Hong Kong's foreign domestic workers are being "abandoned" in the current coronavirus wave sweeping the city, with some forced to sleep rough or being denied treatment after testing positive, ... ( read original story ...)
BOC makes a quick return for $1bn deal
Bank of China via its Hong Kong branch made a quick return to the international bond market on Thursday to raise $1bn from a dual-tranche deal even as market conditions remained weak. The lender, ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Shuts Floors at Main Building in Hong Kong and Bank Branches
HSBC Holding Plc shut four floors of its main office in Hong Kong and some branches on Friday after several staff tested positive for Covid. HSBC is closing the BL1, L3, L5 and L6 floors at it main ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stock Market Expected To Open Under Pressure On Friday
(RTTNews) - The Hong Kong stock market has climbed higher in consecutive trading ... Industrial and Commercial Bank of China collected 0.63 percent, Li Ning spiked 1.55 percent, Longfor dropped 0.77 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s “Overriding Mission” As Covid Cases Surge 60 Times In A Month
Hong Kong has identified more than 20,000 hotel rooms for quarantine accommodation, leader Carrie Lam said on Friday, as property developers piled in to support the global financial hub's battle to ... ( read original story ...)
China Casts Long Shadow Over Hong Kong’s Once-Vibrant Crypto Industry
Hong Kong has been an epicenter of crypto throughout the asset class’s development, thanks to one of the world’s strongest finance ecosystems, a vibrant entrepreneurial spirit and proximity to, well, ... ( read original story ...)
‘It’s Like a Kick in the Teeth’: Norton Rose Hong Kong Partners React to Firm’s China-Centric Strategy
Norton Rose Fulbright’s Hong Kong office relies on a small group of capital markets partners. But where will the firm’s plans to focus almost entirely on China work and Mandarin speakers leave its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s COVID fight intensifies as cases multiply by 60 times
Hong Kong's coronavirus battle intensified on Thursday as authorities reported new cases had multiplied by 60 times so far this month and media reported that testing would become compulsory for ... ( read original story ...)
Hospitals Under Siege Show Hong Kong Squandered Its Covid Edge
Ting Chan has seen Hong Kong’s pandemic situation lurch from over-the-top caution to outright chaos. A nurse at one of the city’s public hospitals, she’s been a ground-level participant in the strict ... ( read original story ...)
China Medical Robot Maker Hurwa Weighing Hong Kong IPO, Sources Say
Hurwa, a Chinese developer of medical robots used in surgeries, is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong that could raise about $200 million, people with knowledge of the matter said. ( read original story ...)
HSBC, BOC close branches over Covid
HSBC and the Bank of China said on Thursday they have each shut around ten of their branches, after staffers tested positive for Covid-19. The branches, in various parts of the city including Tsim ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Test Whole City for Covid With Beijing’s Help
Hong Kong is planning a testing blitz of the entire city, deploying a tactic used to root out Covid-19 cases on the mainland as the financial hub struggles to get control over its most challenging ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of China Limited, Hong Kong Branch — Moody’s assigns A1 ratings to MTN drawdowns by Bank of China, Hong Kong Branch
Moody's assigns A1 ratings to MTN drawdowns by Bank of China, Hong Kong BranchGlobal Credit Research - 17 Feb 2022Hong Kong, February 17, 2022 -- Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has assigned A1 ... ( read original story ...)
Kirkland partner joins HKEx as co-head of IPO vetting
The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Market (HKEx) has hired Kirkland & Ellis partner Li-Chien Wong as managing director and co-head of IPO vetting. Wong is expected to join HKEx in March. She will ... ( read original story ...)