If you had asked me when I was 18 what I thought of Hong Kong, I would have told you that I was ambivalent. Hong Kong was a place where I just happened to find myself. It was the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong could ease flight bans and class suspensions next week, city leader says
Hong Kong could be easing up on flight bans ... and resuming more international flights to allow vaccinated business travellers and Hongkongers to come to the city. He also suggested that the ... ( read original story ...)
Covid and poverty: Hong Kong’s downtrodden survive on food court leftovers, seek out free meals from charities as pandemic takes its toll
City leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor had warned that Hong Kong’s unemployment rate would continue to worsen after it bounced back to a five-month high of 4.5 per cent between ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: what are the Hong Kong financial relief schemes available and can they help SMEs, unemployed affected by fifth wave?
Small and medium-sized enterprises, and the unemployed can expect to receive help through the Employment Support Scheme and Temporary Unemployment Relief initiative ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to exclude large companies ‘unaffected by COVID fifth wave’ from wage subsidy scheme
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced that the country will exclude the large supermarkets and pharmacy chains as well as other businesses from the ne ... ( read original story ...)
With Hong Kong at a crossroads, city needs a strong leader and a Build Back Better plan to reboot
Hong Kong is in dire need of a reboot following mishandling of pandemic and protests roiled the city because status quo no longer works Hong Kong's next chief executive must lead the city out of its ... ( read original story ...)
Leapmotor Eyes IPO in Hong Kong
Chinese electric vehicle maker Leapmotor has filed for public listing on HKEX (Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing) on Friday, with China International Capital Corporation (CICC), Citibank, JPMorgan ... ( read original story ...)
First HK-listed SPAC has slow start in IPO debut
Aquila Acquisition Corp, the first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to list in Hong Kong, had a slow debut yesterday as few investors are qualified to trade the shares. ( read original story ...)
Beijing digs in to avoid repeating Hong Kong’s Covid mistakes
Xi Jinping’s Covid tsar travelled south to Hong Kong where he witnessed panic and chaos sweeping through the financial hub as body bags overflowed from intensi ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Hainan cyberspace regulator summons some property firms over suspected fake advertisements
China's Hainan government agencies have summoned two property firms, including Hong Kong-listed Agile Group, and have warned some real estate service websites over suspected fake advertisements.Firms ... ( read original story ...)
CALB Taps Into EV Battery Fever With Hong Kong IPO Plan
EV battery maker CALB has applied to list in Hong Kong, in what could become the city’s biggest IPO so far this year The company turned profitable ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech in Hong Kong: 2021 in Review
Home to more than 470 fintech companies, Hong Kong is one of the most dynamic fintech hubs in the world. Despite the ongoing economic challenges of ... ( read original story ...)
HKEX announces first SPAC listing in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has welcomed the first Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) listing in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong SPAC listing regime was put i ... ( read original story ...)
Confusion and Chaos in Hong Kong as Leaders Fumble Virus Response
Government officials have been unable to curb an outbreak that has surpassed one million infections, leading Beijing to step up its intervention in the semiautonomous territory. ( read original story ...)