Chinese property companies are making a beeline for Hong Kong to raise capital, as one of the world’s best-performing stock markets offers an attractive alternative to the funding squeeze back on the mainland. Agile Group Holdings, a developer based in ... ( read original story ...)
Government again postpones discussions on Hong Kong golf course housing development plans
News of the study set off a chain of reactions across the community ... One of which was former Democratic Party lawmaker Fred Li Wah-ming who was hired by the Hong Kong Golf Club, which runs the Fanling course, to lobby stakeholders. ( read original story ...)
Micro flats go on sale at The Astro in Hong Kong’s Cheung Sha Wan to strong demand
Among the four developments releasing new flats on Saturday, the average selling price per square foot was highest at Babington Hill, due to its central location on Hong Kong Island. Nano flats sell for HK$3m as property prices predicted to soar 20 per ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist banned from by-election in what pro-democracy party calls ‘payback’
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong on Saturday banned a 21-year-old pro-democracy activist from running in a by-election in March, dealing a blow to the youth-led push for universal suffrage and prompting accusations of political interference. Agnes Chow ... ( read original story ...)
Money laundering and the fuss over ATM withdrawals in Hong Kong
Hong Kong banks have been hit by an unprecedented HK$20 billion per month surge in suspicious ATM withdrawals, exposing a loophole that could deal a blow to Beijing’s battle against illicit capital flight via its notorious underground banking system. ( read original story ...)
Political storm in Hong Kong as activist Agnes Chow banned from by-election over party’s call for city’s ‘self-determination’
Hong Kong election authorities sparked a political storm on Saturday by banning a pro-democracy activist with strong youth support from running in a Legislative Council by-election in March. Agnes Chow Ting accused the government of “political screening ... ( read original story ...)
Talking the walk on turning traffic-choked Hong Kong street into pedestrian oasis
The 58-year-old former lawyer turned businessman and environmental campaigner – and grandnephew of late TVB creator Sir Run Run Shaw – is now busily promoting an ambitious scheme to pedestrianise one of Hong Kong’s most crowded, polluted roads. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow banned from Legco by-election
Pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow Ting was on Saturday banned from running in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council by-election, dashing her chances of becoming the city’s youngest ever lawmaker. The government said a returning officer had decided Chow’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bans pro-democracy activist from election
Her Demosisto party said the ban was "payback" against an entire generation. Hong Kong on Saturday banned pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow from running in upcoming elections in a move widely seen as political interference from China. China has increased ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bans young pro-democracy hopeful from election
HONG KONG – The Hong Kong government says it has barred a young pro-democracy activist from an upcoming election because her party's political platform violates electoral laws, in the latest move by the semiautonomous Chinese city to squelch dissent. ( read original story ...)
Why should Hong Kong be more walkable? Environmentalists and tour groups spell out the reasons
Hong Kong’s car-oriented roads are designed for an “alarming” number of vehicles, prevent people from walking, and worsen hazardous air pollution and public health, environmentalists have warned. Those who tout walking as a mode of transport argue ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam calls for less inequality and more opportunity during Davos visit
Hong Kong’s leader promised on Friday to address issues such as income disparity and a lack of opportunities for young people at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor was addressing a panel discussion on the global ... ( read original story ...)
Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow banned from vote
HONG KONG (AFP) - One of Hong Kong's best-known democracy activists was banned on Saturday (Jan 27) from standing as lawmaker in upcoming elections, the latest blow to freedoms in the city as Beijing tightens its grip. Agnes Chow, 21, a former leader of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong authorities block pro-democracy candidate from byelection
Photograph: Philip Fong/AFP/Getty Images Hong Kong’s embattled pro-democracy movement has suffered another blow after authorities barred a leading member of the “umbrella” movement from standing in a byelection. Agnes Chow, a 21-year-old activist ... ( read original story ...)