The Central harbourfront site could fetch HK$55 billion (US$7.1 billion), and eclipse the previous record of HK$42.23 billion set in November 2019 for a parcel atop the West Kowloon station ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei CFO seeks publication ban on HSBC documents in U.S. extradition case
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou on Monday will seek to bar publication of documents her legal team received from HSBC, a request opposed by Canadian prosecutors in her U.S. extradition ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC, TD to advise feds on green bond issuance
The federal Department of Finance has chosen Toronto-Dominion Bank and HSBC Bank Canada as the structuring advisors for its first green bond issuance. The Liberal government said in the 2021 federal ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong singer criticised by the Chinese for wearing Dolce & Gabanna
Hong Kong-based singer Karen Mok has issued an apology after facing backlash from Chinese citizens for wearing a Dolce & Gabanna bathrobe in one of her new music videos. In the 51-year-old pop ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks are off to a weak start, pulling S&P 500 below record
Stocks are off to a sluggish start on Wall Street Monday, easing the S&P 500 index just below its latest record high. The benchmark index is also coming off its third weekly gain in a row. The S&P 500 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong party hub Lan Kwai Fong primed for a comeback after months of coronavirus-related closures, LKF Group CEO says
I don’t think nightlife in Hong Kong is over or anything, because Hong Kong is a place where people work hard and then they play hard,’ says Jonathan Zeman. ( read original story ...)
GS1 Hong Kong Summit 2021 Scaling Digital Transformation • Cultivating Digital Assets
The GS1 HK Summit 2021 (“the Summit”) was held successfully today at the HK Convention & Exhibition Centre attracting more than 1,300 delegates from cross-sector trades joining in-person and online. ( read original story ...)
China accuses G7 of ‘political manipulation’ following criticism over record in Xinjiang, Hong Kong
G7 leaders slammed China over abuses against minorities in the Xinjiang region and pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, while the US called for Beijing to 'start acting more responsibly in terms of i ... ( read original story ...)
China denounces G7 after statement on Xinjiang and Hong Kong
In a joint statement at the end of a three-day summit, leaders of the G7 countries urged China to "respect human rights and fundamental freedoms". Issues highlighted included abuses against the Uyghur ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Australians mark Hong Kong protest anniversary
Hong Kong’s streets are silent as people around the world commemorate the two-year anniversary of the 2019 protests. ( read original story ...)
Why Tracy Can’t Ship a Teddy Bear from Hong Kong to the U.S. Right Now
By this point, you're aware that shipping anything internationally is pretty tough right now. It turns out, it's getting worse. Earlier in the year, Tracy tried shipping a teddy bear from Hong Kong to ... ( read original story ...)
China accuses G7 of ‘manipulation’ after criticism over Xinjiang and Hong Kong
The Chinese embassy in the United Kingdom responded angrily to the communique and accused the G7 of ‘interfering’ ... ( read original story ...)
New paths to permanent residency for Hong Kong students and workers not enough: advocates
UBC law student Davin Wong has many friends who are excited about two new paths to permanent residency for Hong Kong students and workers with temporary resident status in Canada. ( read original story ...)
Women on boards: Hong Kong exchange wants to end all-male boardrooms, quicken progress on gender diversity in ESG shakeup
From next year, all listing candidates must have at least one woman board director at the time of going public, while existing ones will get three years to comply. That is assuming the changes in ... ( read original story ...)