These are external links and will open in a new window A nature lover in Hong Kong is offering the generous sum of HK$10,000 (£993, $1,300) for the return of a pair of baby owl chicks taken from their nest. William Sargent, who works as a snake catcher ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong transport and logistic industries say parking fine rise will affect livelihood of commercial drivers
Hong Kong’s transport and logistics industries have joined the chorus of disapproval against the government’s proposed 50 per cent rise in illegal parking fines as the increase, coupled with a recent parking fee raise, will hit professional drivers hard. ( read original story ...)
Retail sales in Hong Kong grow for first time in two years on upbeat demand, visitor figures
Retail sales in Hong Kong grew in March for the first time in about two years at 3.1 per cent, with a recovery on the horizon, according to industry experts. The expansion, the first since February 2015, came in the same month as an uptick in tourism ... ( read original story ...)
Travel News: First Time Visitors to Hong Kong – The Essential Travel Guide for Your Arrival
Now that you have passed through Customs, you are in the massive Arrival Hall of Hong Kong International Airport. Follow the signs to find your chosen form of transportation to your hotel. If you arrange for a private transfer, your driver or attendant .. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lawmakers push for insulting police to be made an offence
Insulting law enforcement officers should be made punishable by up to three years in jail, pro-establishment lawmakers proposed on Friday. Legislators including Priscilla Leung Mei-fun, Junius Ho Kwan-yiu and Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan had called for legal ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s top graft-busters pay rare ‘courtesy’ call to gambling hub Macau
Hong Kong’s top anti-corruption official made a rare official visit to Macau on Friday, heading a delegation which included two senior investigators. The one-day trip to the world’s most cash-rich casino destination was only the second time in five ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong business groups fight to keep pension offset mechanism with new proposal
The battle to scrap a controversial arrangement where bosses dip into workers’ pension funds for severance and long-service payments is set to continue on Friday, with Hong Kong’s five major business chambers proposing to keep the practice but increase ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s next leader pledges to heal rifts
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s next leader, Carrie Lam, vowed to heal political and social divides, pledging to return the global financial hub to its “normal course of development”. Lam takes office on July 1 after being selected in March amid widespread co ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong business groups fight to keep pension offset mechanism with offer of 1 percentage point rise in contributions
Hong Kong’s five major business chambers have proposed keeping a controversial arrangement where bosses dip into workers’ pension funds for severance and long-service payments, in return for them increasing their contributions to employees ... ( read original story ...)
Bocom International to raise up to $304 mln in Hong Kong IPO
HONG KONG: Bocom International Holdings, the Hong Kong securities brokerage of the Bank of Communications, plans to raise up to HK$2.37 billion ($304.6 million) in a global initial public offering, the company said on Thursday. Bocom International will ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks set for weak start; traders wary following commodity plunge
Hong Kong stocks were set for a weaker start on Friday, with traders spooked by an overnight collapse in oil prices. The Hang Seng futures spot May contract dropped 0.38 per cent or 94 points to 24.474, while the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index futures ... ( read original story ...)
Demand drives fastest expansion in three years for Hong Kong business despite mainland headwinds
Hong Kong’s private sector grew at its fastest rate in more than three years last month thanks to increased global demand for products and services, and despite headwinds from the mainland. The Nikkei Hong Kong Purchasing Managers’ Index, which gauges ... ( read original story ...)
Outrage as Hong Kong democracy campaigners urge US to get tough with Beijing
The commissioner for the foreign affairs ministry has accused Hong Kong’s most high-profile democracy campaigners of attempting to meddle in China’s internal affairs at a US congressional panel on Wednesday night. The campaigners urged the US to take a ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC posts surprise capital boost but rules out dividend hike, buybacks
HSBC’s shares rose 3 per cent in London on Thursday, outperforming a 1 per cent rise in the STOXX European banks index and following an earlier 2 per cent rise in Hong Kong. HSBC is still Europe’s biggest bank despite slimming down in recent years. ( read original story ...)