Three youths trained at Tata Steel backed Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Tamar have bagged overseas job offers in Hong Kong. Amil Hassan (West Bokaro), Partho Pramanik (Sijua, Dhanbad) and Narendra Kumar Mahato (Ranchi), are all set to join TVSC ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Bordeaux to cooperate on Wine and Food Tourism Promotion
The first Memorandum of Understanding between the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) and Bordeaux Greats Events -- Office de Tourisme et des Congrès de Bordeaux Métropole on Wine and Food Tourism Promotion (MoU) was signed. The MoU signed at the Bordeaux ... ( read original story ...)
Medical inflation rate in Hong Kong highest in Greater China
Rise in cancer cases and an ageing population put huge strains on medical services, according to Aon Asia Healthcare Trends Report 2017/18 HONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - 19 JUNE 2018 - Aon plc (NYSE:AON), the leading global professional services firm ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: China’s Xiaomi cuts valuation after pulling mainland offering: sources
... to between $55 billion and $70 billion following its decision to delay its mainland share offering until after its Hong Kong IPO, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The delay was triggered by a dispute between the company and ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Xiaomi pulls mainland CDR offering until after HK IPO
Xiaomi Corp [IPO-XMGP.HK][XTC.UL], expected to raise around $10 billion in Hong Kong and mainland offerings, said it would apply to China’s securities regulator to postpone a review of its China depositary receipts (CDR) offering application. The maker ... ( read original story ...)
Xiaomi pulls mainland CDR offering until after Hong Kong IPO
Shanghai/Hong Kong: Chinese smartphone marker Xiaomi will postpone its application for a mainland share offering until after it completes a separate listing in Hong Kong, the firm said on Tuesday, casting a pall on Beijing’s drive to lure tech giants ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government welcomes proposal to convert unused Disneyland plot into temporary Dutch floral park
A reserved plot of reclaimed land for the second phase of Hong Kong Disneyland’s expansion could be temporarily converted into a Dutch-designed garden for visitors, the company behind the project said on Monday. The proposed short-term use of the 60 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Monetary Authority offers to help film industry by providing samples of fake money to use in productions
Hong Kong’s de facto central bank has offered to provide samples of fake banknotes that can be used as props to help production crews navigate red tape when applying to use counterfeit cash in films. The move was disclosed by Monetary Authority deputy ... ( read original story ...)
Cathay Pacific among Hong Kong airlines warning of possible travel delays after deadly earthquake strikes Osaka
Three Hong Kong airlines have warned the city’s residents of potential delays travelling to Osaka after a deadly earthquake struck Japan on Monday during the height of rush hour. A nine-year-old girl was among three people killed in the powerful quake ... ( read original story ...)
21-year high – Hong Kong property sales expected to touch US$51 billion in first six months this year
Property sales in Hong Kong are expected to touch HK$400 billion (US$50.96 billion) – a 21-year high – in the first half this year, as one after another homes, office towers and parking spaces set records in the world’s most expensive real estate ... ( read original story ...)
More land supply means more unsold flats, Hong Kong developers’ group says while denying homes are being hoarded
Hong Kong’s property developers have denied hoarding flats, saying that the reason there are more unsold newly built homes in the city, which is suffering an acute housing shortage, is because of an earlier increase of land supply. According to the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tour groups safe after deadly Osaka earthquake that struck during morning rush hour, killing one child
Hong Kong travel agents reported that all their customers in Osaka were safe after a deadly earthquake struck Japan’s second city on Monday during the height of rush hour. A nine-year-old girl was killed when a wall collapsed at her school, an 80-year ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong celebrates Dragon Boat festival with rowing rituals, family and fancy dress
Revellers and rowers gathered at waterways across Hong Kong on Monday morning to soak in the fun and festivities of the Dragon Boat festival. Amid mild and slightly breezy weather, boat races took place at locations including Stanley, Aberdeen and Sai Kung ... ( read original story ...)
The online platform helping Hong Kong’s helpers to give back to the community
Social Career’s chief executive officer Matthew Tam Chun-kit said the non-profit organisation, funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, had worked with more than 400 NGOs and over 20,000 signed-up volunteers since its launch little more than ... ( read original story ...)