“Antony Leung or other business types, [there is] no difference. The Carrie Lam government has successfully put up a cloud of fear above their heads, that you need to be “politically correct” to survi... ( read original story ...)
Rise of Shenzhen is Hong Kong’s biggest contribution to China’s reform and opening up, Carrie Lam says on trip to meet state leaders
Hong Kong’s leader on Saturday hailed its role in the rise of Shenzhen as its biggest contribution to China’s economic reform, while leading a delegation of political and business elites to the neighb... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) China’s big three telecoms firms rose on new network deals
Hong Kong shares edged higher on Thursday following a Wall Street rally driven by relief that U.S. midterm elections produced no major surprises, and as China’s big three telecoms firms rose on new ne... ( read original story ...)
Tech Haunts Hong Kong’s Stocks as Earnings Start to Fall Short
(Bloomberg) -- Earnings jitters hit shares in Hong Kong after several Chinese tech companies reported worse-than-expected results. The Hang Seng Index slid 2.4 percent, extending its weekly decline to ... ( read original story ...)
HK tech startup PressLogic raises US$10 million series A+ funding
Hong Kong-based technology start-up PressLogic has raised series A+ funding of US$10 million led by Meitu, China’s leading image processing and social sharing platform. The new funding will be used to ... ( read original story ...)
Travel activities startup KKday lands investment from Alibaba and Line
Unlike Hong Kong-based regional rival Klook, which is valued at over $1 billion and has ventured into Europe and the U.S., KKday is focused on Asian markets only. We last wrote about the startup ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong boss Gary White faces first real test as EAFF Championship qualifiers get underway in Taiwan
The two teams met again in the play-off for third place and despite free broadcasting of the match on local TV, fans poured into Hong Kong Stadium to support the home side. In front of a 27,600-strong ... ( read original story ...)
With fresh funding, Hong Kong’s Goxip readies itself for major fintech play
In the startup world, the only constant is change ... In late October, Goxip raised US$1.4 million from Convoy, a Hong Kong-based financial services conglomerate. The money is meant to build out a Gox... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks start day lower
HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks edged down in the first few minutes Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of key US midterm elections. The Hang Seng Index dipped 0.10 percent, or 25.20 points, to 26, ... ( read original story ...)
Social media content and analytics startup PressLogic raises $10M from popular Chinese selfie app Meitu
PressLogic, a Hong Kong-based social media content and data analytics startup, announced today that it has raised a $10 million Series A+ round from Meitu, developer of the popular Chinese selfie app. ... ( read original story ...)
Former Microsoft Engineer Harris Chan establishes a Hong Kong Based Education Start-up to Empower Children to Become Future Ready
In the digital economy where almost every company is a software company, coding is the new language of technology every child should master. Harris Chan, a former Microsoft Engineer, is committed ... ( read original story ...)
Ban on Financial Times journalist Victor Mallet entering Hong Kong risks undermining business confidence, British minister warns
Hong Kong’s decision to ban a foreign journalist risked undermining business confidence, a visiting British minister warned on Friday, as emotions over the state of the city’s freedoms seesawed over w... ( read original story ...)
HSBC increases annual and maternity leave for half its Hong Kong workforce
HSBC, Europe’s largest bank and one of Hong Kong’s biggest financial services employers, said it was increasing the number of holidays for employees to help them improve their work-life balance in a c... ( read original story ...)
China Steel Website Drops Dual-Class Structure for IPO
Chinese steel trading website Zhaogang.com Inc. is dropping plans to use a dual-class share structure in its Hong Kong initial public offering, people with knowledge of the matter said. Zhaogang.com p... ( read original story ...)