Mr Tucker would arrive at HSBC with an impressive pedigree in the Asian stronghold of the bank - founded more than 150 years ago as the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. He joined AIA in 2010 following a failed $35bn takeover bid for the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong airfares could soar if fuel surcharge proposal approved
Passengers could end up having to pay more for flights from Hong Kong as the city’s aviation regulator announced it is considering allowing airlines to set their own fuel surcharges. The Civil Aviation Department said on Friday it had began a 12-month ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong brain surgeon operates on wrong side of patient’s skull
A serious medical blunder at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in which a doctor operated on the wrong side of a patient’s skull, has led to an investigation by the facility. The doctor cut open the left side of a woman’s skull, when it was actually the ... ( read original story ...)
Canada urged to accept refugees in Hong Kong who hid the ‘world’s most wanted man’
They did so at the request of Snowden’s Hong Kong-based Canadian lawyer ... as refugees,” Montreal-based immigration lawyer Marc-André Séguin said in a news release published on the new organization’s website, Fortherefugees.com. ( read original story ...)
Snowden shelterers in Hong Kong seek Canada asylum – lawyer
Snowden in Hong Kong in 2013 after his mass leak of information about surveillance programs have asked Canada for asylum, their lawyer said on Friday. The families - three Sri Lankan adults, a Filipina, and three stateless children - have had long-pending ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong – Businesses facing increasing competition for talent from foreign markets
Hong Kong’s banks and financial services companies are facing increasing competition from foreign markets in their efforts to recruit professionals amidst the current skills shortage, according to an independent survey from international recruiter Robert ... ( read original story ...)
HK Uber drivers found guilty of illegal car hire services
HONG KONG: Five Hong Kong Uber drivers were found guilty of illegally using their vehicles for commercial purposes by a local court, dealing a potential blow to Uber Technologies Inc’s operations in the Asian financial hub. The ruling is seen having a ... ( read original story ...)
Expat women spurning Hong Kong’s long working hours and high cost of living: survey
Participants were asked to rate their countries of residence on 43 factors including work-life balance, taxation, job satisfaction, their financial situation as well as political and economic stability. Hong Kong ranked a dismal 53rd out of 191 countries ... ( read original story ...)
“Less is more” – Fintech’s impact on financial services
The customer experience in using financial services has become increasingly “seamless ... The writer is Michael Leung, president of Hong Kong Computer Society. Back to Top. ( read original story ...)
Greenland Hong Kong : HK 2-month contracted sales up 69% to Rmb2.88bn
2016 GREENLAND HONG KONG: Jan-Nov Sales Up 20% 2016 New net finance firm nears profit 2016 New net finance firm nears profit 06:16a DJ WHEELOCK AND: 2016 Net Profit Up 14% at HK$16.29 Billion 06:00a DJ Hong Kong Cable TV Operator Tumbles Nearly 50% as ... ( read original story ...)
Where to study to get a job at UBS or Credit Suisse in Hong Kong
And we did this per bank, as shown in the table below. Hong Kong University – which offers well-established Bachelor degrees in Economics, Economics and Finance, and Quantitative Finance – is your best bet for getting a graduate job at either bank. ( read original story ...)
News Analysis: New opportunities for Hong Kong in emerging “Greater Bay Area”
Analysts believe Hong Kong can seek new growth momentum in the collaborative dynamics in the proposed hub. Ma believed Shanghai has succeeded as a financial center through integrating with the Yangtze River Delta, a key manufacturing center in eastern ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese-backed fintech startup Mioying takes robo-advisory suite to Hong Kong
Mioying, a fintech start-up backed by Chinese VC firm ZhenFund, is launching its wealth management platform MPro in Hong Kong. Mioying aims to transform Hong Kong's wealth and asset management industry with MPro, its end-to-end operating system for ... ( read original story ...)
Kirkland’s Hong Kong IPO heavy hitter departs
Kirkland & Ellis senior corporate partner Dominic Tsun, who acted on a number of notable Hong Kong IPOs in recent years, has left the firm’s Hong Kong office. A Kirkland spokesperson said, “We are committed to the Hong Kong capital markets practice as ... ( read original story ...)