HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court found seven prominent democrats guilty of unauthorised assembly charges, including 82-year-old barrister Martin Lee and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 72, the latest ... ( read original story ...)
Seven Hong Kong Democracy Leaders Have Been Convicted Over the City’s 2019 Protests
HONG KONG — Seven Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates were convicted Thursday on charges of organizing and participating in an unlawful assembly during massive anti-government protests in 2019 ... ( read original story ...)
China, Hong Kong begin testing digital yuan as Beijing ramps up research into cross-border use
China will expand cross-border use of its sovereign digital yuan “when the time is ripe”, with technical testing already under way with Hong Kong, the country’s ... head of the People’s Bank of China ... ( read original story ...)
Improving electoral system ensures stable business environment in Hong Kong: Hong Kong business community
HONG KONG, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's business community has expressed support for the country's top legislature's move to improve the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative ... ( read original story ...)
What are SPACs, where are the pitfalls and why is Hong Kong mulling joining in the latest investment craze?
that include SPACs. The financial chief wants to use them to enhance the city’s competitiveness as a fundraising hub while safeguarding small investors. The city is reviewing its options after several ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Cyberport directors named
“With their wealth of experience and expertise in a wide range of businesses and disciplines, the Board Directors will no doubt continue to steer Cyberport in nurturing its startup community and ... ( read original story ...)
‘Ten Years’ portrayed a dark vision of Hong Kong. Life imitated art in barely half that time.
Since China imposed a sweeping national security law last summer, Hong Kong has come to resemble the dystopian place portrayed in the 2015 film. ( read original story ...)
China’s fastest growing city wants to be the next Silicon Valley — local systems may get in the way
Shenzhen also benefits from its proximity to Hong Kong. BEIJING — As growing pressure from the ... to build up the local semiconductor industry have struggled to take off, McKinsey analysts wrote back ... ( read original story ...)
An Introduction to Doing Business in Hong Kong 2021 – New Publication from Dezan Shira & Associates
An Introduction to Doing Business in Hong Kong 2021, from Dezan Shira & Associates, introduces the fundamentals of investing in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong hit by dozens of trading halts
The trading halts come as the Securities and Futures Commission said in February that it would enhance collaboration with the Financial Reporting Council, which oversees audit activities in Hong Kong, ... ( read original story ...)
7 Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted as China clamps down
Hong Kong had enjoyed a vibrant political culture ... J.B. Pritzker’s plan to begin loosening more business restrictions, and Mayor Lori Lightfoot said it means additional reopenings won ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks tumble as China factory report revives policy tightening concerns, tech stocks end March mayhem
Pork processor WH Group and BOC Hong Kong Holdings led the index losers, each falling by at least 4.6 per cent. The CSI 300 Index of biggest stocks in Shanghai and Shenzhen slipped 0.9 per cent. The ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court convicts media tycoon Jimmy Lai and other activists over peaceful protest
Hong Kong (CNN Business)A Hong Kong court has convicted pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai and eight other prominent opposition activists over their roles in an unauthorized assembly at the height ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese consumer tech firm Energy Monster goes public
Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited are the lead underwriters. Energy Monster’s pre-IPO backers include SoftBank Ventures ... ( read original story ...)