Plans to restrict information on company directors will be an invitation to fraud and undermine the city's status as a financial center. ( read original story ...)
Li Ruigang, the powerful Chinese media mogul in control of TVB, plots IPO in Hong Kong, US markets for US$1o billion of assets
is aiming to list some of his businesses in Hong Kong and the US to compete with industry powerhouses, putting more than US$10 billion of assets under the spotlight amid fissures in US-China relations ... ( read original story ...)
SPAC Bubble Fears Lead Hong Kong, Singapore Down Cautious Path
Hong Kong and Singapore are trying to get in on the boom in blank check company listings, while safeguarding investors from what some say is a bubble about to burst. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest man, woman after home-alone girl robbed, molested and filmed by intruder
Christy Leung is a senior reporter and writes about crime and security-related stories for the Post's Hong Kong desk. She began her career in 2010 and worked for Deutsche Welle in Berlin and for ATV ... ( read original story ...)
Amnesty International committed to human rights in Hong Kong despite shrinking space for dissent, group’s new head says
Amnesty International remains committed to speaking out about human rights in Hong Kong despite “shrinking space for dissent” in the city, the organisation’s new head has said. In her first interview ... ( read original story ...)
‘Superman’ investor Li Ka-shing turns green as the former oil company magnate embraces sustainable investing. Here’s why
Underpinned by a global shift among regulators, investors and consumers toward decarbonisation, hydrogen is receiving unprecedented interest and investment, according to a February report called ... ( read original story ...)
Lassoing the Moon in Hong Kong
Artist Phoebe Hui considers the moon, and why it is slowly spinning away from Earth, for Audemars Piguet Contemporary. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government has made public broadcaster RTHK a place of fear, uncertainty and self-censorship, insider claims
Axing of programmes without explanation leaves staff fearing the government has taken full control of public broadcaster. ( read original story ...)
Chinese And Hong Kong Billionaires On Top As Global Real Estate Fortunes Surge $151 Billion
The six richest are all citizens of either China or Hong Kong, including Hong Kong’s Lee Shau-kee, 93, the world’s richest real estate tycoon, with a $31.7 billion fortune. Lee controls publicly ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: children could be silent carriers of Covid-19 in community, Hong Kong researchers find
Children are more likely to become a hidden source of infection, and may play a role in community transmission, Chinese University researchers say. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s recent electoral overhaul, national security law can’t be viewed apart, civil service chief tells staff
In a meeting two days after last week’s sweeping revamp was endorsed, Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip said the specifics needed to be interpreted alongside existing security legislation. ( read original story ...)
Crackdown and Covid-19 restrictions leave Hong Kong’s opposition parties in cash crunch
Party heads say they cannot turn to traditional sources to raise funds such as demonstrations and annual dinners because of social-distancing rules. ( read original story ...)
CBDCs: People’s Bank of China and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority Testing Digital Yuan
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have begun testing its central bank digital currency (CBDC) or digital yuan for cross-border transfers, according to a ... ( read original story ...)
What made ‘Superman’ Li Ka-shing, the former owner of an oil firm, become an environmentally-aware investor?
Underpinned by a global shift among regulators, investors and consumers toward decarbonisation, hydrogen is receiving unprecedented interest and investment, according to a February report called ... ( read original story ...)