Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan, spoke about Hong Kong disappearing from the Heritage Foundation's "world’s freest economies" rankings after the Washington-based think tank removed the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong minister blasts city’s disappearance from ‘world’s freest economies’ rankings, as compilers list the financial hub under China for first time
Hong Kong's financial chief has hit out at a Washington-based think tank for removing the city from an annual league table ranking the world's freest economies, saying the decision was "clouded by ... ( read original story ...)
China advisers meet amid pandemic, Hong Kong crackdown
China's top legislative advisory body has opened its annual session against the background of a crackdown on Hong Kong's political opposition and the country’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
A property developer is building a $541 million ‘Versailles-like’ villa and complex in Hong Kong, while an ongoing housing crisis rocks the city
The private development will be built in the world's most expensive housing market, and it features plans for a massive, 240,000-square-foot villa. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s regulators consider taking some sizzle out of world’s hottest IPO market, cracking down on China’s debut punters
A number of policies under consideration by Hong Kong’s financial regulators may take some of the sizzle and exuberance out of one of the world’s busiest destinations for initial public offerings ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Rugby Sevens to Resume in 2021 as Virus Cases Ease
One of Hong Kong’s biggest social events, the Rugby Sevens, is poised to return this year amid growing expectations that life will gradually return to normal in the coming months. The event, part of ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Hong Kong dropped from Economic Freedom Index as policies ‘controlled from Beijing’
Hong Kong has been excluded from the Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom because its economic policies are controlled from Beijing, the Washington-based think tank said, removing Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong dropped from Economic Freedom Index as policies ‘controlled from Beijing’
Hong Kong has been excluded from the Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom because its economic policies are controlled from Beijing, the Washington-based think tank said, removing Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong axed from economic freedom index after years at top spot, now ranked 107th as part of China
Hong Kong is now counted as part of China and has been excluded from a US think tank’s economic freedom index. The Heritage Foundation scrapped the city’s 2021 listing saying that its economic ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Dumped From Economic Freedom List It Had Dominated
A year ago, a top official predicted Singapore would soon return to the spot it had held for 25 straight years. ( read original story ...)
Why New Zealand fintech companies have their sights set on Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s fintech sector proved to be an economic oasis, with companies continuing to hire and grow. Bucking the global trend, wev ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong removed from economic freedom ranking it once dominated
Hong Kong has been removed from an annual index of the world's freest economies because the think-tank that compiles the league table said the city was now directly controlled by Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Dumped From Economic Freedom Index It Used to Dominate
At the time, Hong Kong officials struck a defiant tone. “I can confidently say that the conditions that have long made Hong Kong a place with a high level of economic freedom wo ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng Compiler Defends Creation of Hong Kong Quota
The compiler of the Hang Seng Index defended its decision to create a quota for Hong Kong firms in the latest overhaul, saying maintaining a local presence in the city’s most widely followed stock ... ( read original story ...)