Hong Kong is under global pressure, especially from the U.S., to close back channels to facilitating exports used in weapons of mass destruction programs in sanctioned countries. The Hong Kong governm... ( read original story ...)
China wants to pull Hong Kong into a ‘Greater Bay Area’ that could compete with Silicon Valley
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China Plans to Turn Hong Kong and Macau Into a Silicon Valley Rival
China unveiled a sweeping plan to link Hong Kong and Macau with cities in southern ... The outline plan, published in Chinese by Xinhua News Agency late Monday, said the government will seek ... ( read original story ...)
Shojin Property Partners, a leading UK property investment company, pick Hong Kong as first stop for their APAC roadshow
HONG KONG, Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Shojin Property Partners ("Shojin"), a London-based property investment company conducted a two-day investor presentation in Hong Kong for the first time ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to turn part of renowned Fanling golf course into homes amid housing crisis
A controversial plan to convert part of Hong Kong's historic Fanling golf course into public housing on Wednesday has been resisted by international golfing stars but praised by housing campaigners. T... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong regulator begins an unusual savings plan to raise HK$1 billion to afford owning an office in the world’s costliest city
Hong Kong’s securities regulator has revealed an unusual savings ... which puts the SFC in a position to review its options. With a mortgage on up to 50 per cent of the property’s value, the SFC can a... ( read original story ...)
Powell’s `Patience’ Is Relief for Hong Kong as Pressures Mount
While abundant liquidity has kept Hong Kong mortgage rates low--the prime rate has only risen once in the same period that the Fed hiked nine times--the more the Fed hikes, the greater the pressure on ... ( read original story ...)
Mortgage Delinquencies Drop to 18-Year Low in U.S.
In Florida, the non-seasonally-adjusted overall mortgage delinquency rate on all loans dropped 458 basis points from last year, to 4.31 percent. According to Knight Frank's latest Global Outlook Repor... ( read original story ...)
New Home Mortgage Applications Rise in January
According to Knight Frank's latest Global Outlook Report, Hong Kong will retain its title as the world's most expensive office market despite rents being forecast to decrease in 2019. According to the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to partially develop historic golf course for housing
Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong earmarked a slice of its historic Fanling golf course for public housing on Wednesday, a controversial plan which exposed the city's dramatic social divide and was resisted ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland developers face hard choices as the fizz goes out of the Hong Kong property boom
Mainland Chinese developers who arrived late to the Hong Kong real estate party are among the first to suffer the hangover. Property analysts are pointing at developers who bid lavishly two years ago ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leads Asia equities higher as trade talks roll on
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was among the best performers of ... 0.2 per cent with strong gains for miners offset by declines for much of the market including financials, telecoms and consumer stocks. ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s banking and insurance sectors among biggest winners under Greater Bay Area blueprint, say analysts
Hong Kong and the other cities in the “Greater Bay Area” are likely to see an increase in cross-border insurance and banking activity, mutual fund investments and commodities trading under the blue pr... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong man admits to dangerous driving after car mounts pavement and hits woman, severing her leg
A Hong Kong property agent on Monday admitted to driving so dangerously that his car mounted a pavement and severed the leg of a woman who was waiting for a minibus with her two-year-old daughter. The ... ( read original story ...)