There are strong similarities between the Thai and Hong Kong protests, and not just with youth borrowing tactics from the city-state's protest movement. ( read original story ...)
HSBC Hong Kong unveils HSBC Smart Solution API platform
HSBC Hong Kong unveiled its business management API platform – HSBC Smart Solution – specially designed for SMEs in the region. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares end higher on hopes for U.S. stimulus, strong Q3 earnings
Hong Kong shares ended higher for a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, as hopes for a new round of U.S. fiscal stimulus and strong third quarter results due to China’s accelerated economic ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways slashes jobs, kills Dragon
Hit by Hong Kong protests and coronavirus, Cathay plans to cut 5,900 jobs and end low-cost Cathay Dragon brand. ( read original story ...)
Cathay to Cut Over 5,000 Hong Kong Jobs; Close Dragon Brand
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. will slash more than 5,000 jobs and close a regional carrier, the latest airline to enact a sweeping restructuring as the virus’s resurgence in the U.S. and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong dollar rates rise as Ant IPO anticipation tightens liquidity
H KD rates creep higher even as HKMA pours in cash. Two-week forwards hit highest since June. Fortcoming ANT Group IPO could drive liquidity squeeze -analysts. SINGAPORE, Oct 21 ( ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Singapore will form a ‘travel bubble’ soon. Here’s how it’ll work
Leisure travelers can travel between the two cities without undergoing a quarantine, said Edward Yau, Hong Kong's secretary for commerce and economic development. ( read original story ...)
New Hong Kong art gallery Artspace K is for ‘people to come and just enjoy themselves’, founder says
A modestly sized, low-key art gallery has just opened in The Repulse Bay arcade, far from the popular art districts in urban Hong Kong and rather different in atmosphere, too. Brightly coloured, ... ( read original story ...)
Can the expected travel bubble burst Hong Kong and Singapore’s supposed rivalry?
If you believe everything you read, Hong Kong and Singapore have long enjoyed a healthy rivalry, battling it out for financial supremacy in Asia. In February, The Financial Times reported that ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong Philharmonic reviews infection controls as quarantined musician criticises previous ‘inconsiderate’ approach
Hong Kong's top orchestra is consulting stakeholders - including its own musicians - as part of a review of its infection control measures at rehearsals and performances after a clarinettist tested ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents overseas ask: why can’t we vote from abroad like Americans do?
Plans by the government to allow Hongkongers living in mainland China to vote in next year's Legislative Council elections without the need to return to the city have prompted some living overseas to ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand and Hong Kong are brewing an anti-authoritarian #MilkTeaAlliance
Over the weekend, as tens of thousands in Thailand defied a ban on gathering and turned out to protest in Bangkok and across the country, Hong Kongers responded with messages of support. On a roadway ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific markets mixed; Cathay Pacific shares in Hong Kong jump after restructuring announcement
Shares of Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong jumped more than 3% in early trade after the company on Wednesday announced that about 5,900 employees will be laid off as part of a restructuring plan. The ... ( read original story ...)
National security law: Hong Kong banks told by HKMA to report suspicious transactions
Banks operating in Hong Kong have been told to report financial transactions believed to violate the city’s controversial national security law (NSL) as they would suspected incidents of money ... ( read original story ...)