Hong Kong’s spectacular property price rises this year

Hong Kong's housing market is the second best performer in our global house price survey, with residential property prices surging by 19.27% during the year to Q2 2017. This was in sharp contrast with the y-o-y decline of 10.51% during the same period last ... ( read original story ...)

British lesbian wins landmark spousal visa case in Hong Kong

A British lesbian has been granted a dependent visa in Hong Kong in what is being seen as a landmark judgement in a city which does not recognise same-sex marriage. Dependent visas, which allow the holder to live and work in Hong Kong, are normally only ... ( read original story ...)

More Hong Kong millennials into mortgage debt

Millennials accounted for 32 percent of total new mortgages in Q2 2017, up from just 19 percent in 2013. With the city’s sky-high property prices, more of Hong Kong’s millennials are taking up mortgages to get on the property ladder, reported the South ... ( read original story ...)

BOC centenary banknotes not expected to create buying frenzy

BOC said that all profits will be donated to a local charity after deducting costs. Citizens aged 18 or above with a valid Hong Kong ID may register for the commemorative banknotes through the BOC website or at its branches between Sept. 28 and Oct. 18 ... ( read original story ...)

Cryptocurrency mania grips Hong Kong as it looks beyond banking

In the mid-1990s, Johnson Leung embarked on a career in shipping. In the early 2000s, he moved to finance. And now he runs a Hong Kong startup to try to improve how container ships are booked using blockchain technology. Many in Hong Kong hope the city can ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong and Malaysia Looking Better as India Slows: ADB

Hong Kong and Malaysia are proving to be the biggest growth surprises in Asia. The two nations received the largest upgrades for this year among major economies in the Asian Development Bank’s latest outlook released on Tuesday. Meanwhile, India ... ( read original story ...)

KPMG sees Hong Kong IPO proceeds to reach up to $19.3b in 2017

HONG KONG — IPO proceeds of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are expected to reach up to HK$150 billion (about $19.3 billion) in 2017, with listings from technology, media, and telecom (TMT) sectors on the rise, KPMG said here Monday. ( read original story ...)

A-share IPO proceeds to hit $35b in 2017: KPMG

In addition, there were a total of 106 IPOs in Hong Kong in the first three quarters of 2017, an increase of 56 percent from the 68 deals recorded over the same period in 2016, while total proceeds were HK$85 billion, 37 percent lower than the year-on-year ... ( read original story ...)