Of the 133 major housing estates tracked by Centaline Property Agency, 77 are yet to scale new heights in terms of average price, even though the overall gauge for lived-in units across the city ... ( read original story ...)
GLOBALink | Hong Kong has bright future, it’s my home: U.S. businessman
I will stay here I am not going anywhere This is my home said US businessman Jim Thompson who has operated a business in Ho ... ( read original story ...)
Ice Cream and Tea Chain Mixue Said to Explore Hong Kong IPO
Chinese ice cream and tea chain Mixue Bingcheng Co. is considering a Hong Kong initial public offering as soon as next year, according to people familiar with the matter.Mixue has held initial ... ( read original story ...)
Officials, experts elaborate on opportunities for Hong Kong in national development blueprint
A national delegation is visiting Hong Kong to brief various sectors here on the new five-year development plan of the country and its implications ... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets mixed after strong start to week
Asian markets were mixed Wednesday, with news that Joe Biden's multi-trillion spending plans were edging closer providing another colossal boost to the economy offset by profit-taking after a strong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks erase gains as tech rally fizzles out before Xiaomi, Kuaishou report earnings
A rally in technology stocks pauses as traders await a slew of corporate earnings from the sector. Reports from Xiaomi and Kuaishou could test the strength of market rebound. ( read original story ...)
Customs smashes Hong Kong money-laundering ring accused of smuggling HK$170 million over world’s longest sea crossing
Hong Kong customs officers have broken up a money-laundering ring accused of smuggling HK$170 million (US$21.8 million) in criminal proceeds out of the city over three months via the world’s longest ... ( read original story ...)
European business leaders say quarantine measures could harm HK’s international business hub status
The European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong has urged the government to open the city after it tightened its quarantine measures in mid-August. This comes as the group feels the tightened measures ... ( read original story ...)
HK CE Carrie Lam urges private sector employers in Hong Kong to require vaccinations for employees
The CE said: "If they want a very strong and clear message from the Government, I'm now giving that very strong signal and message that they should move into the situation of requiring their employees ... ( read original story ...)
China’s new data privacy law will create fresh challenges for Hong Kong businesses: former privacy chief
Beijing's new data privacy law will affect Hong Kong businesses and how they handle mainland consumer data, possibly requiring them to hire specialist agencies or compliance officers to manage ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lawyers attacked by pro-Beijing media defeated in heated Law Society poll
Five candidates pledging "professionalism" over politics swept an election for Hong Kong's Law Society council early Wednesday, shattering the hopes of a camp that wanted tougher action to defend the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore narrows gap with Hong Kong in terms of prime office rents and prices, as Chinese tech giants expand in Lion City
Singapore's office property market is gradually catching up with that of Hong Kong, the Lion City's rival business hub, in terms of rents and prices, with Chinese technology giants such as Alibaba ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumps more than 2% as optimism rises on Pfizer vaccine approval
Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine became the first in the U.S. on Monday to be granted full approval by the Food and Drug Administration. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Market surges 2.5%
At closing bell, the benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 2.46%, or 618.33 points, to 25,727.92, adding to a 1.1% on Monday. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index added 3.21%, or 283.12 points, to 9,098.68. ( read original story ...)