Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The Director-General of Investment Promotion, Mr Stephen Phillips, today (April 22) embarked on a five-day duty visit to the Middle East aimed at engaging with the regional business community and entrepreneurs to keep them abreast of ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing scholar says Hong Kong judges’ ‘different understanding’ of Basic Law is behind ‘great disparity’ in court cases
A Beijing legal heavyweight has rekindled controversy by suggesting Hong Kong judges have a “different understanding” among themselves of the city’s mini-constitution that at times produced “great disparity” in their adjudicated cases. ( read original story ...)
Stay out of Hong Kong’s affairs, government warns, after US report highlights ‘chilling effect on political protest’ in city
Foreign governments should stay out of Hong Kong’s internal affairs the city’s government has warned, after a US report raised concerns mainland Chinese authorities had encroached on the city’s autonomy. The report on human rights practices ... ( read original story ...)
Fear, tears and laughter in Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s 1997 currency war against hedge funds
As Asian currencies started plunging one after another, starting with the Thai baht in July 1997, the attention soon turned to Hong Kong, the financial hub of Asia, barely months after sovereignty had been handed by the British colonial government back to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rule of law, diverse economy keys to ‘Greater Bay Area’ success, lawmakers say
They were referring to the central government’s plan to forge an integrated business powerhouse across Hong Kong, Macau and nine cities in Guangdong province. The bay area stretches over 56,600 square kilometres, covers 11 economies that were worth US$1 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong cash handout scheme will cost government HK$330 million to administer
On March 23, Chan said Hong Kong residents aged 18 or above as of December 31 this year who did not own property, did not receive government allowances and would not pay income tax for the 2017-18 financial year would get the full HK$4,000. Those who met ... ( read original story ...)
What social media platforms run Hong Kong and what are the implications?
Hong Kong’s infatuation with technology and social media defines ... over 44 per cent of Hongkongers stated that Facebook was their first point of contact with breaking news. In addition, applications such as WeChat and Weibo, the mainland version ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong teacher pushes boundaries and trains future tour guides in North Korea
Hong Kong language teacher Ronny Mintjens, who had flown to North Korea to teach soon-to-be tour guides English, did the unheard of there – he asked for freedom for his students’ sake. In the capital Pyongyang, he had been given a textbook and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong children learn life lessons with the world as their classroom
For six months, while Hong Kong’s schoolchildren bury themselves in textbooks to prepare for examinations, the world is the classroom for the four-year-old daughter and eight-year-old son of Cherry Chau Tsun-to. Chau and her husband consider themselves a ... ( read original story ...)
Shenzhen and Dongguan provide inspiration to Hong Kong lawmakers on five-city mainland tour to study innovation
Hong Kong lawmakers on a five-city tour of mainland China called on the government back home to cut red tape and embrace new technologies, after visiting Shenzhen and Dongguan and praising examples of innovation there. The group, comprising 23 pro ... ( read original story ...)
Meet the Hong Kong-born engineering whizz behind the city’s biggest bridges
Aspiring doctors grow up with a yearning to restore people to health, teachers to educate the next generation, and entrepreneurs to build business empires. For Hong Kong-born British civil engineer Dr Robin Sham, it was a desire to build bridges – both ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, not US, could score mega Xiaomi, Aramco IPOs
Continue Reading Below The chief executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., Charles Li ... such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), experts have told FOX Business that New York may not be the best choice for Saudi Arabia because of litigation ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong social entrepreneur who quit her job to help others on fighting inequality and saving the environment
The 36-year-old Hong Kong-born social entrepreneur would rather see those concerned ... “I’ve been very ‘save the planet’ since I was young, but I went into business because I wanted to make change from within – such as taking a lead in ESG ... ( read original story ...)
Financial institutions backing out of tar sands, fossil fuels
Europe’s largest financial institution, HSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Company) has made a major announcement today. The worlds seventh largest lender said it will no longer finance projects dealing with coal in developed countries, Arctic drilling ... ( read original story ...)