Collectible toymaker Kayou has filed for a Hong Kong IPO, with CICC, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan as underwriters The market for collectible toys in China is growing fast, catering to consumers from th ...
Hong Kong Regulator Accepts First Application For A Spot Bitcoin ETF
A local financial firm is reportedly in the advanced stages of planning to launch funds in the first quarter of 2024.
Startup intern scheme launched
The Home & Youth Affairs Bureau, in partnership with the Cyberport Management Company and the Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation, launches the Youth Start-up Internship Programme 2024, ...
Hong Kong business groups back homegrown security law, as NGO warns of ‘further repression’
As Hong Kong proposed outlawing treason, insurrection, theft of state secrets and espionage, sabotage and external interference, we round up reactions.
Hong Kong Q4 GDP Expands 4.3% Y/y, Slower Than Forecast
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's economic growth accelerated in the fourth quarter to 4.3% from a year earlier, official advance estimates showed on Wednesday, with inbound tourism and private ...
Hong Kong Economy Rebounds To Expand 3.2% In 2023
Hong Kong's economy rebounded to record 3.2 percent growth in 2023, benefiting from a rise in inbound tourism and private consumption but weighed down by China's lacklustre post-pandemic recovery.
Hong Kong ‘Underwater Mortgage’ Levels Surge to Two-Decade High
Underwater mortgage” levels in Hong Kong surged to a two-decade high amid a prolonged slump in what’s forecast to be one of the world’s worst property markets this year.
Hong Kong’s Economic Growth Quickened in the Fourth Quarter
By Ronnie Harui Hong Kong's economic growth accelerated in the fourth quarter of 2023, mainly due to inbound tourism and personal consumption. Gross
Hong Kong stocks set for worst month since August as China manufacturing extends slump, Fed to offer no early relief
Bearish investors dominate the local stock market in January, as China’s lack of stimulus shows up in weak manufacturing data. With the Fed seen on hold, there won’t be any early relief for the city’s ...
The Chinese transformation of Hong Kong is almost complete
As Westerners are leaving, professionals from the mainland are taking their place. Hong Kong overtook Switzerland to become the world’s largest cross-border financial centre last year, as a result of ...
Kai Tak a hit with Hong Kong buyers at Housing Authority sale of about 9,000 subsidised flats
Kai Tak a draw for buyers of subsidised flats because of good transport links and views across Victoria Harbour and sports park.
Hong Kong’s banks report a bumper year in 2023 as record interest rates bloat margins and fatten pre-tax profits
Hong Kong banks’ net interest margin – the gap between the rate charged on loans and the interest paid for deposits – widened last year to the fattest in four years at 1.68 per cent, the HKMA’s data ...
How HSBC became the world’s most accident-prone bank
The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), which keeps Britain’s finance system on an even keel, fined HSBC £57.4m for filing to flag thousands of customers accounts as being ...
More clarity needed on Hong Kong’s Article 23 domestic security law to reassure investors of financial hub status, government adviser says
Executive Council member Ronny Tong urges clearer definition of ‘state secrets’ outlined in consultation on new domestic security law.