Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC ... Circle is notably backed by Chinese investors counting Bitmain, Baidu, Credit Ease, and investment bank Goldman Sachs. “Since we started the comp... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: thousands protest at plan to build new artificial islands
A protester holds a sign in the shape of a chainsaw with an image of Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam during a land reclamation protest in Hong Kong on Sunday. Photograph: Elaine Yu/AFP/Getty Imag... ( read original story ...)
How much hidden leverage is there in Hong Kong’s property market?
Amid the sell-off in stock markets around the world last week, an extra shiver of unease accompanied the slide in Hong Kong shares: the fear that local home prices may be about to roll over, exposing ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Innovent Biologics looks to raise up to $422 million in HK IPO: sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese biotech firm Innovent Biologics is looking to raise up to $422 million in its Hong Kong IPO, three sources said, in what could be the biggest biotech IPO in the financial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong needs standardised privacy laws, improved data sharing protection to combat financial crime more effectively
Hong Kong, and other jurisdictions globally, need to standardise privacy laws and improve data sharing protection to combat financial crime in a more effective manner, said David Craig, chief executiv... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s government tightens grip, moves closer to China
Hong Kong officials turn to police force's Security Wing as they ... Serving and retired police officers, lawyers and lawmakers told Reuters news agency of intensifying political operations by the pol... ( read original story ...)
Foot Locker launches a comeback in Hong Kong, kicking off with free haircuts and X-box gaming zone
So it might seem like Hong Kong would be a shoo-in for Foot Locker, whose business model is as a one-stop shop where sneakerheads can find the top brands. But Hong Kong has a lot of sneaker stores. Th... ( read original story ...)
‘Benefits outweigh costs’ of Hong Kong’s massive plan to reclaim land around Lantau Island
The hefty price tag for what would be Hong Kong’s largest ever infrastructure project should not be measured against the size of the public coffers, a think tank has said. That came as the government ... ( read original story ...)
UK, Hong Kong regulators line up 2,500 funds for cross-border selling
Some 2,500 UK and Hong Kong retail funds could become available for cross-border sale in the two markets after regulators signed an agreement last week to offer more choice to both communities of inve... ( read original story ...)
Central bank boss warns of moves
Chinese central bank governor Yi Gang said yesterday he still sees plenty of room for adjustments in interest rates and the reserve requirement ratio as downside risks from trade tensions with the Uni... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police receive 45 reports of incidents at West Kowloon terminus of high-speed rail, with 3 in mainland port area
Hong Kong police have received 45 reports of incidents at the West Kowloon terminus of the newly launched high-speed rail link to Guangzhou, with three cases occurring in an area designated for mainla... ( read original story ...)
Autumn Electronics Fair & electronicAsia Open in Hong Kong
Top Global Brands & Start-ups at World's Largest Electronics Marketplace HONG KONG, Oct 13, 2018-(ACN Newswire)-The 38th HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition), organised by the Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is starved of usable land, and New Territories North offers real hope
The land shortage is the root of most socio-economic problems in Hong Kong, leading to high property prices, expensive rents and less competitive products or services in some industries. It contribute... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong must tackle abuse of colonial-era policy on homes in its villages to sort out housing shortage
It took Dennis Bray, the then colonial Hong Kong government’s district commissioner for the New Territories, six frenzied weeks in 1972 to draft the small-house policy that has for the past five decad... ( read original story ...)