Businesses warn losses over next fortnight could exceed HK$11 billion, ramp up appeals for financial compensation or fresh subsidies. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Officials Under Fire for Partying Despite Covid Threat
Hong Kong’s push to reimpose strict Covid-control measures suffered an embarrassing setback after it emerged 10 government officials had gone to a large party attended by a person believed to have ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: What Hong Kong students are saying about the city’s latest social-distancing rules
To contain the spread of Omicron, Hong Kong is reimposing some of its toughest Covid-19 social-distancing measures from Friday for at least 14 days. While schools will remain open, dine-in services at ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong airport authority raises US$4 billion in bond deal, sees strong demand
Hong Kong's airport authority has raised US$4 billion to fund its third runway development in a four-tranche U.S. dollar debt deal, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters, as the city grapples with ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s airport authority raises US$4 billion in bond deal – term sheet
Hong Kong's airport authority has raised US$4 billion to fund its third runway development in a four-tranche U.S. dollar debt deal, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters.It raised US$1 billion in ... ( read original story ...)
Housing Authority warns cheaper mortgage scheme floated by Hong Kong leader could hurt cash flow in coming years
Housing Authority will run into trouble if government goes ahead with mortgage plan that would slash payments and monthly instalments for subsidised flats, finance committee chair Professor Chan ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Home Prices to Accelerate This Year, JPMorgan Says
Hong Kong’s home prices are expected to accelerate this year on steady local demand, shrugging off a wave of omicron variant infections that’s set to make viewings more difficult, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Linklaters advises the People’s Bank of China on its RMB 5bn bills in Hong Kong SAR
Linklaters acted as international legal advisor to the People's Bank of China (PBOC) on the successful offering of its RMB 5bn 6-month bills in Hong Kong through the CMU BID Service operated by the ... ( read original story ...)
Sustainable finance: ‘greenwashing’ concerns raised as Hong Kong airport floats US$4 billion bonds package to fund growth, decarbonisation
Concerns about “greenwashing” have been raised by a climate campaign group after Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA), which operates the city’s international airport, raised US$4 billion by issuing a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader disappointed over officials’ large party
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Thursday she was disappointed that nine government officials attended a large birthday party that has sparked fears of a new omicron cluster after a guest tested ... ( read original story ...)
UBS, Bank of America order Hong Kong office changes as COVID cases rise
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) -Banks in Hong Kong are taking steps to lower the number of people at the workplace after operating at near full capacity for the past few months, as the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Disneyland closes for fourth time due to Covid
The Hong Kong Disneyland theme park is to close from Wednesday (Jan 5) evening, due to the city's anti-coronavirus measures. The closure is the fourth time that the pandemic has brought park ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent-Backed Tuhu to Move Planned U.S. IPO to Hong Kong
A Chinese online car-services platform backed by investors including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. is shifting its proposed initial public offering to Hong Kong from the U.S., ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks extend losses, adding to a US$71 billion tech sell-off as city tightens Covid-19 rules
Local stocks slide in tandem with a global sell-off amid concerns about higher borrowing costs. Deepening losses in the opening week is pushing the Hong Kong market to its worst start to a year since ... ( read original story ...)