More than 300,000 people have registered for Hong Kong’s free coronavirus tests. The city began a two-week drive seeking to test a large part of its 7 million residents. ( read original story ...)
Ping An Insurance sees Hong Kong as pivotal base for expansion in Greater Bay Area, co-CEO says
China’s biggest insurer agreed in April to pay HK$11.27 billion for a portion of office space in Sun Hung Kai Properties’s West Kowloon project A virtual bank and an online wealth management platform ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Hong Kong Survey Shows Support Grows for Pro-Democracy Goals, 44% Back Protest Movement
Demonstrations have been far fewer and smaller than the mass protests that rocked the Chinese-ruled city in the second half of 2019, largely because of coronavirus-related restrictions on gatherings ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong survey shows pro-democracy support growing
A growing majority of people in Hong Kong support the pro-democracy movement's goals after China introduced a national security law for the city, but backing for the protest movement was a smaller 44 ... ( read original story ...)
HK$180 million in subsidies help Hong Kong international schools save jobs during pandemic, but parents appeal for fee discounts
The top beneficiary was the city’s biggest international school group, the English Schools Foundation (ESF), which received more than HK$71 million, while dozens of other schools received help to the ... ( read original story ...)
US or Hong Kong, violence always hurts protest goals
There is understandably much anger in my hometown of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and throughout the United States, after the shooting of Jacob Blake by a white police officer. The shooting may fit a ... ( read original story ...)
Millenials: Changing Age-Long Traditions Of Luxury With Digital Technology
Though born between the 1980s and 1990s, the influence of millennials or Generation Y – as they are called in some quarters, transcends their age grade. ( read original story ...)
‘Buyer beware’ this investing fad, says the issuer of the soaring IPO ETF
SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, tend to be worse investments than standard initial public offerings, says Renaissance Capital's Kathleen Smith. ( read original story ...)
BoC blocks attempt to smuggle fake cigarettes worth P220 M
Separate attempts to smuggle illegal shipment of cigarettes into the country were recently foiled by the Bureau of Customs. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, New York City are among the world’s most stressed-out cities. Three more are in the US.
As cities get larger, the challenges also grow to provide residents education, housing, transportation, health care, infrastructure and energy. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is the key to unlock China’s stocks, where global funds may in time own 25 per cent of market value, Charles Li says
The potential growth, from the current status where global capital via Hong Kong makes up low single digits percentage of China’s stock market, could translate to further upside for the operator of ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 hits Hong Kong sports: athletes slow down, events are cancelled, coaches worry over loss of income
Hong Kong tchoukball player Lin Pak-hei feels rusty for not practising the team sport for half a year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The closure of schools and sports facilities in January left the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong mass virus test plan hampered by swirling China distrust
Hong Kong's plan to offer free coronavirus tests to all residents has become swept up in the festering political debate dividing the city, where many remain deeply distrustful of both local leaders ... ( read original story ...)
BOC intercepts P121M worth of smuggled cigarettes in Subic
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has intercepted more than a hundred million pesos worth of smuggled cigarettes at the Port of Subic. ( read original story ...)