“Hong Kong offers a route to growth markets in Asia, with their demographic dividends, high rate of tech adoption and growing intra-Asian investment flows. Of course, there is also the economic beast ...
Hong Kong 47: Activist’s campaign against election ‘primary dodgers’ would have breached electoral laws, court hears
An online campaign which called on people not to vote for candidates who failed to join an unofficial legislative primary poll would have violated the city’s election laws, a former politician has ...
Alibaba Units’ Possible IPOs Spark Hot Investor Demand
Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s units that may soon become public are expected to be in high demand as the breakup unleashes value in the wake of regulatory woes, investors said.
Suspect escapes from Hong Kong court after swapping identification wristband with detainee granted bail
A citywide manhunt was under way in Hong Kong on Tuesday for a suspected drug trafficker who escaped from custody at court by switching his identification wristband with another detainee in the same ...
London will lose “to New York, Hong Kong and Shanghai for years to come” warn City bosses
The threat of recession and penal inflation are unattractive to investors. Multi-billion IPOS are likely to be the domain of New York, Hong Kong and Shanghai in the years to come.” Those fears grew ...
Flu vaccine makers ‘set aside 200,000 doses’ for Hong Kong, after private clinics warn of low stocks amid delayed influenza peak
Hong Kong’s flu season traditionally started in January and ended around March or April. But since 2020, apart from a short peak from the start of that year until February, the city had not seen any ...
In a global financial centre like Hong Kong, it should take no more than 20 minutes to get to a business meeting
From Hong Kong Island, getting to business meetings in the Kowloon offices takes over 30 minutes for those in the International Commerce Centre and over 20 minutes for those in the World Finance ...
Hang Seng Bank names Cheung Ka Ki as head of corporate governance
She has over 20 years of experience in legal counsel and company secretarial services, according to Hang Seng Bank. Cheung was admitted as solicitor in Hong Kong and in England and Wales, as well as ...
HKMA intervenes in the currency market for the fourth time this year ahead of expected US rate rise next month
Hong Kong banks increased their prime lending rates three times last year, by a total of 62.5 basis points. HSBC, Bank of China (Hong Kong) and Hang Seng Bank have set their best lending rate at 5.625 ...
Hong Kong catering sector saw at least 15% drop in business over Easter, says industry representative
Hong Kong’s catering sector saw an estimated drop of 15 to 20 per cent during the Easter break, an industry representative has said, as the city recorded more than 1.5 million resident departures ...
‘Stonewalling’ and ‘Totem’ Share Hong Kong Festival’s Firebird Awards
Huang Ji and Otsuka Ryuji’s “Stonewalling” won the Chinese-language section of the Hong Kong International Film Festival’s Firebird Young Cinema competition. Lila Aviles’s “Totem” won the ...
Hong Kong Finance Official to Make First Visit to Britain in Three Years
Hong Kong Finance Official to Make First Visit to Britain in Three Years HONG KONG (Reuters) - A top financial official from Hong Kong is set to visit Britain in April in the first ministerial-level ...
Top Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong affairs set for 6-day visit to city, first since plan for restructuring of office revealed
The head of Beijing’s top office overseeing Hong Kong affairs will start a six-day trip to the city on Thursday, with sources revealing he also plans to hold meetings with mainland Chinese officials ...
Hong Kong stocks jump as cooling inflation in mainland China spurs stimulus bets while SenseTime fuels tech winners
Stocks advance after a government report shows inflation in China rose in March at the slowest pace since September, fuelling bets on policy stimulus. SenseTime jumps after introducing a rival to ...