A chronology of key events: 1842 - China cedes Hong Kong island to Britain after the First Opium War. Over the decades, thousands of Chinese migrants fleeing domestic upheavals settle in the colony. 1898 - China leases the New Territories together with 235 ... ( read original story ...)
Brisk trade marks launch of China, Hong Kong bond connect scheme
HSBC Holdings and an asset management unit of Bank of China were the among the first to complete trades using the scheme. The launch of the connection was timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Chinese rule and trading will ... ( read original story ...)
China, Hong Kong launch long-awaited bond connect scheme
HSBC Holdings and an asset management unit of Bank of China said they have completed their first trades using the scheme. The launch of the connection was timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Chinese rule and trading will ... ( read original story ...)
Brisk trade mark launch of China, Hong Kong bond connect scheme
HSBC Holdings and an asset management unit of Bank of China were the among the first to complete trades using the scheme. The launch of the connection was timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Chinese rule and trading will ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC completes first trade on Hong Kong-China bond connect scheme
HONG KONG HSBC Holdings (HSBA.L) said it had completed its first trade on the long-awaited Hong Kong-China bond connect scheme, which went live on Monday. The scheme links China's $9 trillion bond market with overseas investors, the latest step in the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong People Use Mobile Devices as the New Way of Payment
Visa partners with HSBC in offering attractive RewardCash to all HSBC Visa cardholders in Hong Kong HONG KONG/PRNewswire/ -- In a city of hustle and bustle, smartphones are indispensable to Hong Kong people with hectic schedules as they bring efficiency to ... ( read original story ...)
China’s red line: President Xi Jinping warns Hong Kong not to challenge Beijing’s authority as thousands in region protest against the nation’s ‘one party rule’ on 20th …
President Xi Jinping has warned Hong Kong not to challenge Beijing's authority, 20 years after it took back the colony from Britain. During a swearing-in ceremony for Hong Kong's new leader, he said any activities threatening China's sovereignty and ... ( read original story ...)
Vancouver still shaped by Hong Kong handover 2 decades later
Strolling through Vancouver's Kerrisdale neighbourhood, historian Henry Yu reflects on how immigrants from Hong Kong have helped shape the city over the past two decades. "Vancouver is one of the main places that a lot of Hong Kong Chinese came to ... ( read original story ...)
Gaming firm Razer seeks to raise over $600M in Hong Kong IPO
Gaming firm Razer has filed to go public through an IPO in Hong Kong as it looks to raise more than $600 million to go after growth opportunities. The U.S.-based company, which traces its origins back to Singapore, filed initial paperwork on Friday. ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi talks tough on Hong Kong as thousands protest for democracy
Chinese President Xi Jinping swore in Hong Kong's new leader on Saturday with a stark warning that Beijing won't tolerate any challenge to its authority in the divided city as it marked the 20th anniversary of its return from Britain to China. Police ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi: No tolerance for subversion in Hong Kong
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Saturday that any activities in Hong Kong seen as threatening China's sovereignty and stability would be "absolutely impermissible," employing some of his harshest language yet against burgeoning separatist sentiment in ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Thousands on Hong Kong streets for annual march
An annual protest march has begun in Hong Kong, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his visit to the city by warning against challenges to Beijing's sovereignty. Thousands of protesters joined the rally organized by a pro-democracy ... ( read original story ...)
Reinvention or regrets? Hong Kong faces a fork in the road
Number two in flows of goods, services, and finance, says the McKinsey Global Institute. Our students are among the highest performers in the world. Hong Kong students ranked second in mathematics and reading, and ninth in science, in the widely regarded ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong was supposed to be a world financial capital in a communist system. Contradiction?
From the beginning, the idea that capitalist Hong Kong could remain a thriving, prosperous city under Communist China may have been a tale doomed to an unhappy ending. But as this city marks the 20th anniversary of its return to China’s control after 156 ... ( read original story ...)