The worst blue-chip performer was Link Reit, Asia’s biggest property investment trust, which dropped 3 per cent to HK$70.95 after investment bank Nomura downgraded and reduced its target price, predic... ( read original story ...)
Faster payment system pushes HK towards cashless society
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the de facto central bank, has recently unveiled the Faster Payment System (FPS). The system, operated by Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited, allows instant ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong refuses visa for FT journalist who hosted independence speech
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong has refused to renew a work visa for a Financial Times journalist who chaired a speech by an independence activist at the Foreign Correspondents' Club, a decision that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Plans to Expel a Financial Times Editor
HONG KONG — The Hong Kong government has declined to renew the visa of a journalist for The Financial Times, a move that would result in his de facto expulsion and deepen concerns about the deteriorat... ( read original story ...)
5 Reasons Why You Should Setup Your Startup Company in Hong Kong
I’ve been to Hong Kong several times since 1988 that I have lost count. I have personally seen how this vibrant city has transformed from what it is today, after thirty years of almost yearly visits. ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Optical Fair Opens Next Month
HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Asia’s premier Hong Kong Optical Fair will be held from 7-9 Nov 2018 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong broadcaster TVB fires 150 staff members citing losses in international business and restructuring
Hong Kong’s biggest television station fired another 150 people on Friday arising from losses in its international business and operational restructuring. Television Broadcasts (TVB) ushered in a wave ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong press freedom in question as FT journalist denied visa
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong has refused to renew a work visa for the Asia news editor of the Financial Times, who is also an official of the city’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC), a decision t... ( read original story ...)
Financial Times says Hong Kong denied editor’s visa renewal
The Financial Times said Friday that Hong Kong's government has refused to renew the work visa of its Asia news editor, in what human rights activists say is the latest sign of a deteriorating ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong refuses to renew visa of Asia editor of Financial Times
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong has declined to renew a work visa for the Asia news editor of the Financial Times, who is also an official of the city's Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC), a decision ... ( read original story ...)
Short Sellers Feast on Hong Kong Stocks as China Investors Brace
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s stock market has barely ever been this bearish. Short-selling turnover soared to almost 18 percent of the total value of shares traded in the city Thursday, exchange data co... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong woman, 97, escapes unscathed after driving into HK$1.78 million Maserati then hitting Marriott Hotel wall
A 97-year-old motorist was lucky to escape unscathed after her car hit a stationary Maserati before slamming into a wall at the Marriott Hotel in Hong Kong. The incident took place at the hotel’s main ... ( read original story ...)
Should Hong Kong workers get the day off after a typhoon? Calls grow to give leader power to declare state of disaster
Hong Kong’s two rival political camps put aside their differences on Thursday to lobby the government for a law empowering the city’s leader to give workers the day off after extreme weather such as r... ( read original story ...)
Judge grants temporary ban on busking at Times Square shopping centre in Hong Kong
A Hong Kong court on Friday granted a temporary ban on street performers busking at a shopping centre in Causeway Bay. High Court judge Mr Justice Godfrey Lam Wan-ho approved the request by Times Squa... ( read original story ...)