kong civil servants dismissed for misconduct, convictions in past 3 years
Police force accounted for the highest number of cases, but overall civil servant dismissals declined steadily between 2022 and 2025.
Hong Kong authorities spend US$4.3mil on Tai Po fire recovery works
Hong Kong housing authorities have spent HK$34 million (US$4.3 million) on recovery efforts following the devastating fire at Wang Fuk Court, including removing damaged scaffolding, conducting structu ...
Hong Kong offers diesel subsidy, toll waivers to lower fuel cost pain
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG, April 9 (Reuters) - Hong Kong took steps to help its transport sector with rising fuel costs on Thursday with a HK$3 per litre subsidy on diesel used by commercial vehicles ...
Hong Kong Leads Global IPO Fundraising in Q1 on Mega Deals, Deloitte Says
The Hong Kong bourse led global initial public offering fundraising in the first quarter, driven by several mega listings and a surge in secondary listings by Chinese mainland-listed companies, while ...
Hong Kong receives 90 reports of people stuck in lifts after voltage dip
The Fire Services Department said it received about 90 reports of lift entrapments on Hong Kong Island between 9.23am and 9.53am, across various districts. HK Electric said a fault in the ...
Operator of Yiwu market, former mecca of global consumer goods trade, eyes Hong Kong IPO
Hong Kong listing plan comes after the company reported net profit of 4.2 billion yuan for 2025, up 36.8 per cent from a year earlier Zhejiang China Commodities City Group, operator of the marketplace ...
Hong Kong Anti-graft Watchdog: Clean Governance and Ethical Business is Key to Hong Kong’s Sustainable Business Development
Hong Kong has long been recognised as a clean, transparent, and attractive investment hub, a reputation built on the collective commitment to integrity shared by the business community, the Government ...
Japanese band One OK Rock cancels Hong Kong concerts in May, no specific reason given
Axing of shows on May 2 and 3 due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’ follows cancellation of May 9 concert in Shanghai.