Encounters, curated for the fourth consecutive year by Alexie Glass-Kantor, Executive Director of Artspace in Sydney, will present 12 institutional-scale installations and site-specific projects at this year’s Art Basel Hong Kong. Among them is Subodh ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong merges with mainland rails network, to start trial run
The 26-km Express Rail Link is vitally important to Hong Kong. It will link Hong Kong with major Mainland cities with significantly reduced travelling times. Construction on the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL ... ( read original story ...)
Janus Henderson chief insists dual-class listings in Hong Kong must have solid corporate governance standards
Hong Kong’s new listing reforms, due to kick-start later this month, are likely to attract more technology firms to list on its stock exchange – but only as long as the authorities can provide appropriate investor protection measures, the head of ... ( read original story ...)
UBS sharpens its focus… while Hong Kong’s regulator draws its knife
Competitors have been quick to delight in the travails of UBS’s Asian investment bank, notably its decline in the league tables and a revolving door at senior management level. A ban imposed by Hong Kong’s regulator is the latest stick with which to ... ( read original story ...)
Independence comments from Hong Kong law academic Benny Tai earns sharp Beijing rebuke
and the central government’s liaison office in Hong Kong issued strongly worded comments to state news agency Xinhua condemning University of Hong Kong law professor Benny Tai Yiu-ting after he spoke out at an event organised by a pro-independence ... ( read original story ...)
US-China trade war would affect one in five Hong Kong jobs, finance secretary says
A trade war between the US and China would affect one in five Hong Kong jobs, the city’s financial secretary warned on Sunday. Paul Chan Mo-po said the world’s two biggest economies were major economic partners of the city and that a dispute between ... ( read original story ...)
The Hong Kong Sevens are where ‘new players are born’, says Blitzboks boss about golden opportunity facing his youngsters
They’ve been slated by all and sundry for putting their HSBC World Sevens Series hopes in jeopardy but for South Africa the positives of exposing their young players in the Hong Kong cauldron far outweigh the negatives. Academy coach Marius Schoeman ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong business costs change and MPF plan is no different, labour minister says
All firms in Hong Kong face changing business costs, so they should be able to cope with officials’ advance warning to dig deeper into their own pockets to pay employees’ severance and long-service payments, the city’s labour minister said on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
BOC HONG KONG HOLDINGS LTD. ORDINARY SHA (OTCMKTS:BNKHF) Shorts Decreased by 21.31% After Short Covering
The stock of BOC HONG KONG HOLDINGS LTD. ORDINARY SHA (OTCMKTS:BNKHF) registered a decrease of 21.31% in short interest. BNKHF’s total short interest was 1.65 million shares in March as published by FINRA. Its down 21.31% from 2.09 million shares ... ( read original story ...)
Anxious Hong Kong Catholics told to make leap of faith over China deal
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A looming deal between the Vatican and China is causing divisions between the church hierarchy and Catholics in Hong Kong, which has long been a vital beachhead for the faith on the southern edge of officially atheist China. ( read original story ...)
Independence call from Hong Kong academic Benny Tai earns sharp Beijing rebuke
and the central government’s liaison office in Hong Kong issued strongly worded comments to state news agency Xinhua condemning University of Hong Kong law professor Benny Tai Yiu-ting after he spoke out at an event organised by a pro-independence ... ( read original story ...)
Why flowers in Hong Kong possess cultural and medicinal power
Hong Kong flower seller opens his farm to the public as lilies finally bloom in warmer weather In light of the recent annual Hong Kong Flower Show in Victoria Park, City Weekend explores the significance of flowers for Chinese people. From orchids to ... ( read original story ...)
Is Hong Kong ready for return of domestic helpers from Myanmar?
More than three years after Myanmar stopped its citizens from working as domestic helpers in Hong Kong, a local lawmaker is paving the way for their return – but this time as nursing carerslooking after the city’s growing elderly population. ( read original story ...)
HK$80 from Hong Kong to Zhuhai on mega bridge – exclusive bus rights go to ‘gambling queen’ Pansy Ho’s firm
A transport firm run by the daughter of Macau casino kingpin Stanley Ho Hung-sun looks set to be the biggest winner when the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge opens, after her company won the exclusive rights to run shuttle buses across the multibillion-dollar ... ( read original story ...)