Hong Kong and south China brace for Typhoon Merbok

China's national observatory issued a blue alert for Merbok earlier on Monday, the state Xinhua news agency reported, the least serious level on its four-tier, colour-coded weather-warning system. There will be no trading in Hong Kong's financial markets ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Issues Signal No. 8 Storm Warning as Merbok Nears

Hong Kong issued its third-highest storm signal for the first time this year as Tropical Storm Merbok lashed the financial center with rain and wind. The Hong Kong Observatory hoisted Signal No. 8 at 5:20 p.m. local time. and said the warning would remain ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong remains a vital business link to China

As the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China approaches, there has been much soul-searching over whether the city's importance as a gateway to the mainland has declined, as China opens up more to the world over the last two decades. Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Cozies Up to Shenzhen to Create Future Tech Giants

... the two via a technology park on a disputed swamp by the border that aims to revitalize Hong Kong’s sagging economy and add fuel to Shenzhen’s nascent startup boom. The proposed 87-hectare park, called the Lok Ma Chau Loop, is the largest proposal ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong restaurant targeted in shark fin protest

Protesters gathered outside a popular Hong Kong restaurant demanding it take shark fin soup off its menu. The demonstrators, many of whom were children, dressed in shark costumes and dumped a bag of fake fins outside Maxim's Palace restaurant as customers ... ( read original story ...)

Age is just a number for Hong Kong’s harbour swimmers

Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour is one of the world's busiest ports, but every morning daring elderly swimmers dive in to its choppy waters against a teeming backdrop of ferries, cargo ships and fishing boats. The city's older generations fill public spaces ... ( read original story ...)

HSBC : lifts Link REIT to HK$56

REIT (00823) to HK$56 from HK$52, and maintained its "hold" rating. The research house said Link REIT's FY2017 distribution per unit (DPU) of HK$2.284 (up 10.8% y-y) was 5% above HSBC's estimate. Solid DPU growth reflected its better NPI margin expansion ... ( read original story ...)