Bid to ramp up voter numbers after lowest-ever turnout, 30.2 per cent, was recorded for directly elected seats in the Legislative Council elections last year But 'no use' boosting voter numbers, Democratic Party chairman Lo Kin-hei says,
Hong Kong Internet Rally Goes Free Solo On The Wall Of Worry
Asian equities were mixed/mainly lower, as Hong Kong outperformed significantly, India managed a small gain, and the Philippines closed for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Hong Kong Amends Finance Law to Incorporate Crypto Firms
Virtual asset service providers will be covered by terror financing and anti-money laundering rules as of June 2023.
Hong Kong’s virtual asset licensing regime to take effect next June
Meanwhile, Hong Kong-based asset management company Pando Finance launched two virtual assets ETFs on Thursday, South China Morning Post reported.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority orders probe into credit card fraud surge as victims with Standard Chartered vent frustration on social media
Angry users flood Standard Chartered's Facebook page with complaints about allegedly unauthorised transactions in foreign currencies Hong Kong's de facto central bank demands local lender take ...
Bad news for Hong Kong currency short-sellers as Barclays sees peg status quo while yuan shortcomings hinder repeg
Hong Kong is unlikely to abandon its US dollar peg, or to repeg to the yuan, as either move would threaten stability and the Chinese currency fails to meet conditions set by the monetary authority, ...
Hong Kong Government Eases COVID Quarantine and Testing Regime After Beijing Moves
A child wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) has his swab sample taken for nucleic acid test at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ...
Hong Kong stocks rally as investors eye plans to ease Covid curbs
Hong Kong stocks shot higher on Thursday, reversing a steep fall in the previous trading session as the territory followed China in easing some Covid-19 restrictions. The Hang Seng index gained 3.4 ...
Hong Kong stocks rise around 3% after reports say city is considering Covid rule easing
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose, bucking the trend in the region after local media reported that the city is considering dropping its outdoor mask rule ...
China’s Weilong Delicious to raise $130.6 million in Hong Kong IPO
Chinese snack food maker Weilong Delicious Global Holdings is set to price its shares at HK$10.56 each in its Hong Kong initial public offering to raise $130.6 million, according to two sources with ...
Hong Kong’s largest pro-Beijing party proposes shortening voting time as part of election ‘improvements’
Hong Kong should shorten voting hours and allow electors living in mainland China to cast ballots, the city’s largest pro-Beijing party has proposed as part of efforts to “improve“ the city’s electoral system.
Hong Kong to subject crypto exchanges to the same laws governing TradFi
The new investor protection legislation will come into effect from June 1, 2023, starting a licensing regime for virtual exchanges on similar grounds as traditional financial institutions.
Auction sales slide in Hong Kong
Six-monthly auction sales in Hong Kong have had their worst results since 2018, with this season marking the third consecutive drop, according to ArtTactic. Its analysis finds that the October-to-December evening sales made a total of HK$1.
China, Hong Kong stocks lift Asian equities; growth worries loom
Asian equities rose on Thursday, propped up by Hong Kong and China stocks amid growing optimism over an easing of COVID restrictions in the world's second biggest economy even as fears of a slowdown and worries over Fed interest rate rises linger.