What the World’s Governments Are Saying About Cryptocurrencies The SFC’s move is good news for the Hong Kong crypto industry though this will not be a light touch regime, said Urszula McCormack, Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Lawmaker takes loan at 18pc interest to buy Hong Kong property
Fox Hu, Shawna Kwan and Benjamin Robertson Just how attractive is Hong Kong property? A recent stock exchange filing shows that some people will continue to pay up for the chance to buy in. Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong climbs to No 4 on World Bank’s list of easiest places to do business
Hong Kong rose one place to fourth in the World Bank’s latest ranking of the easiest places to do business, while mainland China shot up 32 places to 46th. For three years in a row, New Zealand topped ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong securities regulator to propose ‘sandbox’ for crypto exchanges
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will propose a regulatory regime known as a “sandbox” for crypto exchanges, its chief Ashley Alder said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong wuxia legend Louis Cha battled liver cancer and dementia in twilight years, friend says
Tributes poured in from Hong Kong society and around the world following the news of Cha’s death. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor issued a statement while on a trip in Japan expressing her ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) economy’s factories slows amid ongoing US-China trade war
Hong Kong and China markets both ended higher on Wednesday, shrugging off China’s worse-than-expected reading for manufacturing activity for October. The Hang Seng Index rose 1.6 per cent, or 394.16 p... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam will sit on panel to hear banned pro-independence party appeal
Hong Kong National Party’s leader Andy Chan Ho-tin has applied to ask Lam and eight of her Executive Council members to refrain from taking part in the review of the party’s ban because they had comme... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ranked world’s 4th easiest place to do business
HONG KONG, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong was ranked the fourth globally on the ease of doing business, moving up one place from being the fifth last year, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ( ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong business opposition to Carrie Lam’s MPF solution is capitalism taken too far
I was not surprised at the comments made by Federation of Hong Kong Industries chairman Jimmy Kwok Chun-wah after the chief executive’s policy address (“MPF offset subsidy boosted to HK$29.3 billion – ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC, StanChart, others launch HK blockchain trade finance platform
Other major banks who participated in the development of the platform - facilitated by Hong Kong’s de facto central bank, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) - included Agricultural Bank of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s new tourism ad slammed as ‘creepy’ amid calls for it to be removed
The video titled “Treasures of the Heart” was directed by Chan Chi-fat and shared to Hong Kong’s official Twitter account earlier this month, Fox News reported. In it, a young woman is seen franticall... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel Offers Theme Park Resort Adventure For Business And Leisure
Marriott Hotels, the iconic flagship of Marriott International, Lai Sun Group and Ocean Park Hong Kong opened the highly-anticipated Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel yesterday. Located at Ocean Par... ( read original story ...)
China, Hong Kong trading higher, despite worse-than-expected mainland PMI reading
Hong Kong and China markets were higher at midday on Wednesday, shrugging off China’s worse-than-expected reading for manufacturing activity for October. The Hang Seng Index closed for lunch up 0.6 pe... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Ocean Park Hotel offers theme park resort adventure for business and leisure
Marriott Hotels, the iconic flagship of Marriott International, Lai Sun Group and Ocean Park Hong Kong opened the highly-anticipated Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel yesterday. Located at Ocean Par... ( read original story ...)