Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan compares Japan’s waste water discharge plan to ‘neighbour putting liquefied petroleum gas cylinders outside [Hong Kong’s] door’.
Hong Kong police arrest 11 suspects in crackdown on syndicate that laundered HK$124 million through 52 bank accounts
Investigators also seize HK$800,000 in cash, bank documents, chequebooks, cash counting machines and mobile phones.
Hong Kong economists urge rethink of funding for major infrastructure projects after developers shy away from government land sales
Experts warn government unlikely to reach estimated income of HK$85 billion from land sales and suggest issuing more bonds, using build, operate and transfer model.
HSBC Buys Back Almost 4.6M Shrs for $280M Ytd
HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) announced that it repurchased a total of 4.5956 million shares in the UK and Hong Kong markets yesterday (15th), involving a total of HK$280 million.Of the... HSBC HOLDINGS ...
HSBC Buys Back Nearly 4.53M Shrs for $283M Last Fri
HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) announced that it repurchased a total of 4.5284 million shares in the UK and Hong Kong markets last Friday (11th), involving a total of HK$283 million.Of t... HSBC HOLDINGS ...
HSBC Issues US$3B of Senior Unsecured Notes
HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) announced it has issued US$2.3 billion 5.887% Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 and US$700 million Floating Rate Senior Unsecured No... HSBC HOLDINGS ...
US condemns Hong Kong’s ‘harassment’ of pro-democracy activists’ family members
The US State Department said Friday it “strongly condemned” the Hong Kong authorities’ “ongoing harassment” of family members of pro-democracy activists living overseas.
Tokenization Could Improve Bond Market Efficiency, Hong Kong Regulator Says
A successful $100 million tokenized green bond issuance earlier this year has convinced the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to continue exploring tokenization to improve financial markets.
Tattoo artists make their mark at Hong Kong fair
Sousyu Hayashi peers at the intricate pattern of sakura blossoms before him, born from 30 hours of deft prodding by his traditional Japanese tattoo needle -- and he is not even halfway done.Hayashi is ...
Hong Kong Turns to Tycoons to Get Party Scene Back on Track
The government has been in discussions with major property groups to encourage them to roll out measures to boost the nighttime economy, including extending mall operating hours, according to Allan ...
Hong Kong’s tokenised green bonds saw efficiency gains from blockchain-based trading, HKMA says, but challenges remain
Project Evergreen, which issued US$102 million in green bonds on a distributed ledger in February, saw 'significant operational improvement' in trading Challenges to wide adoption remain in the ...
Hong Kong arrests 6 for loan fraud scheme using AI deep fakes
Six individuals have been arrested in Hong Kong after allegedly using artificial intelligence ... to apply for loans online with financial institutions," said Cyber Security and Technology Crime ...
In first, Hong Kong police arrest 6 over finance scams involving deepfake technology
Hong Kong police have arrested six people over the use of deepfake technology to take out loans in other people’s names. Addressing reporters on Friday, superintendent Dicken Ko said that, with the ...
Hong Kong stocks drop, trimming weekly gain on mixed corporate earnings, Fed rate policy outlook
NetEase and Meituan weaken as investors choose to focus on the downside risks in their latest report cards Fed retains its hawkish stance on rate policy while traders await Chair Jerome Powell's ...