HONG KONG - Hong Kong's Jumbo Floating Restaurant, a famed but ageing tourist attraction that featured in multiple Cantonese and Hollywood films, was towed out of the city Tuesday after years of ... ( read original story ...)
Rewritten schoolbooks dispute Hong Kong was a British Colony
Four sets of textbooks for a class on citizenship say the Chinese government never recognised the 19th-century treaties that handed Britain control of Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘will not give in a single inch’ to requests by business chambers, consulates to ease Covid rules, Lam says, citing state officials’ visit and transition of power
Hong Kong’s outgoing leader has said she will not “give in a single inch” to requests by international business chambers and consulates to ease the city’s tough pandemic measures, citing an expected ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘will not give in a single inch’ to requests to ease Covid rules
Chief Executive Carrie Lam cites state leaders’ visit and transition of power in explaining position on not easing travel curbs. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong sees no change in Covid curbs before July 1
Hong Kong won’t tighten virus curbs before July 1 despite rising Covid cases because hospitals aren’t overwhelmed, the city’s outgoing Chief Executive Carrie Lam said. ( read original story ...)
Chinese banks cut investment banking staff in Hong Kong during IPO drought
Several major Chinese investment banks in Hong Kong including Haitong International and China Merchants Bank International have reduced staffing in their investment and equity cap ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong sees no change in travel curbs, before July 1, depite Covid-19 spike
The increase in number of Covid-19 positive cases in Hong Kong has not brought unbearable pressure on the health care system and that’s attributable to the nature of Omicron hence, authorities will ... ( read original story ...)
When jury members in Hong Kong received death threat over manslaughter conviction for deadly knife and arson attack
A gang of youths attacked a family at home 50 years ago and set fire to their flat, killing two and injuring two others. Three were sentenced to death for murder and others to manslaughter, one of ... ( read original story ...)
GogoX to Hold Rare In-Person Hong Kong IPO Press Briefing
It’s been months since bankers and reporters in Hong Kong have gone to any in-person press conferences for an initial public offering. GogoX Holdings Ltd. is ending the lull.Most Read from ... ( read original story ...)
New HSBC Breakup Plan Is Still Deeply Unconvincing
An analysis tries to make the case for splitting off the bank’s Asian businesses. The results are optimistic — but still underwhelming. ( read original story ...)
US$27bil Asian spin-off for HSBC, says report
A break up of HSBC Holdings Plc’s Asian unit could unlock US$26.5bil (RM117bil), or a fifth of its current market value, according to research that could substantiate a push from its largest ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fund lobby calls on city to drop Covid-19 quarantine measures
Hong Kong's lobby group for fund managers urged incoming Chief Executive John Lee to scrap quarantine rules for travellers and open up to the rest of the world as urgency is needed to restore the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Fund Lobby Calls on City to Drop Quarantine Measures
Hong Kong’s lobby group for fund managers urged incoming Chief Executive John Lee to scrap quarantine rules for travelers and open up to the rest of the world as urgency is needed to restore the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen memorial dropped for first time in 30 years
Hong Kong will have no public memorial for the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre for the first time in more than 30 years this year due to the territory’s national security law. The territory’s ... ( read original story ...)