All China UnionPay bank cardholders “will be required to scan their mainland identity card and undergo a facial recognition check” to withdraw cash. Earlier this year, the Hong Kong government announced it will introduce a facial biometrics-enabled ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks end flat, but up for 5th month
May 31 Hong Kong stocks ended Wednesday roughly flat ... The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles Next In Financials ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong commercial land sold at record price
In terms of price per square foot, Henderson's purchase still held the record at about HK$50,000, compared to about HK$13,000 paid by Nan Fung at the Kai Tak site, said Denis Ma, research head at property consultancy JLL Hong Kong. "The price is a bit of a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s drawndown mortgage loans in April fall 15 pct m/m
May 31 (Reuters) - New mortgage loans drawn down in Hong Kong totalled HK$21.2 billion ($2.72 billion) in April, down 15.0 percent from a month earlier, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) data showed on Wednesday. Following is the breakdown of data from ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Zhong An aims to raise at least $1 billion in Hong Kong IPO – sources
HONG KONG Zhong An Online Property and Casualty Insurance, China's first online-only insurer, has resumed a plan to raise $1 billion or more in a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) in the second half of this year, said two people with knowledge of the ... ( read original story ...)
Birkin bag sells for record at Hong Kong auction
HONG KONG - Christie's says a luxury handbag has shattered the world auction record in Hong Kong. The auction house didn't identify the buyer of the matte white crocodile skin Hermes Birkin bag with 18 karat gold and diamond hardware at Wednesday's sale. ( read original story ...)
Birkin bag sells for record US$380,000 at Hong Kong auction
HONG KONG -- Christie's says a luxury handbag has shattered the world auction record in Hong Kong. The auction house didn't identify the buyer of the matte white crocodile skin Hermes Birkin bag with 18 karat gold and diamond hardware at Wednesday's sale. ( read original story ...)
Birkin bag sells for record $380,000 at Hong Kong auction
HONG KONG — Christie's says a luxury handbag has shattered the world auction record in Hong Kong. The auction house didn't identify the buyer of the matte white crocodile skin Hermes Birkin bag with 18 karat gold and diamond hardware at Wednesday's sale. ( read original story ...)
KPMG-linked offshore companies ordered documents destroyed amid CRA probe
In a letter to CBC News, a lawyer for the Chan family trusts ... Reid said donations went to such charities as Oxfam Hong Kong, World Vision Hong Kong, the University of Hong Kong and Little Sisters of the Poor. The Isle of Man documents also show that ... ( read original story ...)
LCQ7: Offshore renminbi business in Hong Kong
Following is a question by the Hon Chan Chun-ying and a written reply by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, in the Legislative Council today (May 31): Question: The Financial Secretary has indicated in his Budget ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook sorry for Tiananmen picture frame rejection
Facebook has apologised for "incorrectly" rejecting a Hong Kong activist's profile picture frame referencing the Tiananmen massacre. Fung Ka Keung had designed a layer of text, known as a frame, for his profile picture to commemorate the incident. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong News Round-Up
Police are investigating a bomb scare that forced the evacuation of hundreds of people at one of Hong Kong’s most popular shopping malls. The device planted outside a restaurant at the Star Ferry entrance of Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui turned out to be ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based adtech startup AdAsia Holdings expands to Hong Kong; aims to list there
FINAL DAY! Enjoy Earlybird #ECASIA2017 tickets to the best of APAC's tech scene! ENJOY 27% OFF NOW Singapore-based adtech company AdAsia Holdings has announced the launch of its Hong Kong office. Leveraging on its AdAsia Digital Platform and CastingAsia ... ( read original story ...)
Quam IR Awards in Hong Kong
The award presentation ceremony of Quam IR Awards 2016 (QIRA) successfully took place on 25 May, 2017 at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong. Business elites of the awarded listed companies received the distinction, shared their joy at the ceremony. Eminent ... ( read original story ...)