Hong Kong & China Gas added 0.79 percent, Li & Fung gained 0.71 percent, New World Development picked up 0.53 percent, Ping An Insurance collected 0.49 percent, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China was up 0.48 percent and China Life and BOC Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Lower Open Called For Hong Kong Stock Market
Hong Kong & China Gas gained 0.53 percent, BOC Hong Kong collected 0.52 percent, Ping An lost 0.37 percent, Li & Fung fell 0.24 percent, New World Development and CNOOC both dipped 0.18, Kunlun Energy advanced 0.12 percent and Belle International and ... ( read original story ...)
Scraping the sky
For the Pei family, BOC Tower continues to be a significant project nearly 40 years after its completion. "The only other project that was built in Hong Kong was an office tower in Causeway Bay called Sunning Plaza - it was recently demolished," notes ... ( read original story ...)
Sleep deprived and under pressure: Carrie Lam discusses coping with life as Hong Kong’s leader
Hong Kong’s leader has revealed that she has to take medicine to control high blood pressure and can only have three to five hours of sleep each night, in a radio interview broadcast on Wednesday. In the pre-recorded interview on Commercial Radio ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks rise for a 4th session amid optimism in Asian markets
Dec 28 (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s benchmark stock index rose for a fourth session in a row on Thursday, amid bullish sentiment in the region that pushed Asian stocks to their highest level in a month. ** At close of trade, the Hang Seng index was up 266.05 ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng closes nearly 1pc higher
Stocks in Hong Kong rallied today. The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 0.90 percent, or 266.05 points, at 29,863.71. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite Index climbed 0.63 percent, or 20.60 points, at 3,296.38 while the Shenzhen Composite Index added ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng opens 0.3pc higher
Stocks in Hong Kong advanced at the open today. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index rose 0.29 percent, or 87.13 points, at 29,684.79. In mainland, the Shanghai Composite Index eased 0.11 percent to open at 3,272.29 points.... Stocks in Hong Kong advanced at the ... ( read original story ...)
From bedwetting to blockchain: How a Hong Kong tech start-up is riding the bitcoin craze
With hardly a year of operations under its belt and scant results to show for it, UBI Blockchain internet is riding buzzwords to a stock boom. It’s become one of the most valuable publicly traded companies in the bitcoin universe – second only to ... ( read original story ...)
It’s a match – senior managers at Hong Kong banks ‘speed date’ to find volunteering opportunities
After undergoing a day of training provided by PwC under the Hong Kong Community Connections programme, Martine Vanasse, Credit Suisse’s head of Asia-Pacific banking compliance, became the board secretary of Solerico. It is a Hong Kong-based NGO founded ... ( read original story ...)
Trip Report: ANA 767-300 Business Class NRT-HKG
My onward connection to Hong Kong was on a 767-300 operated by Air Japan (an ANA subsidiary). This plane has a somewhat unusual 2-1-2 configuration in business, so I chose the middle seat in row 2 (someone warned me that people often use the row 1 bulkhead ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges continue to chip away at Hong Kong’s IPO attractiveness
Hong Kong stock exchange will face mounting competition from Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses, as speedier listing approval process and strong demand from investors expected next year will help them to extend their top rankings. In its annual IPO review and ... ( read original story ...)
Huishang Bank : Announcements and Notices – Resumption of the Review Process of the A Share Offering
This announcement is made by Huishang Bank Corporation Limited (the "Bank") pursuant to Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and Rule 13.09 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock ... ( read original story ...)
Funds raised on Hong Kong stock market fall to lowest in a decade
Morgan Stanley leads the rankings of Hong Kong-listed equity market underwriting this year, capturing 16.3 per cent market share with US$5.7 billion in related proceeds. Goldman Sachs and Bank of America Merrill Lynch round out the top three with 11.4 per ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Prepares Real-Time Retail Payment System
Hong Kong is preparing to launch a real-time retail payment service in September, the head of the city’s de facto central bank said. The service, officially called Faster Payment System (FPS) and currently in use in the U.K., enables real-time or near ... ( read original story ...)