Neil Shah, research director at HongKong-based Counterpoint Research, said its channel checks pointed to numbers for the quarter in the range of 700,000 to 800,000 units, down from about a million a y... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Designers ‘Think Global’ in Tokyo
FASHION ASIA HONGKONG (since 2016) -- a fashion initiative combining conversations, interactions and cultural exchanges to energise the city's image, and position it as an Asian hub for fashion trade ... ( read original story ...)
In latest sign Hong Kong is shifting to a buyer’s market, auctioneers having trouble selling foreclosed homes
Sol City sales fall flat as Hong Kong project launches lose their lustre Another red flag: Lenders are repossessing property more quickly, after four or five months of missed mortgage payments instead ... ( read original story ...)
Police to investigate reports of mainland Chinese tour agents operating illegally in Hong Kong, government says
Local police will follow up on allegations that mainland Chinese tour agents are operating in Hong Kong illegally, the city’s acting leader said on Tuesday, amid concerns over a sudden influx of visit... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property agents mustn’t mislead buyers or face disciplinary action by watchdog
Stepping into autumn, a number of new residential properties in Hong Kong have been launched for sale by different property developers. Participating in the sale of these first-hand properties, proper... ( read original story ...)
News and views that inform – and shape – Hong Kong: three readers of the South China Morning Post reflect on newspaper’s 115th anniversary
The South China Morning Post published its first edition on November 6, 1903. As it now marks its 115th anniversary, three readers reflect on its importance to Hong Kong as a window to the English-spe... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng Management College upgraded to become Hong Kong’s second private university
The government has granted Hang Seng Management College university status, making it the second private university in Hong Kong. The private education institution will be renamed the Hang Seng Univers... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng University of Hong Kong makes minimal fee increase pledge
Hang Seng University of Hong Kong will not raise its tuition fees significantly in the near future after it was promoted from a college to a university, its senior management said on Wednesday. “We wi... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng closes lower, HSBC climbs by 5.7pc
Hong Kong blue chips ended lower today. The benchmark Hang Seng Index shed 0.38 percent, or, 94.41 points at 24,812.04 at the close. Shares in Tencent Holdings (0700) lost 0.08 percent at HK$259.80. H... ( read original story ...)
FTSE 100 closes lower as sterling gains on BoE rate comments
That came after the bank kept rates on hold - at 0.75% ... And Asian markets followed the US higher as well, with Shanghai’s Composite index up 1.5% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 1.5%, putting as... ( read original story ...)
US Futures, European Markets Jump Despite Another Chinese Rout
South Korea also slumped, but markets in Hong Kong, Australia and India all gained ... while the Japanese benchmark was less decisive as earnings dominated news flow. Elsewhere, Hang Seng (-0.2%) and ... ( read original story ...)
US Futures Surge, European Rebounds As Market Rout Fades After $7 Trillion Wiped Out
Most economists expect ECB President Mario Draghi to say the bank will stick to plans to end stimulus this ... (Unch) closed little changed and Hang Seng (-1.2%) saw firm losses with Cathay Pacific sh... ( read original story ...)
FTSE 100 heads back down; ECB ‘confident’ of Italy budget deal
The European Central bank has left monetary policy unchanged as expected ... In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei slid 786 points or 3.5% to 21,302 while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was 2.09% lower at 24,709 and the Sha... ( read original story ...)
HSBC will need shoring up in its home markets
Watch out HSBC Holdings Plc. The digital banking revolution is coming for all the easy money the UK-based bank has long taken for granted. Hong Kong was HSBC’s birthplace as the Hongkong ... ( read original story ...)