I am writing in response to Ms Sky Siu's letter published concerning racial discrimination in Hong Kong ("Hong Kong must leave no ethnic minority youth behind", March 22). It is no secret that ethnic ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property start-ups seek capital boost in anticipation of post-Covid market rebound
Some Hong Kong property-related start-ups are on the hunt for fresh capital as they ramp up expansion plans, suggesting an imminent rebound in market confidence as the coronavirus pandemic comes under ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese tech startups pull IPO plans as regulators tighten scrutiny
“It’s time for a clean-up.” DaoCloud, a Shanghai-based cloud computing start-up, had planned a STAR IPO this year, but is now considering a Hong Kong listing instead, deterred by the likelihood of ... ( read original story ...)
If Disneyland dies and Hong Kong’s port shrivels, an alternative ‘Lantau Tomorrow Vision’ could emerge
With a dwindling import-export trade and a 16-year-old theme park struggling to turn a profit, perhaps it’s time to ‘Let It Go’ and repurpose the land to solve the city’s more immediate needs. ( read original story ...)
HKBN, Microsoft Team Up to Support SMEs in Hong Kong
HKBN Group and Microsoft Hong Kong have joined hands to provide the best-fit remote applications for local enterprises. ( read original story ...)
Carbon-neutral goal: CLP eyes hydrogen-powered plants to cut emission as Hong Kong prepares to update 2050 neutrality target
CLP Holdings, the bigger of two power utilities in Hong Kong, aims to reduce its carbon emission level to 0.15 kilogram per kilowatt-hour by 2050 from 0.57 in 2020, by looking at hydrogen fuel as a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Shares Poised To Reverse Friday’s Losses
The Hong Kong stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last five trading days since the end of ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Stocks Set for Steady Start on Growth Outlook: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks look poised for a steady start Monday after a third straight weekly Wall Street advance, with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell flagging the prospect of stronger growth and hiring. The ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Ride-Hail Startup Didi Prepping US IPO
The Softbank-backed startup has signed on with JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan ... Founded about a decade ago, Didi Chuxing had been considering Hong Kong for its IPO in 2020. Didi Chuxing dangled the ... ( read original story ...)
Trail racing returns to Hong Kong after Covid-19 hiatus; ‘strange’ to be back on a start-line, say racers
The first race in over a year is a welcome break from virtual races as Hong Kong West 25km course records fall. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong elections: ex-leader CY Leung says he’s undecided on whether to run for city chief executive
Leung, a vice-chairman of China’s top political advisory body, also says he has not been offered the new role as Election Committee convenor. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar crisis: leave or stay? Taiwan, Hong Kong expats among the foreigners counting the cost of doing business
. The 35-year-old first visited the country in 2013 as a volunteer and now owns an engineering service firm, but life in Yangon has become too difficult since the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi ’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong cabbies signing up with Uber earn more, but taxi council warns they risk breaking the law
groups, warned cabbies using two Uber platforms – Uber Taxi and Uber Flash – that they risked running afoul of the Road Traffic Ordinance. Council chairman Hung Wing-tat noted that both services ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police investigating ex-opposition lawmaker Dennis Kwok for possible misconduct in public office, force insider says
A former opposition lawmaker who fled to Canada is being investigated by Hong Kong police for possible misconduct in public ... over 19 meetings of Legco’s House Committee from the start of the ... ( read original story ...)