A rare mortgage boycott spotlights the problem with Chinese banks' half-truths about asset quality. Seventeen banks say homebuyers' refusal to pay instalments warrants little concern, but the ... ( read original story ...)
School district home rents drop by the most in 2 years as more Hong Kong residents head for the emigration queue
Property agency data show that areas with underpopulated schools saw the biggest rent declines through the pandemic Net outflow of residents is likely to continue for some time, with a negative and ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Launches New Services to Support HK Customers with Mental Health Issues
HSBC announced to introduce a series of new services in Hong Kong, in hope to provide support to customers troubled by mental health issues, which would enable them to receive specially-made wealth ... ( read original story ...)
School district home rents drop by the most in two years as more Hong Kong residents head for the emigration queue
Property agency data show that areas with underpopulated schools saw the biggest rent declines through the pandemic Net outflow of residents is likely to continue for some time, with a negative and ... ( read original story ...)
What happened to Hong Kong protesters three years after the 2019 crackdowns?
More than 10,000 people had been arrested for protest-related offences and 4,010 of them were students. Three years after, 2,866 of the arrestees — 28 percent — had been prosecuted and about 79 per ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Property Giant Vanke Gets Go-Ahead to Spin Off Unit for Hong Kong IPO
Real estate giant China Vanke announced that it received regulatory approval to spin off its property management services unit for an initial public offering in Hong Kong. The China Securities and ... ( read original story ...)
Bruce Lee Did Not Move to Hong Kong Because He Lost Out on Kung Fu
In the latest Movie Legends Revealed, learn whether Bruce Lee moved to Hong Kong because of missing out on getting the TV series, Kung Fu ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Buys back Over 3.2M Shrs in HK, London Ytd for $157M
HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) announced that it had repurchased a total of 3.2094 million shares in London and Hong Kong yesterday (18th), involving a total of approximately HKD157 million. HSBC ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong brain drain as graduates join exodus
Recruiters are struggling to hire overseas graduates for the financial services and legal industry in Hong Kong in another sign the Asian hub is losing its lustre. Amid a clampdown on dissent and ... ( read original story ...)
Insight – Things looking up for Hong Kong again
THE world has moved on. Many have packed up and left. Those of us still living in Hong Kong seem to fall easily into a mental coma induced by years of Covid-19 restrictions. ( read original story ...)
A clear road map for Hong Kong is the only way out of the Covid-19 crisis
Some medical experts believe the answer is to have fewer restrictions and increase public immunity through vaccination and natural infection The leadership change in Hong Kong provides a good ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s watchdog bans former Standard Chartered officer
Hong Kong’s financial watchdog, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), has banned a former business development officer of Standard Chartered’s local business. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong disposes 400 million coffee cups yearly; NGO says gov’t should promote use of reusable tableware
Hongkongers are throwing away 400 million disposable coffee cups per year, according to survey results released by environmental group Greenpeace on Monday. The group urged authorities to develop a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong season review: Zac Purton shines at end of dramatic and gruelling year
Zac Purton sailed into the record books as a five-time champion jockey on an astonishing final day of the most demanding season in five decades of professional racing in Hong Kong. When 199-1 winner ... ( read original story ...)