The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) published its Listing Committee Report for 2020, which includes a review of the committee’s work during the year and an overview of its policy agenda for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong dollar softens to 7.78 vs U.S. dlr, weakest since March 2020
The Hong Kong dollar softened to 7.7804 against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday, the weakest since Mar. 13, 2020, due to ample liquidity amid cooling interest in the initial public offering (IPO) ... ( read original story ...)
History will absolve us, says former Hong Kong MP after guilty plea
Three Hong Kong democracy advocates have admitted in court to participating in an unauthorised rally during protests in 2019, but one added: “History will judge us not guilty”. Amid a continuing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists plead guilty to joining democracy rally
HONG KONG (AP) — Three veteran Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, including well-known publisher Jimmy Lai, have pleaded guilty to taking party in an unauthorized rally that resulted in violence ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Courts the Rich as China Tightens Its Grip
Beijing, which can’t afford to let its attack on civil liberties scare away global banks and financiers, is offering them a big tax break and other perks. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong should look at halting AstraZeneca jabs order, vaccine expert says; city faces about 10 new Covid-19 cases
Hong Kong should consider halting its order for AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 shots and focus instead on securing supplies of second-generation jabs that protect against mutated virus strains, according to a ... ( read original story ...)
Former Hong Kong lawmaker says many people are now ‘too afraid to speak up’
Emily Lau, a former Democratic Party member of Hong Kong's Legislative Council, said companies should speak up against policies that affect the business environment in the city. Got a confidential ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai pleads guilty to illegal assembly
HONG KONG (Xinhua): Media tycoon Jimmy Lai and two others on Wednesday (April 7) pleaded guilty to participating in an unauthorised assembly in August 2019. Lai, activist Lee Cheuk-yan, and part-time ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks retreat from two-week high as traders weigh earnings outlook, mainland investors pull funds
Iris Ouyang is a business reporter for the Post. She has reported in Washington D.C., Beijing, and Hong Kong in the past several years for both Chinese and international media organisations such as ... ( read original story ...)
Nasdaq-listed Chinese travel site Trip.com files for Hong Kong secondary listing
Chinese travel booking site Trip.com has filed for a secondary listing in Hong Kong. A number of U.S.-listed Chinese technology companies have done secondary listings in Hong Kong including Alibaba, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong developers kick off multigeneration housing projects for the elderly to live in proximity to their families
Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) is kicking off Hong Kong’s first “multigeneration” housing project, offering facilities that cater equally for the young and the elderly, as the city’s largest developer ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: media boss Jimmy Lai and two former lawmakers convicted of joining illegal demonstration in 2019
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and two former lawmakers have admitted joining an illegal anti-government protest in 2019. Lai pleaded guilty on Wednesday in the District Court to knowingly ... ( read original story ...)
Programmatic Out of Home Investment Leads the Way in Hong Kong
Digital out-of-home marketplace VIOOH, released a new report highlighting the importance of programmatic OOH media in Hong Kong. According to the State of the Nation report for Hong Kong, a large ... ( read original story ...)
A passion for education and the nation
When he was studying in Hong Kong, Wong was not a good student by any standard ... After graduation, Wong got a job at consulting firm McKinsey, joining its newly formed business unit in South Africa. ( read original story ...)