Housing Authority members note unsold batch of 500 shoebox flats under Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme, saying low take-up rate suggests such tiny homes do not meet buyers' needs Alice ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC names new CEO for PHL unit
THE Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corp. (HSBC) has appointed Sandeep Uppal as president and chief executive officer of its Philippine unit, the bank said in a statement. ( read original story ...)
HSBC PH announces new president
HSBC on Monday announced that Sandeep Uppal has been appointed as the new president and chief executive officer of HSBC Philippines, subject to regulatory approval.In a ... ( read original story ...)
Police charge Cathay flight attendants at centre of Hong Kong outbreak
Hong Kong police arrested and charged Monday two Cathay Pacific flight attendants for allegedly contravening Covid regulations, after the emergence of the Omicron variant in the territory was traced ... ( read original story ...)
3 senior Hong Kong officials caught up in Omicron ‘partygate’ scandal leave quarantine camp early after policy eased
Secretary for Home Affairs Caspar Tsui, Immigration Director Au Ka-wang and political assistant Allen Fung leave Penny’s Bay camp. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports outbreak of African swine fever – OIE
Hong Kong reported an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in a wild boar in the northern part of the territory, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday. There had been recent ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong suspends poultry meat, products from Poland
Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced on Friday that it will suspend imports of poultry meat and products, including eggs, from parts of P ... ( read original story ...)
‘Sad’ family feud over late Hong Kong tycoon’s fortune will proceed to trial despite judge’s misgivings
One faction of the late Henry Fok’s sprawling family has accused other members of withholding information about an option to buy back a valuable share in a Guangzhou development. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s MPF net inflows seen at three-year low in 2021
Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund net inflows declined in 2021 to the lowest level in three years as the coronavirus crisis continued to weigh on the city’s economy, according to local pension ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Visitor numbers for Hong Kong continue to plunge as tourism lawmaker calls for clear criteria on border opening plans
Tourism sector lawmaker says mainland only hope for business, calls on government to specific criteria for border reopening. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: student jailed for nearly 8 years for slashing police officer’s neck with box cutter
Judge calls Hui Tim-lik’s assault on Sergeant Wesley Leung during a demonstration in October 2019 ‘the most severe form of attack’ on police officers. ( read original story ...)
Ex-DWS veteran joins HSBC AM as global ETF head
Marco Montanari joins in the newly created role of global capability head, ETF & indexing, as part of the firm's repositioning of its passive business. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong watchdog shell-shocked no crustacean in lobster meatballs
It may look like lobster and taste like lobster, but Hong Kong's consumer watchdog is warning hungry hot pot fanatics that the shellfish-tasting meatballs do not, in fact, come from under the sea. ( read original story ...)
School clerk, student plead guilty to sedition over leaflet urging Hong Kong independence
However, the pair have disputed that the leaflet was aimed at inciting violence, with a judge set to pass sentence only after determining the document’s intent. ( read original story ...)