The easing of mortgage policies from Friday has attracted interest from potential borrowers, according to brokers and bankers. But experts see limited impact on home prices and transaction volume.
Mainland Chinese take advantage of Hong Kong’s crypto grey zones
But the lack of scrutiny of Hong Kong’s OTC shops and their proximity to mainland China, which remained the world’s fourth biggest market for crypto trading in 2022, made it attractive to Chinese ...
Hong Kong travellers take to skies again, with more and longer trips and higher spending, survey finds
Survey by online travel agency Klook finds 94 per cent said they planned to travel at least once in the next year; 40 per cent said three or more trips planned.
Hong Kong’s mothballed monorail catches attention of second mainland Chinese company, months after scheme revival floated
Zhong Tang Sky Railway Group expresses interest in shelved railway plan for Kowloon East after lawmakers in April proposed using rail system created by BYD Auto.
Hong Kong talent drive: more than 100,000 applications received so far and over 60 per cent approved
Number of applications to various talent schemes after six months is nearly triple yearly target and proof of city’s continued attractiveness, city’s John Lee tells forum.
Hong Kong accountant swindled out of HK$1 million in digital Tether coins in bogus cryptocurrency deal
Hong Kong police are hunting fraudsters who swindled an accountant out of HK$1 million (US$127,750) in digital money in a bogus cryptocurrency deal at a Tsim Sha Tsui shop. Detectives are ...
Hong Kong will face higher food safety risks if Japan releases Fukushima waste water as planned, government adviser warns
Details about scheme to monitor Japanese seafood will be released within next two weeks, Advisory Council on Food and Environmental Hygiene chairman says.
Three Things The International Community Can Do To Turn Up The Heat On Chief Executive John Lee In Hong Kong
As freedom in the the city-state continues to decline, Chief Executive John Lee must face continued consequences.
Hong Kong 47: Pro-democracy group aimed to uphold Chinese sovereignty, ex-chief says at nat. security trial
One of the missions of the grassroots pro-democracy group Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood (ADPL) was to uphold Chinese sovereignty, the organisation’s ex-chairman – one of ...
Hong Kong’s newly named Roman Catholic cardinal wants reconciliation and more hope for young people
Hong Kong’s newly named Roman Catholic cardinal says he hopes for reconciliation and wants the city to give young people more hope following the economic downturn and a campaign to crush a ...
Two-thirds of applicants get first choice of Hong Kong secondary school through central allocation system, Education Bureau says
Primary pupils get results of central allocation system for secondary school on Tuesday; register on Thursday and Friday.
Hong Kong’s mothballed monorail catches attention of second mainland Chinese company, months after scheme revival floated to city leader
Zhong Tang Sky Railway Group expresses interest in shelved railway plan for Kowloon East and offers up its suspension monorail system City leader John Lee earlier said he was open to using rail system ...
Hong Kong’s easing of mortgage rules boosts home visitors, but not deals
Hong Kong's move to raise the maximum mortgages available to some homebuyers, its first relaxation in curbs on home purchases adopted in 2009, boosted shopping interest over the weekend but did little ...
Hong Kong court denies bail to university student charged under anti-terrorism ordinance
A Hong Kong university student who was among eight people charged over conspiring to place explosives near two Hong Kong border crossings and a hospital in 2020 has been denied bail. Ho Pui-yan, a student at Hong Kong Baptist University,