OneDegree, a Hong Kong-based insurer of digital assets, has been approached by investment banks about going public through a blank-check company, its co-founder said. The firm, one of four with a ... ( read original story ...)
CPA Australia: Hong Kong SMEs confident in overcoming fifth wave of COVID
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 12 April 2022 - Most small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Hong Kong are confident they will overcome the city's fifth wave of the pandemic. However, to take ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Veteran journalist arrested for sedition
This week, authorities in Hong Kong arrested a veteran journalist over charges of sedition. If proven guilty, journalist Allan Au would face up to a year in prison. Au was arrested by authorities in ... ( read original story ...)
Joan Cornellà NFT project apologises over copyright infringement of film starring Hong Kong ‘King of Comedy’ Stephen Chow
Hong Kong-based Fwenclub released an NFT image based on the 1994 spy comedy From Beijing with Love without permission. ( read original story ...)
US criticizes arrest of veteran Hong Kong journalist on sedition charges
The United States has criticized the arrest of a veteran Hong Kong journalist on sedition charges. “We call on the Hong Kong government to free Allan Au and all others imprisoned for exercising their ... ( read original story ...)
Fed and HKMA rate increases likely to have muted impact on Hong Kong’s commercial property market
Should property investors be worried about the pace and frequency of rate increase in the US? The link between local interest rates and asset valuation is not well-established. ( read original story ...)
5 Men Play Mahjong On Hong Kong Train, Fined S$870 For Causing Public Nuisance
A group of men who played mahjong on the Hong Kong MTR last year has been fined S$870 for causing a nuisance in public and other offences. ( read original story ...)
US Criticizes Hong Kong Over Reporter’s Arrest for Sedition
The US has criticized Hong Kong over the arrest of a journalist on sedition charges, ramping up tensions over a Beijing-led crackdown on dissent in the former British colony. ( read original story ...)
Chinese Q&A platform Zhihu prepares for $172 million Hong Kong dual listing
Chinese Q&A platform Zhihu filed a draft prospectus for a Hong Kong listing on Monday, 13 months after it raised $523 million in an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. The company plans to raise HK$ 1 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong SMEs upbeat about outlook after weathering fifth wave of coronavirus outbreak, survey shows
Easing of restrictive social distancing rules can help immensely, according to an SME survey conducted by CPA Australia Some 60 per cent of SMEs in survey said they could cope with the fifth wave of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to see sales of bigger flats slow down, as interest rate rise counters mortgage relaxation
The relaxation of mortgages for more expensive flats in Hong Kong will propel sales in the short term only, as an imminent interest rate hike will keep potential buyers away, industry insiders said. ( read original story ...)
Reforming Hong Kong for the better: Economics and finance
The past few years have been extraordinarily treacherous for Hong Kong. The 2019 anti-extradition bill protests exacerbated long-standing grievances and divergences between the mainland and Hong Kong, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ex-financial secretary John Tsang joins Singapore’s StashAway as adviser
Hong Kong’s former financial secretary John Tsang has become an adviser to Singapore-based robo adviser StashAway and will give away a few thousand non-fungible tokens or NFTs to new clients who ... ( read original story ...)
In Wood and Water, 2019 Hong Kong protests are the backdrop for art-house German film directed by Jonas Bak
A slower, more spiritual Hong Kong is depicted in German director Jonas Bak's Wood and Water - a story about a woman's search for her missing son; Although filmed amid the 2019 an ... ( read original story ...)