HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s electoral reform bill was introduced in the city’s legislature on Wednesday, setting in motion changes that will give Beijing greater control over the process while ... ( read original story ...)
‘Violent’ ducks? Hong Kong clothing brand cartoons rile China
Cute cartoon animals have been at the heart of Hong Kong clothing brand Chickeeduck since 1990, displayed on everything from t-shirts and tote bags to baby rompers and pillows. But owner Herbert Chow ... ( read original story ...)
Covid Test Maker Cue Health Taps Morgan Stanley, Goldman for IPO
Hong Kong-based Prenetics Ltd., whose Covid-19 tests were used by the English Premier League, is also planning an IPO, Nikkei has reported. ( read original story ...)
Additional Support Anticipated For Hong Kong Shares
The Hong Kong stock market on Tuesday snapped the two-day losing streak in which it had tumbled more than 550 points or 2 percent. The Hang Seng Index now sits just beneath the 28,500-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s delayed legislative elections set for December
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday that the semiautonomous Chinese territory’s legislative elections will take place in December, more than a year after they were postponed by ... ( read original story ...)
Premia Partners announces listing of Hong Kong’s first USD high yield bond ETF and in collaboration with BOCHK Asset Management Limited globally
BOCHK Asset Management Limited (“BOCHKAM”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited, which is one of the largest listed companies and commercial banking groups in Hong Kong, ... ( read original story ...)
Global ID 3D vein biometrics patent filing published in Hong Kong
Global ID touts the privacy protection of authentication with 3D vein biometrics and has a technology filing acknowledged by the Hong Kong patent office. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 changed the fates of these 5 startups. What’s next?
COVID-19 upset the status quo at many companies — with mixed results — over the past year. The pandemic was a dice roll, delivering widely varying outcomes to different companies. Its ending will ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Wants to Bring Back Factory Jobs That Left Long Ago
Now, after decades of positioning the territory as the front office for mainland China and prioritizing financial and business services, Hong Kong’s leadership is offering billions of dollars in ... ( read original story ...)
Government should not be undermining Hong Kong’s business strengths
Given the vaccination programme in Hong Kong, why can't we relax the restrictions on aircrew, some of whom still need to undergo a 21-day quarantine? Our restrictions only benefit competing airports ... ( read original story ...)
Some investors lukewarm on China’s Ant Group if IPO is revived after revamp
Last year, Ant's valuation was touted at $315 billion for its IPO, which was pulled just before its November listing in Shanghai and Hong Kong. Even before news of the revamp, sources told Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong publishes bill on improving electoral system
HONG KONG, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative ... work of the LegCo in scrutinizing the bill to strive for its early passage so as to kick start the extensive preparatory work ... ( read original story ...)
Trip.com set to raise US$1.1 billion in Hong Kong secondary listing at HK$268 per share
Trip.com has priced its Hong Kong initial public offering at HK$268, a 2 per cent discount to its New York closing price overnight, which will see it raise about US$1.1 billion, below its initial ... ( read original story ...)
Sixteen Hongkongers arrested in police swoop on bookmaking syndicate that laundered over HK$180 million in 10 months
Hong Kong police have arrested 16 people in a clampdown on a bookmaking syndicate which pocketed and laundered more than HK$180 million (US$23 million) in crime proceeds over 10 months. During the ... ( read original story ...)