Private enterprises can play a key role in leading the green transformation in the Asia-Pacific region, with more support needed to take care of the financial needs of smaller businesses, a forum has ...
Jimmy Lai’s national security trial: Hong Kong court postpones case to December 13 amid coming legal interpretation by Beijing
Hong Kong’s High Court has agreed to postpone media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s national security trial to December 13 pending a legal interpretation by Beijing on whether overseas lawyers can join ...
‘Scam’ website set up by Hong Kong police attracts nearly 300,000 visits in two weeks
A website set up by police featuring a bogus raffle attracted nearly 300,000 visits in just two weeks, with officers highlighting an alarming surge of similar cases in Hong Kong.
Has Hong Kong emigration to UK peaked?
Mary Chan described how buying a house in the UK had driven her to distraction. “The agent did not turn up for our appointment. The solicitor replied late and incompletely to my questions.” She twice ...
Hong Kong stocks rise 3% as China relaxes some virus rules
Shares in the Asia-Pacific rose on Monday as China relaxed virus testing rules in some cities, signaling more easing may come in the nation, which has been under strict Covid-rela ...
P63M smuggled frozen goods from HK, China seized in Manila port
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Monday reported the seizure of PHP63 million worth of smuggled frozen foods contained in shipments that recently arrived from Hong Kong and China at the Manila ...
HSBC’s Peter Wong says Hong Kong youth’s fortunes tied to Greater Bay Area as he warns of looming global crisis
With an economic crisis around the corner, it is important to help young people because they are the future of Hong Kong, veteran banker says Peter Wong is the only banker whose signature is on both ...
Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 29
Hong Kong Free Press. In November, Hong Kong invited Beijing to interpret the national security law after the city’s top court rejected a government attempt to bar an oversea ...
Improbable bets on break of Hong Kong dollar peg adding up
SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - It's what is known in the markets as a "tail risk": a highly unlikely scenario in which Hong Kong's currency peg suddenly snaps. Yet market pricing suggests bets on ...
Hong Kong billionaire poised to resurrect London’s ‘ghost town’
Area opposite City Airport was meant to become Britain's answer to Venice A Hong Kong billionaire is poised to resurrect plans for a vast East London development once championed by Boris Johnson and ...
Hong Kong reports 38th melioidosis case of the year
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Hong Kong health officials reported an additional confirmed melioidosis infection case had been recorded in the past week (November 26 to December 2), bringing the total cases to ...
Mainland Chinese courts can handle Hong Kong’s national security cases if defendants cannot find a city lawyer and Beijing bans foreign ones, political heavyweight says
Immigration Department could consider refusing to issue or renew work visas of overseas lawyers, city's sole delegate to China's top legislative body says But Tam Yiu-chung says it is unlikely ...
Bill Ackman’s latest short is a ‘smart lottery ticket’ bet against the Hong Kong dollar – here are 7 of his biggest trades
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is shorting the Hong Kong dollar for his latest trade. It's a 'smart lottery ticket' bet that the currency's dollar peg will break as interest rates rise, veteran ...
Hong Kong adds 9,487 new Covid cases
Health officials on Sunday reported 9,487 new coronavirus cases, including 657 imported cases. The daily tally was down from the 10,111 reported on ...