The news triggered an immediate response from the president of ... Valente told a Portuguese-language radio station in the city. The chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, Philip Dykes, did not wish to get drawn into the matter. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist on trial over riots
Hong Kong's best-known independence activist went on trial on riot charges Wednesday over protests in 2016 which saw the city's worst violence for decades. Edward Leung, 26, the former leader of pro-independence party Hong Kong Indigenous, pleaded guilty ... ( read original story ...)
More than 60 million tourists expected in Hong Kong in 2018 as officials pin hopes on projects linking city to mainland China
More than 60 million tourists are expected to pour into Hong Kong this year, marking a 3.6 per cent uptick year on year as officials hope two cross-border links will help bring in visitors from mainland China when the projects open later this year. ( read original story ...)
Fears of ecosystem imbalance raised over hybrid Sabah giant grouper in Hong Kong waters
A fast-growing carnivorous fish that was originally bred in a laboratory could be invading Hong Kong waters, environmentalists have warned amid reports of juveniles being caught off the city’s coasts. The Sabah giant grouper, a hybrid species of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong arm of embattled Chinese conglomerate LeEco ordered by court to wind up business in city
A Hong Kong arm of embattled Chinese conglomerate LeEco was on Wednesday ordered by a court to wind up its business operations in the city. The High Court order came after LE Corporation filed a winding-up petition to liquidate its business in December ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse Plans on Naming First Female Chairman, Source Says
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. plans to appoint Laura Cha as its next chairman, according to a person briefed on internal discussions at the operator of the world’s fourth-largest stock market. Cha, long seen as the favorite for the job, is likely ... ( read original story ...)
Hongkong Land Is Trading Close To Its 52-Week Low Price: Is It A Bargain Now?
Hongkong Land Holdings Limited (SGX: H78) is one of the companies related to the web of Jardines companies. Hongkong Land is currently trading close to its 52-week low price. This raises a question: is the company trading at a bargain price now ... ( read original story ...)
HNA property unit pledges 41 percent stake as collateral for loan
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A HNA Group unit said it has pledged about 41 percent of the company as collateral for a loan from a Hong Kong private equity firm, part of a slew of fundraising efforts by the Chinese conglomerate to address a liquidity crunch. ( read original story ...)
Computer shops embrace lucrative business: outfitting cryptocurrency miners
motherboards and power supplies in Hong Kong and mines cryptocurrencies in Russia, where electricity is cheaper and the climate is more suitable. The demand for the rigs has added a new dimension to Asia’s tech shopping hubs whose once bustling business ... ( read original story ...)
HNA’s Hong Kong Property Sale Eases the Pain of Shrinking
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Oxfam Hong Kong loses 715 donors worth over HK$1.1 million a year as prostitution scandal rocks charity’s British arm
Oxfam Hong Kong has lost 715 local donors in the past 11 days who collectively gave the organisation more than HK$1.1 million a year, as a prostitution scandal involving seven staff members continues to rock the charity’s British arm. The number is a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to liberalise rules for cross-media ownership in first major broadcasting policy change in 17 years
Restrictions on cross-media ownership in Hong Kong are set to be liberalised, under a government proposal announced on Tuesday to revise broadcasting regulations widely viewed as outdated since they were enacted 17 years ago. A three-month public ... ( read original story ...)
Surging Hong Kong Drove $158B Asia Pacific Property Deal Peak in 2017
Hong Kong shouldered aside Tokyo to take the crown as the most active metropolitan investment market in Asia Pacific last year, with deals for income-producing assets jumping 39 percent year-on-year to $20.9 billion, according to a new report by Real ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong gold exchange seeks to create gold trading corridor along Belt and Road
The Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society (CGSE), Hong Kong’s gold exchange, is in talks with Singapore, Myanmar and Dubai to establish a gold commodity corridor to promote yuan-denominated products under China’s Belt and Road Initiative, according to ... ( read original story ...)