After a week-long auction, the highest bid this year was HK$537,718 for a cake made by a senior bank employee. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s green finance credentials can help plug Asia’s US$25 billion gap in funding for climate change resilience, says Fitch
As a leading issuer of green bonds, the city is well placed to help plug an annual US$25 billion gap in funds needed to protect Asia’s cities from climate change risks, says Fitch. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong can fill the gap as Chinese tech firms flee US
The city's global financial status is expected to play a big role as companies such as Didi make a homecoming with listings here The sorry saga of Didi Chuxing's beleaguered listing in the United ... ( read original story ...)
Three jockeys in hospital, two horses die in Hong Kong big race fall
Three jockeys were taken to hospital and two horses died after a horror fall marred the Group One Hong Kong Sprint on Sunday (Dec 12), one of the highlights of the prestigious International Races at ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents urged to vote actively in LegCo election a week away
Officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region HKSAR government on Sunday appealed to registered electors to actively ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rises to the challenge for international day
The Hong Kong Jockey Club's Chief Executive Officer Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges has saluted Hong Kong's can-do spirit and commitment after Sunday's G1 raceday. ( read original story ...)
Deadly car crash in Hong Kong’s trendy SoHo area sparks renewed calls to ban traffic at weekends
Residents still coming to terms with Friday night’s accident in SoHo, an area popular for its bars and restaurants. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong cancer screening rates fall by up to 44 per cent since onset of Covid-19 pandemic, survey finds
More than half of the survey respondents are worried visiting clinics or hospitals will increase the risk of contracting the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Separated from sick family members, Hong Kong’s poorest ask why business travellers should visit mainland China before they do
Quarantine too expensive for many with sick relatives in mainland China, local NGO says, urging government to use half of initial travel quota for reuniting families. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s harbour swim resumes after three years
An annual swim across Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour was held on Sunday for the first time in three years, after being cancelled due to the pro-democracy protests and then the pandemic.The one-kilometre ... ( read original story ...)
Green finance: Sustainability-linked bonds boom as investors demand companies commit to fighting climate change
Financial instruments linked to sustainability will form the next phase in the evolution of green financing in Asia, says UBS ... ( read original story ...)
Over 1,000 plunge into return of Hong Kong race
The annual cross-harbor challenge was canceled in the last two years due to anti-extradition bill protests and then the pandemic.Professional swimmer Jamie Yeung said it was a "beautiful day" and not ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo vendors bemoan crimped sales as Covid-19 rules limit crowds, take taste-testing off menu
With visitor numbers capped at just half the old capacity, booths seeing far fewer visitors as popular Causeway Bay bazaar returns for first time since 2019. ( read original story ...)
Show us the numbers on China’s economic risks, former finance minister says
China’s economic data should reflect more of the country’s major problems rather than just presenting a rosy picture, according to outspoken former finance minister Lou Jiwei. At a forum held by the ... ( read original story ...)