A British banker accused of the grisly 2014 killings of two Indonesian women pleaded not guilty when he went on trial Monday in Hong Kong, in a case expected to highlight the Asian financial hub’s inequality and privileged lifestyle of its wealthy expat ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fintech Smartkarma enters Hong Kong for equity and China exposure
Smartkarma, a Singapore-based financial technology company, has opened a Hong Kong office this month with the ambition to challenge high-cost investment research services of traditional financial institutions. Chairman and co-founder Jon Foster expects ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-establishment legislators plan fresh drive to block oath taking
Hong Kong’s deeply divided legislature is heading for another ... In a column he wrote for pro-Beijing newspaper Ta Kung Pao, Business and Professionals Alliance lawmaker Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung urged Leung not to give the pair a second chance and reminded ... ( read original story ...)
Meet Hong Kong’s game-changing women in tech
Much like the tech industry itself, the app business tends to be dominated by men, though we’re happy to say that’s not always the case. In fact, some of Hong Kong’s most innovative, game-changing apps have been brought into existence by female ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Banks Plan Mortgage Valuations on Blockchain
In a bold and encouraging move forward, HSBC along with The Bank Of China Hong Kong have publicly addressed their plans to implement blockchain technology in select mortgage services and property valuation models by mid-November 2016. This veer towards the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong minister defends house building policy and says government is not just sitting on idle land
It was the second week in a row that Chan had used his official blog to respond to critics of the land supply policy ahead of the expected release for public consultation this week of a government report on Hong Kong’s long-term development blueprint ... ( read original story ...)
What’s in three words? Hong Kong debates whether principle of separation of powers applies to city
The decades-old debate about whether Hong Kong exercises separation of powers has been unleashed again, following the government’s unprecedented move to ask a court to disqualify two democratically elected localist lawmakers. Some say the three words are ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong chief secretary defends government move to mount court challenge to oaths go-ahead
Hong Kong’s chief secretary defended the government’s decision to file a legal challenge against the ruling of the Legislative Council president to allow two localist lawmakers to retake their oaths, saying the administration was justified in doing so ... ( read original story ...)
Brilliant photo series captures cats working hard in the shops of Hong Kong
But spare a thought for the real hard-workers. We’re talking, of course, about the cats of Hong Kong. Every day, these hard-working felines wake up, stroll out of their little cat baskets, and get stuck in to a hard day working up front in their shop. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong welfare authorities were aware of care home’s false manpower disclosure before deaths of seven residents
The Social Welfare Department was aware that a controversial nursing home for the mentally disabled had falsely declared its level of manpower before a series of mysterious deaths and cases of alleged sexual abuse came to light, the department’s director ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tips – Sha Tin, Sunday October 23
Racenet has secured the services of two of the best Hong Kong form analysts to assist in finding you a winner, quinella, trifecta or quaddie - whatever tickles your fancy. So whose tips are these? The Sheik - Vern Rhodes goes by the pen name "The Sheik of ... ( read original story ...)
No Hong Kong Flood Will Keep This Man From His Starbucks
Nothing gets between this man and his newspaper. Not even severe flooding. Hong Kong has been hit with extreme weather this week, with residents facing two typhoons, flooding and even a black rainstorm. But the man was unfazed as he sat in a Starbucks in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to lure tourists with food festival
Those visiting Hong Kong on Oct. 27 to 30 may want to consider visiting its annual culinary festival that is held at the Central Harbourfront Event Space. The Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival 2016 is said to host more than 410 wine and food stalls ... ( read original story ...)
Will Hong Kong’s street hawkers be saved by government licences or see their trades die?
As of last month there were 166 such license holders in Hong Kong, one of whom is in Kwun Tong. Tradesmen issued a license would be able to continue conducting business legally at the site, or choose a site from the district’s existing vacant hawker pitches. ( read original story ...)