HONG KONG: Asian markets plunged Wednesday, starting the new year by extending a slide that made 2018 the worst in a decade, as fresh data reinforced worries about the stuttering Chinese economy. With ... ( read original story ...)
IPO investors in Hong Kong hit hard in 2019
Forget the dream of many in Hong Kong for the city to become the world's top center for initial public offerings (IPOs). Given the ramifications of the trade war, maybe it is more important that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stocks Kick Off Year With Biggest Tumble Since October
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong shares plunged on the first trading day of the year, extending 2018’s decline as Chinese factory data pointed to a worsening economic slowdown. The Hang Seng Index fell 3 perc... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong golf alliance says using Fanling course for land supply will affect city’s business image, but lawmaker slams claim as ‘clownish’
Hong Kong would lose its status as an international financial centre where bankers and businesspeople mingle if authorities redeveloped part of a golf course for housing, a golfers’ alliance warned on ... ( read original story ...)
2 Reasons Why Hongkong Land Holdings Limited Is A Bargain Right Now
Hongkong Land’s main business is in the ownership of commercial properties in Hong Kong and Singapore. It has investment properties in other parts of Asia too, and is also active in developing high-en... ( read original story ...)
Thousands march in Hong Kong against China ‘suppression’
Thousands of demonstrators marched the streets of Hong Kong on New Year’s day, demanding full democracy, fundamental rights, and even independence from China. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong democracy camp kicks off 2019 with protests
A thousands-strong crowd -- including a small retinue of independence activists -- protested over disappearing political freedoms, rising inequality and the local government's perceived coziness with ... ( read original story ...)
Video: Hong Kong Humans – Young Hongkongers seek answers from Temple Street’s fortune-tellers
Marcus Wang is a reporter covering local business, culture, lifestyle and religion. He has a passion for visual storytelling and research. He is currently studying a Master of Journalism at the Univer... ( read original story ...)
Thousands march in Hong Kong against China “repression” after grim 2018
Thousands of demonstrators marched in Hong Kong on Tuesday to demand full democracy, fundamental rights, and even independence from China in the face of what many see as a marked clampdown by the Comm... ( read original story ...)
Controversy erupts at Hong Kong New Year’s Day rally as pro-independence activists complain of harassment and office break-in
Hong Kong’s annual New Year’s Day rally was off to a controversial start on Tuesday afternoon, with pro-independence activists complaining of harassment. The Hong Kong National Front, a pro-independen... ( read original story ...)
A 2019 ‘fake news’ chronology: Predictions for Hong Kong’s year ahead
The opening of a road tunnel to ease downtown traffic – the Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link – is further delayed as its name is deemed to be too short. A task force its set up ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s clothing rental startups are helping customers pay less… and waste less
Kat Wu, a student at the Chinese International School, wore a floral embroidered black dress at her Year 11 graduation prom two years ago. Her dress was just as glamorous as any of the others but ther... ( read original story ...)
Sydney, Hong Kong kick off 2019 parties with dazzling fireworks
In Hong Kong, hundreds of thousands of revellers packed the streets on both sides of the city’s Victoria Harbour for a spectacular 10-minute firework show. Some $1.8 million worth of pyrotechnics bath... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong panel suggests converting golf course
HONG KONG: Using part of Hong Kong’s iconic golf course and developing deserted rural land for housing are among a government-appointed panel’s suggestions to address land shortage in the world’s leas... ( read original story ...)