Now, the transformation is just one of the many ways Hong Kong is freeing up land in order to boost housing supply and tackle runaway property prices.The government is also considering converting ... ( read original story ...)
Shorting Hong Kong’s Dollar Has Suddenly Turned Unprofitable
It all added up to a rally that pushed the Hong Kong dollar to its strongest in seven months. With interbank liquidity remaining low after the city’s de facto central bank spent billions defending the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong group FWD buys Thai bank Siam’s insurance business
BANGKOK -- Siam Commercial Bank, Thailand's largest lender by assets, has agreed to sell its life insurance business to a Hong Kong-based FWD Group Financial Services after nearly four months of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong IPOs surge 40% in first half despite political turmoil
TOKYO/HONG KONG -- Initial public offerings in the Hong Kong market surged during the first six months of 2019, despite concerns about the city's relationship with mainland China and the outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
News Daily: Hong Kong protests and Tory pledges
It's 22 years since Hong Kong moved from British to Chinese rule and, to mark the anniversary, thousands of people worried about the future of freedom in the city have been holding protests. They're ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protesters storm government headquarters over extradition bill
Hong Kong protesters stormed the Legislative Council on the anniversary of the city’s 1997 return to Chinese rule on Monday amid widespread anger over laws that would allow extraditions to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong marks handover to China as protests escalate again
HONG KONG - The embattled leader of Hong Kong pledged to be more responsive to public sentiment, as protesters demanding she step down clashed with police outside a flag-raising ceremony Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Police and protesters clash on handover anniversary
Hong Kong, a former British colony ... At least one woman was seen bleeding from a head wound after the clashes, news agency AFP says. A police statement condemned "illegal acts" by protesters who, it ... ( read original story ...)
Protests escalate as Hong Kong marks handover to China
HONG KONG — Combative protesters tried to break into the Hong Kong legislature Monday as a crowd of thousands prepared to start a march in that direction on the 22nd anniversary of the former British ... ( read original story ...)
Renewed Hong Kong protests turn violent ahead of large march
Hong Kong – Combative protesters were trying to break into the Hong Kong legislature building Monday as a crowd of thousands prepared to start a march in that direction. With 100 or more people around ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Protesters try to break into Hong Kong building
Combative protesters are trying to break into the Hong Kong legislature as a crowd of thousands prepares to start a march in that direction. With a crowd of a hundred or more people around them, a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong on edge as protests erupt ahead of handover rally
The pro-democracy rally is due to start at 0630 GMT in Victoria Park on Hong Kong island and end at government offices near the heart of the financial center. Story continues Activists raised a black ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands pour into the streets of Hong Kong to mark 22 years since its handover to China
I and the (Hong Kong) government will double our efforts to restore people's confidence and get Hong Kong off to a new start." Hong Kong has already lost much of its freedom to Beijing's encroachment. ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong braces for big crowds at annual rally to mark handover
Financial markets and most businesses will be closed. The rally is due to start at 0630 GMT in Victoria Park on Hong Kong island and end at government offices near the heart of the financial center. ... ( read original story ...)