HONG KONG — Retired head of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong Cardinal John Tong will serve as the church’s interim administrator in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory, effectively blocking the suc... ( read original story ...)
Futu Holdings Files For $300 Million U.S. IPO
Hong Kong-based Futu Holdings intends to raise $300 million in a U.S. IPO of ADSs. The company provides Chinese citizens with access to financial markets via its online securities brokerage system. ( read original story ...)
Gov’t fosters business ties
Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung: In tandem with these cross-sectoral efforts, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government will continue to promote our unique advantages under "one country, t... ( read original story ...)
HSBC sparks controversy with ad campaign
HSBC, which derives from the company's earlier name of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, was founded in 1865 in British-ruled Hong Kong. In 1992, it agreed to move its head office to London, ... ( read original story ...)
Domestic helper gets suspended sentence at Hong Kong court for assaulting toddler in her care
A Hong Kong magistrate on Monday chastised a domestic helper for being “rude and heartless” before giving her a suspended jail sentence for assaulting a two-year-old boy in her care. Erlinda Benavidez ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong food safety watchdog tightens checks on imported products after criticism
Hong Kong’s food watchdog said on Monday it had tightened checks on food entering the city via air, land and sea after a government auditor’s report accused it of failing to ensure product safety. New ... ( read original story ...)
As a pet-loving city, Hong Kong should step up efforts against animal abuse
Hong Kong is generally a pet-loving city, but it is certainly far from perfect. This is due to a serious lack of space and its near all-year-round hot and humid weather. When it comes to finding dog-f... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, mainland stocks stay on a positive roll as Beijing acts to boost liquidity and US-China trade talks get under way
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Bank rose 0.95 per cent HK$169.40, while the Bank of China Hong Kong gained 1.6 per cent during morning trading before retreating to end for the midday break down 0.36 per ... ( read original story ...)
BOC HK loses senior loans banker
A senior loans syndicate banker at Bank of China (Hong Kong) has left the firm, according to a source close to the situation. Veteran banker Robert Hon is understood to have exited the Chinese lender. ... ( read original story ...)
Are new Hong Kong listing rules really good for investors?
However, investors may have a very different perspective, as shown by your business section article “Hong Kong shares see worst year since 2011” (January 1). The Hong Kong and China markets have been ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong could get less polluted winter thanks to El Niño, as weather effect brings less mainland Chinese smog
Hong Kong could experience a less polluted winter than normal if a strong enough El Niño weather effect whips up in the Pacific Ocean towards the end of what is typically the smoggiest season of the y... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong children spending up to 8 hours glued to screens, as 20pc of parents set no limits, eye care study finds
More than half of Hong Kong schoolchildren spend more than two hours daily on electronic devices and, in the most extreme cases, up to eight hours glued to screens, according to a poll by the city’s l... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) technology firms again in the firing line
Hong Kong stocks opened with more losses Friday following another steep drop on Wall Street, with technology firms again in the firing line after Apple’s shock decision to slash its December quarter r... ( read original story ...)
As Brexit debate begins, Hong Kong financial firms seek to avoid being tripped up by UK divorce from EU
Though the drama is playing out more than 9,000 kilometres away, some of Hong Kong’s biggest financial institutions are trying to avoid being caught in the middle. HSBC and Standard Chartered – two of ... ( read original story ...)