China's Ant Group has received approval from the Chinese securities regulator for the Hong Kong leg of its about $35 billion dual-listing, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Monday. The fin ... ( read original story ...)
Iconic Hong Kong theatre and Singapore’s Golden Mile: mixing business sense with heritage
I write to expand on Professor Ho Puay-peng's piece "Why conservation of State Theatre is a landmark project for Hong Kong" (October 14). The decision by Adrian Cheng Chi-kong, third-generation owner ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse May Be Stuck In Neutral On Monday
The Hong Kong stock market bounced higher again on Friday, one day after it had ended the two-day winning streak in which it had jumped more than 550 points or 2.3 percent. The Hang Seng Index now ... ( read original story ...)
China regulator approves Ant Group’s Hong Kong IPO: IFR
China's securities regulator has approved financial tech firm Ant Group's Hong Kong leg of a planned dual-listing worth up to $30 billion, IFR reported on Monday citing unnamed people familiar with ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 pandemic, politics lead to closure of storied Hong Kong bar
Nearly 15 years ago, Grace Ma decided to name her bar Club 71, in commemoration of a Jul 1, 2003, rally where hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers protested a proposed national security law for the ... ( read original story ...)
Going to the Bank? Millennials Just Won’t
I can see the advantages of going branchless. Especially when nobody, including the staff, wants to sit in an enclosed space for hours during Covid-19. But if the digital bank saves money on customer ... ( read original story ...)
Clock Ticks For Banks to Follow Trump’s Hong Kong Sanctions
The countdown has begun on whether banks will be ensnared in the Trump administration’s sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials, singled out for contributing to a clampdown on political freedoms ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand’s Protests Shift Tactics, Influenced by Hong Kong
Demonstrators defied a government ban on large gatherings for the fourth consecutive day to call for the prime minister’s resignation. ( read original story ...)
Pair arrested after HK$3.7 million Lamborghini slams into side of Hong Kong flyover
Hong Kong police have detained a man and woman on suspicion of perverting the course of justice after their HK$3.7 million (US$550,000) sports car slammed into the side of a flyover. The Lamborghini ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong has nothing to fear from surging Shenzhen, officials say, though city must remain proactive, seize opportunities
Finance secretary, former city leader among those urging residents to seek ways to maintain edge in wake of last week’s speech by President Xi Jinping. ( read original story ...)
Front Lines and Hand Signals: Thailand’s Protests Shift Tactics, Influenced by Hong Kong
Demonstrators defied a government ban on large gatherings for the fourth consecutive day to call for the prime minister’s resignation. ( read original story ...)
Salaries of Hong Kong domestic workers top HK$5,000 for first time, but Covid-19 piles on pressure from families back home
The average salary for domestic workers in Hong Kong has exceeded HK$5,000 (US$645) per month for the first time ever, but many are facing financial pressures amid the Covid-19 pandemic and economic ... ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong engineers used lessons from Sars to solve new Covid-19 challenges for hospitals
Veteran engineer Yuen Pak-leung's first-hand experience with two major public health crises has convinced him his profession is really about people, and finding solutions swiftly when challenges arise ... ( read original story ...)
How insuring the poor in Hong Kong and elsewhere is becoming big business
Hong Kong's microinsurance market, in comparison, is nascent but no less ambitious. YAS Digital has created an app store as a marketplace for business-to-business and business-to-consumer insurers. ( read original story ...)