A regional department head at HSBC in Hong Kong has just joined a Chinese financial giant in an even more senior role. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/305691/chinese-vs-western-banks/ One of the most senior risk managers in Hong Kong financial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong a ‘super connector’ between mainland and world: financial experts
Hong Kong has been coined a “super connector” between the mainland and the world owing to its geological advantages and significant strategic positioning, Chinanews.com reported Tuesday at the 2018 Asian Financial Forum (AFF) in Hong Kong. Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
The speed of change in the retailing business is asking questions of Hong Kong
A transaction at the beginning of this year provided an interesting reminder of the somewhat quaint nature of Hong Kong’s retail sector, highlighting how it operates and why it may no longer be able to operate in this way. Marks & Spencer, the British ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong actor Eric Tsang denies sexual misconduct rumors
HONG KONG (AP) — Well-known Hong Kong actor Eric Tsang has vehemently denied rumors of sexual misconduct by him. Tsang said at a news conference Wednesday that all of the allegations were false and had tarnished his reputation and affected those closest ... ( read original story ...)
Joshua Wong, Hong Kong activist in Umbrella Movement protests, imprisoned 3 months
A Hong Kong court on Wednesday sentenced democracy activist Joshua Wong to three months in prison for contempt, his second term behind bars stemming from his role in 2014's so-called Umbrella Movement protests. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists jailed for role in 2014 protests
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists jailed for contempt of court for their role in the country's 2014 'Umbrella' protests. Raphael Wong (Centre) and Joshua Wong (Right) were jailed for contempt of court in Hong Kong on Wednesday [Bobby Yip/Reuters] A Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Young Hong Kong democracy activist sentenced to 3 months in jail
HONG KONG -- A Hong Kong court has sentenced democracy activist Joshua Wong to three months in jail in a contempt case stemming from the 2014 "Umbrella Movement" protests. The 21-year-old Wong was among activists who learned their punishment in Hong Kong's ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: an investment springboard
The enclave has the world’s largest offshore pool of renminbi business, processing 70 per cent of global offshore payment transactions. Hong Kong’s stock market is also continually among the top five global IPO listing markets, partly thanks to growing ... ( read original story ...)
Young Hong Kong activist sentenced to 3 months in jail
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court has sentenced democracy activist Joshua Wong to three months in jail in a contempt case stemming from the 2014 "Umbrella Movement" protests. The 21-year-old Wong was among activists who learned their punishment in Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Finastra Presents its HK Future of Banking Center of Excellence, Partners with McKinsey
“We welcome Finastra and McKinsey to the Cyberport community, and firmly believe that the Center of Excellence will provide a strong platform for us to engage industry players,” added Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited Non-Executive ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam blasts UK group’s ‘unfounded and unfair’ report on city
Hong Kong’s leader hit back on Tuesday at a British concern group for “interfering” in the city’s internal affairs with “unfounded and unfair” criticism. And in a first, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor revealed aspects of her working ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong needs more financial innovation to effectively tap Greater Bay Area opportunities
Doing so would help the sector maintain its competitive edge in the area that covers Hong Kong, Macau and nine Guangdong cities in the Pearl River Delta, Ginger Cheng, the China head of large and mid-cap corporates at Singapore’s DBS Bank told the Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech giant Finastra launches centre of excellence with focus on banking at Hong Kong’s Cyberport
Financial technology giant Finastra launched a “centre of excellence” focusing on the future of banking in Hong Kong’s Cyberport on Tuesday. Robert Smith, the chief executive of Finastra’s parent, private equity fund Vista, said the new centre ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks advance to record close on optimism city will return to IPO glory in 2018
Hong Kong’s benchmark stock index rose 1.8 per cent to close at a historical high, on optimism the city’s stock exchange will see a flurry of initial public offerings from June that will help it regain its crown as the world’s favourite destination ... ( read original story ...)