Bank of China (Hong Kong) vice-chairman Sun Yu and Ctrip.com co-founder Neil Shen among those recruited for 90-member presidium Representatives from youth, athletic and politically neutral civil ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech the focus for PolyU doctorate
For that reason, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) introduced a pioneering Doctor of FinTech (DFinTech) programme in 2019, combining taught courses and a research thesis, to ensure students ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: government set to scale back on flight suspension threshold, easing restrictions crippling air travel into city
Hong Kong government considers risks 'still manageable' and an announcement can be expected 'very soon' It would further ease flight restrictions, after a blanket ban on nine countries was lifted at ... ( read original story ...)
Expat Bankers Fleeing Hong Kong See No Easy Escape to Singapore
Singapore should be the obvious winner from the gradual demise of Hong Kong as Asia’s top finance hub. It’s not quite working out that way so far. Stricter visa requirements, hiring restrictions and ... ( read original story ...)
FirstFT: Goldman flagged Morgan Stanley block trades to Hong Kong regulator
Plus, Ukraine rejects Putin’s claim of Mariupol’s ‘liberation’ and Musk unveils financing package to fund Twitter bid ... ( read original story ...)
Experts Assess Current U.S. Policy Toward China, Impacts of Hong Kong and Taiwan
In partnership with the George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations, Asia Society Texas hosted a webcast discussing international relations regarding how Hong Kong and Taiwan would factor ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign investors sold a record $18 billion of Chinese debt last month as surging yields made US bonds more attractive
Offshore investors sold a net 113 billion renminbi ($17.6 billion) worth of Chinese onshore bonds last month, according to the FT, which cited data from Hong ... People's Bank of China has kept ... ( read original story ...)
A nightmare with its roots in Hong Kong
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Hong Kong news every morning. At one o’clock in the morning in Istanbul, I began to doubt that I would make it back to Hong Kong. I had ... ( read original story ...)
China TV Producer Linmon Media Seeks Hong Kong IPO
Chinese TV producer Linmon Media has filed an application for an initial public offering in Hong Kong. It is the third time that the eight-year-old company has sought a stock market flotation. The ... ( read original story ...)
Gateway Strategic Spac pulls US IPO
Gateway Strategic Acquisition Co has cancelled its plan for a $200m listing in New York, according to a filing with the US regulator on Tuesday. The special purpose acquisition company (Spac) was ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of America bets on Singapore as Hong Kong curbs lead to ‘brain drain’
Bank of America is reportedly shifting some of its dealmakers from Hong Kong to Singapore, as Beijing’s touch stance of Covid-19 muddies the water in the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: easing of social-distancing curbs boosts business for restaurants starved of customers
One industry association reports 10 per cent increase in business for breakfast and lunch as residents take advantage of relaxed rules. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and China denounce foreign interference after YouTube blocks leadership candidate’s channel
Governments in Hong Kong and China on Thursday denounced YouTube's blocking of a campaign account for Hong Kong's sole leadership candidate John Lee because of U.S. sanctions against him, accusing the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong politicians accused of benefiting from ‘protections and freedoms’ in West over property portfolios
found that nine Hong Kong officials and 12 members of Hong Kong’s legislature have property overseas including in Britain, Canada, the United States, Australia, Japan and France. The authors accused ... ( read original story ...)