China Tower Corp.’s Hong Kong IPO looks like a pretty straightforward affair. There’s a reason why fund managers and index compilers treat global peers like American Tower Corp. and Crown Castle Inter... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s retail recovery at threat as mainland Chinese currency weakens amid US trade war
The nascent recovery in Hong Kong’s retail sector is coming under pressure from a depreciating mainland Chinese currency, with shoppers from across the border expressing more caution about spending in ... ( read original story ...)
Has generation snowflake infiltrated Hong Kong’s mighty police force?
There’s no doubt Hong Kong’s police officers have become far more political ... given how they’ve been in the news for all the wrong reasons. There’s no glossing over the integrity problem the force i... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s public libraries ‘U-turn’ on anti-LGBT+ kids’ books ban after uproar
Signup to receive a daily roundup of the top LGBT+ news stories from around the world The Hong Kong government has reportedly reversed its decision to remove ten LGBT+ children’s books from its 82 pub... ( read original story ...)
Is Hong Kong mocking the elderly poor with half-hearted pension scheme?
The minimum entry fee to join the scheme, launched by the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation, is HK$50,000, which means that retirees from the lower income group would be unable to join, as they would be ... ( read original story ...)
In for the China biotech gold rush, BeiGene eyes monster $800M-plus Hong Kong IPO
Fast on the heels of Ascletis’ record $400 million raise on the Hong Kong stock exchange, BeiGene is proposing its own IPO in the city — to run parallel with its current listing on Nasdaq. And they ar... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Islamabad considering chartered flights to deport Pakistani asylum seekers, top envoy says
Hong Kong and Islamabad are considering deploying chartered flights to send back hundreds of Pakistani asylum seekers, the country’s top envoy in the city has revealed. In a sign that it could become ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police operations chief plays down furore over minister’s remarks that officers ‘are not always the good guys’
A senior member of Hong Kong’s police force sought to play down the recent furore over a minister who said “not all police officers are the good guys”, as he gave reassurance on Saturday that officers ... ( read original story ...)
Ecologists left hopping mad after Hong Kong politician calls for tadpole cull because ‘frogs are too noisy’
A Hong Kong politician has spawned a furore by calling for tadpoles in a public housing estate pond to be exterminated before they become “noisy frogs”. Ecologists were quick to point out Yuen Long di... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong prepares to usher in virtual banks, as 60 firms apply to be pioneers in financial revolution
When SagaDigits, a HK$2 million (US$254,820) start-up, wanted to add post-merger shareholders and signatories to its corporate bank account, its chief executive approached a Hong Kong bank for help. W... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong land reclamation explained: the good, bad and ugly methods of pushing back the sea
With 7,014 people per sq km, Hong Kong is the world’s fourth most densely populated jurisdiction in the world, according to the UN, trailing only Singapore (8,155 people per sq km), Macau (20,821 peop... ( read original story ...)
Messed-Up Math in Hong Kong’s Roaring Office Property Market
Hong Kong’s gleaming office towers may be some of the world’s worst investments, judged by their rental yields compared with government bonds. The buyers that matter most don’t really care. Chinese in... ( read original story ...)
The Murray in Hong Kong could be the city’s best new business hotel
Receive 75,000 bonus Qantas Points and $200 back to your new ANZ Frequent Flyer Black credit card when you make one eligible purchase in the first 3 months. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs, fees and charge... ( read original story ...)
Wilkinson calls speculation, school taxes ‘class warfare’
In some cases, the Hong Kong government-owned transit company then translates those rights — and increased value of property with transit — into profits or ownership of properties, according to an art... ( read original story ...)