“Think Asia, Think Hong Kong” is returning to the United Kingdom after being launched here six years ago. Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the campaign seeks to promote Hong Kong as a two-way platform for UK businesses to ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong is set to lead the way on game-changing economic strategies
Hong Kong was the top IPO market in the world last year and is also the leading hub for offshore business using the Mainland currency, the Renminbi. Hong Kong has the largest Renminbi liquidity pool outside the Mainland and banks in the city handle about ... ( read original story ...)
Patten warns against calls for Hong Kong independence
Hong Kong's last British governor, Chris Patten, said Tuesday that calls for the city's independence from China dilute support for democracy, and residents should engage in dialogue and not hate speech. Patten, who presided over the return of Hong Kong to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader demands end of independence talk, warns ties with Beijing at risk
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s leader urged an immediate end to independence debates in the Chinese-ruled global financial hub on Tuesday, warning that the issue was harming the city’s relationship with Beijing’s Communist Party leaders. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares down as investors eye Fed meeting, China economy
Sept 19 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks dipped on Tuesday as traders awaited the ... and announce plans to begin unwinding its $4.2 trillion portfolio of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities. China Investment Securities (HK) said it expects the Fed ... ( read original story ...)
China, Hong Kong stocks dip as investors await cues from Fed meeting
SHANGHAI: China and Hong Kong stocks dipped on Tuesday morning ... and announce plans to begin unwinding its $4.2 trillion portfolio of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities. China Investment Securities (HK) said it expects the Fed to "reduce its ... ( read original story ...)
Rising credit-to-GDP gap signals banking system ‘vulnerability,’ warns report
A new international banking report groups Canada with China and the special administrative region of Hong Kong as jurisdictions whose domestic banking systems are at risk from rising debt levels. The Bank For International Settlements, which is owned by ... ( read original story ...)
BOC HONG KONG (HOLDINGS) LTD : ex-dividend day for interim dividend
08/18 BANK OF CHINA: Tian Guoli resigns as Chairman of Bank of China, BOCHK 08/17 BANK OF CHINA: BOCHK wins three transaction banking awards from The Asian Banke.. 08/17 BOC HONG KONG: List of Directors and their Roles and Functions 08/17 BOC HONG KONG ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s newest export? MTR looks to sell trains-and-property business model in UK and Sweden
Hong Kong’s rail operator is looking to export its trademark trains-and-property business model abroad, in an attempt to strengthen its expansion into competitive markets in Europe and beyond. MTR Corporation chairman Frederick Ma Si-hang said the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government initiates $256m fund for tech startups
The Hong Kong government has launched a HK$2 billion ($256 million) Innovation and Technology Venture Fund (ITVF) to stimulate interest from venture capital (VC) funds, in a bid to support local innovation and technology startups. The government and each ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong plays catch up in Asean after two decades of wasted opportunity
Beijing had cut a deal that for many south east Asian companies removed any need to channel their China business through Hong Kong. The second big signal was Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road initiative, unveiled in 2013. If Beijing was giving such priority to ... ( read original story ...)
Thrillseeker, 21, dies at Hong Kong’s largest amusement park after ‘being hit by a moving coffin when wandering into a restricted area of the venue’s haunted house’
A 21-year-old man died in a haunted house in Hong Kong after being hit by a moving coffin, the amusement park's officials say. The man, surnamed Cheung, was hit by a coffin on Saturday at an attraction called Buried Alive at Hong Kong's Ocean Park. ( read original story ...)
BOC HONG KONG (HOLDINGS) LTD : ex-dividend day for special dividend
08/18 BANK OF CHINA: Tian Guoli resigns as Chairman of Bank of China, BOCHK 08/17 BANK OF CHINA: BOCHK wins three transaction banking awards from The Asian Banke.. 08/17 BOC HONG KONG: List of Directors and their Roles and Functions 08/17 BOC HONG KONG ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Man dies at haunted house attraction
A 21-year-old has died after reportedly being struck by a mechanical object while walking through a haunted house attraction in Hong Kong. The man, identified only by his surname Cheung, was found unconscious five minutes after entering the Buried Alive ... ( read original story ...)