It has also obtained the first “green finance certification” issued by the Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency (HKQAA). One Taikoo Place is a core component of the group’s HK$15 billion (US$1.9 billion) redevelopment project of Taikoo Place ... ( read original story ...)
China stocks climb on robust services sector activity; Hong Kong also up
Chinese H-shares listed in Hong Kong rose 0.87 per cent to 12,194.58, while the Hang Seng Index was up 0.45 per cent at 30,699.74. The smaller Shenzhen index was up 0.17 per cent and the start-up board ChiNext Composite index was weaker by 0.23 per cent. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong private sector grows at fastest pace in almost four years on back of tourists, exports
Hong Kong’s private sector grew at its fastest pace in nearly four years in December, fuelled largely by exports to mainland China, according to a key indicator. The robust performance prompted local businesses to abandon the negative economic outlook ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong will start atoning for missing Alibaba listing
Hong Kong: Losing Alibaba’s 2014 listing to New York was embarrassing for a city that has thrived connecting China to world markets. Hong Kong could go some way to making up for this in 2018. New York has been the go-to venue for initial public offerings ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property deals up 15% in 2017 despite clampdown
HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong property market seems untameable. Already among the most expensive in the world, Hong Kong properties continued to see strong demand in 2017 despite cooling measures implemented by the government. In 2017, property transactions ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Hong Kong will start atoning for missing Alibaba
HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Losing Alibaba’s 2014 listing to New York was embarrassing for a city that has thrived connecting China to world markets. Hong Kong could go some way to making up for this in 2018. New York has been the go-to venue for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong renaissance
To access full Breakingviews.com content you must be a subscriber. Please use the following link to request a trial. The Hong Kong stock exchange is expected to allow companies with dual-class shares to be listed on its main board, according to a Nov. 29 r ... ( read original story ...)
Overzealous bureaucrats are a threat to Hong Kong’s can-do business reputation
Big wishes for the new year are a bit like big wishes for everything – they are rarely fulfilled. So I’m wondering whether it would be possible to start this year with what is really a rather modest wish for Hong Kong’s government to do far less and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s rule of law at critical point after prosecution of protesters, top barrister says
Hong Kong’s rule of law is at a critical juncture following government efforts to prosecute activists under obscure charges to deter others, a top barrister said on Wednesday. The worrying assessment by Senior Counsel Lawrence Lok Ying-kam was a key ... ( read original story ...)
Former senior Hong Kong police officer jailed for baton assault during democracy protest
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A former senior Hong Kong police officer was sentenced to three months jail on Wednesday for assaulting a passerby with his baton during the city's massive pro-democracy protests of late 2014. The "Umbrella Movement" demonstrations ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong returning to ‘Great’ Britain? You are having a laugh
Showdown as police surround Hong Kong protesters at ‘Civic Square’ after New Year’s Day march However, at the New Year’s Day pro-democracy march in Hong Kong this week, being held aloft was a placard that took the ridiculous biscuit, crumbs and all. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Ship Seized By South Korea Carried Bunker Fuel
The Hong Kong-flagged tanker that South Korea seized on suspicion of having transferred refined oil to North Korea was most probably carrying bunker fuel, industry sources told Platts on Wednesday. On Friday, South Korean officials announced that the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property transactions up 15% in 2017 despite official clampdown
HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong property market seems untameable. Already among the most expensive in the world, Hong Kong properties continued to see strong demand in 2017 despite cooling measures implemented by the government. In 2017, property transactions ... ( read original story ...)
Six ways your Hong Kong banking job will get better in 2018
The new year has arrived. What lies in store if you’re starting a search for a new banking job in Hong Kong? “Foreign banks in Hong Kong will increasingly want to hire relationship managers currently working in South China banking centres like ... ( read original story ...)