Bank of China (Hong Kong), Citibank, Hang Seng Bank and Bank of East Asia started to roll out new features - including lucky draws and catchy stickers - ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday this week. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Posts Highest Daily Unlinked Covid Cases in Fifth Wave
Hong Kong reported the highest daily tally of unlinked infections in its fifth Covid outbreak on Tuesday as the government struggles to contain community transmission. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong welcomes its first ‘tiger babies’ at Lunar New Year as temple leaders wish for prosperity, peace and end to pandemic
Five babies were born in four hospitals across Hong Kong after midnight as the city headed into the Year of the Tiger. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong Covid-19 blame game in full swing again, with ethnic minority groups bearing brunt
A rising number of Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong has triggered a mounting wave of discrimination against ethnic minority groups. ( read original story ...)
China Evergrande may be forced to sell Hong Kong land that it pledged for loan
Receivers has been appointed to control assets that China Evergrande (EGRNF) used as collateral for a $520M loan that was advanced to the company in January, 2021, the ... ( read original story ...)
Evergrande faces forced sale of Hong Kong land it pledged for loan
Receivers have been appointed over land in Hong Kong that China Evergrande Group used as collateral for a $520 million loan, but the sale of the plot won’t affect the company’s broader restructuring, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong man, woman jailed on sedition charges for insulting judges, advocating independence
Property manager Kim Chiang, 41, and former vocational school clerk Chloe Cho Suet-sum, 46, were jailed for insulting local judges and advocating Hong Kong independence, respectively. ( read original story ...)
Wall Street’s frustrations in China and Hong Kong rise
The big banks of Wall Street rarely like to rock the boat in dealings with the China and Hong Kong governments. Too much is at stake to risk the ire of Beijing. So the recent actions on two sensitive ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Official Resigns After Breaking Covid Rules
Carrie Lam, the Hong Kong chief executive, announced the resignation of the home affairs secretary Caspar Tsui after he attended a birthday party unmasked amid a surge in coronavirus infections. ( read original story ...)
FirstFT: Covid lockdown rules ensnare Hong Kong and UK officials
Plus, an offshoot of the Omicron variant is even more infectious and US plans sanctions against Putin’s inner circle ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong financial talent flees to Singapore under ‘zero COVID’ policy
The strict zero COVID policy adopted by Hong Kong has forced international corporations to recruit from a shrinking talent pool, leaving businesses to consider shifting operations to Singapore. "Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong official resigns for attending party amid COVID-19 surge
A top official in Hong Kong resigned on Monday after attending a party earlier this month despite an uptick in COVID-19 numbers in the area and the tightening of related restrictions."I will take ... ( read original story ...)
Airport Authority Hong Kong extends financial relief for concessionaires
The relief has been extended until the end of March Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has extended rental relief for retail and catering tenants. The authority has been extending its relief programme ... ( read original story ...)
Genting Hong Kong’s demise leaves Malaysian banks – and its government – facing US$600 million question
Finger pointing in parliament as opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim raises spectre of the Bumiputra Malaysia Finance scandal of the 1980s With Najib Razak and finance minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz ... ( read original story ...)