Advocates of Hong Kong independence are intolerable, Zhang Xiaoming said last week on his first day as director of the State Council's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office in Beijing. "What is Hong Kong independence?" he asked rhetorically while meeting the ... ( read original story ...)
“My Watch Is Off”: HSBC Traders Used Code Words To Trigger Front-Running Trades
According to prosecutor Carol Sipperly, former HSBC currency trader Mark Johnson used just four ... in which Johnson allegedly tipped off a trader in Hong Kong. That signal eventually reached others on both sides of the Atlantic, she said. ( read original story ...)
Top 10 Startup Funding This Week [02 – 07 October]
Here is a list of top funding deals that happened in Startup Ecosystem this week ... The funding round was led by Epsilon Venture Partners, a Hong Kong-based VC funding innovation and entrepreneurship across Asia and Tara India Fund IV, which is managed ... ( read original story ...)
Bangalore Based Agri-tech Startup Farm Taaza Raises $8 Million
The funding round was led by Epsilon Venture Partners, a Hong Kong-based VC funding innovation and entrepreneurship ... The Phaneesh Murthy-backed startup, which provides expert advice to the farmers on improving the yield and improving the field ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal vs Hong Kong ICC World Cricket League matches to be live streamed on Hong Kong cricket’s official YouTube channel
Hong Kong will take on Nepal for 2 matches on October 13 and 15 at Mission Road in Mong Kok. The good news for all the Nepal fans is: these matches will be live streamed on Hong Kong cricket’s YouTube channel. The matches will begin at 09:00 IST and 01 ... ( read original story ...
Sotheby’s Autumn 2017 Hong Kong Sales Achieve USD 404 Million – 42pc Increase Year-Over-Year
HONG KONG: Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) Autumn 2017 Hong Kong auction series achieved a grand total of USD 404 million, against a low estimate of USD 309 million* and with a combined sell-through rate of 86pc . "Strong results this week in Hong Kong capped off ... ( read original story ...)
Using only two fingers, Hong Kong girl types 22-page proposal calling for life-saving muscle drug
Using just two fingers, a 23-year-old Hong Kong woman who is almost completely paralysed by a rare disease has written a proposal calling for patients to be treated with a new drug that could be life-saving. Josy Chow Pui-shan, who was born with spinal ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong teen caught after escaping police custody and jumping into Tuen Mun River
An 18-year-old suspect jumped into the Tuen Mun River after escaping from custody at Tuen Mun police station on Saturday night. He was eventually caught and sent to hospital after hiding under a bridge column for about two hours. The teenager, surnamed Ho ... ( read original story ...)
USS Ronald Reagan wraps up Hong Kong port visit
HONG KONG - The Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), departed Hong Kong after a scheduled port visit, Oct. 6. The first visit in two years by a U.S. aircraft carrier, the four-day visit allowed Sailors assigned to Ronald ... ( read original story ...)
ZhongAn Surge, Guggenheim Opening Cap A Big Week In Hong Kong And New York For Chinese Tycoon
ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance managed to do that at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange last week for its chairman Thomas Ou. On Friday alone, it gained 16.6% to HK$93.65. Yet Ou, who also goes by Ou Yaping, also capped the week ending Friday with the opening in ... ( read original story ...)
60,000 expected to watch Hong Kong Cyclothon as Tsim Sha Tsui shuts down for top-flight racers
The Hong Kong tourism district of Tsim Sha Tsui was set to go traffic free for much of Sunday as road closures made space for tens of thousands of spectators out to catch a glimpse of a record 4,900 cyclists in the city’s annual “cyclothon”. ( read original story ...)
Residential Mortgage Survey Results for August 2017
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA") announced the results of the residential mortgage survey for August 2017. The number of mortgage applications in August increased month-on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong legislature’s finance chief to issue ‘chairman directives’ to curb filibustering
The pro-establishment lawmaker who heads the Finance Committee of Hong Kong’s legislature plans to introduce a set of “chairman directives” in an effort to curb filibustering over government funding applications. Committee chairman Chan Kin-por ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong soccer matches may be played behind closed doors if anthem boos continue, chief secretary warns
Hong Kong’s soccer team may be forced to play international matches behind closed doors if fans jeer at the Chinese national anthem again during next week’s match with Malaysia, the city’s chief secretary has warned. Matthew Cheung Kin-chung issued ... ( read original story ...)