Typhoon Merbok moves away as Hong Kong escapes major damage

HONG KONG Typhoon Merbok spared Hong Kong any major damage as it pounded the financial hub with heavy rain and strong winds before moving further inland on Tuesday towards southern China. Financial markets, schools, businesses all resumed normal operations ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong dollar near 17-month low ahead of Fed rate decision

Under the linked exchange rate system, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the city’s de facto central bank, is obliged to buy and sell US dollars to prevent the currency from breaching either side of a trading band between 7.75 and 7.85. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong wastes away as rival Asian cities clean up

From syringes and television sets strewn on its beaches to brimming landfills, Hong Kong is struggling to keep pace with a growing waste problem in one of the world's most densely populated cities. Landfills in the global financial hub of 7 million people ... ( read original story ...)

Three Hong Kong leaders share one vision for city: optimism

Three heads of Hong Kong’s government – past, present and future – gave their full vote of confidence on Monday to the “one country, two systems” formula that guarantees the city’s freedoms, tracking its performance over the last two decades ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong becomes new member of AIIB

HONG KONG, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) said Tuesday that Hong Kong has become a new member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The Finance Committee of the Legislative ... ( read original story ...)

Shape up and keep up, business leaders tell Hong Kong at forum

Hong Kong should strive for the title of Asia’s cultural hub as well as have the courage to break out of its comfort zone, according to panel members at the “Celebrating Hong Kong’s Coming of Age” conference organised by the South China Morning ... ( read original story ...)