Follow in the footsteps of The Amazing Race teams in Hong Kong, from the Big Buddha to a night market to a Cantonese opera venue Hong Kong took centre stage in the first episode of the new season of ...
ETFs set to be high on the menu for Hong Kong pension funds
The eMPF, a digital version of the territory’s Mandatory Provident Fund retirement scheme launched in June 2024 after years of development, with all of Hong Kong’s 24 retirement saving schemes ...
AIA posts record 2024 earnings as new business in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia surges
Hong Kong new sales rose 23 per cent to a record US$1.8 billion in 2024 as mainland Chinese bought more policies on their visits.
Hong Kong proposes axing 10-year storage limit for frozen eggs and embryos amid declining fertility in city
Hong Kong authorities have proposed scrapping a law that limits the storage duration for frozen eggs, sperm, and embryos to 10 years amid the city’s declining birth rate. The Council on Human ...
How Hong Kong’s property slump is affecting asset values owned by celebrities and tycoons
Macau tycoon Stanley Ho's family is selling a site in Tsim Sha Tsui, while actor Nicholas Tse's shop in Central rented out at a big discount Hong Kong's weakening retail sales and slumping property ...
Savings from Hong Kong transport scheme revamp ‘insignificant’: Legco research arm
Legislative Council Secretariat also says decision to freeze civil servant pay expected to save about HK$8.7 billion in coming financial year Savings brought about by Hong Kong's revamp of its HK$2 ...
Establishing a Business Entity in Hong Kong (Updated)
ESTABLISHING A BUSINESS ENTITY IN HONG KONG - 1. Introduction - Hong Kong as an international centre for finance, commerce and trade is often considered as one of the most attract ...
Hong Kong announces FY25-26 budget, with measures to tackle budget deficit
The region is set to reduce recurrent expenditure by 7% cumulatively from now through FY27-28 to combat the deficit.
Taking Forward Reforms to the Hong Kong Listing Regime
In the recently released 2025-2026 Budget, the Hong Kong Government has mentioned that it will further strengthen the city’s role as a leading international financial centre. It extends various ...
Deep-Pocketed Meituan Looks to Build on Its Hong Kong Victory
Simon Miao, a Hong Kong resident, signed up for a food-delivery subscription with Deliveroo during the pandemic, but he later canceled it because the monthly fee, which tops out at HK$98 ($12.61), ...
Hong Kong airport workers protest over unpaid wages
Workers demonstrated and blocked cars at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) last week citing lack of payment on a project run by Gammon Construction, a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty and Jardine ...
‘Which side are you on?’: Beijing’s top Hong Kong office shares scathing piece on Hutchison over Panama deal
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s company CK Hutchison Holdings, which recently sold its Panama Canal ports, should think twice about which side it wants to stand with, according to a scathing newspaper ...
Hong Kong’s taxi drivers are told to smile more
Hong Kong’s cabbies are famously rude, and getting ruder. In 2023 there were 11,500 complaints about them as a group, an increase of 53% on 2022. Requests—for a different route, an open window or a ...
HSBC puts bankers on ‘gig economy’ contracts amid scramble to cut costs
HSBC has put some staff on short-term “gig economy” contracts as part of an aggressive cost-cutting drive overseen by its new chief executive.