Financial secretary says business confidence hurt amid changed spending habits, pledges to provide more help for small and medium-sized firms.
Hong Kong’s port loses ground as exporters pivot to mainland China
Hong Kong’s deepwater port at the heart of the Pearl River Delta has long made it a desirable trading gateway to the greater China region. Once the world’s busiest port, according to Hong Kong ...
HK’s future as business center secure under ‘one country, two systems’
Hong Kong's best days are ahead, as China has secured the city's status as the Asia-Pacific region's leading finance-corporate management center.
Hong Kong’s women in insurance rising in a male-dominated business sector
Taking into account legal differences related to violence and childcare, women have less than two-thirds of the rights enjoyed by men. This means that no country, not even the wealthiest, provides ...
US imposes visa restrictions on Hong Kong officials in response to passing of tough security law
The United States will impose new visa restrictions on a number of Hong Kong officials over the crackdown on rights and freedoms in the Chinese-ruled territory.
Male resident of Hong Kong drug treatment centre found dead on beach after suspected fall from cliff
A 59-year-old resident of a drug addiction treatment centre in Hong Kong’s Sai Kung has been found dead on a nearby beach. Police said they received a report of a man with multiple injuries lying on ...
Hong Kong grocers feel pain as locals rush to Shenzhen for cheaper prices; luxury and experiential retailers fare better
Trends are likely to cap any rental gains in the retail property segment, where recovery will proceed in a gradual manner, analysts say.
Hong Kong welcomes more than 11 million visitors in first quarter, finance chief Paul Chan says, more than double last year’s figures
Financial Secretary Paul Chan says business confidence hurt amid changed spending habits, pledges to provide more help for small and medium-sized firms More than 450,000 residents left city on ...
Hong Kong courts urged to better protect witnesses in sex offence cases, after judge orders woman to face alleged attacker
Lawyers and those helping victims express concern that woman was stopped from testifying behind a screen in recent trial.
Hong Kong’s men avenge Fogo Japan loss to take title at Lacrosse Open, but women undone by stronger opponents
Hong Kong’s men made it third time lucky in the city’s Lacrosse Open on Sunday, finally beating arch-rivals Fogo Japan, having lost the them in the 2023 and 2019 finals. Lam Wui-hei struck twice in an ...
Hong Kong restaurants lament drop in business over Easter holiday, hit hard by residents heading to mainland China and high rent
One restaurant chain operator says business declined 30 per cent in first three days of Easter break compared with last year, while another decides to give staff day off Some Hongkongers say they've ...
Hang Seng Bank: Mixed Prospects
Lower interest rates are expected to have a mixed impact on Hang Seng Bank's 2024 financial performance. Read more on HSNGF stock here.
Tech talent moving to Hong Kong more worried about living costs than Article 23 domestic national security law, Science Park executives say
Technology professionals moving to Hong Kong are more concerned about living costs than the new domestic national security law, top executives at a government-backed innovation hub have said amid a ...
Hong Kong property: Li Ka-shing’s CK Asset lists another 110 flats at Blue Coast after 8,000 buyers jump at first 138
Second price list for Wong Chuk Hang project includes two- and three-bedroom flats priced from HK$9.05 million (US$1.16 million) to HK$24.7 million.