A perfect Hong Kong day trip, Ten Thousand Buddha Monastery promises gleaming golden buddhas, colorful temples and cheeky monkeys. Video by Black Buddha Vox.com 3:57 ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Shares May Find Traction On Monday
(RTTNews) - The Hong Kong stock market has finished lower in two straight sessions, surrendering almost 250 points or 0.9 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now rests just above the 27,880-point plateau, although it may open slightly higher on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Speaking of Independence Is Getting Harder for Hong Kongers
(GV) – The leaders of 10 universities in Hong Kong are condemning “abuses” of free speech on campuses. In a joint statement published on September 15, university chancellors also expressed firm opposition to the idea of Hong Kong breaking away from ... ( read original story ...)
WestJet codeshares with Hong Kong Airlines
Canadian carrier WestJet has strengthened its relationship with Hong Kong Airlines with a codeshare partnership. It builds on an interline agreement the two airlines began earlier this year. Hong Kong Airlines, which began direct flights to Vancouver ... ( read original story ...)
Providing a tiny glimpse into Hong Kong past and present
reported The Japan News. Among a series of events to mark Hong Kong's 20th year as a special administrative region, the exhibition is being organised by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Tokyo), which represents the Hong Kong government in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Vision for a smart city
A McKinsey Center for Government report details an example of private/public sector collaboration, in which a team from the Chinese University of Hong Kong worked with the government to create a geospatial tool that identified areas in the city where the ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto-Mania Grips Hong Kong as City Looks for Life Beyond Banks
Hong Kong doesn’t have a great track record when it comes to tech startups. Its Cyberport business incubator has been criticized as a housing development in disguise, while many local workers are reluctant to leave their steady jobs for riskier ventures. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to examine tax concessions to attract global funds, Financial Secretary says
Once the fund managers chose a jurisdiction to undertake fund management activities, it is difficult for them to shift their business to Hong Kong in the short term, he said. The comprehensive review will include the feasibility of introducing limited ... ( read original story ...)
Student banners are merely the result of a Hong Kong genuinely moving with the times
Through the 1970s to 1990s, horse race betting was considered the intellectual and social high point in Hong Kong. Simple businesses like trading and property development didn’t require much innovation Through the 1970s to 1990s, horse race betting was ... ( read original story ...)
Cruise lines bear extra costs and anger in turbulent Hong Kong typhoon season
He was still reeling from an usually powerful typhoon season in Hong Kong that cost his industry millions of dollars of loss. “Don’t ask me about typhoons. I haven’t rested for the past four weeks,” Zhu said. Hong Kong has issued four consecutive ... ( read original story ...)
‘Sudden dip in voltage’ traps 17 people in Hong Kong lifts for almost an hour
The typhoon signal was the sixth tropical cyclone warning issued for the city this year. Hong Kong experienced a severe typhoon on August 23 prompting the Observatory to issue a maximum typhoon signal of 10. Typhoon Hato was the 15th No 10 storm since 1946 ... ( read original story ...)
Plans for tougher restrictions on foreign buyers to help first-time buyers get on property ladder
Foreign buyers will face tougher restrictions on purchasing British property under plans being worked up by the ... purchased off plan by particularly Far Eastern buyers – China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia," a Whitehall source said. ( read original story ...)
Sisram Medical raises $112m in Hong Kong IPO
Sisram, formerly Alma Lasers and controlled by Fosun Pharma, held the IPO in the lower part of the range targeted. Medical esthetics company Sisram Medical (formerly Alma Lasers) last week completed its IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, raising $112 ... ( read original story ...)
Beyond Venture takes aim at Hong Kong start-ups
Hong Kong-based venture capital fund Beyond Venture launched on Thursday, targeting local Hong Kong start-ups with its initial fund expecting to be worth more than HK$1 billion (US$128 million). “We plan to invest in five or six Hong Kong start-ups by ... ( read original story ...)