Shafts of light illuminate a quiet back street, boats drift along the bay and children run beneath washing lines – these candid black-and-white images of everyday life in Hong Kong have been captured with a whimsical touch. As a teenager in 1949 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Chief Secretary Carrie Lam on the offensive as leadership race looms
Hong Kong’s No 2 official on Tuesday attacked Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah over government policy a day after he resigned, in a taste of the looming showdown ahead if they face off for the city’s top job, as widely expected. Chief ... ( read original story ...)
Fewer Hong Kong firms plan to hire staff and pay rises set to be modest in early 2017
Fewer companies in Hong Kong are looking to hire in the next three months compared to a year ago, although certain sectors are bucking the trend with plans to increase staffing levels over the Lunar New Year holiday. Employees in the city can also expect a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong trader seeks judicial review over hairy crab ban
In a judicial review application filed at the High Court yesterday, the Hong Kong Tin Lung Trading Company claimed the decision announced by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department on November 1 to suspend the import of hairy crabs from two farms in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Chief Executive resignation unlikely to herald democratic change for territory
Leung Chun-ying, Hong Kong's chief executive, speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong, China, on Friday. Photo: Bloomberg Rather than permit a free vote to allow the Hong Kong public to determine their next leader, the Communist Party's decision in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong regulator launches cybersecurity review after breaches
The Securities and Futures Commission said some 16 incidents involving in excess of $100 million unauthorized trades have been reported over the past 12 months and those cases were being investigated by police. It said brokers should review and enhance ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Squeezed Money Market Sends a Sell Signal on Stocks
As pressure in Hong Kong’s money market builds, the risks to the city’s equities and currency are mounting. Funding costs surged for a 10th day on Monday to a 2009 high as the Federal Reserve prepares to tighten monetary policy, making it more ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong's leadership race heats up
The electoral race for Hong Kong's next leader is off and running, after the city's unpopular chief executive said he would step down next year. Tara Joseph reports. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks regain balance ahead of Fed meeting
Hong Kong stocks steadied after a tumble the previous day, though some investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting starting later on Tuesday. In the afternoon, stocks clawed back Tuesday morning losses and eked out a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leadership race heats up
The electoral race for Hong Kong's next leader is off and running, after the city's unpopular chief executive said he would step down next year. But as Tara Joseph reports, whoever wins the top spot will need both the nod of Beijing. Reuters is the news ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-democracy groups make gains
Pro-democracy groups in Hong Kong have made big gains on the Election Committee, which will decide the territory's new leader. Amid a high turnout they have won more than 300 seats - about a quarter - reports say, although pro-Beijing groups will still ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Tsang resigns, paving way for tilt at city’s top job
Hong Kong’s finance minister resigned yesterday but stopped short of confirming his bid for the city’s top job, as the democratic camp won enough votes to become a kingmaker on the committee that will pick the next chief executive in March. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-democracy groups make record gains
Pro-democracy groups in Hong Kong have made record gains on the Election Committee, which will decide the territory's new leader. Amid a high turnout they have won more than 300 seats - about a quarter - reports say, although pro-Beijing groups will still ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong holds election for panel to pick next leader
Voting is under way in Hong Kong in elections for the territory's Election Committee, the panel that chooses the next leader. Only 6% of Hong Kong's voters can take part and those who are allowed to cast ballots are seen as mostly pro-China. The vote is ... ( read original story ...)