Ticket sales from the Lunar New Year’s eve on Friday to Tuesday amounted to nearly HK$49 million, a 24 per cent decline compared with last year.
30% of Hong Kong international schools expect expat applications to fall over next 5 years, as some predict surge in local demand
Among 68 schools surveyed, 20 anticipate annual 13 per cent decrease in admission applications from non-local students in the years up to 2028-29.
Developer China South City stock sinks 37% to record low in Hong Kong after warning of multiple bond defaults
The Shenzhen-based developer slumped 37 per cent to close at the lowest level since its 2009 listing as the market resumed trading after the Lunar New Year break, extending a slump in the past year to ...
Exclusive | ‘It’s complicated’: Hong Kong Lyric Theatre Complex delayed again, now aiming for completion in 2026
A HK$4 billion loan the authority signed with nine banks in 2022 will mature next year. Fung said it would negotiate the way forward with HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank. “It is not ideal to rely on ...
For foreign firms in Hong Kong, national security plans bring fresh chill
Taipei, Taiwan – As Hong Kong moves forward with controversial new national security legislation, its foreign business community is expressing reservations – albeit quietly – about how new rules ...
Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong captures her first long-course world title in Doha
Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong has captured her first long-course world title, winning the women’s 200-meter freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Year of the Dragon bodes well for Hong Kong’s ailing stocks as rate cuts, improving Chinese economy bring hope, officials say
Hong Kong stocks posted positive returns in the past four Years of the Dragon,’ finance chief Paul Chan said on the first trading day of Lunar New Year, citing China’s improving economy and potential ...
Standard Chartered needs drastic action, not diplomatic polish
Higher dividends — the bank yields less than 3 per cent — and more share buybacks would help. But with current common equity tier one capital ratio in the middle of its targeted range of 13-14 per ...
Hong Kong stocks erase losses as Tencent, Alibaba, Galaxy set Year of the Dragon trading on winning course
Local stocks are eyeing a winning start to the Year of the Dragon as gains in Tencent, Alibaba and Galaxy overcome early jitters. Chinese firms suffer the brunt of deletions in MSCI’s latest review of ...
HSBC HOLDINGS To Consider Announcement of Final Results & Payment of 4th Interim Div. on 21 Feb
HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) announced that a meeting of a committee of the Board of Directors of the Company will be held on 21 February 2024 to consider the announcement of the final... HSBC HOLDINGS ...
Is HSBC Stock a Buy?
The good news is that the market already knows this, and has valued HSBC stock accordingly. On a price-to-book basis -- a valuation metric that highlights how much the market is willing to pay for a ...
Hong Kong Box Office Stumbles at Lunar New Year
Cinema box office in Hong Kong failed to live up to expectations or the last year's total over the Lunar New Year holidays.
Hong Kong Launches Fund for European Film Coproductions (EXCLUSIVE)
Hong Kong will offer more than $1 million per project to film coproductions with Europe under a new grant scheme to be launched this week at the European Film Market in Berlin. The territory’s ...
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge hits new record for daily passenger flow
A panorama of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in December. QIAN WENPAN/FOR CHINA DAILY . GUANGZHOU -- The Zhuhai port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) saw over 144,00 ...