Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund net inflows declined in 2021 to the lowest level in three years as the coronavirus crisis continued to weigh on the city’s economy, according to local pension ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Visitor numbers for Hong Kong continue to plunge as tourism lawmaker calls for clear criteria on border opening plans
Tourism sector lawmaker says mainland only hope for business, calls on government to specific criteria for border reopening. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: student jailed for nearly 8 years for slashing police officer’s neck with box cutter
Judge calls Hui Tim-lik’s assault on Sergeant Wesley Leung during a demonstration in October 2019 ‘the most severe form of attack’ on police officers. ( read original story ...)
Ex-DWS veteran joins HSBC AM as global ETF head
Marco Montanari joins in the newly created role of global capability head, ETF & indexing, as part of the firm's repositioning of its passive business. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong watchdog shell-shocked no crustacean in lobster meatballs
It may look like lobster and taste like lobster, but Hong Kong's consumer watchdog is warning hungry hot pot fanatics that the shellfish-tasting meatballs do not, in fact, come from under the sea. ( read original story ...)
School clerk, student plead guilty to sedition over leaflet urging Hong Kong independence
However, the pair have disputed that the leaflet was aimed at inciting violence, with a judge set to pass sentence only after determining the document’s intent. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Student Jailed For Stabbing Police Officer In Neck At Protest
A Hong Kong judge sentenced a secondary school student on Monday to nearly eight years in prison for stabbing a police officer in the neck during the 2019 pro-democracy protests. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Consumer Council finds cancer-causing substance in 95 per cent of coffee samples subject to testing
Consumer Council found genotoxic carcinogenic acrylamide in 47 of 49 coffee samples, with those of instant coffee containing a higher level of the substance Instant coffee brand with the highest ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines Mulling $1.8 Billion Aircraft Order
Hong Kong-based startup carrier Greater Bay Airlines (GBA) is considering a $1.77 billion order for its upcoming ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fund to sell Japan, S.Korea Burger King business – Nikkei
Hong Kong fund Affinity Equity partners plans to sell its Japan and South Korean Burger King business and could fetch around 100 billion yen ($874 million), the Nikkei business daily reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Can this online sneaker store from Hong Kong compete with StockX and Goat? Sneaker Surge co-founders on their booming business and benefitting from a Chance encounter
The co-founders of Hong Kong-based shoe retailer Sneaker Surge had two choices amid protests and Covid-19 - shut down or go online. They chose the latter Business is booming, with company growth of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Points Fingers At Cathay Pacific For Omicron Spread; Warns Of Legal Action
The government launched investigations and threatened legal action, citing infection flow charts that identified cases linked to the airline's brand. ( read original story ...)
AInnovation Technology brings out IPO
Qingdao AInnovation Technology Group, an artificial intelligence solutions start-up, has kicked off its Hong Kong IPO, eyeing proceeds of up to HK$1.22bn ($156.9m). China Renaissance, CICC and UBS are ... ( read original story ...)
How this perfume start-up grew its international presence, without setting up stores overseas
Maison 21G’s bespoke perfumes have a global reach, while its customers enjoy a delivery experience in keeping with the brand’s luxury ethos. ( read original story ...)