Faster Payment System (FPS) reached 10.1 million registrations in March The pandemic has accelerated digitisation, CEO of virtual bank Livi says Registrations for a digital payments system developed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pupils return to school for first time in 3 months
Hong Kong is not a country, but a region; It's smaller than the area of Greater London. Its official name is Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of Ch ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s former No. 2 Lee seen certain to win leadership race
The Hong Kong government's former No. 2, John Lee, has all but won the city's leadership election slated for May 8 after securing ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: mascots, unicorns and high fives as Hong Kong schools welcome back students after 3-month suspension
Campus reopenings bittersweet for some pupils, who say they feel sad missing out on activities and not catching up with schoolmates who have left city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Authorities ‘Brainwashing’ Convicted Pro-Democracy Activists
Techniques used in what authorities call 'appropriate rehabilitation' of jailed pro-democracy protesters are similar to those used on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, rights advocates say ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: Jobless man jailed 14½ years for biting ear of ex-politician, slashing another victim and assaulting two others
A jobless man has been jailed for 14½ years for biting off a former politician’s outer ear, slashing another person in the stomach and assaulting two others during Hong Kong’s social unrest in 2019. ( read original story ...)
BOC Aviation promotes company veteran
Singapore-based, Hong Kong-listed BOC Aviation has appointed Chan Mui Sin as head of treasury, replacing Peter Davis, who will remain with the company until his retirement on 31 May to ensure a smooth ... ( read original story ...)
Singaporean man, 73, charged for allegedly robbing Hong Kong bank with toy gun
SINGAPORE: A 73-year-old Singaporean man was charged in Hong Kong on Saturday (Apr 16) for allegedly robbing a bank in Kowloon, escaping with HK$14,000 (S$2,400) in cash. According to Hong Kong police ... ( read original story ...)
Zero-COVID policy adds to Hong Kong’s waste problem
STORY: From remote controls wrapped in cellophane, to pillows encased in plastic bags.Right now, new arrivals into Hong kong are met by single-use plastic everywhere they turn.The city is one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s vision of Greater Bay Area is materialising with dual-metropolis concept, infrastructure drive
Despite the uncertainties Covid-19 has brought to Hong Kong, particularly during the recent fifth wave of the pandemic, the city’s long-term future is well supported by the government’s policies. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks hit one-week low as PBOC tempers easing bets, China Merchants Bank sinks
Stocks slide as trading resumes after a two-day holiday. Bad news comes in the form of weak easing signals from the People’s Bank of China and a slump in China Merchants Bank. ( read original story ...)
Asian stocks in defensive mood on China and rate worries
Asian shares traded cautiously on Tuesday, with investors weighing China's measures to cushion an economic slowdown and the prospect of aggressive Federal Reserve monetary policy tightening. ( read original story ...)
China Merchants Bank sinks by most in 11 years as damage to shareholders snowballs to US$34 billion in two days
Losses snowball over two days as shareholders remain in the dark on board decision to remove Tian Huiyu as president. ( read original story ...)
City on the Edge: Hong Kong Under Chinese Rule
Hung offers a penetrating analysis of Hong Kong’s evolution from a politically neutral commercial gateway to China to a political community resisting mainland control. ( read original story ...)