HONG KONG (AP) — African park rangers urged Hong Kong lawmakers to approve a ban on ivory sales but warned that giving in to traders' demands for compensation would fuel more elephant poaching. Lawmakers and officials heard public submissions from the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Airlines and Virgin Australia to Launch Codeshare Partnership
HONG KONG, June 6, 2017 /CNW/ -- Hong Kong Airlines and Virgin Australia today announced that they will form a codeshare partnership* that will provide customers with connectivity to 11 destinations across the flight networks of both airlines. The ... ( read original story ...)
African rangers urge Hong Kong lawmakers to approve ivory ban
HONG KONG - African park rangers urged Hong Kong lawmakers to approve a ban on ivory sales but warned that giving in to traders' demands for compensation would fuel more elephant poaching. Lawmakers and officials heard public submissions from the rangers ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-WuXi Biologics prices HK IPO at top as investors seek growth business
HONG KONG, June 6 WuXi Biologics (Cayman) Inc priced its Hong Kong IPO at the top of expectations on Tuesday, raising $511 million in the largest new listing in the Asian financial hub in 2017, as investors jostled for a piece of the fast-growing business. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader vows further action after transport chief admits he was kept in dark on mega bridge scandal
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying promised on Tuesday to look into communication issues within the government a day after his transport minister admitted he had been kept in the dark for nearly a year about problems with a multibillion-dollar mega ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-WuXi Biologics prices HK IPO on top, raising $511 mln-source
HONG KONG, June 6 WuXi Biologics (Cayman) Inc priced its Hong Kong IPO at the top of expectations, a source with direct knowledge of the deal said on Tuesday, raising about $511 million in the largest new listing in the Asian financial hub in 2017. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks set to open lower after Wall Street retreat
Hong Kong stocks are expected to open lower on Tuesday morning as futures in the city traded lower after the US market retreated from record highs reached late last week. Hang Seng Index futures were down 0.12 per cent or 30 points to 25,635 in the pre ... ( read original story ...)
Flat buyers in for a rude awakening, Hong Kong officials warn
Hong Kong’s top financial officials on Monday issued their strongest warning yet to homebuyers about escalating risks in the “exuberant” market, revealing that prices were now nearly 90 per cent above their peak in 1997. Principal government ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong transport chief ‘not told for nearly a year’ about mega bridge scandal
Hong Kong’s transport minister has revealed that he was not informed for almost a year about irregularities in a multibillion-dollar bridge project, only finding out from graft-busters last month. At a Legislative Council transport panel meeting on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s 20-square-foot ‘coffin homes’ reveal the terrifying scope of a housing crisis
As housing prices continue to soar in Hong Kong, some residents are taking anything they can get — even if that means living in a so-called "coffin home." At least 200,000 people live in these homes, which measure just 4'x6' and sit stacked one top of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, China stocks close lower; coal sector rallies amid merger talks
Hong Kong shares closed lower on Monday, as investors moved to the sidelines following sharp gains the prior week, while the coal sector advanced amid merger talks between two major Chinese energy giants. Analysts also cited concerns over the latest round ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands in Hong Kong mark 28 year anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown
While mainland Chinese are only dimly aware of what happened at Tiananmen Square nearly three decades ago, the subject is openly discussed in Taiwan, a self-governing island, and Hong Kong, a special Chinese region with much autonomy and legally entrenched ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong vigil: Tens of thousands pack Victoria Park for Tiananmen Square anniversary
Hong Kong, a former British colony that returned to Chinese rule ... Fact Check returns to ABC audiences today across all ABC news platforms, bringing clarity and insight to the opposing claims of politicians, lobby groups, and public office holders ... ( read original story ...)
Radical Hong Kong lawmaker’s undisclosed fee severely hurt public trust in Legco, court told
A veteran pan-democratic lawmaker was on Monday accused of severely undermining public confidence in the Hong Kong legislature by deliberately concealing his receipt of HK$250,000 from a media tycoon. Opening their case at the District Court, prosecutors ... ( read original story ...)