With Hong Kong kindergartens resuming face-to-face classes from Tuesday, parents’ WhatsApp chat groups have been buzzing with chatter on ways to beat the rule requiring children as young as three to ... ( read original story ...)
Fired and far from home: Covid diagnosis leaves Hong Kong’s domestic workers in a bind
Advocates for foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong say they have faced greater discrimination amid virus fears and a lack of support if they get infected. HONG KONG — Testing positive for the ... ( read original story ...)
Magic Empire Global Limited Pursues $23 Million U.S. IPO
While high risk-tolerant day traders may have an interest in playing the IPO, as an investment opportunity, I’m on Hold for MEGL over the longer term. Hong Kong, China-based Magic Empire was ... ( read original story ...)
In Epicurean Hong Kong, a Humble $4 Lunchbox Is Now All the Rage
Anyone can read what you share. By Vivian Wang and Joy Dong HONG KONG — The lines begin forming before lunchtime and wind on well into the night, with customers outside craning their necks for views ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese insurance giant Ping An calls for debate on HSBC’s future as it pushes potential break-up
Ping An Insurance Group made its first public statements about HSBC on Monday as it pushes for a potential break-up of the biggest of Hong Kong's currency-issuing banks. The Shenzhen-based company ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: A one-horse race for chief executive
LAST Friday, April 29, former chief secretary John Lee, the sole candidate in the election this coming Sunday, May 8, for Hong Kong's chief executive — where the voters are the roughly 1,500 members ... ( read original story ...)
KPMG Exec: Hong Kong is a Resilient Place for Business
The store is not dead! Despite e-comm’s surge, retailers must use technology to understand how brick-and-mortar and digital channels can work together to optimize omnichannel flow. Join our webinar ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: fifth wave under control, says Hong Kong health chief as daily Covid cases fall below 300 for first time since early February
Hong Kong reported 283 new Covid-19 infections on Monday, the lowest since early February, with the health chief saying the city’s fifth wave of infections was under control but social-distancing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s secondary schools, kindergartens to resume face-to-face classes in phases
HONG KONG, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Secondary schools and kindergartens in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will start resuming face-to-face classes in phases on Tuesday, increasing the ... ( read original story ...)
Security guards, hotpot meals and photo shoots among election expenses of Hong Kong hopefuls for new Legco constituency
Election candidates splashed out money for private security guards, hotpot meals and image-building, among other items, as they campaigned to win seats in a new constituency of Hong Kong’s Legislative ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Customs detects suspected smuggling case
HONG KONG, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Customs said Monday it had detected a suspected smuggling case in Hong Kong last month, seizing a large batch of suspected smuggled goods with an estimated ... ( read original story ...)
At least 20 per cent of tenants in Hong Kong’s subdivided flats could be overcharged for utilities, survey shows
meaning the rest may have no idea if they are being overcharged At least 20 per cent of tenants in Hong Kong's subdivided flats are suspected of being overcharged for utilities despite recent ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Insurer Ping An, HSBC’s Top Shareholder, Turns Low-Key Activist
HONG KONG—China’s Ping An Insurance has quietly taken up the role of shareholder activist, putting pressure on HSBC to consider a shake-up that could reshape one of the world’s biggest financial ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC faces pressure to split global banking operations
Off late, HSBC has been criticised for supporting China’s crackdown in Hong Kong, when it froze pro-democracy activists’ accounts. “HSBC is in the least tenable position of any financial institution ... ( read original story ...)