Hong Kong actor and singer Andy Lau Tak-wah will need up to nine months to recover from a pelvic injury after he was thrown off a horse during a commercial shoot in Thailand last week. The 55-year-old entertainer and producer has been undergoing treatment ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leadership contenders take centre stage at Lunar New Year Fair
“We are trying to preserve the historical truth,” said Albert Ho Chun-yan, chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, which ran the June 4 museum. He said the alliance was still raising funds to acquire ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Retains Title of World’s Costliest Home Market
Hong Kong retained its rank as the most expensive housing market among 406 major metropolitan regions in the annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey for the seventh year in a row. The median price of a home in Hong Kong last year was ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing : London Metal Exchange chief resigns – HKEX statement
London Metal Exchange (LME) Chief Executive Garry Jones is stepping down just over three years after being appointed to run the world's largest and oldest metals market, parent company Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX) said on Monday. Jones is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing : London Metal Exchange Chief Executive Retires
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), The London Metal Exchange (LME) and LME Clear (LMEC) (wholly-owned subsidiaries of HKEX) announced today (Monday) that Garry Jones, the LME's Chief Executive and an executive director of the LME and LMEC ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, China shares slightly firmer as resource sector supports
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index erased some early gains and added ... Mainland defence stocks added 1.5 percent, after the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday that President Xi Jinping would head a new commission overseeing joint military ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks edge up on stronger resource stocks
Jan 23 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks closed marginally higher on Monday, thanks to support from a solid resource sector. Both the benchmark Hang Seng index and the Hong Kong China Enterprises Index were up 0.1 percent at the close, to 22,898.52 points and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, HK are finance, fintech partners, not rivals: Analysts
HONG Kong and Singapore are often pitted against each other as rival international finance and fintech hubs, but analysts say the two cities should be seen as partners - a view fintech companies seem to support too. After a successful launch in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong named most expensive housing market in the world for the seventh straight year
Hong Kong has retained its ranking as the least affordable city in the world to buy a home, with average flat prices standing at 18.1 times gross annual median income, according to US- based Demographia. The dubious honour was bestowed on the city for the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ‘primary connect’ proposal to attract international firms faces many hurdles
A proposal by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing to introduce a “primary connect” would upgrade Hong Kong stock listings and existing cross border trading schemes to a new level, but the suggestion faces many obstacles before it could be successfully ... ( read original story ...)
‘Independent kingdom’ at Hong Kong arts hub ruled out
A plan to grant the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) development rights to a giant strip of hotels, offices and homes will not turn the body into a property developer ... upholding the core values of Hong Kong. In a surprise move, Chief ... ( read original story ...)
Buy-back value rises sharply as Cheung Kong Property repurchases shares worth HK$861 million
There was cautious trading by directors and companies ahead of the inauguration of the US president, with insider activity flat while buy-backs fell, based on filings to the Hong Kong stock exchange ... by Cheung Kong Property Holdings of 16.83 million ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Customs inspects Lunar New Year fairs
Divisional Commander (Intellectual Property General Investigation), Ms Phoebe Wong, said today that Hong Kong Customs would step up inspections in different districts, including at Lunar New Year fairs, and take stringent enforcement actions against ... ( read original story ...)
Li Ka-Shing Sees Hong Kong Property Prices Rising Amid Curbs (1)
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing expects property prices in the city will rise “a little bit” this year, even as the government takes steps to cool the world’s costliest real estate market. The government in November increased the ... ( read original story ...)