However, investors may have a very different perspective, as shown by your business section article “Hong Kong shares see worst year since 2011” (January 1). The Hong Kong and China markets have been ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong could get less polluted winter thanks to El Niño, as weather effect brings less mainland Chinese smog
Hong Kong could experience a less polluted winter than normal if a strong enough El Niño weather effect whips up in the Pacific Ocean towards the end of what is typically the smoggiest season of the y... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong children spending up to 8 hours glued to screens, as 20pc of parents set no limits, eye care study finds
More than half of Hong Kong schoolchildren spend more than two hours daily on electronic devices and, in the most extreme cases, up to eight hours glued to screens, according to a poll by the city’s l... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) technology firms again in the firing line
Hong Kong stocks opened with more losses Friday following another steep drop on Wall Street, with technology firms again in the firing line after Apple’s shock decision to slash its December quarter r... ( read original story ...)
As Brexit debate begins, Hong Kong financial firms seek to avoid being tripped up by UK divorce from EU
Though the drama is playing out more than 9,000 kilometres away, some of Hong Kong’s biggest financial institutions are trying to avoid being caught in the middle. HSBC and Standard Chartered – two of ... ( read original story ...)
HK Financial Secretary Says No Plan to Relax Property Cooling
The Hong Kong government has no plan to ease property-cooling measures, including the stamp duty on second homes or for overseas buyers, as many residents still can’t afford to purchase homes in the c... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong immigration chief shoots down ‘conspiracy’ claims over visitor rejections, insisting that officers follow law and policy
There is “no conspiracy involved” when visitors are refused entry into Hong Kong without explanation, the city’s immigration chief has said, adding that his officers are guided by law and policy. Spea... ( read original story ...)
When approaching reunification with Taiwan, what lessons can Beijing learn from its experiences with Hong Kong?
Can China’s “one country, two systems” model of governing Hong Kong work for Taiwan? There is no easily agreeable answer, given how politically polarised Hong Kong has been all these years. But when i... ( read original story ...)
More than US$195.3 million defrauded from companies in Hong Kong and overseas in first 10 months of 2018
More than HK$1.5 billion was swindled from over 700 companies in Hong Kong and overseas by international email scammers between January and October in 2018, up 100 per cent on the previous year. Of th... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong diver drowns during night excursion off coast of Sai Kung
A 31-year-old Hong Kong man drowned during a night dive in the sea off Sai Kung on Saturday night. The man, surnamed Chan, went out with six other friends at Bate Head, which is also known as Tuen Tsu... ( read original story ...)
No-shows and early exits – Hong Kong rural chiefs who just can’t find time to attend district council meetings
Many of Hong Kong’s rural leaders have been skipping their local council meetings, a Post study has found, as they claim to be too busy working on behalf of villagers to show up, sparking renewed call... ( read original story ...)
Chinese court officers did not have to tell Hong Kong government about arrest at high-speed rail station, Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung says
Chinese court officers did not have to notify the Hong Kong government about the arrest of a local traveller at the West Kowloon rail station the city’s chief secretary said on Saturday, as pressure m... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Production Studio Youhug Weighs Hong Kong IPO
(Bloomberg) -- Shanghai Youhug Media Co., a Chinese television drama studio, is planning an initial public offering that could raise at least $100 million, according to people with knowledge of ... ( read original story ...)
Online brokerage Futu may be first big Chinese IPO of 2019: 5 things to know
Futu Holdings Ltd., a Hong Kong-based, online brokerage that is backed by Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd., is expected to be one of the first big Asian initial public offerings of 2019. T... ( read original story ...)