Hong Kong stocks reached their highest level in nearly a decade on Monday after media reports said the bourse operator was considering asking the city’s government to cut the stamp duty on share trades. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.8 per cent, or 216.37 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong IPOs Head for Worst Year Since 2012
Hong Kong’s market for initial public offerings is heading for its worst year since 2012 as a combined $20 billion of megadeals are being pushed to next year. State-owned China Tower Corp. was slated to be one of this year’s biggest deals, with a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s leader tinkers with economy in the face of ‘grave’ challenges
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s new leader Carrie Lam showed last week that bringing the mojo back to the territory’s once uniquely dynamic economy isn’t going to be easy. In her first policy address since coming into power in July, the chief ... ( read original story ...)
BOC Hong Kong : Date of Board Meeting
As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. CHEN Siqing* (Chairman), Mr. YUE Yi (Vice Chairman and Chief Executive), Mr. REN Deqi*, Mr. GAO Yingxin*, Mr. LI Jiuzhong, Madam CHENG Eva**, Dr. CHOI Koon Shum**, Mr. KOH Beng Seng** and Mr ... ( read original story ...)
The light dims in Hong Kong
He was put onto a flight back to Bangkok. Yes, Hong Kong may still be a great place for business, but it is no longer the free society it was. The SAR is playing to the territory's business strengths by asserting itself as an intermediary -- a comprador if ... ( read original story ...)
Top international lawyers say Hong Kong rule of law under threat
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The jailing of three Hong Kong democracy activists this year is a serious threat to the city’s rule of law, a group of senior international lawyers said on Monday, adding the independence of the judiciary risks becoming a “charade”. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong connects
Two decades after its return to the "motherland", some people lament that Hong Kong is not the place it used to be. Political protest, symbolised by the "Umbrella Movement" of 2014, has tarnished the island's image of stability and Western-style open society. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Fifth-Tallest Tower Sells for Record $5.15 Billion, Economic Journal Says
News involving the sale of The Center has been trickling out for at least a year, with the Hong Kong Economic Journal saying last year that ICBC Asia approached CK Asset about buying the stake in the tower for HK$34.8 billion. At the time, ICBC denied the ... ( read original story ...)
Pavlyuchenkova beats Gavrilova in Hong Kong final
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Russian sixth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova claimed her third title of the year by beating seventh-seeded Australian Daria Gavrilova in the final of the Hong Kong Tennis Open on Sunday. Pavlyuchenkova prevailed 5-7 6-3 7-6(3 ... ( read original story ...)
The best two business school programmes in the world are based in Hong Kong, according to the Financial Times
Hong Kong has the best two business school programmes in the world, according to a prestigious global ranking of universities in the Financial Times released on Monday. The University of Science and Technology (HKUST) retained the top spot it claimed last ... ( read original story ...)
Pavlyuchenkova overcomes bad weather to win in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia won her third WTA singles title of the year on Sunday, beating Daria Gavrilova of Australia 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the Hong Kong Open final. "This morning we were ready to share this trophy and I actually ... ( read original story ...)
Eight hot Hong Kong investment banking jobs you can still get in Q4
Some major banks in Hong Kong – CITIC, HSBC and J.P. Morgan among them – are not offering any such vacancies on their websites right now. But a handful of jobs in investment banking, capital markets and global markets are still on offer. We looked ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s budget won’t fix core problems of dominant cartels and lack of competitiveness
Hong Kong’s recent budget creates its own unconventional version of Freakonomics: the morality of how bureaucrats imagine the city works versus the economics of how it actually works. Despite pumped up welfare and social spending, the government’s ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon signal downgraded to No 3 as Khanun leaves Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Observatory downgraded the typhoon warning signal to No 3 at 7.20pm on Sunday as tropical storm Khanun passed the city and disrupted flights but caused minimal damage. The No 8 signal had been in place since 8.40am as Hongkongers faced strong ... ( read original story ...)