HSBC, the biggest lender in Hong Kong, has donated HK$100 million (US$12.8 million) to help low-income households hit hard by the Covid-19 outbreak, the biggest so far by the city’s financial sector. ( read original story ...)
Budget 2022-23: struggling Hong Kong pins hopes on finance chief to provide e-vouchers, easy loans to help desperate businesses, save jobs
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po is expected to provide a lifeline to a struggling Hong Kong in his budget speech on Wednesday, with a fresh round of consumption vouchers and help for desperate ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Won’t Displace Hong Kong as a Financial Center
Get alerts for Rachel Rosenthal Hong Kong’s rapid isolation from the rest of the world has business executives, investors and expatriates asking whether Singapore will overtake the territory as Asia’s ... ( read original story ...)
He loved Hong Kong. Its COVID crackdown made him leave…
When Kevin Tranbarger first moved to Hong Kong as a teen, he was awestruck. He was a kid from Connecticut, suddenly immersed in the bustle of the city's financial district, with its towering ... ( read original story ...)
He loved Hong Kong. Its COVID crackdown made him leave without even saying goodbye
Beijing has also clamped down on Hong Kong’s once free-wheeling media, arresting the founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, and freezing its banking assets, which led to its eventual ... ( read original story ...)
Lithium materials enterprises send nickel and cobalt to apply for Hong Kong IPO
[lithium materials enterprises apply for Hong Kong IPO] according to documents filed by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Shanghai Gepai Nickel-Cobalt Materials Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Gepai ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘will be fine’ Standard Chartered CEO says, has no plans to shift staff over Covid-19 policies
He noted the lender’s new digital-only bank in Singapore will use technology developed through Mox, its Hong Kong virtual bank. “There’s not a material impact on our business from the mobility ... ( read original story ...)
Various sectors in Hong Kong gear up to take anti-pandemic measures
Representatives of various sectors in Hong Kong on Friday expressed their support for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic at an online meeting, pledging to rally resources and join the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Beijing loyalists in Hong Kong weigh options on whether to attend top legislature and advisory body meetings
Some who wear an extra hat as a legislator in the city are concerned whether it is advisable to be away when Hong Kong is battling a surge in coronavirus infections, noting that the financial chief is ... ( read original story ...)
New Prudential CEO may be based outside Hong Kong initially: spokesperson
LONDON- The incoming chief executive of Asia-focused insurer Prudential may be based outside Hong Kong initially, a spokesperson said on Friday, as the financial hub grapples with a surging COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland experts attend meeting on Hong Kong’s epidemic prevention, control work
(Xinhua) A delegation of mainland epidemiological experts met here on Friday with the health officials and experts of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) over ways to better assist the ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Hong Kong’s ‘zero-COVID’ success now worsens strains of Omicron spike
In return, most people in the global financial hub could go about their work and social lives with few restrictions. The government leader, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, has said Hong Kong "cannot ... ( read original story ...)
Xi’s zero-Covid message has implicit warning against Hong Kong drifting from the mainland
Hong Kong officials have indicated that citywide mandatory testing ... If she chooses to drop out, the smart money would be on Paul Chan Mo-po, the city's financial secretary. Wang Xiangwei is a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s future unclear as leadership election, lacking front-runner, is delayed by COVID-19
All of the city's leaders have been backed by Beijing and chosen by a small committee stacked with Beijing loyalists ... ( read original story ...)