The former British colony started easing policies in late 2022 and authorities are trying to restore business confidence and investor allure after more than three years of severe COVID-19 measures.
Quiet, please! Hong Kong’s mahjong players and musicians may need to keep it down or risk fixed penalty ticket under noise proposal
What you need to know to prevent yourself from running afoul of new regulations if passed next year and come into effect in 2025 Hong Kong environmental authorities have begun public consultation on ...
Testing Hong Kong’s stressed property market
But Li’s family seems determined to stress test Hong Kong’s property market. Its unconventional moves are causing unease among other developers and homeowners. Last week, CK Asset stirred up a local ...
Hong Kong stocks continue slide as more disappointing economic data, property crisis weigh on sentiment
Most members of the Hang Seng Index decline after China credit growth and loans fall short and Country Garden’s woes deepen, with more bad economic news expected on Tuesday.
“Think Business, Think Hong Kong” Coming to Paris
The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) will take its mega promotion campaign, Think Business, Think Hong Kong, to Paris on 19 September. The full-day symposium, set to take ...
Hong Kong, China stocks extend losses; Country Garden drops 17% to new record low
Asia-Pacific markets largely fell on Monday, led by Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index. The index tumbled more than 2%, dragged by basic materials and consumer cyclical stocks. However, the real estate ...
Hong Kong stocks continue slide as more disappointing economic data and property crisis weigh on sentiment
All 80 members of the Hang Seng Index decline after China credit growth and loans fall short, with more bad economic news expected on Tuesday.
L’Occitane share price soars as billionaire owner mulls deal to take business private
Luxury French skincare brand L'occitane saw its share price jump 8.82 per cent this morning on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange following news its billionaire owner was mulling plans to take the business ...
Hongkong Land Denies Plan to Sell Three Exchange Square Tower
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. said it has no plans to sell Three Exchange Square, a tower in Hong Kong’s Central district, following a media report that it was exploring a sale. “The market ...
Wanted Hong Kong activist’s parents ‘harassed, intimidated’
HONG KONG: Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok said Wednesday (Aug 9) that her parents were "questioned, harassed and intimidated" by authorities, weeks after officials accused her and ...
Summer slump bites hard for Hong Kong’s restaurants, as residents head across the border and mainland Chinese tourists cut back
Slow period exacerbated by residents crossing the border for a bargain and mainland Chinese tourists spending less, industry representatives say Some operators report up to 50 per cent drop in ...
Hong Kong to launch night bazaars, organise more conferences and exhibitions to drive economic recovery, finance chief Paul Chan says
Financial Secretary Paul Chan calls for improved competitiveness in tourism sector after government narrows full-year economic growth forecast.
Overexposed: Hong Kong enthusiasts risk arrest to photograph naked models in public places for thrills and followers
But on weekends, she disrobes to be photographed naked in public places, including in broad daylight. The photographer she poses for is her boyfriend, finance sector employee Wesley Cheung*. Kwok ...
Hong Kong innovation chief says US investment ban on Chinese tech will bring ‘short-term difficulty’ to city’s talent drive, financing for local firms
Sun Dong however urges faith in city's development ambitions, stressing move won't change global development pattern of 'rise of the East and decline of the West' He vows to counter US measures by ...