Companies in Hong Kong will remain conservative in hiring new employees while salaries will mostly stay frozen even as the economy is likely to recover this year. ( read original story ...)
Self-Storage Association of Asia (“SSAA”) Announces New S.A.F.E. Self Storage Standards in Hong Kong
PRNewswire/ -- "Today, the Self Storage Association Asia (SSAA) establishes Asia's first standards and certification programme in Hong Kong: S.A.F.E. Self Storage Standards ," says the Chair of the ... ( read original story ...)
Not even the pandemic and political unrest could knock Hong Kong from its spot as the world’s most expensive city to rent a luxury apartment
A $10,000 monthly budget in Hong Kong will get a renter less than 1,500 sq. ft. of living space. One home in the city is being rented for $2 million a year. ( read original story ...)
A Hong Kong broadcaster is defending its decision to air a ‘patriotic’ show featuring HK chief exec Carrie Lam 4 times a day
Government-owned broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong said it would air Lam's daily show to "engender a sense of citizenship and national identity." ... ( read original story ...)
Vaccinated Hong Kong Residents Ready to Party Till 2 A.m. Curfew as Bars Reopen
People drink at a bar in Hong Kong's Lan Kwai Fong before bars, nightclubs and other entertainment venues are set to close at midnight in response to a renewed rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC opens family office in Singapore and Hong Kong for crazy rich Asian clients
HSBC is also hiring more than 5,000 new wealth planners to grow its Asia business.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
ZA Bank to support HK goverment’s 100% personal loan guarantee scheme
Hong Kong virtual bank ZA Bank has announced it will support the HKSAR's 100% Personal Loan Guarantee Scheme, becoming the only local virtual bank to do so. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong passes new immigration law that could enable China-style exit bans
Officials in Hong Kong will soon be able to block people from entering or leaving the territory, raising concerns over the possibility of mainland Chinese-style "exit bans" being used to prevent ... ( read original story ...)
US sounds alarm over Hong Kong ‘exit ban’ fears
The United States said Thursday it was "deeply concerned" by a new Hong Kong immigration law which includes powers to stop people leaving the city, raising fears Chinese mainland-style exit bans could ... ( read original story ...)
HKMA: Hong Kong dollar (HKD) remains steady after FOMC decision
In response to the FOMC monetary policy decision, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) that “the HK dollar (HKD) remains steady” after Fed Chair Powell’s dismissal of tapering talks smashed the US ... ( read original story ...)
Renewed Selling Pressure Expected For Hong Kong Bourse
The Hong Kong stock market on Wednesday snapped the two-day slide in which it had fallen more than 135 points or 0.4 percent. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the 29,070-point plateau although ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong ‘vaccine bubble’ faces chaotic start, bar trade warns, with concerns rising over lack of documents, new app
Industry players estimate just 20 per cent of 700 party rooms and half of the city’s 1,280 bars will be able to open on Thursday after being closed for about five months. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong has fined a journalist for ticking a box. That shows the city’s media freedoms are in jeopardy
Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy won an award for her investigative work. The next day, that very same work saw her convicted of breaking the city's laws. ( read original story ...)
No Escape From Hong Kong
The British government said on March 19 that it had received some 27,000 applications from Hong Kongers seeking to resettle in the U.K., and the Home Office anticipates “between 123,000 and 153,700 BN ... ( read original story ...)