The Sri Lankan family is part of a group that let the former N.S.A. contractor stay with them as he fled U.S. espionage charges. ( read original story ...)
Abbisko taps Hong Kong IPO market for $225m
Biopharmaceutical firm Abbisko kicked off bookbuilding for its Hong Kong IPO on Thursday, aiming to raise HK$1.75bn ($225.2m). The Shanghai-based company specialises in the discovery and development ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares dragged down by tech sell-off on planned algorithm rules
Hong Kong shares ended lower on Thursday, dragged down by tech stocks after China said it would set up governance rules for algorithms in around three years. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong retail sales surge 11.9 per cent in August, following launch of HK$5,000 e-voucher scheme
Government attributes scale of the increase to its digital voucher scheme, a HK$36 billion drive to stimulate local spending which launched at start of August Hong Kong’s retail sales shot up 11.9 per ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong retail sales rise for 7th month, consumption voucher to support sentiment
Hong Kong's retail sales climbed for the seventh straight month in August, helped by a stabilising COVID-19 situation, an improved labour market and economic recovery and thanks to a boost from a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong seeks to resurrect legislation to further crush dissent
Article 23, shelved in 2003, may target foreign organisations and bans ‘subversion’ against Chinese government ... ( read original story ...)
Online Tiananmen museum is blocked in Hong Kong as Internet curbs widen
Authorities are determined to erase memories of China’s 1989 crackdown on students and others calling for democracy. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Passage of fund bills welcomed
He said the two bills’ passage would spur the rapid development of Hong Kong’s asset and wealth management business. The amended ordinances establish new fund re-domiciliation mechanisms for existing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong developer to research how to tackle chronic housing shortage
Hong Kong property developer New World Development said on Thursday it would launch a research project to tackle a chronic housing shortage and sky-high home prices in one of the world's most ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Convention Ambassadors’ Tech Event Wins Underline the City’s Position as a Pivotal I&T Hub
Further to the announcement on the return of RISE, one of Asia’s largest tech conferences, in March 2022, Hong Kong also recently secured two major technology events to be held next year – the very ... ( read original story ...)
InvestHK: HKSAR Government’s “Report on Hong Kong’s Business Environment” highlights Hong Kong’s unique advantages and unlimited opportunities
Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) announced today (September 29) a series of promotions building upon the "Report on Hong Kong's Business Environment: A Place with ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong faces worst quarter for stock listings since pandemic
Hong Kong’s stock market is on track for its worst quarter for new listings since the earliest days of the Covid-19 pandemic, after a regulatory crackdown on Chinese technology groups stifled the flow ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse Has A Green Light For Thursday’s Trade
The Hong Kong stock market has climbed higher in three straight sessions, gathering more than 460 points or 1.9 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the 24,660-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
No sign of significant outflows from HK’s banking system
There was no sign of significant capital outflows from Hong Kong's banking system over the past six months, an official report said Wednesday. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said total ... ( read original story ...)