The HKMA has announced plans to ensure all banks are transformed into fintech facilities through the ‘Fintech 2025’ strategy. ( read original story ...)
Geek+ Wins Contract from Hong Kong’s Circle K to Deploy Depot Robots
Geek+, a Beijing-based startup focusing on developing robotics and artificial intelligence technologies to improve warehouse efficiency, has secured a contract to deploy its autonomous mobile robots ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s anti-discrimination watchdog slams pro-establishment politicians’ ‘stigmatisation’ of coming Gay Games
Equal Opportunities Commission chair says pro-establishment lawmakers who oppose the Games are making ‘a mountain out of a molehill’. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong considers own centralised digital currency
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is exploring whether to launch a centralised digital currency as part of the country's "Fintech 2025" strategy". The HKMA will soon begin a comprehensive study ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks erase gains as China passes secretive anti-sanctions law
Hong Kong stocks surrendered gains after China passed an anti-sanctions law that provided legal backing for Beijing’s measures to counter foreign sanctions, potentially raising the temperatures on ... ( read original story ...)
Email Alert – Phishing email related to DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited relating to a phishing email, which has been reported to the ... ( read original story ...)
Daily Markets: European Central Bank and May CPI Are in the Crosshairs Today
By midday trading the major European equity indices were mixed but little changed in either direction. Today brings the next monetary policy meeting for the European Central Bank, which targeted June ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Hong Kong children as young as 12 to be offered BioNTech vaccine from Monday
Hong Kong children as young as 12 will be offered Covid-19 BioNTech vaccinations from next Monday, the government announced, urging hesitant adults to follow suit before vaccination centres close in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong watchdog slams Beijing loyalists over Gay Games criticism
Hong Kong's anti-discrimination watchdog slammed two prominent pro-Beijing politicians on Thursday for recent comments warning that next year's Gay Games would "divide the city" and bring "dirty money ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, mainland stocks gain as China and US hold talks to boost trade, investment cooperation
Hong Kong stocks are poised to snap a six-day slide as China and the US agree to promote trade and investment cooperation following several rounds in two weeks. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong opens vaccine drive to children aged 12 and older
Hong Kong will allow children age 12 and above to receive the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine as it seeks to boost immunization rates in the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Singapore to review travel bubble date in July
Hong Kong and Singapore will review in July plans to open a travel bubble, their governments said on Thursday, after the proposal was derailed for a second time in May due to a spike of coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong speedboat smuggling bust nets luxury goods trove
Semi-autonomous Hong Kong has no sales tax, but over in China, punitive taxes provide a powerful incentive for the smuggling of luxury goods - Copyright AFP Nicolas ASFOURIKatherine CHENG, Jerome ... ( read original story ...)
Shock Wave: Hong Kong Destruction review – one long tick-tick-boom symphony
Andy Lau plays a bomb-disposal officer in this old-school action thriller with tricksy, Infernal Affairs-esque storytelling ... ( read original story ...)