Young Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong and two other student leaders of huge pro-democracy protests in 2014 braced for a court decision Thursday that could send them to prison. The three-judge panel is due to issue its ruling on a prosecution request for ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC head of APAC digital products: here’s who I want to hire
Forget Google. HSBC’s Tamara van den Ban wants you to work in digital banking. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/hk-en/284288/dbs-technology-jobs-soh-siew-choo/ Forget Google. HSBC’s Tamara van den Ban wants more graduates in Asia to start careers in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong profits tax reform to go before Legco by second half of 2018, financial services chief says
Hong Kong could see its first major profits tax reform aimed at easing the burden on smaller businesses take effect in the second half of next year, the financial services and treasury bureau chief said on Wednesday. James Lau said the overall economic ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese luxury consumers: More global, more demanding, still spending
Shopping is cited as the primary reason for these consumers’ choice of travel destination, and when they shop overseas, Hong Kong remains their top destination, followed by South Korea and Japan. Price remains a key factor determining whether a wealthy ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong X Technology Fund backs 6 startups
The Hong Kong X Technology Fund today announced its first round of investments into six Hong Kong-based tech companies as part of its accelerator program. Several of the chosen startups will move into the fund’s X-LAB co-working space in Hong Kong during ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Cathay posts $262M 1H loss on fierce competition
which raises costs for visitors to the city and cuts into profits earned in other currencies after they're converted back to the Hong Kong dollar, which is pegged to the U.S. dollar. Slosar said a "stellar performance" at Cathay's cargo business helped ... ( read original story ...)
What your corporate banking salary and bonus should be in Hong Kong
http://news.efinancialcareers.com/hk-en/215900/13-questions-you-will-always-be-asked-in-a-corporate-banking-interview-and-how-to-answer-them/ If you’re a corporate banker in Hong Kong, it’s good to know how your salary and bonus stack up against what ... ( read original story ...)
Tenfu Cayman : APPOINTMENT AND RESIGNATION OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
She is based in Hong Kong and focuses on General Atlantic's investment in the retail and consumer and healthcare sectors in Greater China. Prior to joining General Atlantic, Ms. Chang served as a business analyst in the corporate finance group of McKinsey ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong X Technology Fund makes 1st investment in 6 startups
Hong Kong X Technology Fund has announced its first investment into six rising Hong Kong-based technology companies as part of an accelerator program Hong Kong X Technology Fund has announced its first investment into six rising Hong Kong-based technology ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong realtors never had it so good, hiring record number of agents in city’s real estate boom
Hong Kong agents’ commissions typically range between 2 to 4 per cent of the sales price of new apartments. For second-hand units, the fee is 1 per cent of the sale price, paid by both the buyer and the seller. Business has been good for both Centaline ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong experts to train mainland Chinese health care workers under new scheme
Former Hong Kong finance minister Antony Leung Kam-chung has launched an ambitious project to recruit the city’s talent to train health care professionals on the mainland, which is experiencing a serious shortage of high-quality carers. Leung is trying ... ( read original story ...)
BOC Hong Kong : BOCHK wins three transaction banking awards from The Asian Banker and Asian Banking & Finance
Bank of China (Hong Kong) ("BOCHK") has been granted the Achievement Award for Best Trade Finance Bank in Hong Kong and Best Corporate Trade Finance Deal in Thailand from The Asian Banker. BOCHK is also named the Hong Kong Domestic Cash Management Bank of ... ( read original story ...)
Shandong International refiles for Hong Kong IPO
Shandong International Trust Co has returned for a second attempt at a Hong Kong listing, refiling a draft prospectus six months after cancelling its $300m IPO. The China-based trust submitted its first A1 with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in October 2016 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist arrested after claiming he was tortured
HONG KONG - The strange case of a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who claimed mainland Chinese agents stapled his legs as a warning has taken another twist after police arrested him Tuesday on suspicion of providing false information. Howard Lam made ... ( read original story ...)