Shares of Nio Inc. began trading in Hong Kong on Thursday after the Chinese electric-car maker chose a listing path that doesn’t involve selling new shares or raising funds. Most Read from ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse May Stop The Bleeding On Thursday
Hong Kong & China Gas weakened 2.40 percent, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China eased 0.22 percent, Li Ning plummeted 9.36 percent, Longfor and ENN Energy both sank 2.15 percent, Meituan jumped 2 ... ( read original story ...)
Squat toilets and power adapters: Inside Hong Kong’s first Covid-19 isolation facility built with mainland China’s help
The 3,900-bed Tsing Yi Covid-19 isolation centre was the first of eight new quarantine facilities built with mainland help from mainland China to be completed. From its electric sockets to its ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong school where gold medallist Cheung Ka-long learned to fence facing cash crisis because of Covid-19
Hong Kong Fencing School where Olympian Cheung Ka-long learned the sport has been closed since January because of the coronavirus surge in the city. ( read original story ...)
Body bags, overflowing morgues and chaotic hospitals: Hong Kong’s pandemic goes critical
Since the omicron outbreak began a few months ago, 10 times as many people have died in Hong Kong as in the previous two years — most of them elderly. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Disastrous COVID Response Is Another Cost of Pleasing China
After two years of controlling the coronavirus pandemic with stringent border restrictions and social distancing measures, Hong Kong’s zero-COVID policy has collapsed under the weight of the omicron ... ( read original story ...)
Finance chief’s rental deferral plan for small Hong Kong firms in trouble as Carrie Lam wants cabinet to decide whether to support bill
An insider said Lam became sceptical of the proposal after facing strong opposition from ‘angry’ developers and big landlords. ( read original story ...)
C Ventures, EQT co-lead $70m Series B round in UK consumer tech startup Nothing
C Ventures, a venture capital (VC) firm co-founded by Hong Kong-based conglomerate New World Development’s CEO, and Sweden’s EQT Ventures have jointly led a $70-million Series B round of financing in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong puts mass testing on hold as COVID-19 deaths rise
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said there is “no specific time frame” for a citywide testing, two weeks after she announced it would happen this month. Her earlier announcement, coupled with rumors of an ... ( read original story ...)
China builds new bridge to Hong Kong to rush in workers as Covid cases surge
The temporary bridge will aid work on a makeshift hospital as the city’s Covid death rate reaches world’s highest per 1m people ... ( read original story ...)
Empty Stores and an Exodus: Hong Kong’s COVID Crackdown Stirs Panic
As the government in Hong Kong struggles to contain the city’s worst COVID outbreak ever, some residents have panicked. They have emptied supermarket shelves of vegetables and meat. They have raided ... ( read original story ...)
Aquila Acquisition, Hong Kong’s first SPAC moves a step closer to IPO after HKEX approval
Chinese restaurant chain Green Tea Group and Aquila Acquisition have been cleared by Hong Kong stock exchange to launch IPOs New issuers face challenges from sliding stock markets amid a surge in oil ... ( read original story ...)
China Lithium Tech to File for $1.5 Billion Hong Kong IPO, Sources Say
China Aviation Lithium Battery Technology Co. plans to file for a Hong Kong initial public offering as early as this week, according to people familiar with the matter. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong likely to maintain highest fine of US$1.3 million for audit lapses at listed firms when new regulatory regime takes over in fourth quarter
Financial Reporting Council is collecting views until May 4 on the procedures and penalties it can impose on Hong Kong accountants New rules will 'increase the accounting profession's accountability ... ( read original story ...)