Hong Kong will strengthen its protections against African swine fever after officials came under pressure from farmers amid fears of local infection. The new measures, in response to the virus’ spread ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Law Society stalls on its controversial qualifying exam, but remains committed to the plan
Hong Kong’s solicitors’ body softened its push for a new and controversial qualifying exam and dropped the original schedule to launch in the new year, it emerged on Friday. The Law Society however “r... ( read original story ...)
Communication woes between ethnic minority patients and Hong Kong doctors spark call for better health care training
Yousaf Akbar, 40, came to Hong Kong from Pakistan in the late 1980s, but since last year, he has been spending time between the bed and a wheelchair at home. He relies on strips of cloth to shackle hi... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong student tried to have sex with 12-year-old girl, pleads guilty to indecent assault
A Hong Kong student who thought it was “within the law to make out” with a 12-year-old has pleaded guilty in court to indecent assault. The District Court heard the 19-year-old University of Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
10-year-old Hong Kong girl ‘wrote anonymous note to teacher about father’s sex attacks’
A 10-year-old girl wrote an anonymous note to her teacher to reveal that her father had raped her repeatedly, a Hong Kong court heard on Thursday. The note, collected during a school sex education pro... ( read original story ...)
Online Lender WeLab to Delay $500 Million Hong Kong IPO
WeLab Holdings Ltd., which filed an application in July to list on the Hong Kong stock exchange, will postpone its $500 million initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matte... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks edge higher in slightly thin trade
HONG KONG, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks inched higher in ... The sub-index of the Hang Seng tracking energy shares eased 0.4 percent, the IT sector was flat, the financial sector ended 0.1 perc... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tracks Fed hike but local banks stay put
However, the city's largest banks, HSBC, BOC Hong Kong and Standard Chartered, left their prime lending rates unchanged. "From a monetary policy perspective, banks should probably hike with the Fed. I... ( read original story ...)
DBS Vickers to transfer Hong Kong retail brokerage clients to sister bank
For more the four decades, the Vickers name has been associated with retail investing in Hong Kong. On Monday, that time will pass. The change comes after DBS Group, the Singapore financial services c... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Watchdog Fines JPMorgan Over Money Laundering Controls
JPMorgan Hong Kong violated six provisions of the rules between April 2012 and February 2014, the HKMA said in a statement Friday. The bank didn’t conduct relevant customer due diligence and handled w... ( read original story ...)
HKMA fines JPMorgan Hong Kong branch over anti-money laundering lapses
The HKMA also ordered the Hong Kong unit of the U.S. bank to have an independent external adviser prepare a report into whether its remedial measures were sufficient to address the “contraventions and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Insurance Party Keeps Rocking
Nisha Gopalan is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering deals and banking. She previously worked for the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones as an editor and a reporter. ( read original story ...)
Anchors Aweigh: Hong Kong Boat-Dwellers Face Eviction With Nowhere to Go
To survive in Hong Kong, considered by many to be the world’s least affordable housing market, takes either a great deal of money or a great deal of ingenuity. That’s why one eclectic group of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares flat at lunch break after Wall Street’s wild session overnight
The property developer announced on Thursday that it will spend HK$21.5 billion (US$2.74 billion) to acquire local insurer FTLife Insurance as it seeks to diversify business, in the biggest ever insur... ( read original story ...)