Elections in Hong Kong on Sunday saw the lowest turnout in the city's history, with just 30.2% of the electorate casting a vote, after an election boycott that Hong Kong authorities attempted to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong presses accelerator on tech R&D
One of Hong Kong’s enduring puzzles has been how the city managed to miss Asia’s tech boom for so long. Situated next door to the world’s fastest-growing market and boasting Asia’s leading financial ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong Jockey Club, telecoms firms team to give 20,000 elderly residents smartphones for using ‘Leave Home Safe’ app
The phones, which will be distributed via 12 local NGOs after a needs-based assessment, will come pre-equipped with a year-long data plan. ( read original story ...)
China’s central bank issues 5 bln yuan of bills in Hong Kong SAR
China’s central bank on Tuesday issued 5 billion yuan (about 784.57 million U.S. dollars) worth of six-month renminbi central bank bills in (SAR), with an interest rate of 2.5 percent. The issuance ... ( read original story ...)
SenseTime relaunches $767m Hong Kong IPO
China's SenseTime relaunched its $767 million Hong Kong IPO on Monday (0).It comes a week after the artificial intelligence start-up was placed on a U.S. investment blacklist and postponed its listing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong IPO funds raised fall by 20 per cent and city slips to fourth place for 2021, HKEX says
Hong Kong’s annual tally of IPOs shrank this year for the first time since 2017, as a regulatory crackdown on technology companies in mainland China sent a chill through the market and almost halted ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s zero-Covid approach is the main issue frustrating businesses there, says analyst
Hong Kong still maintains strict quarantine rules even as authorities elsewhere have loosened similar restrictions. ( read original story ...)
Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: Didi’s Hong Kong IPO Ambitions
Plus, electric vehicle startup Xpeng gets in trouble for abusing facial recognition tech; the editor-in-chief of the Global Times steps down; and the U.S. slaps sanctions on a range of Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s top read articles of 2021
By Nick Dealy, partner, and Kritika Sethia, legal analyst, for Gall Hong Kong In a significant advancement towards inclusiveness, the amendment to the Sex Discrimination Ordinance (“SDO”) prohibiting ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba and Other Tech Stocks Fall Even As Hang Seng Rebounds From 21-Month Low
Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), JD.Com Inc. (NASDAQ: JD), Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ: LI) and Xpeng Inc. (NYSE: XPEV) traded ... ( read original story ...)
PBOC issues 5b yuan of bills in Hong Kong SAR
China's central bank on Tuesday issued 5 billion yuan (about $784.57 million) worth of six-month renminbi central bank bills in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, with an interest rate of 2.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Central govt supports HK democracy
Democratic Progress under the framework of ‘one country, two systems’”, setting the record straight that there was no democracy under British colonial rule and the joint declaration does not mention ... ( read original story ...)
Int’l community commends successful LegCo election in Hong Kong
Provided by Xinhua Experts and scholars said the election truly implemented the principle of patriots governing Hong Kong which is conducive to Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong election: China rejects democracy concerns from West
China has hit back at criticism from Western nations over the Hong Kong election, accusing them of interfering in its affairs. Hong Kong's legislature vote on Sunday saw more than 90% of the seats ... ( read original story ...)