Hong Kong (CNN) — Though bigger and swankier airports continue to open around the globe every year, the 20-year-old Hong Kong International Airport is still regarded as one of the best -- and most pro... ( read original story ...)
Super Typhoon Mangkhut: Hong Kong and Philippines storm ‘could impact 43 million people’
A “super typhoon” is hurtling towards the Philippines and Hong Kong. Up to 43.3 million people could be affected by Super Typhoon Mangkhut as agencies warned of a “high humanitarian impact”. It has be... ( read original story ...)
Restriction on Hong Kong barristers taking second job set to be eased under proposed changes to Bar Association Code of Conduct
The rule on second careers made the news in 2015 when barrister Albert Leung Sze-ho challenged ... ruling that the freedom under Article 33 of the Basic Law, Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, only meant ... ( read original story ...)
Developers Offering Free Holidays in Bid to Shift Hong Kong Property
Developers in Hong Kong are offering perks such as free rail tickets and early move-in dates in a further sign one of the world’s hottest property markets may finally be cooling. In a bid to shift apa... ( read original story ...)
What is the most lucrative job in the world’s costliest property market? A sales agent, of course
It’s a great time to be a Hong Kong property agent. In some cases, developers are paying more than double their usual 3 per cent agent commission for selling a flat, as they get aggressive in paying a... ( read original story ...)
HK’s rich get richer flipping floors in property frenzy
HONG KONG’s property market is one of the most expensive in the world. — HONG KONG TOURISM BOARD / ACTION IMAGES VIA REUTERS IN Hong Kong, a city of property superlatives, add this one: World capital ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s No. 2 Tech IPO Is Said to Draw Tepid Retail Demand
Meituan Dianping, the Chinese restaurant review and delivery giant, received a tepid response from individual investors for a Hong Kong initial public offering that’s seeking to raise as much as $4.4 ... ( read original story ...)
Matthew Lawson, The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels
Mr Lawson joined The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (HSH) as an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer in 2016. HSH is a listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is the owner ... ( read original story ...)
Việt Nam among outperforming emerging economies: McKinsey
McKinsey found 18 of 71 major emerging economies that the ... Among them, seven achieved more than 3.5 per cent per capital GDP growth over 50 years, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ma... ( read original story ...)
U.S.-China ‘trade typhoon’ could knock 7 percent off Hong Kong exports: official
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Around seven percent of Hong Kong’s total exports could be impacted if the United States imposes a new round of trade tariffs on China, the city’s Commerce and Economic Developme... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s KMB looking to spend HK$200 million on seat belts for older buses
Hong Kong transport operator KMB is looking into spending at least HK$200 million (US$25.5 million) to install seat belts on more than 1,000 existing buses, with government officials being “positive” ... ( read original story ...)
Seven percent of Hong Kong exports could be hit by U.S.-China ‘trade typhoon’: official
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Around seven percent of Hong Kong’s total exports could be impacted if the United States imposes a new round of trade tariffs on China, the city’s Commerce and Economic ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fitness industry moves further towards pay-as-you-go pass model
Number of gyms in Hong Kong up 35 per cent in eight years The latest iteration ... A recent study from management consulting firm McKinsey & Company estimates the “subscription e-commerce” industry wa... ( read original story ...)
‘Business won’t grow as fast as rents’: small Hong Kong shops face hazy future near West Kowloon high-speed rail terminus
Tam Yee-kan sees a hazy future for the congee and dessert store he has operated for three decades at Ferry Point in Hong Kong. The sole proprietor of Tong Shui Dong, which is just a stone’s throw from ... ( read original story ...)