A former director of Savills in Hong Kong has joined the valuation team at commercial and residential property specialist Centrick. ( read original story ...)
Tianqi Lithium raises $1.7bn in biggest Hong Kong IPO of 2022
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Tianqi Lithium news every morning. Tianqi Lithium, a Chinese supplier of key components in rechargeable batteries, has priced its Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong officials plan government seminars to study Xi Jinping speech
Officials, business leaders and educators in Hong Kong are signing on for seminars to discuss President Xi Jinping's recent speech on the anniversary of Chinese reclamation. ( read original story ...)
The sad state of press freedom in Hong Kong after twenty-five years of Chinese rule
Hong Kong reverted from British to Chinese rule. A ceremony marking the handover was attended by dignitaries including Prince Charles, Chinese President Jiang Zemin, and US Secretary of State ... ( read original story ...)
CPIC: Hand in hand to create prosperous business, rooting in Hong Kong to gallop forward courageously
July 2022 marked the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China. Over the past 25 years, Hong Kong has been deeply integrated into the overall development of ... ( read original story ...)
Five stand trial for sedition in Hong Kong over children’s books about sheep
The group are accused of trying to ‘incite hatred’ with books depicting Hong Kong residents as sheep and mainland Chinese as wolves ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland ETFs dominate as China-Hong Kong trading scheme goes live
Investors in mainland China and Hong Kong began trading exchange traded funds across each other’s markets this week, with strategies from the mainland far outnumbering their Hong Kong-listed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ponders shorter on-arrival quarantine for travellers
Hong Kong's new chief executive John Lee said the authorities are considering the possibility of shortening Covid-19 quarantine requirements for travellers. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader rejects ‘living with the virus’ Covid-19 policy
He says city must pay the 'smallest price for the biggest effect' in stopping rising numbers. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
New Chief Executive, John Lee, must streamline planning process, boost transitional homes to address Hong Kong’s housing crisis, experts say
The city's new leader should also aim to cut the amount of red tape so that residential units can be churned out at a faster pace, say property analysts The average waiting time for a public rental ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong justice secretary and lawyer groups condemn intimidation of judiciary staff after parcel with white powder sent to High Court
Police’s bomb squad called in to the High Court in Admiralty, with unknown substance in parcel later found to be protein powder. ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Hong Kong’s IPO market lags behind other exchanges
As the flow of deals at the Hong Kong stock exchange dries up, confidence is beginning to wane, says the Financial Times’ Hudson Lockett. ( read original story ...)
Vatican warns Catholics in Hong Kong of coming persecution, says ‘You better be prepared’
Hong Kong should expect an even harsher crackdown on Catholic churches and missionaries in the future, said the Vatican's Monsignor Javier Herrera-Corona. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hysan Development, Swiss flexible office giant IWG eye expansion of their co-working spaces in the Greater Bay Area
Hysan and IWG's joint venture currently operates 34 flexible office centres across Hong Kong and the bay area and is looking to increase this A recent survey by IWG found more than three quarters of ... ( read original story ...)