Retail investors in Hong Kong will soon be able to buy green bonds for as little as HK$10,000 ($1,281) as the city looks to expand its role as a sustainable finance hub. The Hong Kong government is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong singer arrested for allegedly acting with seditious intent and money laundering
The Security Bureau froze around HK$140,000 worth of assets in connection to the case citing the Implementation Rules for Article 43 of the Beijing-imposed security legislation. The amount frozed ... ( read original story ...)
In a first, Hong Kong to issue green bonds worth US$768 million to city’s retail investors
The bonds, which will have a tenor of three years, guarantee a minimum payment of 2 per cent Hong Kong identity card holders will be able to subscribe in HK$10,000 increments starting March 1 Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Is the Banking Sector Adequately Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community?
With the banking industry legally requiring customers to prove their ... A recent study—conducted by Denise Tse-Shang Tang, an assistant professor at Hong Kong’s Lingnan University, and Celine Tan, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rules out citywide lockdown as cases continue to surge
HONG KONG, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday ruled out a citywide lockdown to fight COVID-19, but a surge of infections meant she could not "preclude" the possibility of ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong start-up ProcureNet aims to relieve city’s rapid test kits shortage through Mannings
ProcureNet, a pharmaceutical materials supplier, has signed a deal with Mannings to make its RAT kits available in the city The start-up plans to donate the first batch of 50,000 test kits in Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Recent China-Hong Kong Inbound and Outbound Investments into Asia
To reserve your early bird discounted copy for just US$100, please click here. Offer valid until closing of business, Wednesday, February 16. Hong Kong had significant volumes and across industries ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rules out citywide lockdown
Lam, who has not confirmed whether she will seek another five-year term as head of the Chinese ruled city, said her government's response to the outbreak had not been satisfactory with hospitals and ... ( read original story ...)
FWD aims to file HK IPO application this month
is planning to file a listing application to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong as early as the end of February for an around US$2bn IPO, said people with knowledge of the matter. The listing is expected ... ( read original story ...)
Ace Eight shoots for Hong Kong
Blank cheque firm Ace Eight Acquisition Corp filed a Hong Kong listing application on Monday, the latest to join a fast-growing pipeline of IPOs in the city by special purpose acquisition companies ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s SFC Calls Broker Meeting on Handling Disruptive Events
Hong Kong top market watchdog called a meeting with brokers this ... Other items for the Thursday meeting include managing risks of business email leakage, brokerage insurance, and handling complaints ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Many potential buyers for Genting Hong Kong’s unfinished mega cruise liner, Genting CEO among them
Lim resigned from Genting Hong Kong on January 21, days after the cruise operator filed to wind-up its business in what is seen as one of the biggest Asian corporate casualties from the Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong turns public housing into Covid quarantine facilities as it battles Omicron surge
Fears that city struggling with 2,000 coronavirus cases a day could see daily figures reach 30,000 Last modified on Tue 15 Feb 2022 01.41 EST Hong Kong has turned newly built public housing and 10,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks slide on lockdown concerns, Ukraine stand-off while Alibaba weakens on Temasek stake sale
Hong Kong stocks weakened amid concerns a wider city lockdown to stem the fifth wave of Covid-19 outbreak will hurt the economy, while geopolitical risks over Russia and Ukraine fanned a flight to ... ( read original story ...)