The Hong Kong government’s inaugural Retail Green Bond drew enthusiastic response from investors when it opened for subscription last week. The bond has an initial tranche of HK$15 billion (US$1.9 ... ( read original story ...)
What is the minimum size rule for Hong Kong flats and how will it affect home prices and supply?
public attention has been drawn to the size rule that was first introduced in December for the world’s most expensive property market. Developers in Hong Kong have been building more shoebox homes, ... ( read original story ...)
Share Market LIVE: Sensex, Nifty trade flat lower volatility; LIC IPO to open today
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index shed 0.68% as shares of Tencent and ... MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded little changed. 8:30 am: LIC IPO to open today The much-awaited ... ( read original story ...)
US securities regulator probes Didi Global’s $4.4 billion IPO
The IPO came under scrutiny by Chinese authorities last summer ... Depositary Shares from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and pursue a listing in Hong Kong. Didi shareholders will vote on May 23 on ... ( read original story ...)
Low mobility was a key reason for the larger-than-expected fall in Hong Kong’s GDP, says economist
Alicia Garcia-Herrero of Natixis says Hong Kong's mobility restrictions have affected the ... a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock ... ( read original story ...)
Meta Makes First Asia Investment With Mental Health Startup’s $3 Million Seed Round
Yet startups like Ami still face a challenge in the form of stigma ... A 2020 academic review of stigma against mental illness in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Korea and Thailand found that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property deals climb to three-month high as owners drop prices to emigrate, offload nano flats
Some homeowners needed to leave Hong Kong quickly when the approval of their overseas immigration ... torrent of larger but still affordable homes come to the market Hong Kong property sales rebounded ... ( read original story ...)
Overbought Hang Seng Nonetheless Called To Open Higher
The Hang Seng now rests just above the 21,100-point ... Henderson Land lost 0.47 percent, Hong Kong & China Gas stumbled 1.15 percent, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China sank 0.84 percent, JD.com ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Plots a Different Covid Path to China’s Zero Tolerance
The moves reflect a broader push by influential figures in the city to focus on retaining Hong Kong’s appeal as an international financial hub, particularly as President Xi Jinping’s rigid Covid Zero ... ( read original story ...)
Business boom predicted for Hong Kong restaurants with city set to relax dining restrictions ahead of Mother’s Day
Hong Kong restaurants could regain 70 per cent of the business they had before the Covid-19 pandemic this weekend, an industry leader has said, as family dinner and birthday bookings surged in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s new community measures effective 5 May: 8 pax dining, outdoor masking optional, and more
The post-Labour Day holiday brought some cheer to Hong Kong residents with the Government's announcement in the form of easing of social distancing measures effective 5 May 2022 (Thursday), and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong 1Q GDP shrinks more than expected
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s economy contracted in the first quarter (1Q) of this year, as the city imposed its most stringent restrictions to curb an outbreak of Covid-19 that has battered business, led to ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC investors give Ping An break-up plan cool response
HONG KONG: HSBC investors gave a break-up proposal by its biggest shareholder a lukewarm response on Tuesday, voicing concerns a split would prove complex with no guarantee of raising returns. Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong landowners to get better compensation rates with new mechanism, in bid to boost Northern Metropolis development
Hong Kong to set aside HK$100 billion for ambitious Northern Metropolis ... The bureau expects to resume 500 hectares of private land from this financial year to 2026-27, and 200 hectares more beyond ... ( read original story ...)