Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. shares have slipped in its first trading day in Hong Kong following a multibillion-dollar initial public offering. Trading on Monday opened at 16.60 Hong Kong dol... ( read original story ...)
Leading Hong Kong law scholar proposes rules limiting Beijing’s power to interfere with local court decisions
A leading Hong Kong law scholar has devised a set of principles to limit Beijing’s power to interfere with local court rulings in his latest crusade to safeguard judicial independence. Former Universi... ( read original story ...)
Xiaomi shares drop in Hong Kong debut
Xiaomi made a bad start to its trading debut in Hong Kong on Monday. Shares in the Chinese smartphone maker dropped 4.8% from their listing price, which was already at the bottom of the range the comp... ( read original story ...)
Start-ups push-up
Kok, an industry veteran with 18 years of experience in private equity, venture capital and angel investment, says she expects the group to bring in international mentors, global investors, and invest... ( read original story ...)
Bankers Quit Goldman, Citigroup for Biotech Riches in Hong Kong
Like their predecessors in the 1990s internet boom and the more recent cryptocurrency gold rush, financiers in Hong Kong are joining the hot startups of the moment in hopes of hitting the stock-option ... ( read original story ...)
Give Hong Kong’s asylum seekers the right to work, NGO leader says
The leader of one of the few organisations in Hong Kong providing support for asylum seekers and human-trafficking victims has called on officials to give those seeking protection in the city the righ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong news
WASHINGTON – Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited (Credit Suisse Hong Kong or CSHK), a Hong Kong-based subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (Credit Suisse or CSAG), a Swiss-based issuer of publicly trade... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong set for very hot weather as Super Typhoon Maria swirls over western Pacific
Hong Kong will get very hot by midweek as Super Typhoon Maria closes in on Taiwan, Japan and eastern China though rainstorms in the latter part of the week are likely to provide some respite. The Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong IT sector legislator Charles Mok apologises after data of 15,000 people who signed his petition gets hacked
The man representing Hong Kong’s IT sector in the city’s legislature apologised on Saturday after falling victim to a cyberattack that harvested the personal details of 15,000 people who signed an onl... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong cannot escape the US-China trade war unscathed
Or even a war against globalisation? Beijing and Washington apparently have just the opposite views. Then how about Hong Kong, which remains an independent and free economic entity under “one country, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s female bomb disposal officers on keeping your nerve, blazing a trail, and breaking the glass ceiling
“I didn’t know if it was going to suddenly explode,” said Kwong, an operator with the Hong Kong police force’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau. “It had been weathered underground for so long that i... ( read original story ...)
With Xiaomi’s deflated IPO, can Hong Kong live up to the hype of a market for new economy listings?
When shares of Xiaomi, the world’s fourth-largest smartphone maker, trade on Monday, will they deliver a performance strong enough to wipe off the blemish of a disappointing subscription demand and we... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong woman loses HK$10 million in ‘black money’ scam
Ma met the first fraudster on social media who, citing different reasons, told her to transfer HK$1.7 million to six bank accounts on the mainland and in Hong Kong from January 10 to March 29. She has ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s women bomb disposal officers on keeping your nerve, blazing a trail, and breaking the glass ceiling
“I didn’t know if it was going to suddenly explode,” said Kwong, an operator with the Hong Kong police force’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau. “It had been weathered underground for so long that i... ( read original story ...)