HONG KONG’s property market is one of the most expensive in the world. — HONG KONG TOURISM BOARD / ACTION IMAGES VIA REUTERS IN Hong Kong, a city of property superlatives, add this one: World capital ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s No. 2 Tech IPO Is Said to Draw Tepid Retail Demand
Meituan Dianping, the Chinese restaurant review and delivery giant, received a tepid response from individual investors for a Hong Kong initial public offering that’s seeking to raise as much as $4.4 ... ( read original story ...)
Matthew Lawson, The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels
Mr Lawson joined The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (HSH) as an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer in 2016. HSH is a listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is the owner ... ( read original story ...)
Việt Nam among outperforming emerging economies: McKinsey
McKinsey found 18 of 71 major emerging economies that the ... Among them, seven achieved more than 3.5 per cent per capital GDP growth over 50 years, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ma... ( read original story ...)
U.S.-China ‘trade typhoon’ could knock 7 percent off Hong Kong exports: official
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Around seven percent of Hong Kong’s total exports could be impacted if the United States imposes a new round of trade tariffs on China, the city’s Commerce and Economic Developme... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s KMB looking to spend HK$200 million on seat belts for older buses
Hong Kong transport operator KMB is looking into spending at least HK$200 million (US$25.5 million) to install seat belts on more than 1,000 existing buses, with government officials being “positive” ... ( read original story ...)
Seven percent of Hong Kong exports could be hit by U.S.-China ‘trade typhoon’: official
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Around seven percent of Hong Kong’s total exports could be impacted if the United States imposes a new round of trade tariffs on China, the city’s Commerce and Economic ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fitness industry moves further towards pay-as-you-go pass model
Number of gyms in Hong Kong up 35 per cent in eight years The latest iteration ... A recent study from management consulting firm McKinsey & Company estimates the “subscription e-commerce” industry wa... ( read original story ...)
‘Business won’t grow as fast as rents’: small Hong Kong shops face hazy future near West Kowloon high-speed rail terminus
Tam Yee-kan sees a hazy future for the congee and dessert store he has operated for three decades at Ferry Point in Hong Kong. The sole proprietor of Tong Shui Dong, which is just a stone’s throw from ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon signal No 3 issued as winds strengthen in Hong Kong with Tropical Storm Barijat’s approach
The Hong Kong Observatory issued the typhoon signal No 3 at 12.20pm on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Barijat moved closer to the city. The alert means that strong winds are expected or are blowing gener... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Wealth Assets Seen Doubling in China-Fueled Expansion
Hong Kong’s wealth managers expect to double the money they handle over the next five years, benefiting from China’s rich looking to diversify their holdings. Assets under management will hit about $2 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks continue descent into bear-market territory
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 0.5 per cent ... In Tokyo, the Topix dropped 0.7 per cent as the key industrials segment fell 1 per cent and financials was down 0.9 per cent. Seoul’s Kospi index also ... ( read original story ...)
HK startup to offer pet insurance online
OneDegree, a Hong Kong-based online insurance startup, said it has closed a Series A funding round, led by major insurers and technology firms. Under the arrangement, OneDegree will initially get HK$1... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong exchange could be beneficiary of trade war as mainland tech start-ups shun home and New York markets for IPOs
The pick up in IPO business in Hong Kong is significant, given the high stakes involved. In 2017, Shanghai eclipsed Hong Kong for the first time in both the number of IPOs and the amount of capital ra... ( read original story ...)