Record price rises in the world’s most expensive property market have not dampened demand, as hundreds of investors queued up on Saturday hoping to get their slice of an exclusive new development, which had been 10 times oversubscribed. The biggest sale ... ( read original story ...)
Sindhu enters final of Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong, Nov 25 (IANS) Indian premier shuttler P.V. Sindhu defeated former world champion Ratchanok Intanon to reach the final of Hong Kong Open Superseries here on Saturday. Second seed Sindhu registered a 21-17, 21-17 win in 43 minutes over the Thai ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s High Court rejects three development plans in country park enclaves
A rezoning plan to allow more indigenous village houses to be built in three Hong Kong country park enclaves hit a legal wall on Friday, after a court ruled in favour of an environmentalist’s complaints. Handing down his 74-page judgment, High Court ... ( read original story ...)
Children in Hong Kong are raised to excel, not to be happy, and experts say that is worrying
Childhood in Hong Kong seems more functional than happy, thanks to a high-pressured, exam-oriented education system pushing young people to the breaking point and triggering a decline in their mental health for years, a lawmaker claims. The alarming trend ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: LGBT activists march in annual pride parade for equal rights
Rainbow flags flowed through the streets of Hong Kong on Saturady during the city's annual pride parade, as LGBT activists criticised authorities for lagging behind on equal rights. This year Hong Kong was picked as the first Asian city to host the Gay ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong urban farmers find bliss in rooftop gardens
Rooftops in densely populated Hong Kong are fast turning greener and more fertile as urban farmers seek to grow crops from their homes and offices and create a more liveable community. Kale, cherry tomatoes, radishes, and all kinds of herbs are ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong – a city in love with Japan, but flirting with a new flame as Korean culture explodes
Take a walk around Hong Kong, and maybe the first thing you will notice among the jumble of wet markets, convenience stores and cha chaan teng is the large number of Japanese restaurants, with almost one on every corner in some districts. Pop into a 7 ... ( read original story ...)
Hold the business cards! Hong Kong professionals ditch typical networking to get inspired and connect
For anyone who’s sick of conventional networking events in Hong Kong that feel like a soulless marathon of business card dissemination, an alternative has been gathering momentum in the city over the past three years. More people are gathering through a ... ( read original story ...)
My mother and Mao, Singapore taxes and the rise of Hong Kong property: the Robert Kuok memoirs
Malaysian-born billionaire Robert Kuok has just published his memoirs – due out at bookshops this weekend – but they are by no means a tell-all. For starters he reveals few clues on the decades-old question of who will succeed him at the helm of the ... ( read original story ...)
Overdue law on land titles could have simplified flat-buying in Hong Kong, Audit Commission says
As such, property or land buyers have to hire a lawyer to review ... This new system has long been adopted by countries such as Britain and Australia. In Hong Kong, the old deeds system has been in place since 1884 and the government has been discussing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s property market has no signs of slowing
At today’s year-end press conference, Colliers reveals Hong Kong’s property market continues to rise on the basis of a healthy economy. Hong Kong’s real GDP is likely to grow at 3.7% in 2017, the highest since 2011 and exports recorded growth of ... ( read original story ...)
Clark, Wat met Hong Kong, China developers as foreign investor debate roiled B.C.
In 2015, as home prices skyrocketed in Vancouver, then B.C. premier Christy Clark and then trade minister Teresa Wat held intimate meetings with Hong Kong developers and donors who had billions invested in Vancouver property. They wanted to know if Clark ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong apartments break the bank by selling for $149 million
The price broke the previous record paid for an apartment in the country’s burgeoning property market, when a duplex unit sold for $13,439 per square foot in September 2017. The price broke the previous record paid for an apartment in Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
In China Property, Investors May Switch From Bonds to Stocks
Shares of BB rated Chinese property developers will rise, according to the analysts led by Ryan Li, Hong Kong-based executive director of the firm’s China property research division. Dividend yields on those companies were less than the credit ... ( read original story ...)