Stocks around the world have seen a choppy start to the final quarter of 2021 as concerns linger around issues such as rising bond yields and Evergrande Group. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s New Metropolis Unlikely to Tame Prices for Now
Hong Kong’s latest ambitious policies to increase land supply are unlikely to make a dent in the city’s home prices for now. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoons laugh off Xi’s inequality push
Real estate is overheating while residents get gouged at the grocery store. Leader Carrie Lam wants to increase housing supply but has propped up home prices and left elite monopolies alone. So far ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s national security work far from over, Lam says, pointing to need for Article 23 and fresh education push
Hong Kong has made progress in safeguarding national security but the to-do list on this front remains “substantial”, the city leader has said, stressing the need to pass local legislation on the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader unveils metropolis plan at ‘new start’ for development
Hong Kong is at a new start for development under a national security law imposed last year, leader Carrie Lam said on Wednesday as she unveiled plans for tackling a long-standing housing shortage in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s leader says national security law has city ‘back on the right track’
According to Hong Kong's top leader, who was appointed by Beijing, the city has entered a "favorable era" for Hong Kong to plan for its future. ( read original story ...)
Facing social unrest, Hong Kong looks to build more housing
Land-starved Hong Kong plans to build more affordable housing in response to public demands that have fueled social unrest. Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced a major development project Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Plans Massive City on China Border as Cure for Unrest
Hong Kong’s leader outlined plans for a massive urban development on the border with China that appeared designed both to ease the world’s most expensive housing market and prove her own loyalty to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Massive Land Reform Unlikely to Tame Prices for Now
Hong Kong’s latest ambitious policies to increase land supply are unlikely to make a dent in the city’s home prices for now. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong dreams too big on SPACs
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam has given a boost to the city’s consultation on U.S.-style special-purpose acquisition companies. She flagged the plans for them in her annual policy address on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader delivers final policy speech of current term
Here are highlights of Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam's annual policy address on Wednesday, the last in her current term, mapping out priorities for the former British colony that returned to Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong at new start for development, to tackle housing – leader
"at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url=" Twinnie Siu and Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Wednesday the city was at a new starting point for development under a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong needs to tackle housing, leader Carrie Lam says
Hong Kong aims to target its chronic housing problem, the financial hub's leader, Carrie Lam, said on Wednesday, as property prices in the world's most expensive city hover near record highs. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property agencies suing Evergrande to recover commissions
Two Hong Kong property agencies are suing heavily indebted China Evergrande Group over unpaid commissions, according to a court filing and media reports, piling pressure on the developer as it ... ( read original story ...)