Housing market will gradually recover as there is still strong demand for homes, says New World CEO Adrian Cheng, after developer posts an 8.5 per cent increase in full-year profit to US$159.2 million ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC kicks off informal investor talks for Indonesian business IPO – sources
HSBC Holdings Plc has started briefing investors on a potential initial public offering (IPO) of its Indonesian business, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks extend losses as Alibaba, Tencent, HSBC retreat, currency slump adds to sell-off pressure
Stocks continue a slide towards the lowest level in more than 11 years. The offshore yuan trades at a record low while the HKMA intervenes to support the Hong Kong dollar peg. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong August retail sales slip, tight financial conditions dim outlook
Hong Kong's retail sales in August edged down on an annual basis while the growth rate also slowed from the month before, data released on Friday showed, and an official warned that tightening ... ( read original story ...)
Boardroom coup
"Making gender diversity mandatory in the boardroom is a very good improvement because it prompts both listed and nonlisted companies to review their boards' composition and change the status quo," ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government to further ease coronavirus measures
The Hong Kong government said on Friday it aims to ease some coronavirus curbs in an orderly way as pandemic trends in the Asia financial hub were continuing to stabilise. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rises to fourth among biggest IPO markets globally, as Shanghai’s Star Market takes top spot
The city improved upon a 10th-place ranking in June after bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s main board saw 47 IPOs raise US$8.8 billion in the first nine months. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Will Keep Reopening Unless New Variant Emerges, Lo Says
Hong Kong will stick with its push to reopen to the world unless a dangerous new virus variant emerges, while stressing the financial hub has an obligation to protect mainland China from major ... ( read original story ...)
Sentiment in the Hong Kong stock market remains ‘extremely fragile,’ says Kingston Securities
Dickie Wong of the securities brokerage and research services company says Hong Kong's IPO market is "simply lukewarm" and is trading at extremely low levels. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s expat party continues — but for how long?
As pandemic restrictions are lifted, Tabby Kinder reflects on the ‘dizzying contradictions’ of her time in the city amid political upheaval and Covid ... ( read original story ...)
FirstFT: Wall Street chiefs return to Hong Kong after Covid
Goldman Sachs chief executive David Solomon, Morgan Stanley’s James Gorman and Citigroup’s Jane Fraser will attend a financial forum in Hong Kong designed to restore the citys ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Abrupt Quarantine End Triggers New Crisis for Hotels
Hong Kong’s former quarantine hotels are awash with empty rooms, after the city axed its dreaded mandatory isolation rule for arrivals but kept other virus curbs likely to repel inbound tourists. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong attempts to reconnect with the world by relaxing COVID-19 travel restrictions
In an attempt to reconnect with the rest of the world, Hong Kong is relaxing its pandemic travel restrictions. Starting September 26, 2022, incoming travelers will no longer be required to undergo ... ( read original story ...)
Self-exiled Hong Kong democrat sentenced to 3 1/2 years in jail in absentia
A court in Hong Kong on Thursday sentenced a pro-democracy activist and former lawmaker, Ted Hui, to 3 1/2 years in jail for "criminal contempt" after he failed to show up for trial in several ... ( read original story ...)