The details for one of the world's largest fintech events have been announced, where AI, blockchain and digital assets will be hot topics of conversation ...
Hong Kong to deploy firefighting drones during tomb-sweeping festival for first time
Hong Kong authorities will deploy drones to detect hill fires for the first time during the Chung Yeung Festival on Friday as part of their emergency response measures, warning of a high risk of ...
Hong Kong policy address 2024: John Lee to consider more SME help amid rising closures
Chief executive meets SMEs before next week’s policy address to gauge views of businesses under pressure from ‘economic transitions’.
Hong Kong police investigate alleged hit-and-run involving dead cat in New Territories
Hong Kong police are investigating a suspected hit-and-run incident that may be linked to the death of a cat in the New Territories. The force said a 43-year-old woman called the police in the early ...
Hong Kong court rejects activist Jimmy Lai’s bid to have a jury trial for libel case
A Hong Kong court has rejected jailed publisher Jimmy Lai’s request to have a jury trial for his libel case against a pro-Beijing newspaper ...
HSBC targets senior bankers in cost-cutting plan
London | Hong Kong | HSBC chief executive Georges Elhedery plans to target the lender’s expensive layer of senior bankers in a cost-cutting restructure that will aim to save as much as $US300 million ...
Cut high tax on hard liquor to save Hong Kong’s bar industry amid slump in business, owners urge gov’t
Hong Kong’s bar owners are calling for a cut in the tax on hard liquor to save the industry amid a slump in business as residents head to mainland China for cheaper nights out. Seventy per cent ...
Hong Kong ETF Investors Make Record Bet on Stock Market Decline
Investors in Hong Kong have bet a record amount on exchange-traded funds that profit when stocks decline, showing how quickly sentiment is shifting following a breakneck rally.
Hong Kong’s Perfit gym reopens another branch previously run by scandal-hit Physical
About 30 people seen at Mong Kok gym reopened by Perface, the medical beauty firm in talks with owner of now-closed fitness giant Physical.
Chinese Trading-Card Maker Kayou Is Said to Delay Hong Kong IPO Plans
Kayou, a Chinese maker of trading cards and stationery with animation themes, has pushed back its plan for an initial public offering in Hong Kong because it hasn’t received approval to list from ...
HSBC mulls up to $300 mln cost-cutting plan, targeting senior roles, says FT
HSBC , CEO Georges Elhedery is weighing cost-cutting measures that could save up to $300 million, targeting its senior bankers, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
Hong Kong stocks rebound on PBOC’s US$70 billion finance facility, fiscal stimulus hopes
The Chinese central bank's liquidity boosting tool sparks a 3.2 per cent surge in Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index Hong Kong and Chinese stocks both rebounded from sell-offs after China's central bank ...
Chef at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong with Michelin-star CV admits to filming upskirt clips
Eisaku Hara pleads guilty to filming women with camera pen, says he was suffering from depression after being separated from family in Japan.
Alarming drop in Hong Kong pupils’ life satisfaction sparks mental health concerns
Study reveals fall to seven-year low linked to rising bullying and academic stress; experts urge focus on early signs.