In the first two days of his trip, Xia is set to meet John Lee, principal officials and members of the Executive Council, a government insider says.
Cheap Chinese Goods Are Becoming a Costly Problem. Exhibit A: Hong Kong.
Shoppers are hopping across the border, where prices have dropped. Neighboring Asian countries could also be hit if Chinese companies dump their goods there among weak domestic demand.
Hong Kong market jumps in a mixed day for Asia-Pacific stocks; Japan business sentiment sours
Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed following Wall Street losses Wednesday, while investors assessed Japan's trade data and souring business sentiment among large manufacturers. Hong Kong's Hang Seng ...
Hong Kong finance manager loses HK$17.8 million after investing in gold and cryptocurrency via sham platform
A finance manager in Hong Kong has been scammed out of more than HK$17 million ... a person claiming to be from Singapore and who had previously been the victim’s business partner. They then continued ...
Hong Kong’s game-changing New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme
The New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme aims to attract international talent and high-net-worth asset owners, and inject capital into the city’s economy, boosting business and investment ...
Electric vehicles: Chinese robot chargers start-up GGSN eyes investors, international expansion via new Hong Kong facilities
Guoguangshunneng (Shanghai) Energy Technology (GGSN), a mobile electric vehicle charging start-up partly owned by New World Group, is in talks to set up research, product development and marketing ...
Foreign interference public inquiry commissioner withholds almost all applications for standing
Yuen Pau Woo and former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole for standing, but not Green co-leader Elizabeth May, ex-Liberal aide Chauncey Jung or Alykhan Velshi, the ex-Conservative aide who later worked ...
[INTERVIEW] Global private equity firm sees opportunities in power generation, transport in climate sector
Korea expected to play key role in future global growth of renewable technologiesDuring the past decade, Hillhouse Investment, a major global private equity firm (PEF) with its assets under management ...
Hong Kong bankers earn up to 46 per cent more than Singapore peers
FINANCE and technology professionals are generally better paid in Hong Kong than in Singapore, with investment-banking analysts earning 46 per cent more than in the South-east Asian city-state, ...
Is Hong Kong ready for the ‘NewSpace’ race? As satellite firm eyes Greater Bay Area, experts say city needs plan or risks missing out on multibillion-dollar industry
City's first satellite manufacturer, Uspace Technology Group, expects half of the units it produces annually will go to the Greater Bay Area, to spur digital transformation Hong Kong can only take a ...
Hong Kong Dental Association says expansion of elderly healthcare voucher scheme in bay area could hurt city’s economy
Economic damage will be significant if all Hong Kong elderly residents in mainland China opt to use dental services across the border, Dental Association president Spencer Chan says.
Hong Kong’s birth rate rises for first time in 6 years, population hits 7.5 million, census figures show
Census and Statistics Department announces city recorded 33,200 births last year, a 2 per cent increase over 2022, and first uptick since 2017 Total population rises to 7.5 million from 7.47 million, ...
Hong Kong’s Central Bank Issues Guidance for Firms Offering Crypto Custodial Services
The HKMA wants authorized institutions to undertake a comprehensive risk assessment followed by appropriate policies to manage identified risks.
Top Beijing official to gauge tycoons’ views on economy, meet legal professional bodies over Article 23 bill during Hong Kong visit, sources say
Xia Baolong, who heads revamped Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, will begin his six-day trip on Thursday, according to insiders His fact-finding visit comes at crucial time given concerns over ...