The regional title secures Hong Kong's place in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series qualifier to be played as part of next April's Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens. Sri Lanka will also compete for a core team place on the series, having finished second ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Knows More About Money, but France Is Better at Managing It
When it comes to abstract financial concepts, people in Hong Kong know their stuff. It’s the French, however, who rank highest in the world on their overall skill with money, according to an almost-global study released Wednesday by the Organization for ... ( read original story ...)
Has Singapore beaten Hong Kong in the race to becoming Asia's financial centre?
Its financial services account to only 12% of the GDP. The consensus is that New York remains the financial capital of the western world. While the 2008 Great Financial Crash saw many major US banks totter on the brink of collapse, they have been able to ... ( read original story ...)
‘No plan’ to quit before budget, Hong Kong finance chief says, keeping tight-lipped about joining chief executive race
Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary remained tight-lipped on his possible candidacy in the coming chief executive race, refusing to be pinned down on whether he would quit before or after delivering the budget. Speaking to reporters ahead of a two-week trip ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s path to tech hub status is through attracting talent, says former financial secretary
In the race to develop Hong Kong into a technology hub, attracting top talent should take precedence over capital which is already abundant in the city, Antony Leung, former financial secretary of Hong Kong and chairman of Nan Fung Group, said on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba's financial arm eyes $10b Hong Kong IPO for 2017: Report
Ant Financial is already in talks with the same sponsor team that dealt with parent Alibaba's listing affairs in the United States two years ago, according to a Hong Kong Economic Times report on Thursday, citing unnamed sources close to the matter. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong business should care about creating value for society
Last month, I attended a Hong Kong Jockey Club forum on “Philanthropy for Better Cities”, which was all about creating shared value. It provided some excellent examples of how business can do well by doing good, a deeper and wider type of corporate ... ( read original story ...)
Newcastle graduate from Hong Kong launches business to help international students
A Newcastle University graduate from Hong Kong has set up a business to help support other international students moving to the UK. Alice Lam has established My Study Bridge, which provides practical advice and support to students, primarily from China ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and the end of my studies
In the latter half of the 1950s, when I was still in Hong Kong, China's economic policy changed dramatically. During the early days of its rule, the Communist government welcomed business owners and overseas Chinese returning to the country, but it ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong political and business luminaries among pall-bearers at funeral of billionaire Cheng Yu-tung
Hong Kong’s top political leaders and business tycoons will be among eight pall-bearers on Thursday morning at the funeral of late billionaire Cheng Yu-tung – the third richest man in the city. The list comprises Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, former ... ( read original story ...)
Women In Business: The CUHK MBA Mixing Magic With Management Consulting In Hong Kong
There’s more to Rajani Nair than meets the eye. On one hand, she’s a career-driven businesswoman, pursuing an MBA at Hong Kong’s CUHK Business School after five years blazing a trail in India’s male-dominated car-making industry. On the other, she ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement lands in council with plan to disrupt
They swore while taking oaths of office, used an old slur for China, pledged allegiance to a “Hong Kong nation,” and tore up ballots in a vote for president of the city’s Legislative Council. Two years ago, the Umbrella Movement brought downtown Hong ... ( read original story ...)
'Hong Kong is not China': Swearing-in ceremony marked by protests
A swearing-in ceremony to kick off Hong Kong's legislative session descended into farce Wednesday as newly elected pro-democracy lawmakers intentionally mangled their oaths in a show of defiance against Beijing. They displayed flags declaring that Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers defy China during swearing-in
HONG KONG - Newly elected Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers have thumbed their noses at Beijing at a swearing-in ceremony to start the legislative session. They displayed flags declaring that Hong Kong is not a part of China and called out for "democratic ... ( read original story ...)