Online travel agency Trip.com says queries for flights to Hong Kong were up more than 20-fold on Tuesday compared to same day last year.
Remainders of Covid regime continue to hold back Hong Kong’s recovery
As Hong Kong prepares for reopening of border with mainland China and eases rules for arrivals, much is still to be done to attract investment, talent and tourists It is good to learn that the ...
HK financial community welcomes new SFC chief executive
Hong Kong’s financial sector has welcomed the appointment of Julia Leung as the next chief executive officer of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). Leung, currently the deputy CEO and an ...
Hong Kong’s jobless rate falls to 3.7 per cent, marking seventh straight decline amid eased Covid curbs, impact of vouchers
Near-term labour market outlook depends on pace of revival in domestic economic activity, labour chief Chris Sun says.
Hong Kong says people over 18 can choose to receive 5th COVID jab
Hong Kong's government said on Friday that people 18 and older could choose to get a fifth COVID-19 vaccine to help better protect against the virus as the city has seen a steady increase in ...
Hong Kong launches first crypto ETFs
Hong Kong launched its first two exchange traded funds for cryptocurrency futures on Friday, following through on a commitment made in October to turn the city into a regional digital asset hub ...
Hong Kong Stocks Track US, European Losses
Hong Kong stocks opened slightly lower Friday morning, extending a sell-off in New York and Europe as traders fretted over central bank plans to push interest rates higher to fight inflation.
China v Jimmy Lai: a tycoon, a trial and the erosion of Hong Kong’s rule of law
The Hong Kong figure has been subjected to a ‘travesty of justice’ because the Communist party regard his power as a threat, experts believe ...
Live news: Hong Kong crypto ETFs raise $79mn despite FTX fallout
Hong Kong’s first two cryptocurrency-linked exchange traded funds have raised nearly $79mn in initial investment, as the city presses forward with its goal of becoming a digital asset hub despite ...
WISE moves as financial giant Credit Suisse gives teenage Hong Kong girls a taste of corporate life
Secondary school students visit Credit Suisse office under a programme organised by Women In Sports Empowered Hong Kong Credit Suisse's fundraising efforts for Operation Santa Claus include baking ...
‘Very unsatisfactory’: only 65 overseas doctors apply for special scheme to work in Hong Kong
Scheme recognises qualifications of non-locally trained doctors from 50 overseas medical schools, allowing them to work in city without licensing exam.
Hong Kong investors demand HSBC splits off Asia business
The group is pushing for a resolution to be put at the bank's AGM in April calling on it to restore its pre-pandemic dividend and plan for the split.
Hong Kong government names journalist-turned-regulator Julia Leung as the first woman CEO of SFC
The Hong Kong government has appointed Julia Leung as the first woman CEO of the SFC for a three-year term. She was chosen by a selection panel chaired by the financial secretary following a global ...
Hong Kong’s banks raise prime rate to 15-year highs as HKMA warns borrowers to gird against risks in era of higher funding costs
The HKMA increased its base rate by 50 basis points to 4.75 per cent from 4.25 per cent, taking it close to a 15-year high HSBC, the largest currency issuing bank in Hong Kong, raised its prime rate ...