Investor confidence in Hong Kong is dwindling as the government loses its grip on an escalating omicron outbreak. Most Read from BloombergTeen Who Tracked Elon Musk’s Jet Is Now Chasing Russian ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hongkongers continue to panic buy at supermarkets, pharmacies as potential lockdown looms
Residents rush to stock up on supplies despite government’s reassurance there is enough rice for entire population for 15 days. ( read original story ...)
FWD Group files for IPO in Hong Kong
Insurance company FWD Group has submitted a Form A1 Main Board to apply to be listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Rumours about an IPO started circulating in August 2021, when reports alluded ... ( read original story ...)
Australian PM Morrison Infected; Hong Kong Deaths: Virus Update
Hong Kong’s Covid-19 fatality rate is now the highest in the developed world amid a wave of deaths among its under-vaccinated elderly population, ramping up pressure on officials to get the outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
Nio to Make Secondary Listing on Hong Kong Exchange
Chinese electric vehicle maker NIO plans to make a secondary listing by introduction on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong supermarkets stripped bare as concerns grow over Covid lockdown
Panic buying returned to Hong Kong with many supermarket shelves stripped bare following mixed messaging from the government over whether it plans a city lockdown later this month when it tests all ... ( read original story ...)
Spectre of mass lockdown to send Hong Kong property market into ‘deep freeze’ as transactions plunge to 25-month low
The grim projection by property agents comes as total transactions plunged to a 25-month low of 3,992 deals in February, according to data from Centaline. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Covid-19 Measures Pressure Finance in Asian Financial Hub
Some financial professionals have asked employers whether they can relocate, while a few foreigners have decided in recent months to resign and move home. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Ballooning Covid Cases Shatter Investor Confidence
Investor confidence in Hong Kong is dwindling as the government loses its grip on an escalating omicron outbreak. Most Read from BloombergRussia Steps Up Aerial Campaign Against Cities: Ukraine ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Banking Regulator Lobbies to Shorten Covid Quarantine
Hong Kong’s banking regulator told finance executives in recent weeks that it’s lobbying the government to shorten the strict hotel quarantine placed on incoming travelers as it seeks to prop up ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Death Rate Is One of World’s Highest: Virus Update
Hong Kong’s Covid-19 fatality rate is now the highest in the developed world amid a wave of deaths among its under-vaccinated elderly population, ramping up pressure on officials to get the outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong dollar hits 27-month low on flush cash, grim mood
The Hong Kong dollar struck its weakest level in more than two years on Tuesday, weighed down by abundant liquidity, U.S. rate hike expectations and the Russia-Ukraine war. ( read original story ...)
HKSTP Takes Talent Mission to New Level with T2 – Hong Kong’s First-Ever Innovation Tech x Talent Month
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) presents T2 – the city’s first ever Innovation Tech x Talent month to showcase the fast-growing wealth of I&T opportunities emerging from the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents empty store shelves as lockdown looms
Panic buying in Hong Kong has cleared supermarket shelves and long queues have formed outside banks and pharmacies as residents stocked up in anticipation of a citywide lockdown in the coming weeks. ( read original story ...)