... President Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong from June 29 to July 1 to mark the 20th anniversary of the handover of the Asian financial hub from British colonial rule to the mainland, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. Hong Kong was ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s youth press campaign for full democracy
HONG KONG -- When the British handed over Hong Kong to China in 1997, Beijing promised to allow universal suffrage as an "ultimate aim", along with other freedoms, under a "one country, two systems" arrangement agreed with London. That's not going to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists hold China protest before Xi trip
The statue symbolises Hong Kong's return to China by Britain [Tyrone Siu/Reuters] Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters have draped a black flag over a statue symbolising the city's return to China by Britain, just days before a visit by President Xi Jinping ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and mainland China have cooperated on healthcare – but new partnership is no instant cure
“We are looking into these developments very closely as they are exciting news. Once Hong Kong’s high-speed raillink is in service, geographic barriers will be cleared. Hong Kong doctors may travel to these areas in less than an hour, and patients from ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ageing time bomb a cause for concern
Hong Kong’s men and women also enjoy the longest life expectancy in the world – 87 years for women and 81 for men – implying that more people will be relying on social services paid by a shrinking workforce. In just two decades, the percentage of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong wealth gap at its widest in decades as handover anniversary nears
As Hong Kong marks 20 years since the former British colony was handed back to China, vegetable seller Lau Mei-tin is in no mood to celebrate. Soaring property prices have pushed up rents and had a knock-on effect as businesses raise prices on goods and ... ( read original story ...)
Focus on economy not politics, Chinese vice-president tells Hong Kong business leaders
Chinese Vice-President Li Yuanchao said on Tuesday that Hong Kong had an irreplaceable role to play in national development, urging the city to divert energy from political controversies to economic issues. In a meeting with a delegation of Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
The Hong Kong banking jobs where you have no future
The recent wave of redundancies at global banks in Hong Kong had one common characteristic – it was aimed largely at expensive senior staff. While job hunting at the top of the banking tree has always between more difficult than at the bottom, the ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC – the private bank with a truly global perspective
In addition, HSBC Private Banking’s Managed Investment Solutions is ... may experience upward or downward movements and may even become valueless. Issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. ( read original story ...)
Is Hong Kong Right For Your Amazon FBA Business?
So your Chinese factories, many of them, will already have a HK company and a Hong Kong bank account, most likely HSBC HK. You can pay them immediately, no fee, and they will receive the funds almost at the same time. You can envision one of those drug ... ( read original story ...)
‘It’s my decision’: 97-year-old Lo matriarch says she pushed for lawsuit to dismiss HSBC
Lo To Lee-kwan, the 97-year-old matriarch of Hong Kong property giant Great Eagle Holdings, said it was her own decision to file a lawsuit to dismiss HSBC as a trustee of her family business as the bank did not follow her guidance on managing the estate. ( read original story ...)
China stocks lukewarm to MSCI inclusion; Hong Kong falls
But Hong Kong stocks were hit by the news ... head of Asia Pacific equities at HSBC. "But on a five-10 year view, there's potential for $500 billion worth of inflows, which is huge. This is based on full-weight, full inclusion for both MSCI and FTSE." ( read original story ...)
HSBC : Overseas regulatory announcement (1-page PDF 8KB)
HSBC Holdings plc was notified on 26 June 2017 that BlackRock, Inc. had released an announcement to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 23 June 2017 pursuant to s.324 of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571). ( read original story ...)
Bank of China Hong Kong surges to all-time high, boosting Hang Seng Index
Hong Kong stocks gained for the first time in five days on Monday, as financial companies advanced after Morgan Stanley raised its price estimates for Bank of China Hong Kong and on optimism the city’s financial industry will received policy support from ... ( read original story ...)