Hong Kong home affairs chief Caspar Tsui's resignation comes as UK PM Boris Johnson braces for the results of the Downing Street "partygate" probe. ( read original story ...)
Financial Technology Company Rapyd Completes Neat’s Acquisition
One of the fastest-growing fintech companies, Rapyd announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Neat. ( read original story ...)
Top Hong Kong official resigns over birthday party fiasco
A top Hong Kong official resigned Monday for attending a birthday party with about 200 guests in early January as the city was battling a coronavirus surge. At least one guests later tested positive, ... ( read original story ...)
EXCLUSIVE Hong Kong leader delays filling post, raising questions about judiciary’s independence
Hong Kong's leader has left open for more than five months a seat on the panel that selects the city's judges, three lawyers familiar with the situation said. ( read original story ...)
Demand for Hong Kong’s ‘nano flats’ could slow down, as prices dip and bigger homes become more affordable
Home seekers are likely to afford bigger living spaces during a softening property market,” said Michael Lee, associate director of professional real estate advisory and valuation at Prudential ... ( read original story ...)
Carbon neutrality: HSBC invests US$100 million in Bill Gates-led green tech programme to support decarbonisation of heavy polluting sectors
HSBC, which has set itself the goal of net-zero carbon emissions in its loans portfolio by 2050, has joined a global programme to accelerate the development of green technologies with a US$100 million ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Buys back over 3.75M Shrs in London Last Fri for over GBP19.86M
HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) announced that it had repurchased 3.7578 million shares of the company in the London market last Friday (28th), at a price ranging between GBP5.258 and GBP5.339 each, with a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Covid-Zero Strategy Is on the Brink of Collapse
Hong Kong has never been closer to losing its Covid-Zero battle. As residents prepare for another Chinese New Year under Covid-19 restrictions, omicron seems to have gotten the better of the city’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong cabinet minister steps down over tapas party
A Hong Kong cabinet minister resigned on Monday for attending a birthday party alongside dozens of officials and lawmakers just days after the city's government had called on people to avoid large ... ( read original story ...)
Live news: Senior Hong Kong official quits over Omicron karaoke party fallout
A senior Hong Kong official resigned on Monday over his attendance at a karaoke birthday party during the city’s first Omicron variant Covid-19 outbreak. Caspar Tsui, the territory’s home affairs ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Official Resigns After Flouting Covid Rules at Party
A senior Hong Kong government official has resigned after attending a large birthday party that fueled complaints of double standards by authorities enforcing strict Covid-control measures. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: time to live with the virus? Sweeping fifth wave forces officials to consider the previously unthinkable
When Hong Kong set a daily record of 164 Covid-19 infections last Thursday, officials were forced to confront the previously unthinkable: had the time finally come to dump the city’s “dynamic ... ( read original story ...)
Religious groups call for amnesty for Hong Kongers charged under national security law
A coalition of Christians and Catholics on Monday called on Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to drop charges against media tycoon Jimmy Lai and other political activists jailed or in custody under a ... ( read original story ...)
BREAKING: Hong Kong top official quits after attending birthday party suspected of Covid-19 rule violation
Hong Kong Secretary for Home Affairs Caspar Tsui has resigned after he attended a birthday party for a top delegate to China’s top legislature which was ... ( read original story ...)