SINGAPORE (Aug 6): Hongkong Land, the property group which is a member of the Jardine group, reported a 63% fall in 1H19 earnings ended June to US$411 million ($568 million) from US$1.1 billion in ... ( read original story ...)
China’s central bank to sell yuan bills in Hong Kong
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The People’s Bank of China will sell 30 billion yuan ($4.26 billion) of offshore yuan-denominated bills in Hong Kong on August 14, it said on Tuesday. The PBOC is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong strike disrupts city as leader warns of ‘dangerous situation’
The actions — and the protest-linked chaos that ensued again — struck at Hong Kong’s increasingly precarious position as an efficient base for business and signaled widening public anger over the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police fire tear gas, rubber bullets as strikes paralyze city
Long lines of traffic snaked across Hong Kong island into the heart of the business center and hundreds of people were stranded at the airport, where more than 200 flights were canceled at one point. ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Hong Kong police fire more tear gas
11 a.m. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she has no plans to resign over the civil unrest targeting her administration. Lam said she took responsibility for problems as chief executive and was ... ( read original story ...)
Protests disrupt Hong Kong work day as leader vows to remain
She said current protests were operating with "ulterior motives" that threaten Hong Kong's prosperity and security. "I don't think at this point in time, resignation of myself or some of my colleagues ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests force airports to cancel more than 200 flights
On Chinese state broadcaster CCTV’s daily noon news report, an anchor read aloud from a strongly-worded editorial titled “The Chaos in Hong Kong Must Not Continue.” “We warn those maniacs ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Richest Lose $19 Billion as Protests Batter Stocks
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s wealthiest people are starting to feel the pain from nine weeks of protests that have jammed the financial hub’s streets, weighed on economic growth and battered ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Leader Warns of ‘Ruin’ as Strike Snarls City, Airport
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned of a “very dangerous situation” as protesters moved to shut down the Asian financial hub with a general strike on Monday after a ninth straight ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered, Hang Seng Bank close branches as citywide strike, protests wreak chaos in Hong Kong
All three note-issuing banks in Hong Kong saw their shares fall to the lowest level in three months as a citywide strike disrupted travel and violent protests continued The yuan falling below 7 per US ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks hit by protests, US-China trade war
The top loser was Sun Hung Kai Properties, one of the city's largest developers. It sank 5.2%. BOC Hong Kong, a major lender owned by Bank of China, fell 3.4%. The MTR — the city's subway system and a ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC axes CEO Flint after only 18 months in role to speed up growth
HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC (HSBA.L) ousted Chief Executive Officer John Flint after just 18 months in that role, in a surprise move that the lender’s chairman said was necessary to ... ( read original story ...)
Subway services, flights canceled in Hong Kong at start of mass strike
A protester poses for the media while holding a placard reading: "For the sake of your children's future, can you go on strike for one day?'" on a Mass Transit Railway (MTR) subway train as protesters ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police fire teargas as China says it will not ‘sit idly by’
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s government said violence and illegal ... The protests have adapted rapidly since the start of June with the movement spreading from the Admiralty area, where the legislative ... ( read original story ...)