A $59 million Hong Kong condo sale has broken the record for highest price per square foot in Asia, coming amid the territory’s slumping housing market. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police pull over fleet of 45 high-powered sports cars including Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Porsches over suspected street racing
Officers pull over 45 luxury cars including Ferraris driving westbound at high speed along the Island Eastern Corridor expressway. ( read original story ...)
AFC confirm Hong Kong among bidders to host club competitions
Hong Kong is among the contenders to host AFC Champions League and AFC Cup matches as it looks to relax quarantine requirements for the fixtures. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: more Hong Kong bars to close permanently as social-distancing rules leave businesses struggling to survive
Survey by industry association says 70 bars to shut for good after Lunar New Year holiday, and closures follow 140 establishments that closed last year. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong minister promises to strive for a balanced development of Lantau Island
In his blog, Michael Wong updates on the progress of green living project on the island by Sustainable Lantau Office and Lantau Conservation Fund. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s contact tracers put up with lies and abuse, while trying to locate people close to Covid-19 patients
It takes persistent probing, detective work for 200 volunteers to track down patients’ contacts, but anxious to avoid quarantine some refuse to admit who they were with. ( read original story ...)
Chinese investors look south to Hong Kong as outflow rules ease
Strong outflow of capital driven by China’s strong post-coronavirus recovery and greater financial opening up. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong AI marketing platform EternityX helps global brands tap China’s US$6 trillion consumer market through ‘social commerce’
Hong Kong-based artificial intelligence marketing platform EternityX is helping global brands such as LVMH tap China’s US$6 trillion domestic consumer market by placing adverts on several ‘social ... ( read original story ...)
Cadre of senior HSBC executives set to relocate to Hong Kong as part of bank’s ‘pivot to Asia’, sources say
HSBC Holdings is considering the return of some global leaders to the bank’s original hometown, reinforcing Asia’s role as its centre of gravity. A cadre of senior executives is set to relocate in ... ( read original story ...)
Corporate and Investment Banking Careers in Hong Kong
One key takeaway from 2020 is that change is and continues to be the new constant, and when it comes to countries such as Hong Kong, this type of change should help create the birth of a new global ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-owned hotels, restaurants in Greater Bay Area city of Zhaoqing enjoy bullish start to Year of the Ox
Hong Kong entrepreneurs said their businesses in the Greater Bay Area city were buoyed after mainland authorities asked workers to stay back instead of travelling to their hometowns during the Lunar ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: reopening borders depends on high take-up of coronavirus vaccine, health minster says in fresh appeal to the public
Calling the jabs a “shot in the arm” for Hong Kong, Cheung also urged residents to get the shots as early as they could. Lawmaker and Executive Council member Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung said the local ... ( read original story ...)
Investors Scoop Up Prime Development Sites in Hong Kong
Singapore-based Mapletree Investments won a Hong Kong government tender to acquire a site in Hong Kong’s New Territories for HK$ 813 million. Mapletree Investments plans to develop its first Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong should not raise taxes on gambling and stock trading
Any tax review must ensure the city stays competitive: raising taxes on gambling and stock trading will only penalise excellence and drive punters underground, costing the government much-needed ... ( read original story ...)