Hong Kong’s stock exchange unveiled a proposal to shorten the time gap between initial public offerings pricing and trading to as little as one day, a move that will bring one of the world’s busiest ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong plans to shorten IPO settlement time to one day
Hong Kong plans to shorten the time lag between an initial public offering (IPO) being priced and when the company's shares start trading to as little as one day from the current average of more than ... ( read original story ...)
Fire in Hong Kong apartment building kills 7, injures 11
Hong Kong authorities said a fire at an apartment building in a crowded residential district has killed at least seven people and injured another 11. The blaze occurred Sunday night in Yau Ma Tei, a ... ( read original story ...)
Fire in Hong Kong residential neighborhood turns deadly
City authorities say a fire in a crowded residential district in Hong Kong has “caused a number of deaths and injuries." ... ( read original story ...)
Week In Review: RemeGen, A Yantai Biologics Company, Completes $515 Million Hong Kong IPO
Innoforce, a Hangzhou company, formed a JV with Thermo Fisher Scientific to build a large biologics and steriles drug development and manufacturing facility in the Hangzhou Airport Economic ... ( read original story ...)
A Wild Week in China Roils Tech Stocks, Debt Markets, Hong Kong
Chinese authorities moved on a number of fronts to rein in potential risks to the Communist Party’s rule, touching everything from tech firms to bond markets to political dissent in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
The Rise and Fall of Martin Lee and His Dream of a Democratic Hong Kong
The idea of a free Hong Kong, kept alive by successive generations, is crashing around them. The lawyer’s moderate brand of activism has been rendered unviable or illegal. And once a symbol of the ... ( read original story ...)
Mendicino dodges questions on Hong Kong evacuation, restricting Chinese students
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino repeatedly dodged questions on whether Ottawa is willing to restrict Chinese international students or urge Canadians in Hong Kong to leave as the Chinese regime ... ( read original story ...)
Some Hong Kong clergy confuse Catholicism with anti-communism
In recent months, retired Hong Kong bishop Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun and outgoing US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had sought but failed to meet Pope Francis in Rome. The two anti-communist ... ( read original story ...)
Temporary 800-bed coronavirus hospital in Hong Kong on track for January opening, development chief says
A new, temporary 800-bed coronavirus hospital near Hong Kong airport is almost half completed and will be ready to open its doors in January as expected to cope with possible future waves of Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Buy Tea at Hong Kong-Style Tea Shop in Beijing, China
A crowd of young Chinese stand outside the take-out window of a new, instantly popular and trendy Hong Kong-style sweet tea shop in Beijing on Sunday, November 15, 2020. Despite ongoing political ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Has Big Ambitions in China. Westerners Still Dominate Its Board.
The British bank has scaled back in Europe and the U.S. and doubled down on Asia, but that isn’t reflected in its senior ranks. Just two of 14 board members are Chinese. ( read original story ...)
Mass resignation of opposition lawmakers irresponsible, says Hong Kong No 2 official
Hong Kong's No 2 official has hit out at opposition lawmakers who resigned en masse over a recent resolution by Beijing, saying it was "unwise and irresponsible" for them to abandon their duties of ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong authorities set target of zero daily infections as city confirms 14 new cases
Hong Kong's top officials have pledged to step up the city's fight against the coronavirus outbreak, setting a target of zero daily local infections and committing to avoid the double whammy of a ... ( read original story ...)