On 15 September 2021, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) jointly announced that southbound trading of the Bond Connect scheme (Southbound Bond Connect) would ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Overtakes U.S. in Covid Vaccinations After Slow Start
Hong Kong has fully vaccinated 55.8% of its population against Covid-19, surpassing the U.S., but has yet to announce plans to reopen its borders. The Asian financial hub has administered almost 8.7 ... ( read original story ...)
Insulted, humiliated, shunned: Hong Kong’s mainland Chinese immigrants face unending discrimination in struggle to feel at home, survey shows
Demi Cao walks an extra 10 minutes to buy groceries each day because she became tired of the market vendors in her neighbourhood telling her to go back to mainland China. Over five years living in the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong can be Asia’s go-to hub for green infrastructure financing needs, sustainability forum hears
Asia’s going to need US$30 trillion worth of infrastructure, much of it resilient green infrastructure, says executive of supply chain giant Fung Group’s learning unitHong Kong ‘will only have the cre ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s top man in Hong Kong visits ‘cage home’ and medical service as part of drive to ‘listen directly’ to the people
Luo Huining stresses need to come up with solutions to housing shortage as he visits people from different walks of life across the cityThe outreach effort comes just ahead of the final policy address ... ( read original story ...)
Tibetan, Hong Kong and Uyghur communities hold protest in London on PRC’s 72nd National Day
A coalition of Tibetan, Hong Kong and Uyghur communities protested in central London on Friday (local time) against the Chinese government over the curtailment of freedom of speech in China. ( read original story ...)
Busiest summer for Asia IPOs on record with $56 billion in deals
Asia has had its best third quarter on record for initial public offerings, even with Hong Kong turning quiet as many firms put listing plans in the regional powerhouse on hold amid China’s sweeping ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong finance chief tight-lipped on potential leadership bid, issues emotional plea for city to ‘focus on healing as family’
Hong Kong has been through a tough two years and while people may have unique reasons for wanting to leave the city, it is time to focus on healing and coming together as a family and putting aside ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong start-up Fraction sells Thai beach villas and townhouses in US$150 tokens, making real estate affordable in bite-size slices
A Hong Kong-Thai start-up uses security tokens to help three Thai developers sell down their stakes in US$462 million condos, beach resorts. ( read original story ...)
Cooperation zones facilitate development across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
He has been working in Shenzhen for almost two years now, at a hi-tech company focusing on machine vision in the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Youth Innovation and Entrepreneur Hub (E Hub) located in Qianhai, ... ( read original story ...)
Broadening internet curbs block online Tiananmen museum in Hong Kong
In the latest regression for Internet freedom access to an online museum commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre appeared to be blocked in Hong Kong a med ... ( read original story ...)
Troubled Mount Kelly School to suspend operations at one Hong Kong campus
In an email to parents, Mount Kelly’s legal department suggested alternative preschools with available slots for affected pupils A troubled British private school in Hong Kong has announced plans to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Retail Banking – Competitor Benchmarking 2021
Pages Report] Check for Discount on Hong Kong Retail Banking - Competitor Benchmarking 2021 report by GlobalData. Hong Kong Retail Banking - Competitor Benchmarking 2021 Summary Despite ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing 2022: Hong Kong speed skaters remain hopeful of Winter Olympics spots after figure skaters fall short
Five of city’s short track skaters will take part in four designated Winter Games qualifying events starting this month, after Hong Kong’s figure skaters fell short last week. ( read original story ...)