Travel via Tai Lam Tunnel will become more expensive, with tolls raised from between HK$4 and HK$15 for various categories of vehicles. ( read original story ...)
China’s easing gesture underscores growth worries
Beijing has relaxed its monetary policy tone. The People’s Bank of China on Friday cut the amount of cash most banks are required to hold as reserves for the first time in over a year , releasing 1 ... ( read original story ...)
China Cuts Reserve Ratio for Banks to Boost Slowing Economy
Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast.China’s central bank cut the amount of cash most banks must hold in reserve in order to boost lending ... ( read original story ...)
China: Wealth Management Tax Updates
Nancy Lai and Tingting Guo of Baker McKenzie discuss recent Chinese developments relating to tax enforcement for HNWIs, PRC tax residency status of individual taxpayers, taxation of family trusts, and ... ( read original story ...)
Oversold Hang Seng Nonetheless Called Lower On Friday
The Hong Kong stock market has finished lower in eight straight sessions, plummeting more than 2,110 points or 7.3 percent along the ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Digital Renminbi Trial Has 10M Eligible Users
China’s central bank deputy governor has said that its central bank digital currency (CBDC) trial now involves 10 million people. ( read original story ...)
(Members only) Executive Briefing | The Future of Hong Kong for Australian Businesses
How can Australian business maintain a strong presence in Hong Kong in light of the National Security Law? What are the strengths Hong Kong is likely to retain as a business centre and how can the ... ( read original story ...)
Great Place to Work releases its 6th annual list of Best Workplaces in Hong Kong
Following the well-being practices, Ms. Anna Yau, Business Analyst at Great Place to Work® Greater China shared some interesting findings related to Best Workplaces in Hong Kong, Taiwan and ... ( read original story ...)
The modern financial development of Macau picks up pace
In terms of supporting the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA), BOC Macau integrated and actively linked up with domestic institutions, promoted inter-regional ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks set for biggest loss in 20 weeks as China signals more actions in tech sector clampdown
Hong Kong stocks are set for their biggest weekly setback since February after a week of tech sell-off. Traders are buying on dips as a technical indicator shows the slump may have been excessive. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s pension fund posts 4.5 per cent investment gain in first half, but policy and regulatory challenges lie ahead
The outlook for investment markets in the second half of this year is not so optimistic, as the Hang Seng Index has lost 5.8 per cent over the past week, wiping off all gains made in the first half ... ( read original story ...)
Xi’s speech bolsters confidence of Hong Kong’s business sector
[PAUL YEUNG / BLOOMBERG] A speech delivered on July 1 by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, bolstered Hong Kong's confidence and boosted the global ... ( read original story ...)
Axington proposes to acquire Hong Kong firm that will see its reverse takeover
Axington has inked a non-binding memorandum of understanding to acquire a 60 per cent stake in a Hong Kong web technology company that is expected to result in a reverse takeover of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble: will Sinovac’s efficacy against Delta coronavirus variant be the next stumbling block?
While city state points to lack of data about vaccine’s worth against new variants, Hong Kong authorities have defended the Chinese-produced jabs. ( read original story ...)