Hong Kong stocks currently trade at a 23 per cent discount to the mainland-traded shares, the biggest for such a price gap in almost one and a half years, according to a gauge compiled by the Hang ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Protesters Try to Start a Run on the Banks and the Currency
I wrote in my last column about how China has devised a new way of putting pressure on the Hong Kong democracy protests: by getting business to do its bidding. It seems two can play at that game ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian expats consider leaving Hong Kong amid political turmoil, safety concerns
who lives in Hong Kong with his family, told CBC News Network. "I think the biggest concern right now is we're not too certain about what is going to happen, how the Hong Kong government is going to ... ( read original story ...)
How Beijing wages its media assault on the credibility of the Hong Kong protesters
Chinese state-run news outlets promptly posted edited video of the attack, labelling the protesters as "rioters" who "tortured and humiliated" the man. One outlet called the demonstrators "street ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property market withstands unrest that roiled economy
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - On a sweltering Sunday afternoon in Hong Hong's Sha Tin district, not long before police battled protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets in several locations nearby, eager ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba and the $15 billion question: Amid Hong Kong’s protests, when to list?
Not a word was mentioned by Alibaba on the Hong Kong listing when it released estimate-beating earnings on Thursday. HONG KONG: Hong Kong's political unrest is posing a dilemma for Alibaba Group ... ( read original story ...)
Investors Are Worrying About Hong Kong Banks as Protests Roll On
Photographer: Kyle Lam/Bloomberg Photographer: Kyle Lam/Bloomberg Investors are getting anxious about the impact anti-government demonstrations are having on Hong Kong’s banks. “Things will be going ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: The evolution of a movement
Hong Kong (CNN)In recent weeks ... the weekend rallies were relatively small and peaceful. However, since the start of June, protesters and police have clashed on multiple occasions. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stock market still falling on protracted protests
The Hang Seng Index fell 2.1% to 25,281.30 points on ... Local interbank rates have not moved much but a key gauge of cash levels in Hong Kong, banks’ aggregate balances held with the central bank, ... ( read original story ...)
‘French Spiderman’ scales Hong Kong skyscraper with ‘peace banner’
Last August he was banned by a Hong Kong court from making any more climbs after he was charged over a 2011 illegal ascent of the 27-floor Hang Seng Bank building. At the time he vowed to return to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stocks Retreat Further as Protest Fallout Deepens
Load Error Demonstrators push a barricade in North Point, Hong Kong on Aug. 5. The Hang Seng Properties Index fell 2.3% and entered ... In a research note, state-run Industrial & Commercial Bank of ... ( read original story ...)
‘It feels like a war movie’: Canadians describe protests and clashes in Hong Kong
Hong Kong clashes are leading to fear of further escalation for at least some of the 300,000 Canadians living there, with some describing scenes feeling “like a war movie.” Around the world people ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: Trump urges Xi to meet demonstrators
A repeat of the military crackdown on the 1989 student-led protests in China would be a "big mistake", he told news outlet Voice of America. China's ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, said Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests could have an even bigger impact on markets than US-China trade
As demonstrations in Hong Kong enter their 11th week, a political crisis triggered by opposition to an extradition bill is threatening to become an economic one for Asia’s financial hub. Since ... ( read original story ...)