Hong Kong, China stocks are making a positive start to trading on the first day of 2021 as technology stocks lead gainers. Chinese telco and oil giants slide amid concerns about US delisting moves. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong journalism watchdog says officials could evade questions after Covid-19 press cons replaced with online event
Daily in-person press briefings given by government departments on the Covid-19 situation in Hong Kong will be replaced by an online video conference starting Monday. Members of the press will have to ... ( read original story ...)
Hopes for recovery help Asian markets start new year with a pop
Optimism about the economic outlook in 2021 helped Asian investors kick off the new year Monday (Dec 4) on a positive note, as hopes ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: anger among journalists as government moves coronavirus press briefings online, takes only written questions
The government's unexpected decision to move its daily Covid-19 press conference online and take only written questions has sparked fury among Hong Kong journalists, who allege the move is intended to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong DJ ‘Uncle Ray’ makes good on birthday promise with HK$100,000 donation to Operation Santa Claus
The Operation Santa Claus (OSC) coffers became richer by HK$100,000 (US$12,900) this year, thanks to a generous donation by veteran radio DJ "Uncle Ray" Cordeiro. This came as the 96-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks advance on first trading day of 2021 amid losses in Chinese telco, oil giants
Hong Kong, China stocks are making a positive start to trading on the first day of 2021 as technology stocks lead gainers. Chinese telco and oil giants slide amid concerns about US delisting moves. ( read original story ...)
Mannings Hong Kong Campaign Shows Appreciation for Women Who Helped Us Get Through 2020
Mannings Hong Kong is reflecting on the challenges of 2020 and appreciating the women in our lives who have helped us through them. ( read original story ...)
Nongfu Spring, Blue Moon and Smoore – popular IPOs that provided outsized gains to investors in 2020
The success of Nongfu’s IPO turned its founder into China’s richest individual, while the chairwoman of Blue Moon became one of the mainland’s richest women. ( read original story ...)
Why the Hong Kong gov’t has a problem with remembering the past
Hong Kong has a problem with history and the recent incident of official vandalism at the more than century-old Roman-style underground reservoir at Bishop’s Hill in Shek Kip Mei serves as a timely ... ( read original story ...)
Rise of nano flats in Hong Kong has led to fall in living standards, with government policies to blame, land use group says
Hong Kong private developers have built more than 8,500 nano flats that were each sold for millions of dollars over the past decade, according to a research group, which called for the government to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong researchers claim breakthrough method can detect autism risk by scanning back of eye
Chinese University team studied retinal images taken with specialised cameras for physical signs found in eyes of children with the disorder, but they need more test subjects to fully develop the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government does listen, if you use the right channels
We refer to the letter from Ho Tsz Ying and He Tsz Yuk urging the Legislative Council to communicate with young people, and the letter from Chris Stubbs questioning the government's willingness to ... ( read original story ...)
How to better promote green burials in Hong Kong
Considering the limited number of families who have used the services, however, the department must target its promotional efforts at the elderly and collaborate with the Department of Health, which ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong salon operators, bars plead for shutdown to end, warning workers’ livelihoods have been ruined
Operators of beauty salons and bars in Hong Kong have called on the government to urgently lift social-distancing restrictions, and warned that the livelihoods of thousands of workers have already ... ( read original story ...)