Public should not expect overnight solutions from Paul Chan but rather steps showing there is no risk of deficit becoming structural, experts say Hong Kong's finance chief will deliver his "most ...
Hong Kong’s Stock Connect must upgrade to lure more foreign investors, industry body says
Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association suggests implementing block trades in Stock Connect programme Foreign investors could become more confident about equity markets in Hong Kong ...
Hong Kong’s Canceled Digital Art Fair Failed to Secure Funding, Authorities Say
Digital Art Fair, which was set to open in March as part of Hong Kong Art Week, had been advertised on the websites of the Hong Kong Tourism Board and InvestHK, a government entity that deals in the ...
Hong Kong assures economic ties with Philippines
Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China (HKSAR), continues to assure the Philippine government that it is committed to building a strong economic partnership, even as recent world events ...
Investors to redevelop Hong Kong’s Kitec site into office, flats and hotel blocks
Consortium plans to give the former trade and exhibition centre a new lease of life following its permanent closure in June.
Hong Kong high court pulls winding-up petition against Shimao
The Hong Kong High Court has ordered the withdrawal of the winding-up petition against Chinese property company Shimao Group filed by CPYM Link Investment, Shimao said on Tuesday.
Hong Kong budget looks to tackle deficit blowout amid economic headwinds
Hong Kong is expected to focus on steps to curb spending in its annual budget on Wednesday, as it seeks to tackle a fiscal deficit likely to have widened to double the city's target amid rising global ...
NGO Hong Kong Unison considers disbanding after 24 years serving ethnic minorities, says ‘mission complete’
Hong Kong Unison, a non-profit organisation that has served the city’s ethnic minorities for over two decades, is planning to disband, its chairperson has told HKFP. Alice Chong, chair of Unison, said ...
Hong Kong’s Cross-Harbour Tunnel partially shut after falling concrete hits car
Police alerted at 1.06pm by driver involved in accident, with no injuries reported and tunnel reopened at 2.48pm after emergency repair works.
Dividend Stocks To Consider In February 2025
As global markets navigate the complexities of geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainties, investors are increasingly looking for stability amid fluctuating indices. With U.S. stocks ...
Unveiling the stories of Hong Kong’s early Japanese residents in Happy Valley’s cemetery
Meiji-era prostitutes, whose names are etched in stone, find a voice in a new book by Georgina Challen and Yoshiko Nakano One May day in 1884, a Japanese woman called Saki Kiya received a letter at ...
Here’s why banks in Hong Kong are taking the fight to crypto bros
Developments in Hong Kong, which has finalised a regulatory regime for stablecoins, will be watched keenly in the US where such rules are still being debated, albeit in a newly favourable climate ...
Hong Kong minibus driver arrested after pedestrian, 82, dies in collision
Hong Kong police have arrested a minibus driver on suspicion of drug and dangerous driving after a collision left an 82-year-old man dead. The force said on Tuesday that the minibus allegedly knocked ...
Raising service charges needed for Hong Kong’s financial health, experts say
Plenty of room to increase visa and passport fees, as well as illegal parking penalties, experts say Hong Kong authorities should consider gradually raising some service charges to a cost-recovery ...