Beijing's new data privacy law will affect Hong Kong businesses and how they handle mainland consumer data, possibly requiring them to hire specialist agencies or compliance officers to manage ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lawyers attacked by pro-Beijing media defeated in heated Law Society poll
Five candidates pledging "professionalism" over politics swept an election for Hong Kong's Law Society council early Wednesday, shattering the hopes of a camp that wanted tougher action to defend the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore narrows gap with Hong Kong in terms of prime office rents and prices, as Chinese tech giants expand in Lion City
Singapore's office property market is gradually catching up with that of Hong Kong, the Lion City's rival business hub, in terms of rents and prices, with Chinese technology giants such as Alibaba ... ( read original story ...)
Are Hong Kong IPOs lemons?
Not all Hong Kong IPOs with huge retail demand will fly. Take Acotec, a medical device maker which debuted with an eye-popping 26 per cent drop in share price. Share price closed at HK$17.6, which ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Law Society Candidate Withdraws From Council Election Citing Threats to Safety
... held in-house roles with manufacturing and semiconductor packaging company UTAC Hong Kong Ltd., electrical manufacturing company ASAT Holdings and Bank of China. He has also spent time in private ... ( read original story ...)
Huarong Leasing Management Hong Kong Co Ltd — Moody’s downgrades Huarong Financial Leasing to Baa3; ratings remain on review for downgrade
Moody's downgrades Huarong Financial Leasing to Baa3; ratings remain on review for downgradeRead the full article at Moody's ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumps more than 2% as optimism rises on Pfizer vaccine approval
Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine became the first in the U.S. on Monday to be granted full approval by the Food and Drug Administration. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Market surges 2.5%
At closing bell, the benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 2.46%, or 618.33 points, to 25,727.92, adding to a 1.1% on Monday. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index added 3.21%, or 283.12 points, to 9,098.68. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong set to censor films deemed contrary to national security
Hong Kong is poised to censor screenings of movies deemed contrary to national security, an official signaled at a news conference on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Proposes Three Years in Prison for Screening Banned Movies
Film censors in Hong Kong have proposed new rules that would include steep fines and up to three years in prison for screening movies that are banned, according to a new report from the Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Sophia Chan joins health meeting
Secretary for Food & Health Prof Sophia Chan attended the 11th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) High-Level Meeting on Health & the Economy via video conferencing today. Under the theme of ... ( read original story ...)
Tiananmen vigil organiser in Hong Kong awaits final vote to disband
A group called The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, which organised an annual Tiananmen The post Tiananmen vigil organiser in Hong Kong awaits final vote to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Law Society election underscores tensions over China, legal system
Hong Kong's Law Society votes for new governing council members on Tuesday, an annual event made fraught this year by the city's national security law, with pro-Beijing media accusing some candidates ... ( read original story ...)
New appointments in HK for HSBC and Hang Seng
Diana Cesar will leave her current role of group general manager and chief executive at HSBC to succeed Louisa Cheang as executive director and chief executive of Hang Seng Bank. Upon her return from ... ( read original story ...)