HSBC is also hiring more than 5,000 new wealth planners to grow its Asia business.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
ZA Bank to support HK goverment’s 100% personal loan guarantee scheme
Hong Kong virtual bank ZA Bank has announced it will support the HKSAR's 100% Personal Loan Guarantee Scheme, becoming the only local virtual bank to do so. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong passes new immigration law that could enable China-style exit bans
Officials in Hong Kong will soon be able to block people from entering or leaving the territory, raising concerns over the possibility of mainland Chinese-style "exit bans" being used to prevent ... ( read original story ...)
US sounds alarm over Hong Kong ‘exit ban’ fears
The United States said Thursday it was "deeply concerned" by a new Hong Kong immigration law which includes powers to stop people leaving the city, raising fears Chinese mainland-style exit bans could ... ( read original story ...)
HKMA: Hong Kong dollar (HKD) remains steady after FOMC decision
In response to the FOMC monetary policy decision, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) that “the HK dollar (HKD) remains steady” after Fed Chair Powell’s dismissal of tapering talks smashed the US ... ( read original story ...)
Renewed Selling Pressure Expected For Hong Kong Bourse
The Hong Kong stock market on Wednesday snapped the two-day slide in which it had fallen more than 135 points or 0.4 percent. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the 29,070-point plateau although ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong ‘vaccine bubble’ faces chaotic start, bar trade warns, with concerns rising over lack of documents, new app
Industry players estimate just 20 per cent of 700 party rooms and half of the city’s 1,280 bars will be able to open on Thursday after being closed for about five months. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong has fined a journalist for ticking a box. That shows the city’s media freedoms are in jeopardy
Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy won an award for her investigative work. The next day, that very same work saw her convicted of breaking the city's laws. ( read original story ...)
No Escape From Hong Kong
The British government said on March 19 that it had received some 27,000 applications from Hong Kongers seeking to resettle in the U.K., and the Home Office anticipates “between 123,000 and 153,700 BN ... ( read original story ...)
Mike Figgis and Josie Ho Serve Up Mystery Thriller ‘Mother Tongue’ With Hong Kong Standing in for Los Angeles
Inside a makeshift cafe set at Hong Kong’s luxurious Rosewood Hotel, local actor-producer Josie Ho sits across from British actor Julian Sands. Both are giving director Mike Figgis their full ... ( read original story ...)
Deficit projected for Hong Kong’s arts hub narrows from previous forecast, amid hope of easing financial woes through building office zone
West Kowloon Cultural District Authority says its unaudited operating deficit before depreciation and interest expenses will be HK$491 million for 2020-21, just half of what had been expected last ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong immigration bill could target people leaving city, activists say
An ambiguously worded new immigration bill in Hong Kong is stirring fears that outbound travelers could be apprehended at departure points. ( read original story ...)
This Tech Startup Takes on Unsustainable Online Returns
Sizing solutions provider MySureFit claims to measure with 99 percent accuracy and has a return rate “well below 5 percent.” ... ( read original story ...)
28 Days Later: Dozens of Hong Kong Firm Results Are Still AWOL
The clock is ticking for scores of Hong Kong-listed companies that could miss a deadline to post their 2020 earnings reports in coming days. Mainland solar power maker GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd. ( read original story ...)