From Sunday, millions of Hong Kong residents can apply to work and live in Britain under a new visa the government created in response to Beijing's imposition of a draconian national security law on ... ( read original story ...)
China Will Not Recognise British Passport for Hong Kong Residents From Sunday
China said on Friday that it would not recognise the British National Overseas (BNO) passport as a valid travel document or for identification starting from Jan. 31. Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: Hong Kong’s latest ‘ambush’ lockdown of tenements finds no new infections
US hospital admissions decline as daily deaths still exceed 4,000. UK police arrest a man after a suspicious package arrives at a factory packaging AstraZeneca’s vaccine. Locally transmitted cases in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong BN(O) visa: UK prepares to welcome thousands fleeing national security law
The United Kingdom is preparing to welcome potentially tens of thousands of migrants from Hong Kong, with the opening of a new visa for residents of the former British colony this Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s airport raises $1.5 billion in bond sale to fund third runway
The operator of Hong Kong's main airport has sold bonds for $1.5 billion to fund development of a third runway, its first deal offering U.S. based investors the opportunity to participate. Airport ... ( read original story ...)
UK PM Johnson ‘immensely proud’ as visa offer for Hong Kong citizens launches
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday hailed a new visa scheme that offers qualifying Hong Kong citizens a route to British citizenship - a programme launched in response to China's new security laws ... ( read original story ...)
Carrie Lam says Hong Kong national security law is ‘on part with’ other countries’ security laws
"Nobody should be above the law," says Chief Executive Carrie Lam. Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to your inbox Get ... ( read original story ...)
UK BNO visa: Can Hong Kong residents now live in the UK?
The UK is introducing a visa system that will give millions of people from Hong Kong greater opportunities to live and work in the UK from 31 January. It will also provide them with a route to British ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai’s legislative advisers urge city’s financial exchanges to merge and list to open the world’s second-largest market place
The proposal underscores the continuous search for the next paradigm shift in China’s capital markets, three decades after the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges became synonymous with the nation’s ... ( read original story ...)
Two days of total lockdown in a crowded Hong Kong neighborhood
Hong Kong on Monday lifted an unprecedented two-day lockdown on an area in Kowloon’s Yau Ma Tei and Jordan neighborhoods, which restricted some 10,000 people to an area of less than half a square mile ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent Powers Hong Kong Above 30K As Kuaishou IPO Secures Significant Cornerstone Investors
Asian equities were largely higher with Hong Kong growth stocks on high volumes twice the 1-year average and Korea outperforming to the upside. Tencent gained +10.93% as investors realized that ... ( read original story ...)
TikTok rival Kuaishou aims to raise $5.4 billion in what could be the biggest tech IPO since Uber
The IPO could value Chinese livestreaming and short video app Kuaishou, a TikTok rival, at up to $60 billion. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stocks Start Week On Strong Note
Hong Kong stocks rallied more than two percent Monday following a two-day sell-off, as investors welcomed news that leaders had lifted a lockdown in a part of the city. ( read original story ...)
Kuaishou, TikTok’s rival in China, wants to raise more than $6 billion in Hong Kong IPO
A short-form video app that competes with the Chinese version of TikTok is preparing for what is expected to be the world's largest initial public offering since the coronavirus pandemic began. ( read original story ...)