The virtual banking race has been heating up in Asia in recent years. While virtual bank operations in Hong Kong commenced only two years ago, this year the Bank of Thailand plans to implement ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 brings logistics rethink in Hong Kong
Upgraded services eyed as cross-border freight links disrupted Around 7 pm one evening in early March, David Cheng, 64, left a two-story dormitory built from stacked shipping containers in Lok Ma Chau ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong office rents rebound to late-2021 levels in April
Rents in Central inched up 0.9% to HK$114.5 per sq ft. A report by Knight Frank reveals that leasing momentum on Hong Kong Island continued to gather pace amid the easing of the fifth wave of COVID ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong holds international symposium on rule of law
The Vision 2030 for Rule of Law International Symposium was held in Hong Kong on Thursday in a hybrid format, bringing together officials, legal experts and academics from all over the world to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong group calls for tax changes to bolster financial services industry
Among other things, it recommends changes to tax laws to encourage pension funds to set up offices in Hong Kong for their in-house fund management arms, including better defining ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks advance as developers get China boost while major tech leaders slip on earnings risk
Hang Seng swings between gains and losses amid growing concerns about a slump in Chinese tech earnings as the economy stumbles under Covid lockdowns HSBC, Kuaishou and Hong Kong property developers ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong judicial independence under systematic attack, legal figures warn
Signatories of legal opinion say territory’s government is using continued presence of overseas judges as ‘vote of confidence’ ... ( read original story ...)
Replica of Hong Kong’s ‘Pillar of Shame’ unveiled in Norway
Commemorating victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre, the statue is identical to one controversially pulled down by a Hong Kong university last year. ( read original story ...)
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Get local news delivered to your inbox! A woman wearing a face mask walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Thursday, May 26, 2022. Asian stock markets ... ( read original story ...)
“Firsts in Hong Kong”: Industry leaders highlight unique attractions at 11 SKIES for boosting Hong Kong’s post-pandemic economy
As the local COVID-19 fifth wave eases, different industries are actively preparing business plans ahead of a reopening of Hong Kong's borders. 11 SKIES, the largest one-stop destination for retail, ... ( read original story ...)
Addleshaws to exit Hong Kong as DWF announces tie-up with local boutique
Addleshaws will look to build Singapore as key Asia presence as DWF forms exclusive alliance with HK firm Hauzen following Singapore tie-up last year ... ( read original story ...)
DWF Agrees Hong Kong Affiliation, Reports 6% Group Growth
Listed U.K. law firm DWF has agreed an affiliation with Hong Kong outfit Hauzen, as it continues its international growth on the back of unaudited group revenue for the most recent financial year of ... ( read original story ...)
Businesses operating in China and Hong Kong ‘complicit’ in ‘evil’ of human rights abuses, says MP
Businesses operating in China and Hong Kong are “complicit” in the evil of human rights violations a senior MP has said today. A new report conducted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on ... ( read original story ...)
Addleshaw Goddard is Latest to Shut Up Shop in Hong Kong, Banking on Singapore
We do not feel that renewing our lease, whilst continuing to hope for a dramatic change in outlook, is something we can economically justify,' the firm's managing partner said. ( read original story ...)