Hong Kong stocks opened slightly lower on Thursday morning, with traders struggling to maintain momentum from the previous day's rally and eyes ... ( read original story ...)
An international city like Hong Kong must allow room for diversity
In the wake of President Xi Jinping's address, it is incumbent upon the city to uphold national security while allowing room for opposition and meaningful checks and balances The need for Hong Kong to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Internet Stocks Rally On Didi Follow Through & HFCAA Window Potentially Not Shortening
Asian equities had a strong performance overnight though we should curb our enthusiasm slightly as volumes were light. ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Xi’s entourage to Hong Kong, Xinjiang likely core of new team
The select officials who joined the leader on recent trips are set for promotions ... ( read original story ...)
As China’s Tech IPO Window Cracks Open, Investors See New Hope for ByteDance
Investors in ByteDance are getting more optimistic that one of the world’s most highly valued private companies can move toward an initial public offering, a development that comes after years of ... ( read original story ...)
High-flier schoolgirl aims to add dash of diversity to Hong Kong’s financial world as she earns place at top business school
Janita Farooq, 17, gets HKU business school offer through school nominations direct admission scheme Youngster, first in family to go to university, said she did not believe teacher when told she had ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s sedition offences should not be used to impose ‘political censorship,’ lawyer argues at speech therapists trial
Hong Kong’s sedition offences should not to be used impose “political censorship,” a defence counsel has told a local court at the trial of five speech therapists who allegedly incited hatred against ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to cut out lawyers’ role in mortgage transfers in pilot plan to protect buyers from insolvent legal firms
Hong Kong's de facto central bank will formally cut out law firms as the middlemen in the transfer of residential mortgage payments, as it establishes a pilot plan to make remittances easier, faster ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong book fair kicks off with fewer political books
Hong Kong’s annual book fair kicked off Wednesday, with several publishers of political books prevented from taking part in the fair and others saying they had to be cautious about what they exhibited ... ( read original story ...)
Greenwash scrutiny in Asia a great boost to climate intelligence business: MioTech chief
MioTech, a Hong Kong-based green data start up that has helped corporate polluters like energy giant Shell reduce their carbon emissions, now wants a slice of the growing ESG pie in Southeast Asia. It ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: China’s mortgage boycott spurs shakeout among strapped developers
A revolt by Chinese homebuyers, who have threatened to stop paying mortgages on hundreds of unfinished housing projects, is spurring a shakeout among cash-starved property developers who have long ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Buys back Over 3.25M Shrs in HK, London Ytd for $159M
HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) announced that it had repurchased a total of 3.2523 million shares in London and Hong Kong yesterday (19th), involving a total of approximately HKD159 million. HSBC ... ( read original story ...)
Inside Hong Kong’s high-tech vertical farm
In a former industrial warehouse, Farm66 uses LED lights and robots to grow microgreens, herbs and tomatoes. The startup hopes to bring food production closer to home in cities like Hong Kong, and ... ( read original story ...)
Covid and closed borders: Hong Kong has avoided inflation. But how long can this last?
Hong Kong will continue to be shielded from the heat of rising inflation if its border with mainland China remains closed, economists have said as they predicted a slow increase in consumer prices of ... ( read original story ...)