Is there a point at which Hong Kong’s Covid policies go from keeping people safe – if claustrophobic – to risking the opposite result and making life in the SAR unnecessarily complicated? More ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong NGO using ‘social-emotional learning’ to help students improve mental health gets funding boost
Teach for Hong Kong helps students better manage their emotions, aims to provide similar training for parents, teachers with grant from NGO Leadership programme that is sponsored by UBS and Post’s Ope ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech Unicorn Nium Joins HKSTP’s FinTech Community to Accelerate Hong Kong’s Booming Fintech Ecosystem
HKSTP connects SE Asian Fintech unicorn with key partners to tap the enormous GBA market HONG KONG, November 01, 2021--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) today ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 16
Members of pro-Beijing group Chinese Hearts unfurl a large national flag at the piazza outside the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui on October 1, 2021. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. HKFP ... ( read original story ...)
Financial firms’ race to list first SPAC in Hong Kong heats up as HKEX decision nears
Financial firms are busy working with wealthy clients to be among the first to list SPACs in Hong Kong in anticipation of approval for blank-cheque companies. ( read original story ...)
FTSE Russell considers revamping China index after launch of Hong Kong rival
FTSE Russell is considering major changes to the index underpinning a widely used China futures contract in Singapore, including potentially doubling the benchmark’s constituents, after Hong Kong’s ... ( read original story ...)
2 dead after Lamborghini and 2 other cars crash in northern Hong Kong
One person dies at the scene of the accident on Bride’s Pool Road in Tai Po and another person succumbs in hospital, while four others injured. ( read original story ...)
Australia Beats Hong Kong in IPOs for First Time Since 2019
The market for initial public offerings in Sydney has been on a tear, with the amount of deals priced last month surpassing that in Hong Kong for the first time in over two years. ( read original story ...)
Hot Topics: Hong Kong’s new rules to ‘Leave Home Safe’
While disabled people and certain age groups are exempt from the new policy that starts from today, an NGO says the rule may hurt the homeless and others without smartphones. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong GDP Offers Read on One of Last Covid-Zero Holdouts
Hong Kong’s economy faces increasing challenges in maintaining its growth momentum as the city sticks with a Covid zero strategy that’s largely kept borders shut and raised questions about its future ... ( read original story ...)
Northwell and ‘startup studio’ Aegis partner on $100M venture
Mothers-to-be facing life-threatening cases of high blood pressure. People whose kidneys are at risk of shutting down. Seniors who get rushed to emergency rooms due to preventable problems like dehydr ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC reports 76% jump in third-quarter profit, plans $2 billion share buyback
The bank's reported pre-tax profit came in at $5.4 billion in the third quarter of 2021 — beating expectations. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property agents who sell homes overseas should be legally responsible for ensuring clients know the risks, says watchdog
Consumer Council chairman Paul Lam says agents have responsibility to know the background of overseas developers, and to warn their clients of any potential risks. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong economy set to grow about 6.5 per cent in 2021 but not all workers benefiting, financial chief says
City should hit upper end of projected range of expansion but average wage has fallen when inflation taken into account, Paul Chan says. ( read original story ...)