The optimistic assessment by Patrick Nip Tak-kuen was offered in an exclusive interview with the Post in which he set a 2022 target for delivering success on the ambitious plan to turn Hong Kong and 1... ( read original story ...)
STX Targeting August IPO in Hong Kong (Report)
Hollywood mini-studio, STX Entertainment is looking at going ahead with its planned IPO in Hong Kong as soon as next month. Hong Kong finance industry sources Monday echoed a report in the South China ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) extending gains from the previous session
Hong Kong’s main benchmark Hang Seng rose by 0.16 percent to trade at 28,525.44 at the close, supported by gains in the Consumer Non-Cyclicals, Technology, and Healthcare sectors. Overall, the bias in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Snowden refugees, facing deportation, hope of new life in Canada
Photograph: Lily Kuo for the Guardian For the past few years, Supun Kellapatha and his wife Nadeeka Dilrukshi, Sri Lankan asylum seekers in Hong Kong, have tried to make themselves invisible. They go ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong launches blockchain-based trade finance
Hong Kong’s de facto central bank will go live next month with a blockchain-backed trade finance platform set to link up with 21 banks, including HSBC and Standard Chartered. The launch of the system, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong man, 19, found with HK$2.7 million in suspected heroin near Sha Tin bus stop
A 19-year-old Hong Kong man was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking on Saturday after he was found carrying suspected heroin worth HK$2.7 million (US$344,000). The suspect, surnamed Leung, was i... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Observatory cancels amber rainstorm warning but heavy showers set to continue
The Hong Kong Observatory cancelled the amber rainstorm warning for the city, about 90 minutes after issuing it soon after noon on Sunday. However, after cancelling the warning at about 2pm, it said s... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong must act now to open up electricity market, antitrust chief says
Environmental officials must commit to liberalising Hong Kong’s electricity market and start laying the groundwork for competing suppliers to enter, according to the head of the city’s antitrust watch... ( read original story ...)
Shenzhen care homes prove grass is greener on other side of the fence, but 37,000 of Hong Kong’s elderly are far from convinced
More than 37,000 elderly people are waiting for a subsidised place in one of Hong Kong’s residential care homes – and not even the lure of gardens, fresh air, and six times more living space, is enoug... ( read original story ...)
The data that lays bare the hidden links in Hong Kong’s domestic helper employment industry
With allegations of collusion between agencies and moneylenders rife in Hong Kong’s domestic helper employment industry, a group of American students has worked with a local academic to – quite litera... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lift accident that injured two people caused by braking system malfunction, government report reveals
A freak lift accident that injured two people in Hong Kong was caused by a malfunction in the braking system, it has been revealed. The government on Saturday released the findings of an investigation ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Department of State News: Deputy Secretary Sullivan’s Meeting With Hong Kong Secretary of Justice Teresa Cheng
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of State today released the following statement: On July 13, Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan met with Hong Kong Secretary of Justice Teresa Cheng at the Departm... ( read original story ...)
People’s Liberation Army truck crashes into Hong Kong bus stop
A People’s Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison truck mounted a pavement in Yuen Long on Saturday morning and crashed into a bus stop. Photos of the truck circulating online show a badly damaged bus sto... ( read original story ...)
Liaison office legal chief tells Hong Kong: Basic Law is not your constitution
Beijing effectively sent Hong Kong a message on Saturday, reiterating its stance on the Chinese constitution and the part it plays in the city’s legal framework at a seminar on “one country, two syste... ( read original story ...)