Cathay Pacific Airlines will launch nonstop service September 16 between Hong Kong and Washington Dulles worldwide airports ... while regional carrier Cathay Dragon will start 4X-weekly service to Nanning in mainland China in January 2018. ( read original story ...)
Edward Leung quits localist group Hong Kong Indigenous ahead of riot trial
quit the radical group Hong Kong Indigenous on Monday, one month before the start of an 80-day trial over rioting charges. In a statement on Facebook, Hong Kong Indigenous, which was cofounded by Leung, announced that he had resigned as he wanted to spend ... ( read original story ...)
This Chinese startup’s electric SUV is a lot cheaper than Tesla’s
HONG KONG (CNNMoney) - Competition is heating up for Tesla in the world's biggest market for electric cars. Shanghai-based startup NIO is the latest Chinese company to try to get in on the action. It unveiled a 7-seater electric SUV at a glitzy launch ... ( read original story ...)
Students threaten to escalate action after pro-Beijing professor set to be reappointed at Hong Kong university
The University of Hong Kong appointed Professor Zhang Xiang as the next vice ... students about the situation and request to meet university governors when classes start in January or at the next council meeting in February. Students have been at odds ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong risks losing listings crown to New York
Hong Kong is poised to lose its title as the leading global venue ... 2017 came as a major boost to the exchange and paved the way for other fast-growing tech start-ups to follow suit. Ken Fong, a research head at Dealogic, said another key reason for ... ( read original story ...)
Li Ka-Shing’s VC firm initiates first Hong Kong investment
[Photo/VCG] Horizons Ventures, founded by Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-Shing, led a Series Pre-A round investment in artificial intelligence startup Fano Labs, marking its first investment in a Hong Kong-based company, according to US tech media ... ( read original story ...)
Bank on UBS to raise laughs – and HK$1.7 million – for a worthy cause
It was time for UBS staff to take a break for charity, dressing up and enjoying themselves at a Christmas party on the 52nd floor of the International Finance Centre in Central. Many staff members also bought along their families to join the event themed ... ( read original story ...)
This is what the banking job market in APAC was really like in 2017
Recruiters in Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney reveal the realities of the job market this year. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/302960/apac-banking-jobs-2017/ If they’re not on holiday already, banking recruiters across Asia Pacific are ... ( read original story ...)
China Zheshang Bank : GRANTING OF BANKING LICENSE BY THE HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY
The board of directors (the "Board") of China Zheshang Bank Co. Ltd. (the "Bank") is pleased to announce that the Bank has been granted a banking license by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority on December 19, 2017 and thus becomes a licensed bank in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Sea change sends CUA CIO to Hong Kong
Credit Union Australia's IT chief Sue Coulter will bid farewell to a seven-year career at the bank to set sail for AIA Life Insurance in Hong Kong. It marks a change of scenery for the long-time banking IT executive, who has spent the majority of her ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-London Financial Services Forum 2017 (with photos)
and Standard Chartered Bank, as well as industry experts from Hong Kong and London. The HKMA and HM Treasury acted as facilitators. Latest developments in RMB internationalisation Forum participants reviewed the development of offshore RMB business in Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Big Data: Hong Kong B-School Drives Next Generation Of Business Analytics Grads
In the tech world, data rules supreme. But how does one go about understanding it without feeling lost in a maze of technological bemusement? The one-year, full-time MSc in Business Analytics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) was launched with ... ( read original story ...)
Can plan to scrap MPF offset mechanism move by Lunar New Year? Unlikely, Hong Kong’s business sector says
Hong Kong’s business sector on Monday expressed scepticism over a Lunar New Year time frame being observed for progress on a long-awaited government proposal to stop employers from dipping into workers’ pension funds for severance and long-service ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong personal data watchdog warns on consumer loyalty programmes
Retailers love to offer membership and rewards programmes to lure and retain consumers but Hong Kong’s privacy chief on Monday warned that many shops fail to provide customers with transparency, choices and control over the use of personal data. ( read original story ...)