ft. per year and Hong Kong (West Kowloon) (US$163 per sq. ft.) was third. Rounding out the top five were two Chinese markets -- Beijing (Finance Street) (US$179 per sq. ft.) at #2 and Beijing (Central Business District (CBD)) (US$156 per sq. ft.) ( read original story ...)
AppAsia eyes Hong Kong next
Executive director Calvert Wong Ngai Peow said AppAsia would have a different business approach for HKeX compared with its Australian model, and would take advantage of Hong Kong’s well-established Asian financial hub. “The Hong Kong listing is in our ... ( read original story ...)
Virgin Australia to launch Melbourne-Hong Kong flights this week?
Virgin Australia is expected to announce the start of flights between Melbourne and Hong Kong this week after the Australian Competition ... tempting corporate travellers with the promise of modern and spacious business class seats with direct aisle ... ( read original story ...)
Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels may double room rates at new Peninsula Beijing
“In addition, sentiment in our main market of Hong Kong was negative towards tourism and retail business for much of 2016 although we believe we have seen some stabilisation since.” The Peninsula Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui booked a 4 per cent on year drop ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong marine research centre may build wall to keep out unruly visitors
A wall may have to be put around an ecologically sensitive research area in Hong Kong if visitors do not begin respecting it, the director of a marine biology research facility warns. Professor Gray Williams of the Swire Institute of Marine Science ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Derby delight for Moreira as Dragon roars
CHAMPION jockey Joao Moreira has his first Hong Kong Derby after Rapper Dragon has become the first horse to complete the Classic series for four-year-olds. The former Sydneysider added Sunday’s Derby (2000m) to his wins in the Hong Kong Classic Mile ... ( read original story ...)
Front runners in Hong Kong leadership race dodge June 4 issue in bruising debate
The two front runners in Hong Kong’s leadership race shied away from stating their positions over vindication of the Tiananmen Square crackdown of 1989 as they were publicly grilled for the first time by members of the committee that will pick the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares hit a 19-month high as energy stocks surge
SHANGHAI, March 20 Hong Kong stocks powered to 19-month closing highs on Monday ... and vowed to restrict lending to the sector. The Hang Seng index rose 0.8 percent, to 24,501.99, while the China Enterprises Index gained 0.7 percent, to 10,583.98 points. ( read original story ...)
E Fund HK Develops its First Hang Seng Index Inverse Product (7302.HK) Jointly with Taiwan's Yuanta Funds
We believe the Hang Seng Index Inverse ETF product（7302.HK ... In addition, no more than 90% of the product's net asset value will be invested in bank deposits and Hong Kong dollar denominated cash management instruments such as Exchange Fund Bills ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng pushes further above 24,000 to highest level since 2015
An increase in southbound traffic from mainland investors taking advantage of Stock Connect trading schemes, which link Hong Kong with bourses in Shanghai and Shenzhen, is helping to drive the current rally. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index ... ( read original story ...)
Asia stocks mixed, dollar slips as Fed continues to weigh
Chinese shares .SSEC added 0.2 percent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng .HSI advanced 0.6 percent ... On Friday, Wall Street was flat to negative, dragged lower by bank shares that fell along with Treasury yields. Financial leaders from the world's biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong seeks to rival Seoul and Tokyo with leveraged ETFs
Hong Kong will allow retail investors to buy and sell its home Hang Seng indices via sophisticated exchange traded products as the city seeks to develop a market to rival those of Seoul and Toyko. The use of leveraged and inverse exchange traded funds has ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent, Shenhua jump as Hong Kong shares rise for third day
HONG KONG (NewsRise) -- Hong Kong shares headed for a third straight day of gains as expectations of earnings growth from Tencent Holdings and a special dividend from China Shenhua Energy helped fuel strong inflows from mainland investors. The Hang Seng ... ( read original story ...)
How do you breathe in Hong Kong?
Artist Siu Wai ... with Hong Kong's gargantuan skyscrapers themselves. A dystopic, Eschersque aluminum sculpture by Vaan Ip evoking Hong Kong's dizzying verticality becomes far more effective when viewed with architect I.M. Pei's Bank of China Building ... ( read original story ...)