Hong Kong, then hit by the Asian financial crisis and an economic recession in 1998, pinned hope on the growth in tourism and related industries to kick-start its economic recovery. In 1999, the Hong ... ( read original story ...)
National security law: Hong Kong activist set to plead guilty to secession, money-laundering charges
Tony Chung, 19, indicates he will plead guilty to secession, money-laundering charges following plea bargain with prosecutors. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Fair criminal justice ensured
Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng. Hong Kong is a society and an economy premised on the rule of law. In this regard, the Department of Justice enjoys an independence which is co ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese IPOs return to New York with a whimper
What makes a Chinese initial public offering Chinese? Shares of LianBio fell 14% on their first day trading in New York on Monday after raising $325 million. It touts a foreign domicile and U.S. ( read original story ...)
JCB And BOCHK Announce JCB Contactless Acceptance In The E-payment System Of KMB And LWB In Hong Kong
JCB International Co., Ltd., an international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., has launched JCB Contactless payment service in the e-payment system of Long Win Bus Co. Ltd. (“LWB”), in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HK boosts logistics, maritime services
Hong Kong always has a critical role to play in the world of logistics, in good times and bad. It is because of our longstanding embrace of free trade and the free and unfettered movement of goods, ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon-Backed EV Maker Rivian Seeks Up to $8.37 Billion in IPO
Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric truck maker backed by Amazon.com Inc., plans to raise as much as $8.37 billion in an initial public offering. A listing at the top of that range would eclipse the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index surges nearly 2%; Australia central bank rate decision ahead
The Reserve Bank of Australia is set to announce its interest rate decision at around 11:30 a.m. HK/SIN. Overnight on Wall Street, the the S&P 500 gained 0.18% to a record closing high of 4,613.67. ( read original story ...)
Law firms in Hong Kong in the line of fire
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Hong Kong news every morning. In March, when China slapped sanctions on Essex Court Chambers, a UK law firm, Guy Sandhurst QC issued a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong business community’s big question after quarantine shift: will it convince Beijing to reopen border?
As Hong Kong further tightened what were already some of the world's strictest Covid-19 policies on Monday, the city's business sector expressed one clear hope - that it would be the final criteria ... ( read original story ...)
Rivian looking to raise up to $8.4 billion in upcoming IPO
Rivian said it plans to sell 135 million shares for $57 to $62 each, according to its filing Monday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. At the top of that range, Rivian would have a ... ( read original story ...)
Rivian Attracts Blackstone to IPO of Up to $8.4 Billion
Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric truck maker backed by Amazon.com Inc., is seeking to raise as much as $8.4 billion in an initial public offering that could give it a market value of as much as ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong to limit quarantine exemptions to handful of groups deemed critical to city’s survival from November 12
Most foreign diplomatic personnel and top business executives to lose the privilege that allowed them to skip weeks of isolation under revised policy. ( read original story ...)
Though Travel Restrictions Ease in Parts of Asia, Tightened Measures in Hong Kong Could Put Local Film Industry at Risk
Travel restrictions are being eased in parts of Asia, bringing the prospects of tourist arrivals, restarts for local economies and easier logistics for filmmakers and executives. But Hong Kong, once ... ( read original story ...)