Hong Kong court overturns landmark LGBT spousal benefits ruling

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court ruled on Friday that the husband of a male civil servant was not entitled to spousal benefits, overturning a landmark lower court ruling in a setback for the city's LGBT community. Marriage is legally defined as a ... ( read original story ...)

Bank of China (Hong Kong) prices first sustainability bonds

Bank of China (BoC) arranged another innovative transaction in the market with the Hong Kong branch pricing on 31 May 2018 the first ever sustainability bond by a Chinese issuer amounting to HK$3 billion (US$384.60 million). At the same time, the BoC ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong gets a new children’s commission

Billy Wong Wai-yuk, executive secretary of the Hong Kong Committee on Children’s Rights, said she had mixed feelings about the news. “I’ve been waiting [for today] for some 20 years. It finally came and we’re happy, but it is not the commission ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Bourse May Open Under Pressure

BOC Hong Kong added 0.77 percent, WH Group skidded 0.74 percent, Ping An Insurance gained 0.65 percent, China Mobile shed 0.21 percent and Hong Kong & China Gas was up 0.12 percent. The lead from Wall Street is weak as stocks moved mostly lower on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)

‘Plugging’ HK tech startups into the world

New economy companies in top gear as city goes all out in innovation push Times have never been better for Hong Kong's technology enterprises, particularly startups, with the central government's full blessings and the SAR putting money where its mouth is ... ( read original story ...)

News of leftist Hong Kong bookstores an old chapter

There is fake news, old news and ancient news. I guess the idea is that none of them really count as “news”. But how do we define ancient? Well, I am 52, and my children consider me ancient. Here’s a piece of ancient news. Chung Hwa Book, Joint ... ( read original story ...)