A senior member of the Hong Kong government has tested positive for the coronavirus as the territory struggles to control a wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant. Hospital beds are filling ... ( read original story ...)
Norton Rose directs Hong Kong office to make China pivot
The law firm said it was hiring more Mandarin speakers to serve an increasing number of mainland China clients © Paul Yeung/Bloomberg ... ( read original story ...)
Ling Huawei: What’s Behind State Firms’ Reckless Capital Games in Hong Kong
From Lai Xiaomin to Wang Bin, the downfall of several top financial executives in China sheds light on how managers of state-owned financial institutions can leverage their resources for dubious ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered HK says it has qualified as direct CIPS offshore participant
SHANGHAI, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd said on Monday that it has become the first foreign bank qualified as a direct participant in China's Cross-border Interbank ... ( read original story ...)
Overwhelmed Hong Kong hospitals set up outdoor wards
Two Hong Kong hospitals begin placing patients in beds outside their entrances, as medical facilities struggle to cope with the city's worst coronavirus wave to date. Before the current outbreak, Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Hospital Wards Overflow as Omicron Defies Zero-Covid Policies
WSJ breaks down the science of long Covid and the state of treatment. Illustration: Jacob Reynolds for The Wall Street Journal HONG KONG—As spiraling Omicron cases overwhelm Hong Kong’s health system, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Tries to End Covid Without Nightmare-Scenario Lockdown
“A total lockdown of the entire Hong Kong territory would not be feasible and would do great harm to our status as an international financial center,” Tong said. “But would there be a district ... ( read original story ...)
Remembering Hong Kong now that its long good-bye as a bastion of liberalism has accelerated
This suggests that Asian countries could make the most progress by strengthening their banking and investment institutions, perhaps by enhancing transparency and corporate governance. Hong Kong is ... ( read original story ...)
Fears of online censorship in Hong Kong as rights group website goes down
UK-based Hong Kong Watch says outage could be part of wider Beijing crackdown Last modified on Tue 15 Feb 2022 08.04 EST The website of a UK-based advocacy group appears to have become inaccessible ... ( read original story ...)
EV Maker Hozon Picks Banks for $1 Billion Hong Kong IPO
Hozon New Energy Automobile Co., a startup that makes affordable electric vehicles, has picked banks including China International Capital Corp. and Citic Securities Co. for an initial public offering ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Plans to Issue First Green Bond for Retail Investors
Retail investors in Hong Kong will soon be able to buy green bonds for as little as HK$10,000 ($1,281) as the city looks to expand its role as a sustainable finance hub. The Hong Kong government is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong singer arrested for allegedly acting with seditious intent and money laundering
The Security Bureau froze around HK$140,000 worth of assets in connection to the case citing the Implementation Rules for Article 43 of the Beijing-imposed security legislation. The amount frozed ... ( read original story ...)
In a first, Hong Kong to issue green bonds worth US$768 million to city’s retail investors
The bonds, which will have a tenor of three years, guarantee a minimum payment of 2 per cent Hong Kong identity card holders will be able to subscribe in HK$10,000 increments starting March 1 Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Is the Banking Sector Adequately Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community?
With the banking industry legally requiring customers to prove their ... A recent study—conducted by Denise Tse-Shang Tang, an assistant professor at Hong Kong’s Lingnan University, and Celine Tan, ... ( read original story ...)