The law, designed to punish companies that abide by US sanctions or fail to carry out China’s, has prompted anxiety among some foreign investors. ( read original story ...)
Several obstacles stand in the way of SPACs landing in Hong Kong
HKEX will likely create strict approval standards for SPAC listings and may demand intermediaries in the deal like investment banks. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Brings Circular Innovation Hub The Mills Fabrica To London
The Mills Fabrica, the Hong Kong-based innovation hub for sustainable textiles, has just opened up its London outpost in King's Cross. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong quarantine changes ‘a setback’ and threat to city’s financial hub status, European business chamber warns
City should open ‘sooner rather than later’, leading business group says, noting travel was resuming elsewhere and few want to remain ‘indefinitely trapped’. ( read original story ...)
Businesses say Hong Kong quarantine threatens financial hub status
European business leaders have warned that Hong Kong's stringent quarantine measures have left its residents "indefinitely trapped" in the city, threatening its status as an international business ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing delays vote on extending anti-sanctions law to Hong Kong -SCMP
China's top legislature has postponed a vote on extending an anti-sanctions law to Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post said on Friday, as global banks and other financial institutions fret over ... ( read original story ...)
‘Law and order collapsed’: Hong Kong artist Kacey Wong on finding freedom in Taiwan
A familiar face at pro-democracy rallies in the city, Wong felt forced to flee after being named in a hit list of cultural undesirables ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong allows Nicole Kidman to skip quarantine, reportedly to film for Amazon
Hong Kong has some of the toughest COVID-19 quarantine rules on the planet, capturing everyone from journalists to Olympic athletes. But not Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks drop more than 2%; China holds steady on benchmark lending rate
China's one-year loan prime rate (LPR) and five-year LPR were both left unchanged at 3.85% and 4.65%, respectively, on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Nicole Kidman Slammed After Skipping Hong Kong Quarantine for Amazon’s ‘Expats’ Shoot
The Australian actress was able to skirt the city's strict seven-day hotel quarantine for arrivals from Australia. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Nicole Kidman skips quarantine to film Amazon series
Hong Kong has some of the toughest Covid-19 quarantine rules on the planet, capturing everyone from journalists to Olympic athletes. Not Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman, however. ( read original story ...)
LOOK: BOC team green-lights release of 300K Pfizer jabs
(Photo from BOC-NAIA) Contained in thermal boxes, the American-made coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines were flown in via Air Hong Kong flight AHK 457. BOC-NAIA, which provided the photos here, ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman Sachs-Backed InferVision Picks Banks for Hong Kong IPO
InferVision, a medical artificial intelligence technology provider, has picked banks to work on its Hong Kong initial public offering which could raise about $300 million, according to people familiar ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: student, construction worker jailed for up to 40 months over petrol bomb stash
City University undergraduate Cheng Kam-fai, 22, sentenced to 40 months’ prison while construction worker Wong Kin-ki, 21, gets 3 years. ( read original story ...)