IPO proceeds seen shrinking 23 per cent this year to HK$356 billion (US$39 billion), the first decline since 2017, KPMG says Recovery in 2022 should take hold in the third quarter as foreign-traded ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. to put Chinese firm SenseTime on investment blacklist ahead of IPO – FT
The United States will on Friday put Chinese artificial intelligence company SenseTime on an investment blacklist, the same day it prices its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), the Financial ... ( read original story ...)
China, Hong Kong Enter Second Phase of Cross-Border Digital Yuan Trials: Report
China and Hong Kong are in the second phase of testing cross-border transactions using central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), Mu Changchun, director of the Digital Currency Institute of the People’s ... ( read original story ...)
PBOC’s Yi: Risks from property firms will not undermine Hong Kong’s capital market
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Yi Gang said on Thursday, the risks from a few property firms in the short-term will not undermine Hong Kong’s capital market. “Rights of Evergrande ... ( read original story ...)
Chinachem, HSBC ink US$128 million sustainability loan
Hong Kong property developer Chinachem Group and HSBC have arranged a three-year sustainability-linked loan facility of HK$1 billion (HK$128.24 million) to support Chinachem’s general working capital ... ( read original story ...)
UBS Says Hong Kong’s Laggard Stocks Will See Brighter 2022
The forecast puts UBS as the latest global bank predicting 2022 gains for Hong Kong stocks after Deutsche Bank AG and HSBC Holdings Plc. Stocks in Hong Kong and the mainland have rallied this week ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong mandates Covid tracing app for most adults in bars, restaurants
The Hong Kong government made its check-in app mandatory for most adults in bars and restaurants on Thursday, the latest expansion of coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Targets China in Bid to Become Green Finance Hub
By Yifan Wang Hong Kong will increasingly benefit from China's environmental ambitions as the city seeks to turn itself into a center for green finance ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HK contributes to global green efforts
In my Policy Address delivered on October 6 this year, I reaffirmed the Government's commitment that Hong Kong would strive to achieve carbon neutrality before 2050. The Hong Kong Climate Action Plan ... ( read original story ...)
Jimmy Lai, Jailed Pro-Democracy Media Tycoon, Found Guilty By Hong Kong Court For Role In Peaceful Vigil Staged To Mark Tiananmen
Jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai and two other pro-democracy activists were found guilty in a Hong Kong court today (Dec 9) over their roles in an banned Tiananmen vigil that was staged last year. Lai is ... ( read original story ...)
More downside ahead for Hong Kong market, strategist predicts a bottom for the key index
Dickie Wong of Kingston Securities does not believe there is "so much upside for Hang Seng Index in the near term" and that the Hong Kong stock market "will continue ... is delayed at least 15 minutes ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong democracy activists found guilty over June 4 assembly
A Hong Kong court found three prominent pro-democracy activists guilty on Thursday of unauthorized assembly over a June 4 vigil last year to mark Beijing's 1989 crackdown on protesters in and around ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng recoups US$128 billion of market value as stock index advances for third day on China easing bets
Hang Seng Index heads for the longest winning streak in three weeks as Chinese tech, property and casino stocks extend gains Government report shows factory-gate prices in mainland China slowed last ... ( read original story ...)
Overseas Hong Kong activists urge boycott of ‘patriots-only’ polls
Prominent Hong Kong democracy activists who fled overseas are calling for residents to boycott upcoming legislature polls, defying a new law that criminalises incitement -- even for those based abroad ... ( read original story ...)