HONG KONG, Jan 29 (Reuters) - China property developer Agile Group Holdings Ltd said it was looking to list its property management unit on the main board in Hong Kong, raising up to HK$4.7 billion ($600 million) to fund investments, acquisitions and ... ( read original story ...)
As M&A deals for Hong Kong insurers triples in 2017, all eyes are now on MetLife
“The insurance market continues to be both appealing and a growth sector especially with regards to mainland related business. The trend for Hong Kong insurers to be takeover targets will continue,” Pogson said. MetLife Hong Kong is reportedly the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Closes at Record High
Meanwhile, Hong Kong stocks look “somewhat on the pricey side,” said Johan Jooste, chief investment officer at Bank of Singapore, in a news conference last week. The Hang Seng trades with a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 13.4, according to data ... ( read original story ...)
Design incubator boosts startups
I hope my video can be seen everywhere. Voiceover: Mr Lau teamed up with friends to launch a multimedia video production startup company in Hong Kong four years ago. They joined the Design Incubation Programme last year and received sponsorship to open an ... ( read original story ...)
Outrage in Hong Kong as activist is barred from polls
Pro-democracy groups took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday to protest the government's decision to disqualify a prominent activist from legislative elections in March. Agnes Chow, 21, was seeking to become Hong Kong's youngest council member ever ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s political opposition set to benefit from ‘sympathy votes’ after activist barred from by-election
Hong Kong’s opposition politicians are hoping to turn a setback to their advantage and harvest more votes from supporters outraged by the banning of pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow Ting from running in the coming Legislative Council by-election. ( read original story ...)
No grounds to ban any more Legco candidates, Hong Kong lawyers say after activist’s ban
Legal professionals, including a top adviser to Hong Kong’s leader, see no grounds for electoral authorities to ban any more candidates from running in the coming Legislative Council by-election after pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow Ting was ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police finally defuse 450kg wartime bomb, 26 hours after it was unearthed
It was only the second time in Hong Kong history that such a large bomb had been discovered in an urban area, and it brought parts of the district to a standstill. Police experts began the final process to disarm the unexploded second world war ordnance ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong travellers slow to embrace Uber or Airbnb services abroad, survey finds
This reluctance mirrored the Hong Kong government’s attitudes towards such businesses locally, according to Amadeus, a Spanish B2B IT provider for the global travel industry. The company polled 300 people in the city about their travel habits and found ... ( read original story ...)
Protest in Hong Kong over activist’s election ban
Protesters in Hong Kong gathered outside the government's headquarters Sunday evening after a leading pro-democracy activist was barred from standing as a candidate in upcoming elections. The ban on 21-year-old Agnes Chow, who was at the forefront of mass ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bars pro-democracy activist from standing for election
BEIJING—Hong Kong’s government banned a 21-year-old pro-democracy activist from standing for election to the territory’s legislature Saturday, in a move her party called payback for the 2014 Umbrella Movement street protests. Agnes Chow was a leading ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is brought to a standstill as 1,000lb US World War Two bomb is unearthed at building site to force the evacuation of 1,300 people
Police in Hong Kong battled for over 12 hours to defuse a 1,000lb US World War Two bomb found on a building site after 1,300 people were evacuated from the area. The explosive device was found 15 metres underground at a construction site for Hong Kong's ... ( read original story ...)
Revamp of Hong Kong’s official think tank risks city being left out in cold amid China’s breakneck growth, former chief says
The Hong Kong government risks losing touch with China’s national development plans by downgrading the role of the Central Policy Unit (CPU) under a revamp being pushed by the city’s leader, a former head of the think tank says. Professor Lau Siu-kai ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong successfully defuses unexploded 450kg wartime bomb at construction site
HONG KONG - Bomb disposal officers in Hong Kong on Sunday (Jan 28) successfully defused a 450kg wartime bomb discovered a day earlier at a construction site in Wan Chai. A construction worker made a report to police at 7.40am on Saturday, prompting the ... ( read original story ...)