Beverage maker Vitasoy (0345.HK) has become the latest target of Chinese netizen calls for a boycott after an employee circulated a memo online offering condolences to the family of a worker who had ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd to Welcome Participants to Test Synapse, a Stock Connect Settlement Platform
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd to welcome participants to test Synapse, a Stock Connect settlement platform. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong coronavirus: why not give out cash for actually doing something?
According to media reports, and as confirmed by Hong Kong government press releases, vaccine hesitancy is high and only 21 per cent of the Hong Kong population has been fully vaccinated. In a public ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong needs to start planning for an era of climate refugees
By Roshan Melwani We’ve all heard the science behind the Earth’s rising temperatures. If you haven’t, I’m sure you’ve felt how unforgivingly hot Hong Kong has been these last few weeks. The weather ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s homebuyers pile into Kai Tak’s first harbourfront flats after a tepid start, betting on property bull market to continue
China Overseas Land and Investment sold 320 flats, or 80 per cent of the first batch of 400 units on offer at the One Victoria project in Kai Tak as of 8:15pm on Saturday, according to real-estate ... ( read original story ...)
American lawyer convicted of assaulting Hong Kong police officer to be sentenced
An American corporate lawyer convicted of assaulting a police officer in Hong Kong during a period of citywide unrest about 18 months ago is to be sentenced July 6. Samuel Phillip Bickett, 37, has ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s shops segment regains buzz amid improving economy as investors make some big-ticket purchases
Deals for shops could total 1,400 in the second half alone, while prices are likely to rise between 10 and 15 per cent from July to December, according to Centaline. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong primary schools revel in free fencing programmes after Covid-19 year stifles sports development
Kids shouldn’t feel limited because they were born into certain backgrounds,’ says Alliance Primary School teacher-fencer Henry Leung Wai-hang as a citywide fencing programme is rolled out. ( read original story ...)
Should Hong Kong be offering vaccination lottery prizes? Flats, cars and shopping vouchers appeal to people’s pockets, but not to their hearts
From a US$1.4 million flat to Tesla cars, Hong Kong’s vaccination lottery prizes certainly appeal to people’s pockets, but can’t we find more meaningful ways to persuade them to get the jab? ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Exchange’s Aguzin makes first major management changes
The new chief executive of Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing Ltd, Nicolas Aguzin has made his first management changes since joining the company in late May, a spokesman confirmed on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s struggling food truck operators keen to keep rolling on, say it’s too soon to scrap scheme
Hong Kong’s struggling food truck operators are seeing encouraging signs that business will improve as the coronavirus pandemic eases, but they have also expressed hope the government will not scrap ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong drinks giant Vitasoy supports police probe into officer stabbing, after mainland China backlash over condolences to family of dead attacker, who was an employee
Hong Kong drinks giant Vitasoy has distanced itself from a leaked internal memo that expressed condolences to the family of a dead employee who was earlier involved in the stabbing of an officer. The ... ( read original story ...)
Vitasoy Vows to Back Probe Into Hong Kong Policeman’s Stabbing
Soy-milk producer Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd. has pledged to support an investigation in Hong Kong into the stabbing of a policeman on July 1, as the attacker was reported to be one of its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong policeman stabbed by ‘lone wolf’
Rough Cuts Hong Kong policeman stabbed by 'lone wolf' Posted . The 50-year-old man who stabbed a Hong Kong policeman on the anniversary of the city's return to Chinese rule on Thu ... ( read original story ...)