The group are accused of trying to ‘incite hatred’ with books depicting Hong Kong residents as sheep and mainland Chinese as wolves ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland ETFs dominate as China-Hong Kong trading scheme goes live
Investors in mainland China and Hong Kong began trading exchange traded funds across each other’s markets this week, with strategies from the mainland far outnumbering their Hong Kong-listed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ponders shorter on-arrival quarantine for travellers
Hong Kong's new chief executive John Lee said the authorities are considering the possibility of shortening Covid-19 quarantine requirements for travellers. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader rejects ‘living with the virus’ Covid-19 policy
He says city must pay the 'smallest price for the biggest effect' in stopping rising numbers. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
New Chief Executive, John Lee, must streamline planning process, boost transitional homes to address Hong Kong’s housing crisis, experts say
The city's new leader should also aim to cut the amount of red tape so that residential units can be churned out at a faster pace, say property analysts The average waiting time for a public rental ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong justice secretary and lawyer groups condemn intimidation of judiciary staff after parcel with white powder sent to High Court
Police’s bomb squad called in to the High Court in Admiralty, with unknown substance in parcel later found to be protein powder. ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Hong Kong’s IPO market lags behind other exchanges
As the flow of deals at the Hong Kong stock exchange dries up, confidence is beginning to wane, says the Financial Times’ Hudson Lockett. ( read original story ...)
Vatican warns Catholics in Hong Kong of coming persecution, says ‘You better be prepared’
Hong Kong should expect an even harsher crackdown on Catholic churches and missionaries in the future, said the Vatican's Monsignor Javier Herrera-Corona. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hysan Development, Swiss flexible office giant IWG eye expansion of their co-working spaces in the Greater Bay Area
Hysan and IWG's joint venture currently operates 34 flexible office centres across Hong Kong and the bay area and is looking to increase this A recent survey by IWG found more than three quarters of ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-TikTok gaming head to launch blockchain games startup as big players keep away
The former head of short video giant TikTok's gaming unit, Jason Fung, is launching a blockchain gaming startup as one of two co-founders, he told Reuters in an interview, as the buzz around ... ( read original story ...)
DBS appoints ex-Vickers HK CEO as head of private banking, Greater China
Carol Wu has been with DBS for 14 years. DBS Bank (Hong Kong) has named Carol Wu as the new head of private banking for its Greater China business. Wu will be responsible for managing and developing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong exchange enlists HSBC, Tencent to help create carbon market
Hong Kong's stock exchange said on Tuesday it had enlisted banks including HSBC and companies such as China's Tencent to help it develop a global carbon market.Worldwide efforts to combat climate ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Lee Sidestepped Sanctions With $1.4 Million in Cash
Hong Kong’s new leader John Lee received more than HK$11 million ($1.4 million) in physical cash when he ran unchallenged for the city’s top job in May while under US sanctions, according to a filing. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s chief executive focuses on keeping public housing waiting time from increasing – but experts says 10,000 more flats needed a year
Leader's goal 'realistic', when wait more than double government's pledge of 3 years, says Federation of Public Housing Estates chief Researcher concerned government will shorten waiting times at the ... ( read original story ...)