(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong stocks are poised for a volatile open Tuesday, as traders return from the holiday weighing the viability of China’s policy efforts to rescue a slumping economy and sentiment. ( read original story ...)
Wellcome and PARKnSHOP Named as Hong Kong’s Top Grocery Chains in dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index
HONG KONG, May 03, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The key issues that drive Hong Kong’s shoppers to choose one grocery store over another have been revealed today, with the publication of the latest study in ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese threat to HSBC: It’s up to the board, regulators and shareholders to keep Beijing at arm’s length, says ALEX BRUMMER
The suppression of basic rights such as free expression has led to a slow erosion of commerce in Hong Kong and the exodus of 89,000 holders of UK overseas passports to Britain. At the Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s GDP Likely Contracted With Covid, China Lockdowns
(Bloomberg) --Hong Kong’s economy likely contracted in the first quarter as the city imposed tough Covid curbs and China’s worsening omicron outbreak of its own disrupted trade to the financial hub. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong parents fret over daily Covid-19 swab tests for children as kindergartens resume face-to-face classes
With Hong Kong kindergartens resuming face-to-face classes from Tuesday, parents’ WhatsApp chat groups have been buzzing with chatter on ways to beat the rule requiring children as young as three to ... ( read original story ...)
Fired and far from home: Covid diagnosis leaves Hong Kong’s domestic workers in a bind
Advocates for foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong say they have faced greater discrimination amid virus fears and a lack of support if they get infected. HONG KONG — Testing positive for the ... ( read original story ...)
Magic Empire Global Limited Pursues $23 Million U.S. IPO
While high risk-tolerant day traders may have an interest in playing the IPO, as an investment opportunity, I’m on Hold for MEGL over the longer term. Hong Kong, China-based Magic Empire was ... ( read original story ...)
In Epicurean Hong Kong, a Humble $4 Lunchbox Is Now All the Rage
Anyone can read what you share. By Vivian Wang and Joy Dong HONG KONG — The lines begin forming before lunchtime and wind on well into the night, with customers outside craning their necks for views ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese insurance giant Ping An calls for debate on HSBC’s future as it pushes potential break-up
Ping An Insurance Group made its first public statements about HSBC on Monday as it pushes for a potential break-up of the biggest of Hong Kong's currency-issuing banks. The Shenzhen-based company ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: A one-horse race for chief executive
LAST Friday, April 29, former chief secretary John Lee, the sole candidate in the election this coming Sunday, May 8, for Hong Kong's chief executive — where the voters are the roughly 1,500 members ... ( read original story ...)
KPMG Exec: Hong Kong is a Resilient Place for Business
The store is not dead! Despite e-comm’s surge, retailers must use technology to understand how brick-and-mortar and digital channels can work together to optimize omnichannel flow. Join our webinar ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: fifth wave under control, says Hong Kong health chief as daily Covid cases fall below 300 for first time since early February
Hong Kong reported 283 new Covid-19 infections on Monday, the lowest since early February, with the health chief saying the city’s fifth wave of infections was under control but social-distancing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s secondary schools, kindergartens to resume face-to-face classes in phases
HONG KONG, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Secondary schools and kindergartens in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will start resuming face-to-face classes in phases on Tuesday, increasing the ... ( read original story ...)
Security guards, hotpot meals and photo shoots among election expenses of Hong Kong hopefuls for new Legco constituency
Election candidates splashed out money for private security guards, hotpot meals and image-building, among other items, as they campaigned to win seats in a new constituency of Hong Kong’s Legislative ... ( read original story ...)