July 3 Financial shares rose in Hong Kong on Monday, on the back of a new bond trading link between Hong Kong and China, but the overall market was largely flat as blue-chips generally underperformed and the service sector slipped. The Hang Seng index rose ... ( read original story ...)
Technology boost to reinforce Hong Kong’s status as finance and trade centre in bay area plan
Innovation and technological developments in Hong Kong will be boosted under an agreement on the Greater Bay Area project signed by local and mainland officials on Saturday and witnessed by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The city will also continue to ... ( read original story ...)
Will Hong Kong Remain a Global Financial Hub?
Jul.02 -- Bloomberg asked the new leader of Hong Kong and two former leaders whether the city would still be a global centre of finance in 20 years' time. Here's what they said. ( read original story ...)
Rickshaws, women in Cheongsam dresses and buzzing alleyways: Mesmerising pictures capture the bygone life of Hong Kong as a British colony
Today's Hong Kong, a bustling home to over seven million people, is very different from how it was in the 1950s and 1960s. At that point in time, the British colony was embracing a large inflow of immigrants from mainland China after Communist leader Mao ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong profile – Timeline
A chronology of key events: 1842 - China cedes Hong Kong island to Britain after the First Opium War. Over the decades, thousands of Chinese migrants fleeing domestic upheavals settle in the colony. 1898 - China leases the New Territories together with 235 ... ( read original story ...)
Brisk trade marks launch of China, Hong Kong bond connect scheme
HSBC Holdings and an asset management unit of Bank of China were the among the first to complete trades using the scheme. The launch of the connection was timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Chinese rule and trading will ... ( read original story ...)
China, Hong Kong launch long-awaited bond connect scheme
HSBC Holdings and an asset management unit of Bank of China said they have completed their first trades using the scheme. The launch of the connection was timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Chinese rule and trading will ... ( read original story ...)
Brisk trade mark launch of China, Hong Kong bond connect scheme
HSBC Holdings and an asset management unit of Bank of China were the among the first to complete trades using the scheme. The launch of the connection was timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Chinese rule and trading will ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC completes first trade on Hong Kong-China bond connect scheme
HONG KONG HSBC Holdings (HSBA.L) said it had completed its first trade on the long-awaited Hong Kong-China bond connect scheme, which went live on Monday. The scheme links China's $9 trillion bond market with overseas investors, the latest step in the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong People Use Mobile Devices as the New Way of Payment
Visa partners with HSBC in offering attractive RewardCash to all HSBC Visa cardholders in Hong Kong HONG KONG/PRNewswire/ -- In a city of hustle and bustle, smartphones are indispensable to Hong Kong people with hectic schedules as they bring efficiency to ... ( read original story ...)
China’s red line: President Xi Jinping warns Hong Kong not to challenge Beijing’s authority as thousands in region protest against the nation’s ‘one party rule’ on 20th …
President Xi Jinping has warned Hong Kong not to challenge Beijing's authority, 20 years after it took back the colony from Britain. During a swearing-in ceremony for Hong Kong's new leader, he said any activities threatening China's sovereignty and ... ( read original story ...)
Vancouver still shaped by Hong Kong handover 2 decades later
Strolling through Vancouver's Kerrisdale neighbourhood, historian Henry Yu reflects on how immigrants from Hong Kong have helped shape the city over the past two decades. "Vancouver is one of the main places that a lot of Hong Kong Chinese came to ... ( read original story ...)
Gaming firm Razer seeks to raise over $600M in Hong Kong IPO
Gaming firm Razer has filed to go public through an IPO in Hong Kong as it looks to raise more than $600 million to go after growth opportunities. The U.S.-based company, which traces its origins back to Singapore, filed initial paperwork on Friday. ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi talks tough on Hong Kong as thousands protest for democracy
Chinese President Xi Jinping swore in Hong Kong's new leader on Saturday with a stark warning that Beijing won't tolerate any challenge to its authority in the divided city as it marked the 20th anniversary of its return from Britain to China. Police ... ( read original story ...)