Yet startups like Ami still face a challenge in the form of stigma ... A 2020 academic review of stigma against mental illness in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Korea and Thailand found that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property deals climb to three-month high as owners drop prices to emigrate, offload nano flats
Some homeowners needed to leave Hong Kong quickly when the approval of their overseas immigration ... torrent of larger but still affordable homes come to the market Hong Kong property sales rebounded ... ( read original story ...)
Overbought Hang Seng Nonetheless Called To Open Higher
The Hang Seng now rests just above the 21,100-point ... Henderson Land lost 0.47 percent, Hong Kong & China Gas stumbled 1.15 percent, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China sank 0.84 percent, JD.com ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Plots a Different Covid Path to China’s Zero Tolerance
The moves reflect a broader push by influential figures in the city to focus on retaining Hong Kong’s appeal as an international financial hub, particularly as President Xi Jinping’s rigid Covid Zero ... ( read original story ...)
Business boom predicted for Hong Kong restaurants with city set to relax dining restrictions ahead of Mother’s Day
Hong Kong restaurants could regain 70 per cent of the business they had before the Covid-19 pandemic this weekend, an industry leader has said, as family dinner and birthday bookings surged in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s new community measures effective 5 May: 8 pax dining, outdoor masking optional, and more
The post-Labour Day holiday brought some cheer to Hong Kong residents with the Government's announcement in the form of easing of social distancing measures effective 5 May 2022 (Thursday), and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong 1Q GDP shrinks more than expected
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s economy contracted in the first quarter (1Q) of this year, as the city imposed its most stringent restrictions to curb an outbreak of Covid-19 that has battered business, led to ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC investors give Ping An break-up plan cool response
HONG KONG: HSBC investors gave a break-up proposal by its biggest shareholder a lukewarm response on Tuesday, voicing concerns a split would prove complex with no guarantee of raising returns. Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong landowners to get better compensation rates with new mechanism, in bid to boost Northern Metropolis development
Hong Kong to set aside HK$100 billion for ambitious Northern Metropolis ... The bureau expects to resume 500 hectares of private land from this financial year to 2026-27, and 200 hectares more beyond ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong sports community fears a lost generation of junior athletes, despite facilities finally reopening
Senior figures in Hong Kong’s sporting community have welcomed the government’s announcement that swimming pools will reopen on Thursday, and that masks will no longer be required for outdoor sports, ... ( read original story ...)
DLA Piper poaches Linklaters energy-focused finance partner in Hong Kong
Chen joins DLA Piper as a partner from Linklaters in Hong Kong She focuses on energy project financing in Greater China and projects under China's Belt and Road Initiative The company and law firm ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Q1 GDP down 4pct after deadly Omicron surge
The southern Chinese financial hub enjoyed four successive quarters of growth in 2021, recovering from a two-year recession prompted by social turmoil and the start of the pandemic. Hong Kong largely ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC’s biggest shareholder reignites debate about breaking up the bank
Hong Kong (CNN Business)HSBC has long prided itself on being the bank that connects East and West. Now it's under pressure to rethink that model after a challenge from its top shareholder, one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong loosens Covid rules after sharp economic contraction
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Hong Kong news every morning. Hong Kong announced an unexpected loosening of coronavirus social distancing restrictions on Tuesday as ... ( read original story ...)