Hong Kong may be the heartland of capitalism but it is also the improbable last redoubt of the unlikeliest of Chinese dissidents – China’s band of Maoists. The city has become the only place where the self-proclaimed holdouts of Mao Zedong’s cause ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong father in neglect trial says his own abusive past prevented him from assaulting wife and children
A Hong Kong man accused of assaulting his wife and children before his seven-year-old daughter nearly died from neglect told a court on Friday that his personal experience of child abuse has deterred him from using violence. Rocky Ling Yiu-chung ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong aims to pile up the score and that’s bad news for Malaysia
THEY are firmly in the driver’s seat and by the time the match against Malaysia ends about 6pm Saturday, Hong Kong should be in a stronger position to play in the home and away repechage against the Cook Islands end June. Despite knowing that the team ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s foreign domestic workers plan protest march over lawmaker’s ‘racist and discriminatory’ remarks
Migrant groups will march in protest on Sunday over “racist and discriminatory remarks” Hong Kong lawmaker Eunice Yung Hoi-yan made about foreign domestic workers in the Legislative Council. On Friday the groups demanded an apology from Yung ... ( read original story ...)
HONG KONG | World stocks mixed as NKorea’s restraint eases concerns
HONG KONG — World stock markets were mixed Friday after North ... between China and the U.S. over trade and technology policy. China’s official Xinhua News Agency said the two sides will “continue negotiations on Chinese-U.S. economic and trade ... ( read original story ...)
No separate sections on Hong Kong for new history curriculum, education authority says
A new curriculum framework for teaching Chinese history at Hong Kong secondary schools was announced on Thursday – with no separate sections on the city’s past. As reported on previous consultation drafts of the framework, there would also be no ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi’s Hong Kong IPO will launch in July
Xiaomi, the world’s fourth-largest smartphone maker, is putting the finishing touches on a plan to make its US$10 billion initial public offer available to investors by early-to-mid July, presenting the biggest global stock offer of 2018 as a birthday ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares down amid N.Korea, trade tensions
The top gainers among H-shares were CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd, up 6.81 percent, followed by ZhongAn Online P & C Insurance Co Ltd gaining 1.78 percent and China Citic Bank ... Hong Kong-listed H-shares. ** The price-to-earnings ratio of the Hang Seng ... ( read original story ...)
What Next for BOC HONG KONG HOLDINGS LTD. ORDINARY SHA (OTCMKTS:BNKHF) Stock After Decrease in Shorted Shares?
The stock of BOC HONG KONG HOLDINGS LTD. ORDINARY SHA (OTCMKTS:BNKHF) registered a decrease of 47.72% in short interest. BNKHF’s total short interest was 2.40M shares in May as published by FINRA. Its down 47.72% from 4.58 million shares, reported ... ( read original story ...)
Why Fook Lam Moon is still Hong Kong’s ‘tycoons’ canteen’
For more than half a century, Hong Kong has been a city where the world’s wealthy come to play, do hundred-million-dollar business deals, and wine and dine. Perhaps no restaurant in Hong Kong is more synonymous with wealth than Cantonese eatery Fook Lam ... ( read original story ...)
Flight Review: Hong Kong Airlines’ Impressive A350 Business Class, SFO-HKG
Hong Kong is a dazzling city. With a dazzling international airport. And some great hometown airlines. Though not the oldest or largest among them, Hong Kong Airlines has arguably been the most exciting over the past year, launching new long-haul routes to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Dollar Jumps Most in a Month on Corporate Demand
The Hong Kong dollar rallied the most in a month amid demand for the currency by banks hoarding cash for the end of the month and by companies paying out dividends. The exchange rate rose as much as 0.06 percent to HK$7.8428, its strongest level since ... ( read original story ...)
Bus driver unionists warn of escalating action as Hong Kong commuters remain unfazed by 4,000-strong work-to-rule protest
Bus driver unions in Hong Kong say they would “not rule out” a strike as Friday morning commuters seemed mostly unaffected by a 4,000-strong work-to-rule protest against 14-hour shifts. At one of the city’s busiest interchanges, near the entrance of ... ( read original story ...)
Greater Bay Area leader calls on Guangdong province cadres to take bold steps in cooperation with Hong Kong and Macau
Han’s trip – his first since he took up the vice-premiership in March – coincided with news reports that Beijing would soon unveil details of the bay area development plan for Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng ... ( read original story ...)