Category: BUSINESS

Retail sales in Hong Kong slumped for the 19th consecutive month, due in part to the dwindling spending power of visitors from the mainland. Poor stock market performance and uncertainty in the property market also continued to weigh on local private ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong startup Booqed is looking to change how organisations utilise spaces and link them with people seeking temporary offices and event venues. The business model emerged out of frustration when the co-founders, who needed a conducive space to conduct ... ( read original story ...)

“Business of Design Week 2016,” a flagship event being hosted by Hong Kong Design Centre, will take place at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from November 30 through December 4, 2016. The conference gets together progressive designers and ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong: A simple strategy for making money out of Hong Kong’s volatile stock market in the past six years is holding true — so far. Selling shares when the city’s benchmark index when it approaches 24,000 and buying when it falls to 20,000 since ... ( read original story ...)

Their organised lobbies and advocates further complicate the policy environment. Hong Kong is in real danger of travelling down this path. Three aspects of our political arrangement are nurturing it. First, under the Basic Law the government must balance ... ( read original story ...)

While more policy support is important, a greater challenge lies in is developing an innovative culture.Criticism from the older generation aside, Hong Kong’s traditional business mindset favours evolution over revolution; that is doing things our ... ( read original story ...)

Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah has the backing of Hong Kong’s business sector if he runs for the city’s top post, a top Liberal Party leader said, declaring the city needs a leader supported by the public. Liberal Party honorary chairman James ... ( read original story ...)

The key role Hong Kong and Guangdong play in the international crystal meth business was highlighted yesterday when a man from the city appeared in an Auckland court to face charges ­related to one of New Zealand’s biggest ever drug busts. The 20-year ... ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong trio is hoping to wipe away two waste problems in one go – with the handkerchief. In order to reduce the copious amounts of tissue paper used by people in the city, The Chief Project, a business led by three individuals, sources leftover ... ( read original story ...)

Although Hong Kong was not part of the agreements with China, more growth is looming with Hong Kong Airlines about to start daily services and Cathay Pacific stepping up capacity with a new plane and an additional aircraft over summer. Bridges said there ... ( read original story ...)

Cathay had dropped some business class seats to less than $3500 return to Europe to promote the flight. The airline has 48 A350XWBs on order, with six delivered already. They are particularly well-suited to the narrow, thin routes such as Hong Kong to ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — UBS, the Swiss bank, could face fines or suspensions from working on deals in Hong Kong as a result of an investigation by regulators in the city. UBS said on Thursday that it had been notified this month that the Securities and Futures ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s proposed independent audit regulator needs to exclude practitioners from the audit industry in order to meet international standards and be in line with major financial centres, top officials from Hong Kong’s Financial Reporting Council ... ( read original story ...)

After moving into journalism, he was principal business reporter for Radio Television Hong Kong before the handover to China. He has produced and reported for the CBC in Saskatchewan and Toronto and the BBC in London. He is currently senior producer at CBC ... ( read original story ...)