counting the cash and banking it. “It’s also less troublesome and safer as you don’t need to bring that much money around in your purse.” She admitted that it would be hard to set the trend in conservative Hong Kong. “It’s a bit difficult to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong schools to resume classes on schedule as flu crisis shows signs of easing
Classes will resume at Hong Kong schools according to original schedules for kindergarten and primary school pupils, the food and health minister said on Friday, as local paediatricians credited early closures for helping to mitigate a flu outbreak that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong home prices might surge by 10 per cent this year, says sales head at Henderson
Hong Kong, the world’s most expensive real estate market, could see home prices rise by another 10 per cent this year after a 14 per cent gain last year, according to the head of sales at one of the city’s largest developers. The projection ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong offers Indian startups unique edge in proximity to Mainland market: Stephen Phillips, Director-General InvestHK
The Director-General of Hong Kong’s investment promotion body is in the country for a five-day visit to engage with local business community and entrepreneurs. Stephen Phillips is the Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Brisbane cybersecurity company beats worldwide competition to be named 2017 FinTech Startup of the Year in Hong Kong
Entersoft co-founder and CEO Mohan Gandhi receives his company's award from Dr Winnie Tang, Honorary Professor at the Department of Computer Science at Hong Kong University A Brisbane-based cyber security provider to the fintech industry has beaten ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Business of Design Week to partner with Melbourne in 2018
Melbourne has been selected as the partner for Business of Design Week 2018, Hong Kong's flagship architecture and design event and exhibition. ArchitectureAU reports on the 2017 program in anticipation of the focus on Melbourne’s creative sector in 2018. ( read original story ...)
Wall Street cheers Hong Kong’s IPO rules revamp but sees New York’s dominance unthreatened
Meituan-Dianping, a Chinese online platform for ordering food and booking movies, and Toutiao, a Chinese news aggregator, are other mega IPOs coming in the next 24 months. In December, when Hong Kong announced its proposed marketplace changes ... ( read original story ...)
Four Things to Expect at CFO Rising Hong Kong
We’re gearing up for another CFO Rising summit, this time in Hong Kong on April 18 and 19. The roster of speakers will cover topics such as the changing finance function, governance frameworks, talent development, and cross-regional finance functionality. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong anti-graft body raids clinic operator as probe into Convoy financial scandal widens
Hong Kong’s anti-graft body and market regulator have searched the offices of medical clinic operator Town Health International Medical Group in the latest move in their joint investigation into a web of wrongdoing surrounding financial advisory firm ... ( read original story ...)
Why are Hong Kong bureaucrats such misers when it comes to spending on needed services?
SCMP, February 12 They say history repeats itself, and I believe it. Here is what the now defunct Far Eastern Economic Review had to say about the Hong Kong budget 50 years ago: “For the first time in living memory, Hongkong’s Financial Secretary ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Indian restaurant owner on 33 years in the business, surviving Sars and the changing face of Wan Chai
When Kuldip Uppal and his older brother Sukwinder were growing up in Jalandhar, in India’s Punjab state, they knew very little about Hong Kong. Their only window on the then British colony was the presents their father, Tarsem Uppal, brought back for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tackles world’s $65bn electronic waste problem
Hong Kong has just opened its first government-backed recycling facility for electronic waste as it seeks to lead Asia in tackling a growing global blight that is damaging the environment, threatening human health and lining the pockets of smugglers. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares gain as new China subsidy boosts electric car makers
Hong Kong stocks continued to rebound, enjoying bigger gains on the last full trading day before Lunar New Year. Mainland markets also moved higher. The benchmark Hang Seng Index gained 2.27 per cent, or 676.07 points, to 30,515.6 on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Beware risks of buying property overseas, Consumer Council warns Hongkongers
A Hong Kong buyer shelled out close to HK$400,000 for a down payment on a property in the UK but last July, two months before it was due to be completed, the site lay empty and deserted. In September, the buyer learned that the developer, sunken by debt ... ( read original story ...)