Hong Kong should follow in the footsteps of Singapore, Kyoto and dozens of other cities by creating an official post tasked with strengthening responses to shocks and stresses from typhoons to pandemi... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader optimistic about future of high-speed rail link with mainland China, as record 78,000 catch trains on National Day
The newly opened high-speed railway connecting Hong Kong with mainland China is bound to “become more attractive”, even though passenger numbers have been lower than anticipated, Chief Executive Carri... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong headhunters berate banks: “Mandarin shouldn’t always be mandatory”
“I had a bank looking for a head of their HK office and I had a native English speaker up for the role. But they insisted on a Chinese speaker because – at some undefined point in the future ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s ‘regtech’ push raises transparency concerns at financial institutions
Arthur Yuen Kwok-hang, deputy chief executive of the HKMA, Hong Kong’s de facto central bank, introduced four regtech initiatives last week during the annual conference of the Hong Kong Institute of B... ( read original story ...)
Capital Markets Lawyer David Cameron Joins Dorsey in Hong Kong as Partner
He specializes in representing and advising corporate and investment banking clients on debt and equity offerings ... where he was counsel in that firms Capital Markets practice in Hong Kong. Before j... ( read original story ...)
Office rents in Hong Kong’s Central, the most expensive in the world, will only go up even amid exodus, says district’s biggest landlord
Hongkong Land is London-listed and ultimately controlled by ... including investment banks BNP Paribas and Goldman Sachs, to move some business functions to cheaper locations, while retaining head off... ( read original story ...)
September Hong Kong Jewelry Fair Battles Typhoon Mangkhut
The September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair will be remembered not so much for the business being conducted, the new products on display or the special events that were held, but for the destructive ... ( read original story ...)
Security guards who stopped pro-independence protesters entering government forecourt were reasonable, says Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam
Hong Kong’s leader has said it was “reasonable” to stop protesters holding pro-independence banners entering the forecourt of government headquarters after a rally on Monday. Chief Executive Carrie La... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong August Retail Sales Growth Picks up on Tourism Boost
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's retail sales grew at a faster pace in August compared with the previous month, government data showed on Tuesday, although the outlook remains overshadowed by ... ( read original story ...)
Cryptocurrency Startups Send Rental Rates Skyrocketing In Hong Kong
South China Morning Post reports that the startups are paying an average of $1.3 million per month in rent. The rent translates to cost per square foot of $307 for office space. Per standards, it ... ( read original story ...)
BOC HONG KONG HOLDINGS LTD. ORDINARY SHA (OTCMKTS:BNKHF) Sellers Covered 0.74% of Their Shorts
The stock of BOC HONG KONG HOLDINGS LTD. ORDINARY SHA (OTCMKTS:BNKHF) registered a decrease of 0.74% in short interest. BNKHF’s total short interest was 3.52M shares in September as published by FINRA ... ( read original story ...)
Short Sellers Reload in Hong Kong as Stocks, Currency Slump
Everything from the Sino-U.S. trade dispute and higher interest rates has made negative sentiment the flavor of the year in Hong Kong, where stocks have just clocked a fifth straight monthly decline. ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong malls switch from targeting luxury buyers to feeding hungry shoppers
But there is one area where digital outlets cannot hope to compete: food and drink. Because of this, shopping centres in Hong Kong have been allocating more space to meet the needs of hungry shoppers. ... ( read original story ...)
Almost quarter of plastic bottles washed up on Hong Kong beaches come from Coca-Cola Company
Almost a quarter of plastic bottles washed up on Hong Kong beaches come from the Coca-Cola Company, according to a survey by a local green group, which is urging producers to take responsibility for t... ( read original story ...)