Hong Kong has a high awareness of intellectual property rights protection, the Intellectual Property Department announced today. An overwhelming 96.1% of respondents to the Survey on Public Awareness ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares end higher on trade optimism, A-shares rally
HONG KONG, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The Hong Kong stock market closed ... The sub-indexes of the Hang Seng tracking financial sector and the property sector both ended 0.4 percent higher, while energy share... ( read original story ...)
Chinese investors are spending billions on Thai property despite a turbulent political scene
Thailand was the fourth-most-popular country for Chinese property investment in 2018, according to Juwai. With $2.3 billion coming in from Chinese sources, the Southeast Asian nation ranked behind onl... ( read original story ...)
Intellectual property rights get top of mind attention, survey finds
The majority of Hong Kong people believe it is necessary to protect intellectual property rights, survey has found. A total of 1,003 members of the public responded to the survey. An overwhelming majo... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong yet to make the most of its iconic harbourfront
Moving the handprints of Hong Kong’s movie stars and their story panels up to the railings (they used to be trodden on, à la the Hollywood version) is also more logical and more respectful. Property t... ( read original story ...)
Two porpoise carcasses found on separate Hong Kong shores, bringing number of cases this year to 15 – an alarming trend, green groups warn
Two porpoise carcasses were found on separate Hong Kong shores on Sunday, bringing the total number of stranded cases involving the marine animal to 15 this year – a figure that was alarming, conserva... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Standard Chartered closes accounts linked to fintech startup Neat as customers left in limbo
A Hong Kong-based digital banking startup has closed an unspecified number of business customer accounts following a compliance check by Standard Chartered bank. Startup Neat confirmed with HKFP that ... ( read original story ...)
Belt and Road needs an image makeover
Meanwhile, a range of regional currencies can be tapped for Belt and Road projects – something Bank of China (BoC) recently discovered when it ... construction in the Greater Bay Area around Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-democracy party chief Wu Chi-wai may give up Wong Tai Sin district seat after 20 years
The leader of Hong Kong’s flagship pro-democracy party may not seek re-election in district council polls this year, bringing to an end a five-term winning streak. According to a source, Wu Chi-wai is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong customs seize US$16.7 million of smuggled goods including drugs, ivory, shark fins, cigarettes and frozen meat in Lunar New Year raids
Hong Kong customs seized HK$130 million (US$16.7 million) of items in an almost month-long effort to tackle cross-boundary smuggling ahead of and during the Lunar New Year. During the 27-day operation ... ( read original story ...)
Low-income households to get subsidies for digital TV sets when Hong Kong’s analogue era draws to a close next year
Hong Kong will finally pull the plug on analogue television services by the end of next year, eight years after the original target date as it catches up with the global trend of going fully digital. ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is being overrun by wild boars
Last May, Australian Liz Walsh, her husband and their 2-year-old twins moved into a 30-story apartment block in an upmarket residential area near Hong Kong's financial and business district. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong customs seize HK$130 million worth of smuggled goods including drugs, ivory, shark fins, cigarettes and frozen meat in Lunar New Year raids
Hong Kong customs seized HK$130 million (US$16.7 million) worth of items in an almost month-long operation to tackle cross-boundary smuggling ahead of and during the Lunar New Year. During the 27-day ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways set to close Toronto cabin crew base, with up to 120 jobs at risk
“There are no current plans to close other Cathay Pacific outport cabin crew bases.” The Hong Kong airline has progressively been axing jobs locally and overseas as part of a three-year cost-cutting e... ( read original story ...)