Hong Kong’s urban history may be relatively short, but the city has been developed and redeveloped so many times it already has the layers of a much older metropolis. Next time you walk through a glitzy shopping centre or the lobby of a high-end office ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong investors go defensive in $3bn property auction
When former South Korean president Park Geun-hye went to a Seoul prison cell last spring, many residents of Hong Kong could only express envy. The 125 sq ft in which she was incarcerated is bigger than many Hong Kong flats. And yet, Hong Kong grows ever ... ( read original story ...)
HK set to lose top IPO status
Accounting giant KPMG China said yesterday that Hong Kong will lose its top spot among IPO markets in 2017 as it is expected to raise just HK$130 billion by the end of the year, the lowest amount since 2012.The performance represents a 33 percent drop from ... ( read original story ...)
NY steals HK’s IPO crown
After two consecutive years in the top spot, Hong Kong is poised to lose its much-coveted title as the world's leading venue for initial public offerings (IPOs) this year, following a drop in the number of blockbuster listings. Though the number of IPOs in ... ( read original story ...)
With IPO, Nissin prepped to push premium noodles in China
And so the maker of instant and frozen noodles has listed Nissin Foods Co. on the Hong Kong stock exchange, marking the first-ever initial public offering by one of the group's overseas subsidiaries. The Monday IPO brought in some 950 million Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Will Hong Kong lose its IPO crown?
Ronald Wan of Partners Capital International says Hong Kong's position as an IPO destination will be threatened as companies choose to list in Shanghai or New York. ( read original story ...)
Chinese IPO shares worst performers despite record year
... of companies getting listed on the mainland suggests more is being done to lure potential unicorns away from IPOs in the U.S. or Hong Kong. However, a poor stock market performance suggests investors are not convinced. CSRC move to slow down ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Home Prices Expected to Soar in 2018
Mass and luxury residential home prices in Hong Kong surged 14.4% and 15.3% respectively, in 2017, according to a report released by global real estate consultancy JLL on Monday. The report forecasts that home prices in the red-hot property market are ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC, Citi or Stan Chart: where should you send your CV in Hong Kong?
https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/303340/quit-hong-kong-ibd-for-trading/ Citi, HSBC and Standard Chartered: they are three of the Western commercial banks most entrenched in Hong Kong. The latter two are even deemed so important to the city’s ... ( read original story ...)
Worries Grow In Hong Kong As China Pushes Its Official Version Of History In Schools
The last time China pressured Hong Kong to scrap its curriculum in favor of one developed by China's Communist Party-led government, tens of thousands marched through the city chanting, "Down with national education!" It was the summer of 2012, and the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court has no say in ‘appropriateness’ of charge in Singapore military vehicle case: prosecutors
The defence’s attempt to quash the Hong Kong government’s case against a shipmaster and shipping firm accused of illegally importing nine Singaporean military vehicles into Hong Kong last year was rebuffed by prosecutors on Monday, at a preliminary ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court has no authority to determine if charge in Terrex case is appropriate, say prosecutors
Hong Kong’s District Court has no authority to determine the appropriateness of the charge brought by the city’s justice minister against a shipmaster and shipping company for unlicensed transportation of nine Singaporean military vehicles last year ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: How China Became a Digital Leader
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Hong Kong activist fund tells Toshiba chip unit sale to Bain group not necessary
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Hong Kong-based activist investor in Toshiba Corp has told the embattled conglomerate that the $18 billion sale of its chip unit sale to a Bain Capital-led group is no longer necessary after its recent capital injection, according to a ... ( read original story ...)