Wai Chi-sing, managing director of Urban Renewal Authority, says it is financially ‘unfeasible’ for profit-driven statutory body to develop public housing. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residential sales drop 22.2% to 4,826 units in June
There were 1,382 primary sales during the month. Sales activity in Hong Kong’s residential market slowed down in June. Knight Frank reveals there were a total of 4,826 transactions recorded, dropping ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s finance chief warned the city to prepare for a geopolitical “worst-case scenario”
The city's finance chief has issued a warning that Hong Kong must be fully prepared for the worst of upcoming geopolitical te..|News Track ... ( read original story ...)
UN human rights watchdog urges Hong Kong to take ‘concrete steps’ to repeal national security law; govt slams ‘unfair’ criticism
A UN watchdog has urged Hong Kong to “take concrete steps” to repeal the Beijing-decreed national security law as it is threatening civil rights protected by an international covenant, a criticism the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng drops more than 2% with tech stocks under pressure; yen strengthens
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell more than 2% on Friday as tech stocks came under pressure. Hang Seng heavyweights Alibaba and Meituan dropped more than 5% each. Thailand's market is closed for a ... ( read original story ...)
Will sharp rises in interest rates diminish Hong Kong’s love affair with property?
Housing prices in the city have risen in three of the past five rate-rising cycles since 1993, according to JPMorgan Concerns about the city's slowing economy, restrictions to control the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Report Quarterly GDP Shrank From Year Earlier: Chan
Hong Kong will on Monday report a decline in quarterly gross domestic product from a year earlier, even though the economy improved from the previous three months, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: Oscar-winning director Malcolm Clarke releases documentary series offering different take on city’s 2019 unrest, says he is not ‘working for the Chinese …
Hong Kong Returns comprises 10 short films aimed at showing audiences how unrest could have been an organised effort influenced by foreign forces Clarke says his goal is to advocate a gentler and more ... ( read original story ...)
Officials seize more than 280 pieces of ivory from Hong Kong shop, biggest haul since trade banned last year
More than 280 pieces of suspected ivory have been seized from a Hong Kong shop, government officials has announced. ( read original story ...)
Tiger Global-backed Hong Kong start-up SleekFlow targets US$300 million valuation as social e-commerce grows
The firm offers a platform that lets merchants integrate messages, orders and transactions coming from a range of social media platforms SleekFlow last month raised US$8 million in a series A funding ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong authorities to investigate after massive screen falls during concert, injures dancers
Hong Kong officials say they will open an investigation into the concert accident where a giant video screen fell down onto the stage and injured two dancers. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong must brace for geopolitical ‘worst-case scenario’, finance chief warns, with over 150 Chinese firms at risk of US delisting
More than 150 Chinese companies are now on a provisional line-up of firms to be removed from American exchanges under a 2020 law Paul Chan says certain geopolitical factors are difficult to predict ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Rugby Sevens to be held in Nov after 3-year COVID break
Hong Kong's popular international Rugby Sevens event will take place in November, the city's Rugby Union said on Saturday, the first time in more than three years after the event was postponed due to ... ( read original story ...)
Mirror concert mishap caused by snapped metal cord, Hong Kong officials reveal after giant screen crashes onto dancers on stage
One of two metal cords suspending a massive screen had snapped at the concert of popular Hong Kong boy band Mirror, causing the structure to crash onto the stage below and hit two dancers in a ... ( read original story ...)