HSBC has been trading at quarter-century lows. Its current share price may look a snip on historical measures, and there are positive elements to the investment case under the new leadership. ( read original story ...)
Yum China to Sell Hong Kong Shares at a 6% Discount to U.S. Price
The fast-food purveyor is part of a trend of Hong Kong stock offerings, with potentially the largest stock sale in history waiting in the wings. ( read original story ...)
CITIC Securities set for role in Ant Group’s up to $30 billion IPO – sources
China's largest brokerage CITIC Securities is set to get an underwriter's role for the Shanghai tranche of financial technology firm Ant Group's up to $30 billion dual-listing, four people with ... ( read original story ...)
UN Experts Raise Concerns Over Hong Kong Security Law
Seven human rights experts affiliated with the U.N. are raising concerns over Hong Kong’s new national security law in a letter addressed to Chinese authorities, saying the legislation limits certain ... ( read original story ...)
Stop ‘Meddling’ In Hong Kong Affairs, China Tells UN Experts
China issued a fierce rebuke Friday to UN experts who said a draconian national security law imposed upon Hong Kong poses a serious risk to the city's freedoms and breaches international legal ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong security law ‘may break international laws’
UN experts call on China to explain apparent breaches of human rights obligations ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s exit from recession is in the market, space, jobs and labour force of the Greater Bay Area, financial secretary says
The Greater Bay Area (GBA) of southern China can provide Hong Kong with the potential market and the growth driver for taking the city’s economy out of its worst recession in decades, and a grant by ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong third wave: massage parlours and gyms finally reopen but where are all the customers?
The Sauna & Spa massage parlour in Tsim Sha Tsui has spent tens of thousands of dollars on protective gear, but bookings down by half. For Ray Or’s Muay Thai gym in Mong Kok, coaches can only teach a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong security law: UN experts voice deep concerns
In the letter made public on Friday, experts said the law breached international legal obligations. They also voiced concerns it could be used to prosecute political activists. The law, which ... ( read original story ...)
Yum China to raise $2.2 billion in Hong Kong secondary listing
The company had flagged it would sell 41.91 million shares in the deal and the price is a 4.8% discount to the stock's Thursday closing price of $55.92 in the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Yum China Guides Hong Kong Listing Price at HK$412 Each
Yum China Holdings Inc. is telling prospective investors it plans to price its second listing in Hong Kong at HK$412 per share, putting it on course to raise HK$17.3 billion ($2.2 billion), according ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong financial firms step up compliance hiring amid U.S. sanctions, security law
Financial firms in Hong Kong are scrambling to fortify their compliance operations following U.S. sanctions and China's new national security law, even as the sector pushes to cut costs amid the ... ( read original story ...)
As Hong Kong’s academic year begins under security law, it’s unclear what can legally be said in a classroom
In Hong Kong's growing climate of fear and self censorship, it's unclear what can legally be said in the classroom -- and whether student activism may become a thing of the past. ( read original story ...)
UN experts decry Hong Kong security law in letter to China
U.N. human rights experts have told China the new security law for Hong Kong "infringes on certain fundamental rights" and voiced concerns that it could be used to prosecute political activists in the ... ( read original story ...)