a director of KGI Asia in Hong Kong. Kwong, sees further downside for the Hang Seng Index at 26,700. If that level is breached, a decline to 26,000 could be expected, he said. A calculation by Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Mortgage loans up 7.9%
Residential mortgage loans approved in April increased 7.9% compared with the previous month to $40.2 billion, the Monetary Authority announced today. Mortgage loans financing primary market ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Property Just Hit an All-Time High
In the world’s most-expensive real estate market, the sky’s the limit. Property prices in Hong Kong reached an all-time high Friday after relentless gains over the past three months. Home values in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s independence advocates fear reach of proposed extradition law
But freedom of expression and assembly - not protected in mainland China - were enshrined in Hong Kong’s mini-constitution when the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. Britain and ... ( read original story ...)
HK startup Aptorum casts wide net at biotech business
A rising tide lifts all boats. Better development of the biotech industry in Hong Kong would be good for everybody in the business, and for the city, he said. Biotech is not exactly the hottest sector ... ( read original story ...)
How this Hong Kong CEO from a billionaire family is reinventing hotels for millennials
When Sonia Cheng became chief executive of Hong Kong-based Rosewood Hotel Group, she had a particular type of traveler in mind: herself. Cheng was 30 at the time when one of her family's businesses, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong extradition bill: security chief announces safeguards to win support of major business groups and political allies
Hong Kong’s security minister on Thursday announced a series of changes and safeguards in a last-minute bid to sell the government’s controversial extradition bill to a nervous business community and ... ( read original story ...)
Terry Glavin: ‘Hong Kong is dying’
To no avail, the extradition bill has been the subject of protests by human rights organizations, international business groups, diplomats and the Hong Kong barristers association. Last month ... ( read original story ...)
Canada, U.K. worry about citizens as Hong Kong offers China new extradition powers
OTTAWA — The foreign ministers of Canada and the United Kingdom ministers warned that hundreds of thousands of citizens in Hong Kong could be in jeopardy due to a new law that would allow China ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong virtual bank Livi names Michael Wang Lan as chief executive
Livi, the virtual bank backed by Bank of China (Hong Kong), has appointed Michael Wang Lan as chief executive, tapping the expertise of a financial manager who previously worked for Tencent-backed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Dismisses US Warning On Oil Tanker Violating Iran Sanctions
Hong Kong officials rejected on Wednesday warnings from the U.S. that the autonomous city could face sanctions if it does business with an oil tanker carrying Iranian oil in breach of the U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong introduces concessions to extradition bill, but critics say not enough
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will make concessions to a controversial extradition bill, Security Secretary John Lee said on Thursday, but opposition lawmakers called for the legislation, which they ... ( read original story ...)
McKinsey advises retail execs on how to leverage automation tech
save time for employees — these employees have been trained to offer table service to customers (in Hong Kong and other cities) which significantly (and directly) boosts customer experience and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong delegates make strong pitch to businesses at Collision, point to greener pastures overseas
The Hong Kong Science and Technology Park complex. Credit: HKSTP Francis Pun, the international development lead for HKSTP spoke with ITBusiness.ca at Collision about what businesses could expect from ... ( read original story ...)