Without referring directly to the blocked FMLIT alert, a spokesman for the Monetary Authority highlighted there was a growing awareness in the banking sector in Hong Kong of the money laundering threa... ( read original story ...)
Rising sea levels, storm surges pose risks for Hong Kong’s artificial island project
Our Hong Kong Foundation, a think tank backed by property developers and former chief executive Tung Chee-hwa, is the driving force behind the Lantau reclamation project. The group has deployed a ... ( read original story ...)
Lower HK property valuations may trigger downward spiral
Banks in Hong Kong are aggressively cutting property valuations as the housing market weakens, threatening to fuel a downward spiral in prices, according to brokerage CLSA Ltd. "The banks’ assessment ... ( read original story ...)
China Stocks at Four-Year Low; Hong Kong Down as Tencent Plunges
biggest loser on Hang Seng Composite Index; Prada -10%Country Garden among worst performing property stocks, down 6.4%Ping An Insurance drops 4.4% in Hong Kong; ICBC, Bank of China, China Construction ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse May Snap Losing Streak
Ping An Insurance eased 0.20 percent and Hong Kong & China Gas, Hang Seng Bank and Sino Land were unchanged. The lead from Wall Street offers little guidance as stocks fluctuated on Tuesday, bouncing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Shares Expected To Open In The Red
The Hong Kong stock market has ended in the red in four consecutive trading days, tumbling more than 1,200 points or 4.6 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now rests just ... Industrial and Co... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong denied journalist Victor Mallet’s visa to influence global news coverage, US senator Marco Rubio says
Hong Kong’s decision to deny British journalist Victor Mallet’s work visa renewal was an effort to influence news coverage by deciding who gets to stay in the city, US senator Marco Rubio said on Wedn... ( read original story ...)
Expats earn more in Hong Kong, but prefer to live in Singapore, according to HSBC survey
Expatriates living in Hong Kong earn 10 per cent more than those in Singapore, but the Lion City has once again outranked it as a better place for them to live, according to HSBC’s Expat Explorer Surv... ( read original story ...)
I work in Hong Kong banking tech: I doubled my salary in just three years
So get this: I more than doubled my pay between 2014 and 2017 without changing careers. How did I achieved such an astonishing salary rise when banks in Hong Kong are trying to keep staff costs ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘fearlessly’ fights back against independence calls
Beijing regularly denies visas to foreign journalists on the mainland but it has not been a tactic used in Hong Kong. The move has sparked considerable disquiet and anger among the city’s legal, busin... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s iconic Excelsior hotel to shut in March 2019 for redevelopment into offices
In the second quarter of 2018, Wan Chai and Causeway Bay had the strongest net uptake of grade A office buildings on Hong Kong Island, as companies relocated outwards from the central business distric... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo beats Hong Kong in return yield on investment in office towers, asset manager says
“Hong Kong is a vibrant financial centre with a robust business environment. And over the long term, we would like to get exposure in the market. But it is not our key destination today,” said Tan. Pr... ( read original story ...)
BBVA Banco Frances (BFR) vs. HANG SENG Bk Lt/S (OTCMKTS:HSNGY) Critical Comparison
Hang Seng Bank Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides various banking and related financial services to individual, corporate, commercial, small and medium-sized enterprise, and institution... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng edges up at open
HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks opened with gains on Monday morning after China’s central bank cut the amount of cash lenders must keep in reserve in a bid to support the stuttering economy. The Hang Seng ... ( read original story ...)