Category: BUSINESS

My onward connection to Hong Kong was on a 767-300 operated by Air Japan (an ANA subsidiary). This plane has a somewhat unusual 2-1-2 configuration in business, so I chose the middle seat in row 2 (someone warned me that people often use the row 1 bulkhead ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s index futures advanced on Wednesday morning, suggesting shares are likely to open higher after a two-day closure for holidays. December futures contracts on the Hang Seng Index rose 0.2 per cent, or 54 points, to 29,661 before the spot market ... ( read original story ...)

Mergers and acquisitions activity in Hong Kong is up by almost a half this year ... A prime example was AIA buying Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s life insurance business in Australia and New Zealand for US$3.05 billion. By sector, real estate remained ... ( read original story ...)

In the past 30 years since we established our first office in the region in Hong Kong, we have completed over 2,500 client engagements across more than 15 different industries. McKinsey is a global management consulting firm in Greater China. Today we ... ( read original story ...)

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The owner of a game centre in Yau Ma Tei was arrested on Monday after the sign to her shop fell from the building, sending three to men to hospital. Police were alerted at about 1pm after the sign – measuring three metres wide and half a metre tall ... ( read original story ...)

So here is a festive review of how the stock market rally is not only helping brokers reap bigger bonuses, but also seems to be encouraging Hong Kong people to give away more to good causes. The Community Chest, Hong Kong’s largest charity body ... ( read original story ...)

Over the past several years Hong Kong has been trying to reinvent itself as a hi-tech hub, looking to turn start-ups into the next Facebook or Google. But with the focus on technology, other entrepreneurs say they are being neglected, even though they feel ... ( read original story ...)

Today’s top dog, the OOCL Hong Kong, can carry a mind-boggling 21,413 boxes – far more than the largest ship ever to call on the Port of Hampton Roads. So it’s only natural to ask: Are we nearing the limit of what’s possible? To which McKinsey & Co ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s trade promotion body has taken steps to tap into opportunities offered by China’s ambitious international trade strategy by launching a new high-powered committee of business leaders to come up with detailed plans. They are focusing on the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks are on track to open slightly higher on Thursday, as the Hang Seng Index futures spot December contract inched up 0.1 per cent, or 29 points, to 29,330 in the pre-opening session. On Wednesday, US shares closed slightly lower, after the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks climbed for a second day on Tuesday, as the gain in Tencent Holdings countered the first single-day net selling in four months by mainland investors through the stock connect schemes between the city and mainland China. The Hang Seng Index ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong and US regulators have been at loggerheads with Chinese ... “They need to comply with the laws in all of the locations where they are doing business.” ( read original story ...)

At the end of January, Hong Kong is hosting its local startup event called StartmeupHK Festival and as part of the celebration, 24 startups will be pitching for a chance to win US$10,000. The pitching challenge is called Fintech Finals 2018 and it is run ... ( read original story ...)