Hong Kong’s stock market is likely to open higher on Monday, according to futures, after finishing last week with a fourth straight record close. The Hang Seng Index futures spot January contract rose 0.16 per cent or 51 points to 32,286 in the pre-trade ... ( read original story ...)
Blistering hiring by Chinese banks drives 78% increase in Hong Kong finance jobs
“The rapidly growing influence of China on Hong Kong’s financial services market has been a boon for the island’s banking and financial services sector,” says Richie Holliday, chief operations officer of Morgan McKinley Asia Pacific. Chinese banks ... ( read original story ...)
Global Treasure Bank Issues its first Bank Cards in Myanmar with UnionPay International
YANGON, Myanmar, Jan. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Treasure Bank (GTB) today launched its first set of ... the favourite travel destinations for people in Myanmar - such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and more. Mr. Wenhui Yang, General Manager ... ( read original story ...)
STARTUP PLATFORM FOR AUTO INNOVATORS
Tracy HuSeven startups including two from Hong Kong, have got the opportunity to reach out to investors and to benefit from expert mentors through a platform provided by a leading automaker. The Infiniti Lab, a global accelerator program by the luxury ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong justice minister has more illegal structures on other properties, government confirms
Hong Kong’s beleaguered justice minister has at least one other property with three illegal structures on it, the government revealed late on Sunday night, hours after she dropped a strong hint of this possibility. Earlier in the day, Secretary for ... ( read original story ...)
More illegal structures? Hong Kong justice minister apologises again and reveals checks on her other properties
Hong Kong’s beleaguered justice minister did not rule out the ... Cheng took the helm at the Department of Justice on January 6 just as news of unauthorised extensions to her home at the Villa De Mer estate in Siu Lam emerged. Buildings Department ... ( read original story ...)
Annual Hong Kong student awards on March 17 to honour city’s best teens
The Hong Kong Science Museum plans to feature more locally-done research to encourage young Hongkongers to pursue a career in the sciences, its new director has said. But in addition to government support for research and innovation, Paulina Chan Shuk-man ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong courts can challenge government’s bid to write joint checkpoint into law, says justice minister
The city’s courts would be able to challenge the government’s proposal for mainland laws to apply in part of a station on the Hong Kong side of a cross-border rail link under construction, Hong Kong’s justice minister said on Sunday. But Secretary ... ( read original story ...)
Teresa Cheng saga shows why it is a sad reflection of Hong Kong’s business culture
Much has already been written about Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah’s failure to declare illegal structures in her house and the perplexing and staunch defence assumed by Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor. A more profound explanation ... ( read original story ...)
Indian woman in Hong Kong scammed by fake ‘consulate official’
HONG KONG: An Indian woman based in Hong Kong became the city's ... She was told over the phone to transfer money to an Indian bank account. It is unclear what kind of visa application she had submitted and how the scammers knew about her submission. ( read original story ...)
More illegal structures? Hong Kong justice minister runs checks on her other properties
Hong Kong’s beleaguered justice minister dropped a strong hint ... Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah took the reins on January 6 just as news of unauthorised extensions to her home at the Villa De Mer estate in Siu Lam emerged. ( read original story ...)
Fisherman dies and nine crew are rescued after US-Danish 65-foot sloop smashes into it during sailing race off the coast of Hong Kong
The first confirmation that Vestas had collided with a fishing boat came from Charles Caudrelier, skipper of Dongfeng Race Team, which was second into Hong Kong on the leg from Melbourne, Australia. 'Our first thought is that this is terrible news ... ( read original story ...)
Fisherman dead in Volvo Ocean Race collision near Hong Kong
The first confirmation that Vestas had collided with a fishing boat came from Charles Caudrelier, skipper of Dongfeng Race Team, which was second into Hong Kong on the leg from Melbourne, Australia. "Our first thought is that this is terrible news ... ( read original story ...)
Road surfacing works done for mega Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge
Good news finally emerged on Saturday with the Transport Department’s announcement that Hong Kong Link Road was now ready for vehicular traffic. “The remaining works in progress mainly include the final installation and testing of the traffic control ... ( read original story ...)