Unable to put down Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, Beijing is pretending the movement is the result of nefarious foreign influences. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rewrites school textbooks to promote loyalty to China
Revised textbooks for students in Hong Kong schools will no longer mention separation of powers in the territory and will warn students that civil disobedience can be punished by law.The changes are ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s stock exchange operator posts record first-half profit amid a flurry of mega IPOs, higher turnover
The operator of Hong Kong's stock exchange reported record first-half and quarterly profit on the back of rising market turnover and a wave of mainland Chinese tech giants seeking listings in the city ... ( read original story ...)
Credit card problems for Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam as sanctions bite
Hong Kong's leader says using her credit cards had been "hampered ... and we don't know whether that will relate back to an agency that has some American business -- and the use of credit cards is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader admits U.S. sanctions impeding her credit card use
Beijing-approved leader was among top Hong Kong officials hit with sanctions, which she says have "hampered" her own transactions. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong censorship fears as protest slogans removed from some textbooks
References to ‘separation of power’ removed in some books, as well as illustrations of protesters holding placards ... ( read original story ...)
Australian Hong Kong principal resigns
Teachers in other Hong Kong schools say they can’t see a future for academic freedom after China imposed “patriotic education” on them. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse Rides Trading, IPO Surge to Record Profit
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. posted a 1% gain in profit ... “High Cash Market turnover, record Stock Connect volumes and a notable number of IPOs, including a number of sizable secondary ... ( read original story ...)
Moving beyond Covid-19: Cathay Pacific wrestles with uncertainty, hard choices, as it prepares to fly again
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific delays aircraft deliveries, slowing cash burn amid Covid-19 travails McKinsey’s Saxon agreed that people were likely to prefer direct flights, but pointed out these were in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s food e-commerce startup DayDayCook raises $20 million
This week, Hong Kong-based startup DayDayCook announced that it has raised $20 million to expand its multifunctional food platform, whose users mainly come from mainland China. The company founded ... ( read original story ...)
Property Raptor, a Hong Kong-based start-up targeting unicorn status, aims to automate real estate matchmaking
Hong Kong-based start-up Property Raptor aims to become a unicorn, or a company worth at least US$1 billion, by automating the process of buying property. Its customers will be able to use its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong speculators should read China Literature
The fan-fiction startup leaped 86% on its first trading day in 2017 ... Record participation by retail investors in a recent Hong Kong initial public offering, combined with high demand for other IPOs ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong security law sparks race for Asia’s next financial capital
Deutsche Bank is not leaving Hong Kong. But like many businesses and banks, a year of political turmoil has put a question mark over the island's centrality as Asia's premier financial hub. ( read original story ...)
Tencent-backed online brokerage Futu looks to cash in on Hong Kong IPO boom with plans to expand margin financing
... growth in its interest income was partly helped by IPO financing due to an active IPO market in Hong Kong. "We believe that the increase in US-listed Chinese companies seeking secondary ... ( read original story ...)