Mortgage brokers have said a battle to offer the lowest mortgage ... Brent crude, the international standard, dropped 29 cents to $80.57 a barrel. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped 0.5pc to 16,950.14, ...
HK Oct Mortgage Loans Approved Drop 2.2% MoM
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released the results of the residential mortgage survey for October. The number of mortgage applications decreased by 39% MoM to 5,359. Mortgage loans approved ...
Hong Kong Cuts Public Housing Waiting Time to Boost Birth Rates
Hong Kong has reduced the waiting time for public housing applicants with newborn babies in an effort to support birth rates in the city.
Hong Kong should import more nuclear power from mainland China to hit its 2050 climate targets, top government adviser says
Hong Kong should consider importing more nuclear energy from mainland China to achieve its ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, a top government adviser has said, citing favourable factors ...
Hong Kong’s Middle East adventure: will there be gold or just heartache over cultural obstacles and lack of official support?
Government is hoping to tap into wealthy Middle Eastern markets and diversify Hong Kong’s economy after three years of pandemic curbs and uneasy US-China ties.
Hong Kong’s retail sales rise by 5.6% in October amid tourism revival, but industry leader worries Christmas spending will suffer as residents head north
Provisional figures show sales reach HK$33.8 billion, for 11th consecutive month of improvement Hong Kong Retail Management Association's Annie Tse says operators concerned about business over ...
Fears raised after Hong Kong journalist fails to return from China trip
Minnie Chan has reportedly been out of contact since travelling to Xiangshan Forum a month ago ...
Hong Kong minister hits out at claims that city’s days as global financial hub are over
Hong Kong’s status was ‘not a tall building or a monument that can be brought down by pressure,’ treasury secretary Christopher Hui says.
HK’s financial market remains resilient: Hui
Financial services chief Christopher Hui on Friday brushed aside online remarks that Hong Kong is now just a “relic” of an international financial ...
Crypto-focused SEBA Bank rebrands to AMINA Bank
Swiss crypto bank SEBA Bank, which recently clinched the license to offer regulated services in Hong Kong, announced that it is rebranding to AMINA Bank AG. Earlier in August, AMINA Bank– under the ...
Hong Kong: fears raised after journalist fails to return from China trip
Minnie Chan has reportedly been out of contact since travelling to Xiangshan Forum a month ago ...
Tencent-Backed AI Drug Discovery Startup Xtalpi Files For Hong Kong IPO
Xtalpi, a Shenzhen-based company which uses artificial intelligence to find chemical compounds that could be developed into new drugs, has filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong. Xtalpi did ...
Hong Kong home sales jump 22 per cent in November as impact of property easing measures filters through
Transactions for 2,767 new and lived-in homes were completed last month, a 22 per cent increase from October. But overall property deals are on track to end below the all-time low of 59,619 in 2022.
Hong Kong reports HK$172 billion fiscal deficit as of October
Hong Kong has logged a deficit of HK$172.9 billion in the first ... 413.9 billion and had earned HK$174.4 billion between April – the beginning of the city’s financial year – and October. After taking ...