HSBC sees 'record-high subscriptions' by customers, executive says Final issue size expected to be increased to upper limit of HK$55 billion; HKMA to announce final allotment results on August 16 The ...
EDBI-Backed Wealth Management Startup Raises $35 Million To Expand In Hong Kong
Singapore-based wealth management startup Endowus – backed by the city-state’s global investor EDBI – announced Wednesday it raised $35 million in a funding round joined by new investors Citi Ventures ...
The world’s biggest law firm is splitting off its business in China
Dentons, the world’s biggest law firm by number of employees, is distancing itself from its business in China in response to intensifying regulation in the country.
Hong Kong scouts spend night on South Korean airport floor before flying home, as parents demand answers over disastrous trip
Youths forced to return home early from 12-day Scout Jamboree in Busan after organisers cancel event over encroaching Typhoon Khanun.
Hongkong Land denies report it plans to sell tower in Central
Property developer Hongkong Land on Wednesday denied a media report it is putting a well-known Hong Kong office tower on the market, adding it has no plan to sell any buildings in the central ...
Hang Seng Bank opens two new cross-boundary wealth management centres
One is in Shenzhen and the other is in Tsim Sha Tsui. Hang Seng Bank has opened two more cross-boundary wealth management centres (CBC). Located in Tsim Sha Tsui and Shenzhen, the two new CBCs are ...
Wanted Hong Kong activist says parents ‘harassed, intimidated’
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok said Wednesday that her parents were "questioned, harassed and intimidated" by authorities, weeks after officials accused her and seven others of endangering ...
Cathay Pacific posts $550 mln first-half profit, to repay Hong Kong government
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways reported on Wednesday a profit of HK$4.3 billion ($550.23 million) for the first half of 2023, its best interim results in more than a decade and a turnaround from ...
Cathay Pacific Posts $550 Million First-Half Profit, to Repay Hong Kong Government
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways reported on Wednesday a profit of HK$4.3 billion ($550.23 million) for the first half of 2023, its best interim results in more than a decade ...
Hong Kong’s business, labour sectors welcome government bid to amend worker protection rule to prevent employers from exploiting loophole
Employers have taken advantage of loopholes in '418' regulation, lawmaker Chau Siu-chung says Under the rule, those working for same employer for four consecutive weeks or more for at least 18 hours ...
Hong Kong politician Starry Lee to quit as leader of city’s largest party after 8 years, citing workload concerns
The chairwoman of Hong Kong’s largest political party has announced that she is stepping down, citing concerns about workload. Lawmaker Starry Lee Wai-king, who has led the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB ...
Hong Kong retirees facing income shortfall of US$641 a month on average, survey shows
Post-retirement incomes of Hongkongers stand at about HK$12,000 per month on average, according to survey conducted by BOC Group Life Assurance and Golden Age Foundation Poll will hopefully 'inspire ...
Russian companies move legal battles to Hong Kong courts
Russian companies are turning to Hong Kong for dispute arbitration services as sanctions over the Ukraine war restrict their access to western courts. Lawyers in the city say Russian companies are ...
Falling concrete chunk in Hong Kong rips hole in roof of double-decker bus, marking second case in 10 days from same building
Both of the latest cases, among string of similar incidents in city, involve on 29-storey Sun Hing Building in Mong Kok.