HONG KONG — The Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday they were considering banning a political party that advocates the city’s independence from China, an aggressive move against separatist sentiments t... ( read original story ...)
Tricor Appoints Joe Wan as Deputy CEO of Hong Kong
HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tricor Group (“Tricor”), is Asia’s leading provider of business, corporate and investor services. Our Hong Kong operations is the flagship business with over 10,000 clients ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong should be worried about the US-China trade war. Here’s why
This too points to long-term decline for the huge trade in components and subassemblies at the heart of business through Hong Kong into the Pearl River Delta’s export processing factories. Even if the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong regulator, banks launch blockchain-based trade finance platform
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s banking regulator and seven banks, including HSBC Holdings PLC and Standard Chartered PLC, on Tuesday said they will jointly launch a trade finance platform in Septem... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong men look for sex on WeChat, end up scammed out of HK$10 million in six months
About 300 Hong Kong men seeking sex services lost nearly HK$10 million (US$1.3 million) in just six months, to swindlers posing as foreign women studying in the city, prompting police to issue a scam ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s first bike-sharing startup to end services this week
GoBee.bike, the first local bike-sharing firm in Hong Kong, has announced it will cease its operations in the city on July 18, only one year and three months after the services were firstly launched. ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) stocks decline as investors await China data
Investors seek for clues from quarterly economic indicators of the initial economic impact from trade war and ongoing financial deleveraging In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index added 0.1 per cent, or 14 ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian teacher banned from Hong Kong kindergarten amid child molestation charges
A Canadian teacher accused of molesting two girls at a Hong Kong kindergarten has been banned from returning to the school while facing criminal charges over the alleged incident. Robert Scott Johnson ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s GoGoVan raises $250M from investors including Alibaba’s logistics subsidiary
Logistics on-demand service GoGoVan became Hong Kong’s first billion-dollar startup via a merger last year, and now is doubling down on growth after raising $250 million in new capital. The new round ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s schoolchildren are stressed out – and their parents are making matters worse
Hong Kong children are stressed, not only because of long hours of studying, frequent testing, and too much homework, but also because of pushy and demanding parents. I was shocked by a recent news re... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court will hear application to temporarily ban controversial checkpoint plan before cross-border rail link opens
A Hong Kong court will next month hear an application to temporarily ban a controversial joint-checkpoint plan for the new cross-border express rail link, ahead of its expected opening in September. T... ( read original story ...)
PHOTOS: Hong Kong’s mass housing complexes
The booming population -- along with record-high housing prices in major cities like Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai -- has prompted the development of "mass housing" complexes. Many people are also t... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong retailers to accept bitcoin payments with Indonesian start-up Pundi X POS device
Pundi X, an Indonesian start-up that is looking to build an offline cryptocurrency sales network in the region, has completed a trial of its point-of-sale (POS) device putting it on track to deploy so... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s bars, restaurants and malls count their luck after World Cup brings boost in business worth hundreds of millions
As local fans bid farewell to a month of World Cup football, the city’s malls, bars and restaurants are celebrating a boost in business from the tournament worth hundreds of millions of Hong Kong doll... ( read original story ...)