HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong property market seems untameable. Already among the most expensive in the world, Hong Kong properties continued to see strong demand in 2017 despite cooling measures implemented by the government. In 2017, property transactions ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Hong Kong will start atoning for missing Alibaba
HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Losing Alibaba’s 2014 listing to New York was embarrassing for a city that has thrived connecting China to world markets. Hong Kong could go some way to making up for this in 2018. New York has been the go-to venue for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong renaissance
To access full Breakingviews.com content you must be a subscriber. Please use the following link to request a trial. The Hong Kong stock exchange is expected to allow companies with dual-class shares to be listed on its main board, according to a Nov. 29 r ... ( read original story ...)
Overzealous bureaucrats are a threat to Hong Kong’s can-do business reputation
Big wishes for the new year are a bit like big wishes for everything – they are rarely fulfilled. So I’m wondering whether it would be possible to start this year with what is really a rather modest wish for Hong Kong’s government to do far less and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s rule of law at critical point after prosecution of protesters, top barrister says
Hong Kong’s rule of law is at a critical juncture following government efforts to prosecute activists under obscure charges to deter others, a top barrister said on Wednesday. The worrying assessment by Senior Counsel Lawrence Lok Ying-kam was a key ... ( read original story ...)
Former senior Hong Kong police officer jailed for baton assault during democracy protest
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A former senior Hong Kong police officer was sentenced to three months jail on Wednesday for assaulting a passerby with his baton during the city's massive pro-democracy protests of late 2014. The "Umbrella Movement" demonstrations ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong returning to ‘Great’ Britain? You are having a laugh
Showdown as police surround Hong Kong protesters at ‘Civic Square’ after New Year’s Day march However, at the New Year’s Day pro-democracy march in Hong Kong this week, being held aloft was a placard that took the ridiculous biscuit, crumbs and all. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Ship Seized By South Korea Carried Bunker Fuel
The Hong Kong-flagged tanker that South Korea seized on suspicion of having transferred refined oil to North Korea was most probably carrying bunker fuel, industry sources told Platts on Wednesday. On Friday, South Korean officials announced that the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property transactions up 15% in 2017 despite official clampdown
HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong property market seems untameable. Already among the most expensive in the world, Hong Kong properties continued to see strong demand in 2017 despite cooling measures implemented by the government. In 2017, property transactions ... ( read original story ...)
Six ways your Hong Kong banking job will get better in 2018
The new year has arrived. What lies in store if you’re starting a search for a new banking job in Hong Kong? “Foreign banks in Hong Kong will increasingly want to hire relationship managers currently working in South China banking centres like ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong may bypass banks to sell investment funds through stock exchange and smartphones
Investors in Hong Kong might soon be able to trade fund products through Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing as well as their smartphones, as the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association pushes for more sales channels for retail funds, according to its chairman ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks off to flying start on the first day of trading in 2018
Hong Kong stocks started the first day of trading in 2018 with a bang. The Hang Seng Index ended Tuesday above the key 30,000 mark for the best finish since November 2007, thanks to a policy boost from the Chinese central bank to support liquidity in the ... ( read original story ...)
Corporate Expansions Driving Hong Kong’s Grade A Office Market
According to JLL's latest Property Market Monitor released this week, net take-up in Hong Kong's overall office market amounted to 68,800 sq. ft in November 2017, with average monthly rent reaching HKD 71.7 per sq. ft -- 0.3% higher than in October 2017. ( read original story ...)
Marks & Spencer sells Hong Kong stores in overseas shake-up
"As one of the world’s leading retail operators, with strong logistics capabilities and local expertise, Al-Futtaim is the ideal partner for us to develop and grow our business in Hong Kong and Macau.” Following the Al Futtaim deal, the last ... ( read original story ...)