While Hong Kong residents will receive the second instalment of this year’s consumption vouchers on 16 July, the finance chief has stressed that the scheme will not be a regular event. Financial ...
Hong Kong building authorities, MTR Corp order flat owner who modified load-bearing wall to take action to ensure structural safety
According to video and floor plans, part of the alleged load-bearing wall was modified to create a door in Lohas Park flat.
39 top overseas academics recruited under Hong Kong talent scheme, but some say shortage of lab resources, high property costs a deterrent
Limited lab space, lack of modern equipment, and high rents, putting off academic staff from overseas, foreign scientists say.
Syngenta’s IPO is more relief than triumph
Syngenta’s $9 billion Chinese market listing finally looks ripe. Concerns about its share sale size forced the Switzerland-based agrichemical giant to opt for a last-minute venue change. Sadly, few ...
Banks Tap Hong Kong’s Discount Window for Most Funds Since 2021
Banks in Hong Kong borrowed the largest amount of short-term cash in over two years from the authorities, suggesting there was sudden demand for liquidity.
Hong Kong gloves tycoon pivots to produce Covid-killing reusable masks with lifespan of up to 4 years
Entrepreneur Juliana Lam founded Innotier, whose mask she says can instantly eliminate 99 per cent of the coronavirus and last for up to 200 washes.
HSBC: CN Econ Recovery Bodes Well for HK Biz Prospect; Yr-end HSI Targeted at 22,490
Herald van der Linde, Chief Asia Equity Strategist at HSBC, separately opined that Mainland China's economic recovery bodes well Hong Kong's business prospect, with an HSI target of 22,490 by the year ...
HMRC giving Hong Kong refugees’ financial details to China
The UK tax department has been urged to stop sharing information with China after an investigation found that critics of the country’s authoritarian regime are having their personal details shared ...
Seven plead guilty at start of Hong Kong legislature storming trial
A man sprays paint over the Regional Emblem of Hong Kong after anti-extradition bill protesters stormed the Legislative Council Complex on the 22nd anniversary of the handover from British to Chinese ...
9,500 Hong Kong drivers sign up for scheme to drive in mainland China, nearly 7 times quota limit
Authorities have fixed quota of 200 cars per day in first week and 300 daily in second to ensure smooth start.
Hong Kong’s High Court rejects bid by tycoon Jimmy Lai to drop national security case
The ruling was the second legal setback in two weeks for the tycoon, after the High Court’s chief judge rejected his request to review the ban by the Committee for Safeguarding National Security on ...
HK$2,000 Hong Kong consumption vouchers to be handed out on July 16 to eligible residents
Hong Kong will release the remaining HK$2,000 worth of consumption vouchers on July 16, Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced at a Monday press conference. Chan also confirmed that 70,000 ...
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai loses bid to terminate national security trial
A Hong Kong Court on Monday rejected an application to terminate a landmark national security trial against media tycoon Jimmy Lai, a case that could see him spend the rest of his life in prison if ...
How can Hong Kong maintain its competitiveness as an international financial center?
Challenged by the complex and volatile external environment and uncertainties, how should Hong Kong plough the waves to maintain its competitiveness as an international financial center? The first ...