It will mark the end of the era of low interest rates that have propelled the city's house prices to eyewatering levels, says mortgage broker Last month the Fed approved a 0.25 percentage-point rate ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court slaps 2 defendants with suspended jail sentences in first convictions for ban on inciting blank votes
Salesman Chan Kin-man, office assistant Alice Leung convicted for sharing online post calling for voters to cast blank ballots in 2021 Legislative Council poll. ( read original story ...)
Overseas voting probe sought after ‘messy’ start in Hong Kong
Bayan Muna Partylist lawmakers filed House Bill 2554 on Tuesday (April 19). This was following complaints from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) regarding the absentee voting system in Hong Kong and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: COVID crisis worsens pollution, waste problems
Tens of thousands of people have been under quarantine in hotels and other accommodation. And now the policy is adding to already serious pollution and waste problems in the territory. ( read original story ...)
Hongkong Land: One Of Asia’s Best SWAN Shares
Hongkong Land owns properties with prime locations. Investors can sleep well at night knowing the company has hardly any debt. See more on HKHGF stock here. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Arrest Signals ‘Erosion of Press Freedom’
The arrest in Hong Kong of a journalism professor has disturbed academics and journalists alike. Authorities detained Allan Au, a lecturer and consultant at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) ... ( read original story ...)
Most Hong Kong cinemas ban eating or drinking inside theatres ahead of reopening
Most of Hong Kong’s cinemas have banned eating or drinking inside their theatres, even for customers who have received three doses of a coronavirus vaccine, ahead of their reopening under eased social ... ( read original story ...)
1st phase construction of mainland-aided COVID-19 isolation facility completed in Hong Kong
The first phase construction of the Penny's Bay Community Isolation Facility (CIF) is completed in Hong Kong, south China, April 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Gang) The Penny's Bay Community Isolation Facility ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s quarantine hotels are creating mountains of plastic waste
Plastic is everywhere for arrivals at Hong Kong's quarantine hotels. Remote controls are wrapped in cellophane, pillows are encased in plastic bags and food comes with plastic cutlery. Strict ... ( read original story ...)
Markets Wait For PBOC, Internet Stocks Play Catch Up
There was a strong storm in NYC last night. The wind howled like a hurricane, waking me up several times. My patchy sleep was similar to Asian markets, which were mixed overnight. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng falls 2.3%, while Tokyo’s Nikkei & Seoul’s Kospi rise to 1%
The Shanghai Composite index lost less than 0.1 percent to 3,194.03, while most other regional markets advanced. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index rose 0.7 percent to 26,985.09 and the Kospi in Seoul added 1 ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 spurs Hong Kong’s rush to dump notes and coins as Faster Payment System tops 10 million registrations in city’s embrace of digital banking
Faster Payment System (FPS) reached 10.1 million registrations in March The pandemic has accelerated digitisation, CEO of virtual bank Livi says Registrations for a digital payments system developed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pupils return to school for first time in 3 months
Hong Kong is not a country, but a region; It's smaller than the area of Greater London. Its official name is Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of Ch ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s former No. 2 Lee seen certain to win leadership race
The Hong Kong government's former No. 2, John Lee, has all but won the city's leadership election slated for May 8 after securing ... ( read original story ...)