Hong Kong’s second blank-cheque company Vision Deal, backed by former Alibab.com head Zhe Wei, is targeting up to US$130 million to fund future buyout opportunities in smart-car tech and e-commerce. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Top Finance Officials Skip Hotel Quarantine After Travel
Hong Kong’s senior finance officials gained exemptions from compulsory hotel quarantine after international business trips as the government resists calls to give similar treatment to the city’s ... ( read original story ...)
Next Hong Kong leader says city must work harder at COVID-19
Hong Kong’s incoming chief executive, John Lee, said Tuesday the city still has to work hard at controlling the coronavirus and boosting vaccination rates. Lee, who returned home after meeting with ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Next Leader Says City Faces Challenges Opening China Border
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s next leader John Lee said the financial hub faces difficulties before it can reopen the border with mainland China, after returning from his first meeting with ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC names new Apac DCM co-head
HSBC has named Daniel Kim as co-head of DCM for Asia Pacific, working alongside Sean Henderson, effectively immediately, according to an internal memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia. Kim replaces Sean ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC appoints head of Alternatives
HSBC has announced that Mathieu Forcioli will join the bank from the start of September as global and Asia Pacific head of Alternatives, which forms part of the bank’s Investments and Wealth Solutions ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s new electoral system must be upheld to safeguard national security, but universal suffrage pledge still valid, Carrie Lam says
Chief Executive Lam says city’s electoral system in the past was ‘not good enough’, partly to blame for difficulties in last two decades. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong confirms 329 cases as bar clusters could mean delay in late-June easing of all social-distancing rules at pubs, restaurants
Chief executive says holding back on lifting of restrictions in this area will have minimal impact on society She also states there will be no further adjustments before June 30 to other pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
China mortgage rate cut, lower down payment requirements could save homebuyers 10 per cent in monthly instalments, revive home sales
A cut in mortgage rates announced on Friday last week, coupled with lower down payment requirements for first-time buyers, could revive Chinese home sales, analysts said. ( read original story ...)
MPs call for an end to higher fees for Hong Kong students
Under the current system, students from Hong Kong face paying £22,831 a year more than domestic students for university fees. ( read original story ...)
HSBC appoints Daniel Kim as Asia Pac debt capital markets co-head
HSBC has appointed Daniel Kim as the co-head of debt capital markets (DCM) for Asia Pacific, according to a memo seen by Reuters. Kim will serve in the role alongside Singapore-based Sean Henderson ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong startup to join 90 Day Finn Programme
Hong Kong-based start-up founders Tanya Lee Moralez and Dominique Moralez have been chosen to join a 90-day programme to experience life and work in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The ... ( read original story ...)
Start-up Express Pitching Final takes place on 15 June
Start-up Express, an entrepreneurship development programme organised annually by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), has returned for its fifth edition. As they face up to issues arising ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong officials escape quarantine that batters city’s reputation
Senior Hong Kong officials sent on trips to promote the city’s merits to financial capitals were exempted on their return from undergoing mandatory hotel quarantine, which businesses blame for the ... ( read original story ...)