The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and People’s Bank of China (PBoC) have announced that they are accepting applications from financial institutions and Fintechs for conducting pilot trials of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader election postponed as city battles COVID surge
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The election of Hong Kong's chief executive, scheduled to be held in March, will be postponed to May as the Asian financial hub battles to control an accelerating surge in ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands flee to Mainland China as Hong Kong outbreak widens
(Bloomberg) -- Chinese residents in Hong Kong are racing to get back to the mainland to get away from the financial hub’s worsening Covid outbreak, posing a challenge for officials fearful of ... ( read original story ...)
HKMA instructs Hong Kong’s 165 banks to allow only vaccinated staff in branches and offices, stepping up government’s vaccine pass policy
The de facto central bank "strongly encourages" banks to admit only staff who have received at least one vaccine shot into their workplace, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said. Banks have two ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong boy band Mirror enlisted in pandemic fight, Henderson Land offers site for makeshift hospital
Popular Hong Kong boy band Mirror has been appointed “anti-pandemic ambassador”, while a major property developer has offered the government a site in the New Territories to build a makeshift hospital ... ( read original story ...)
J&T Express Raises $2 Billion In Latest Funding From Temasek, Other Investors Ahead of Hong Kong IPO
Ho Ching, wife of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, executive director and CEO of Temasek ... [+] Holdings attends a press conference in Singapore on February 6, 2009. (ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands flee to mainland China as Hong Kong Covid-19 outbreak widens
HONG KONG, Feb 18 (Bloomberg): Chinese residents in Hong Kong are racing to get back to the mainland to get away from the financial hub’s worsening Covid-19 outbreak, posing a challenge for officials ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong postpones leader election amid COVID-19 outbreak
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will postpone elections for its next leader until May 8 as the city grapples with a worsening coronavirus outbreak with thousands of new infections daily. Hong Kong’s leader ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong hospitals hit 90% capacity as virus cases surge
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s hospitals reached 90 percent capacity on Thursday and quarantine facilities were at their limit, authorities said, as the Chinese territory struggles to snuff out a record ... ( read original story ...)
‘No-COVID’ policy drags on Hong Kong economy as cases surge
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s Fung Shing Restaurant was bustling this week as customers came for one last taste of the traditional Cantonese dim sum that has made it famous. With COVID restrictions ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Struggles; German Vulnerability Warning: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong is working on plans to test its 7.5 million residents and get its Covid Zero strategy on track, despite spiraling cases, business closures and a backlash against its policy ... ( read original story ...)
Loan House; China, Hong Kong and India Loan House: Standard Chartered
The bank was the only underwriter among the 12 leads on the deal, which also stood out for the participation of Bayfront Infrastructure Management and Hong Kong Mortgage Corp – the first time the two ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares close lower, Meituan falls on China measures
SHANGHAI — Hong Kong shares ended lower on Friday dragged by tech shares ... while other developments on the mainland helped prop up property firms. ** At the close of trade, the Hang Seng index was ... ( read original story ...)
FWD moves closer to HK IPO
is planning to file a listing application to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong as early as the end of February for an US$1bn–$2bn IPO, said people with knowledge of the matter. The listing is expected ... ( read original story ...)