The retrospective will feature 10 classics of the 'Martial Law' star who was instrumental in shaping the golden age of Hong Kong cinema. Hong Kong action cinema legend Sammo Hung has been named the Fi... ( read original story ...)
Will Luckin Coffee prove a good IPO bet?
Chinese startup Luckin Coffee is reportedly seeking an IPO in Hong Kong this year, even as global coffee chain giant Starbucks has warned of a slowdown in the China market. Targeting a similar custome... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong banks need to adopt this key hiring practice as virtual era dawns
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is expected to issue the city’s first virtual bank license during the first quarter. As of August 31, the authority had received 29 applications to operate virtual ban... ( read original story ...)
Three Filipinos face charges over fake ID for bank accounts
Three Filipinos, who claimed they were enticed with a free trip to Hong Kong, now face charges of using a false document when they tried to open bank accounts. The three Filipinos – Enrique V, Ryan S ... ( read original story ...)
The boutique bank now hiring from Goldman, JP Morgan in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong branch of Jefferies has taken on senior equity sales-trader Maya Frommer from Goldman Sachs. The hire, which comes just three months after Jefferies recruited two Hong Kong-based JP ... ( read original story ...)
One Reason Why Hong Kong’s Property Market Won’t Collapse
(Bloomberg) -- A Downtown 38 show flat on display in Hong Kong’s APM Millennium City shopping mall had a queue snaking out the door and around the corner on its opening weekend. The global property do... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s backlog of torture claimants cleared a year early helped by pilot scheme with revised lawyer pay
A pilot scheme paying lawyers fixed fees instead of hourly rates to advise torture claimants has helped Hong Kong’s Immigration Department overcome a backlog of cases a year earlier than expected, the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum Sets New Projects, Partners With Far East Film Fest
Projects presented by renowned Chinese filmmaker Tian Zhuangzhuang and Japanese festival favorite Ryusuke Hamaguchi are among those selected by the 17th Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), set ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong soccer fans risk paying penalty on Chinese national anthem law
Soccer inevitably comes up when experts discuss Hong Kong’s proposed law which will introduce penalties for insulting China’s national anthem. One soccer match in particular, on November 17, 2015, sta... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Crypto Exchange BitMex Shutting Down Trading Accounts in the US and Quebec
The popular trading platform is currently based out of Hong Kong and is known for inhabiting the most expensive office property in the heart of the Asian financial epicenter. The news is being ... ( read original story ...)
Approval ratings for Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam and justice chief Teresa Cheng hit new lows
Popularity ratings for Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and her justice minister Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah have hit record lows, according to the latest edition of a survey by a local universit... ( read original story ...)
Three men on the run in Hong Kong after forcing victim to hand over bank card and withdrawing HK$38,000
Police have launched a citywide search for three male suspects who allegedly forced a Hong Kong man to hand over his bank card and reveal his PIN in a Mong Kok hotel room in the early hours of Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)
Access Bank to expand to 3 African countries this year
Etuokwu then went on to highlight the bank’s expansion plans. “We are in 15 countries. Before the MIDDLE of this month, we will be in three more countries in Africa. Before June end hopefully, we will ... ( read original story ...)
JETCO launches open banking API exchange
Hong Kong-based cross-bank ATM service Joint Electronic Tellers Services (JETCO) has launched its JETCO APIX exchange platform. The platform provides access to over 200 APIs from 13 banks. The APIs in... ( read original story ...)