Allegation follows new law that lets Hong Kong ask for sensitive data if deemed to threaten national security ... ( read original story ...)
HKMA sells HK$7.63 bln in NY hours, currency hits strong end of band
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority sold HK$7.626 billion ($984.04 million) into the market in New York trading hours after the currency hit the strong end of its trading band, data released by the HKMA ... ( read original story ...)
Wild Boars Caught Playing in the Fountains of Hong Kong’s Bank of China Tower
A family of wild boars was captured on video taking a dip in the fountains outside the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong. The Facebook video shows the family of boars enjoying a swim in the bank’s ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC board ill-equipped to deal with crisis in the East
Any HSBC insider will tell you that the bank’s history has been entwined with Hong Kong for 155 years and will continue to be so for centuries more.Executives selected to rise to the top of the ... ( read original story ...)
SMIC’s Hong Kong Shares Tumble After U.S. Tightens Export Restrictions
SMIC's shares fell as much as 7.9% to HK$17.12 ($2.21), the lowest since May 29, and were last down 6.7%. The company said it had not received any official notice of the restrictions and added it has ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong finance chief pushes for lead role in global supply chain, technology amid pandemic, but economists suggest city ill-suited for the task
Hong Kong's finance secretary has asked for a policy rethink of the city's strategy for surviving Covid-19 and a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape, warning of a slow economic recovery amplified ... ( read original story ...)
Business must keep pushing for freedom in Hong Kong
It has imposed a draconian national security law on Hong Kong that covers expats and foreign companies as well as residents. The 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre is being erased from textbooks, as the ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Communications, HSBC weigh on Hang Seng Index as global coronavirus concerns once again come to the fore
Hong Kong markets retreated on Tuesday as investors were weighed down by concerns over a resurgence of the global coronavirus pandemic.The Hang Seng Index rose by as much as 0.5 per cent in early ... ( read original story ...)
For Hong Kong Protesters Caught at Sea, Trial in China Is Likely
Detained by the Chinese Coast Guard as they tried to flee the city, the activists are now in the hands of the mainland’s opaque criminal justice system. ( read original story ...)
British billionaire Jim Mellon plans to take his life extension start-up public in six to 12 months
British billionaire Jim Mellon is planning to take his life extension company coupublic in the next six to 12 months. ( read original story ...)
Asia Bankers Club, Ashton Hawks and Golden Emperor Properties as sole and exclusive agents of The River Thu Thiem in Hong Kong
Asia Bankers Club, Ashton Hawks and Golden Emperor Properties have been appointed as Hong Kong's sole and exclusive agents of "The River Thu Thiem", a luxury residential property in Ho Chi Minh City ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong murder suspect who sparked extradition bill crisis ‘essentially a free man’, admits city’s leader Carrie Lam
The murder suspect who triggered last year's extradition bill crisis was a free man who had paid his debt to Hong Kong society and there was little the government could do to change that, Hong Kong's ... ( read original story ...)
Temporary homes are castles for Hong Kong’s poor
A new apartment building in Hong Kong made out of container-like blocks left 70-year-old Lau Kai Fai and his family feeling like they had won the lottery. His new 290 square foot flat is relatively ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Macau residents spared trips under change allowing home-return permit applications while in mainland China
Hong Kong and Macau residents will be able to renew their home-return permits while in mainland China, sparing many from lengthy trips to apply from their place of residence, according to the ... ( read original story ...)