An amendment to Hong Kong’s extradition law to allow people to be sent to mainland China to stand trial has sparked uproar, highlighting concerns about the loss of freedoms in the international ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-Canadians say changes allowing extradition to China a ‘knife hanging over their heads’
If a journalist produces something that the subject disagrees with, they could be accused of producing false news or other crimes in China. He said the law could also impact anyone who visits Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Economy Grew Slower Than Expected in First Quarter
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s economy expanded at the weakest pace since the aftermath of the global financial crisis a decade ago, as a fragile global outlook and the U.S.-China trade war dampened ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s first-quarter GDP growth slows to near decade low
adding that positive signs in Sino-U.S. trade talks and a stabilizing Chinese economy were lending support to business confidence. Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on his blog on Sunday ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s bubble has protected it from the disruptions of the digital revolution, but this won’t last forever
Hong Kong has largely escaped by being a closed services-based ... should be advised that education is just the starting point – those who collect life and business skills will be of more value in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong elites and celebrities come together in patriotic anthem video for the People’s Republic of China’s 70th anniversary
A 200-strong cast that reads like a who’s who of Hong Kong’s business, political, and entertainment sectors – including superstar Jackie Chan and businessman Allan Zeman – has been enlisted to guest ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks climb on optimism over Sino-U.S. trade deal
HONG KONG, May 2 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks gained on Thursday as investors welcomed signs that negotiations to resolve the U.S.-China trade row were moving to higher levels. ** As of midday break, ... ( read original story ...)
Talent at News Awards
The Newspaper Society presented its 2018 Hong Kong News Awards this week.Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung Kin-chung officiated, in keeping with the custom of having the chief executive and the chief ... ( read original story ...)
30 Years After Tiananmen: Hong Kong Remembers
On January 16, 2013, I published an article in the daily Hong Kong Economic Journal arguing that if Hong Kong people wanted democracy, they should make civil disobedience their means to this end. ( read original story ...)
Pre-owned resale luxury fashion on the rise in Hong Kong as buyers shun Chinese superstition
Even consulting firm McKinsey said in a report in November that it foresees “the end of ownership” in fashion, as pre-owned, refurbished, rental and repair models evolve. Wednesday Wu is a Taiwanese ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Interbank Rates Seen Staying Elevated, Buoying Dollar
Hong Kong borrowing costs are expected to remain stubbornly high over the rest of the quarter, supporting the local currency. That’s according to Carie Li, an economist at OCBC Wing Hang Bank Ltd., ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Newest Luxury Hotel Has an 80-foot Outdoor Pool and a Museum-worthy Art Collection
But Hong Kong’s just-opened Rosewood hotel has managed to do just that. The towering property is raising the city's luxury ante with its museum-worthy art collection, spare-no-expense interiors, and ... ( read original story ...)
Average four-bedroom house for sale in Kowloon, Hong Kong, for $92m
Hong Kong continues to be the most expensive place in the world to buy a house, with yet another standard listing going to market for a thoroughly non-standard price. The property at 5 Cassia Road in ... ( read original story ...)
Aldo Domeyer’s Hong Kong stint off to a flying start with Happy Valley double
Aldo Domeyer’s Hong Kong career is off to a flying start after securing a double at his very first meeting. The South African only arrived in the city on Monday but has wasted no time making an ... ( read original story ...)