Two dozen stocks, including Alibaba and Tencent, will be priced and traded in the yuan and the Hong Kong dollar on Monday.
Blockchain-based securities are emerging in Hong Kong, further expanding distributed ledgers in local financial markets
"This helps to cement Hong Kong's image as a financial centre that fosters a pro-blockchain ecosystem, especially because the issuance is on a public blockchain," said Allen Huang, associate dean at ...
The Google employee who helped Edward Snowden in Hong Kong
William Fitzgerald at the Google offices in Hong Kong in 2013. Photograph ... free expression advocates were replaced by more traditional business-focused executives, and then there was Project Maven ...
Hong Kong’s leader calls on technology and education sector to cultivate talent while youth drive city’s development
John Lee says government is going all out to intensify atmosphere for developing innovation and technology Financial Secretary Paul Chan reveals city's progress in innovation and technology so far ...
Hong Kong’s plan to import workers will boost number of flights and help bring down airfares, airport chief says
Airport Authority CEO Fred Lam also says shortage of local ground crew left 20 airlines struggling to increase flight numbers over past three months.
Family and friends mourn Hong Kong model murdered in February
Family and friends of Abby Choi, a Hong Kong model who was murdered in a gruesome case in February, gathered at a memorial hall in the city on Sunday to pay their final respects.
Family and Friends Mourn Murdered Model in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Family and friends of Abby Choi, a Hong Kong model who was murdered in a gruesome case in February, gathered at a memorial hall in the city on Sunday to pay their final respects.
Hong Kong’s Island Shangri-La hotel debuts new wellness centre, offering services from massages to physiotherapy and hair care
Five-star Hong Kong hotel Island Shangri-La has opened Yun Wellness, a centre featuring 10 luxurious treatment rooms and offerings ranging from massages to physiotherapy and hair care.
McDonald’s worker arrested in Hong Kong after manager allegedly attacked with knife in restaurant
Hong Kong police have arrested a McDonald’s worker after he allegedly attacked his manager with a knife at a restaurant in Western district. A picture circulating on social media shows the victim with ...
Beijing and Hong Kong hit out at US report criticising city’s anti-human-trafficking bid despite improved rating
Trafficking in Persons Report by US State Department cites national security law in claiming civil groups are muted in engaging with authorities on such mattersIt however upgrades city from a ...
Face Off: Does Hong Kong complain too much?
Each week, two of our readers debate a hot topic in a showdown that does not necessarily reflect their personal viewpoints. This week, they debate whether people in the city have a negative attitude ...
Why are mainland Chinese professionals dominating Hong Kong’s global hunt for talent?
Mainlanders accounted for two-thirds of 51,032 newly approved applicants under talent schemes over an 11-month period Business chambers and others hope talent from more countries will arrive to work ...
Hong Kong’s $1.9 Trillion Stocks Await Boost From Yuan Trading
Hong Kong is betting that a new program allowing investors to trade equities in the yuan on top of its local currency will help revive its flagging stock market and boost turnover that’s hovering at a ...
Hong Kong No 2 official Eric Chan predicts city will bring in 100,000 people under talent admission schemes this year
Chief Secretary Eric Chan says applications for various talent admission schemes have already exceeded 80,000 in first five months.