She took over the city’s Department of Justice on January 6 as news emerged of 10 unauthorised extensions ... She owns so many flats in Hong Kong and she still needed to exploit this loophole. lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting on Cheng The Repulse Bay flat sales ... ( read original story ...)
Dorsett Wanchai, Hong Kong Named ‘Best Family Hotel in Hong Kong’ at the Hong Kong Business High Flyers Awards 2017
HONG KONG, Jan. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Dorsett Wanchai, Hong Kong – a newly renovated and vibrant 4.5-star hotel under Dorsett Hospitality International, is pleased to announce the winning of the 'Best Family Hotel in Hong Kong' at the Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong book publisher ‘seized from China train’
Image caption Hong Kong publisher Gui Minhai is also a Swedish citizen A Hong Kong publisher with Swedish citizenship is said to have been seized on a train to Beijing, despite being accompanied by two Swedish diplomats. Gui Minhai made headlines when he ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s status as Asia’s ‘watch hub’ draws luxury pre-owned trading platform Watchbox
The business has been growing 50 per cent year annually, according to investor-entrepreneur Justin Reis, who helped lead the push to bring Watchbox to Hong Kong. He expects the company’s annual revenue to reach US$500 million within two years ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai ‘snatched’ by mainland Chinese authorities from train to Beijing
Hong Kong-based publisher Gui Minhai, one of the Causeway Bay booksellers whose disappearance two years ago caused an international storm, was snatched again by mainland Chinese authorities from a train heading for Beijing over the weekend, his daughter ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bookseller seized from China train
Publisher Gui Minhai had recently been released from prison. His Hong Kong publishing house sold books about the personal lives of China's leadership. Mr Gui's train was suddenly boarded on Saturday by plainclothes officers who took him away, his daughter ... ( read original story ...)
“I’m a second-year analyst at HSBC in Hong Kong: this is my reality”
How I got into HSBC in Hong Kong. And what it’s really like working here. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/hk-en/306057/chinese-banks-hiring-hong-kong-q4-2017/ I started as an analyst at HSBC’s investment bank in Hong Kong in July 2016, having ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bookseller detained again by Chinese authorities
HONG KONG — The daughter of a Hong Kong-based bookseller who was secretly detained in China says he has been taken away by Chinese authorities again after being released into house arrest last October. Angela Gui told Radio Sweden on Monday that her ... ( read original story ...)
One in four Hong Kong properties has illegal structures, but most owners get away with their misdeeds
A city of illegal structures Hong Kong, one of the world’s most densely-populated places, is a city of illegal structures. These run the gamut from supporting frames for air conditioners, canopies, rooftop structures, enclosed balconies and signboards on ... ( read original story ...)
Britain will continue to speak up on Hong Kong and any pressures ‘one, country, two systems’ comes under, consul general vows
Despite the prospect of criticism, Britain will not give up on closely monitoring developments in Hong Kong and speaking up about pressures it feels the “one country, two systems” concept is under, the nation’s consul general in the city says. ( read original story ...)
Riding a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ boom
According to global management consultancy McKinsey & Company, the mainland ... with two leading and fast growing technology innovation clusters — the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area led by Tencent, Huawei and DJI and powered by the Hong Kong and ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: J&J attracts Chinese interest for diabetes business in potential $3-4 billion deal – sources
It’s possible because they have different expectations of profitability than multinationals so they can be happy with lower margins,” said Franck Le Deu, Hong Kong-based senior partner at consultancy McKinsey. “One complication of being in diabetes ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong officials take long route with mega-lengthy name for bridge slip road
After years of delays, cost overruns and controversy over a cross-border bridge, Hong Kong officials clearly hope for smoother times ahead going by just-released road names – including one with a record-breaking length of 10 Chinese characters. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong smog hits top of the health risk scale, thanks to haze and low winds
Air pollution in Hong Kong hit some of its worst levels on Monday, posing a serious risk to residents’ health for the second time in just five days. The Environmental Protection Department reported that smog levels at a monitoring station reached 10+ on ... ( read original story ...)