The Hong Kong dollar climbed to its strongest level in three and a half years, thanks to a year-end surge in demand that pushed the currency’s short-term borrowing costs to a record high.
Chinese toy maker Bloks Group files for up to $188 million Hong Kong IPO
Bloks Group is looking to raise as much as HK$1.46 billion ($188.01 million) in a Hong Kong initial public offering, as the Chinese toy maker aims to ramp up product development and output while ...
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong hit seven-month high
(Reuters) - China's net gold imports via Hong Kong in November more than doubled from October, marking the highest level in seven months, Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department data showed on ...
Hong Kong legislator proposes adding Bitcoin to national reserves
A Hong Kong legislator wants the special administrative region to take advantage of China’s “one country, two systems” policy to include Bitcoin in its national reserve for financial security. Wu ...
Casino heiress Pansy Ho: from Hong Kong showbiz socialite to billionaire businesswoman
Pansy Ho, heiress to the fortune of casino mogul Stanley Ho, is one of the wealthiest and most successful businesswomen in Hong Kong with a net worth of US$3.5 billion.
Hong Kong actress Kiko Leung spotted working as waiter
Actress Kiko Leung is currently working as a waiter at a friend’s restaurant due to insufficient income after leaving Hong Kong broadcaster TVB.
Woman jumps off building in Hong Kong, injures man below in suspected suicide
A man was injured when a woman who jumped off a building in Hong Kong and landed on him in a suspected suicide. The incident occurred around 2.30pm near Kimberland Centre on Wing Hong Street, close to ...
Hong Kong introduces voice alerts for calls from newly-activated SIM cards in effort to combat scams
Calls from newly-activated prepaid SIM cards will come with a voice alert from Tuesday, Hong Kong’s communications watchdog has announced in a move aimed to notify the public of suspicious calls.
Hong Kong fans re-engaging with football team after highs and lows of roller coaster 2024
City team bookend year with stirring AFC Asian Cup finals performances and six successive victories to match 39-year-old run.
Legislating Article 23 security law was ‘biggest challenge’ of career, Hong Kong’s security chief says
Legislating Hong Kong’s homegrown national security law was the biggest challenge of his career, the city’s security chief has said. In a Facebook video shared on Sunday, Secretary for Security Chris ...
Hong Kong rental yields to pick up momentum in 2025 amid talent-scheme influx, lower rates
Rental yields are expected to rise on the back of robust demand from the city's new inhabitants and reduced borrowing costs Rental yields for Hong Kong residential properties are expected to pick up ...
Hong Kong’s I&T ecosystem needs high-tech partners
Hong Kong has top high-tech research and development institutions. It lacks the Fourth Industrial Revolution innovation partners. As manufacturing left in the 1990s, the city excelled in entrepot ...
Hong Kong construction worker dies after being struck by falling glass panel
Hong Kong’s Labour Department has launched a probe into a fatal industrial accident involving a construction worker who died after being crushed by a falling glass panel. The Labour Department said on ...
How Hong Kong hospital engineer tackled ‘mission impossible’ on Covid ward
Veteran hospital engineer Yuen Pak-leung designed a negative pressure isolation ward that can be built rapidly Around the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, former Hong Kong Institution of Engineers ...