The latest deferral comes after the first week of flights sold out within days of the planned May 26 start date being announced. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks jump on economic outlook while SF Reit sinks on trading debut
Hong Kong stocks advanced as investors scooped up heavyweight technology firms and auto manufacturers after a drubbing in the past three weeks. SF Reit slumped 16.5 per cent on its trading debut. ( read original story ...)
Pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper shares halted after asset freeze
The trading of stock in Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy media group was halted Monday, days after authorities froze the assets of its jailed owner Jimmy Lai under a new national security law. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Disneyland posts nearly 350-mln-USD net loss in fiscal year 2020
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort reported a net loss of 27 billion Hong Kong dollars 348 million US dollars in the fiscal year 202 ... ( read original story ...)
Pope Appoints New Hong Kong Bishop After Long Delay
Chow, 61, head of Hong Kong's Jesuit order, will replace Cardinal John Tong, who has held the post in a caretaker capacity following the death of the previous bishop, Michael Yeung, in January 2019. ( read original story ...)
Next Digital Suspends Trading in Hong Kong
Next Digital Ltd. has suspended trading in Hong Kong, just days after authorities froze his assets. It’s the first time the city’s controversial National Security Law has been used to freeze the ... ( read original story ...)
Praxonomy Selected by the FinTech Association of Hong Kong to Digitise Board Meetings and Governance
FTAHK's implementation of Praxonomy's board portal solution, Boardfolio, will streamline its board meeting processes and communications. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong tightens restrictions on Taiwan arrivals, while Singapore and Japan could be next
Unvaccinated travellers will have to undergo quarantine at designated hotels for 21 days and show negative coronavirus test before boarding flights ... ( read original story ...)
Carrie Lam’s Tokyo Olympics TV deal: a bid to reignite Hong Kong’s patriotic fervour like in Beijing 2008?
As Hong Kong snaps up the broadcast rights to the Tokyo Games, observers wonder if what it really seeks is a national pride pick-me-up from a bygone time when most Hongkongers identified as Chinese. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-based French patisserie Paul Lafayet eyes a bigger share of China’s growing market for Western-style desserts
Paul Lafayet plans to open around 100 outlets on the mainland, as it eyes China’s growing market for desserts that is set to reach US$37.6 billion a year by 2025. ( read original story ...)
Trading places: As democrats exit, how will Hong Kong’s ‘patriots’ do in their new starring role?
If only this new national security episode was not bringing so much grief to so many, the experience might be appreciated as a kind of misdirected comic interlude: ancient concepts of justice, ... ( read original story ...)
Catering arm of Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific could be next vendor for food scandal-plagued Covid-19 quarantine centre
Cathay Pacific Catering Services (HK) was invited to submit a bid to supply the Penny’s Bay camp after the previous caterer was fired over allegedly tainted food. ( read original story ...)
Future of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily is on the line after founder Jimmy Lai’s assets are frozen under national security law
Analysts say authorities’ decision to freeze Jimmy Lai’s assets would not only put pressure on the tabloid-style paper, but also have a chilling effect on other outlets. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Warns Jimmy Lai Asset Freeze Signals New Hong Kong Risk
Taiwan on Saturday warned that risks for businesses have increased in Hong Kong after authorities in the international finance hub used asset freezing powers under Beijing's new national security law ... ( read original story ...)