The surge in visitors was driven in large part by external factors, including the depreciation of the Japanese yen and China’s economic growth, according to a report from McKinsey Global ... 1.8 million visitors from Hong Kong, an increase of 20 percent ... ( read original story ...)
Do You Have a Mortgage in Hong Kong? We’d Like to Hear From You
Do you have a mortgage in Hong Kong? Are you concerned about the uncertain economic outlook? How have volatile housing prices affected you, if at all, and what are you doing to prepare for rising interest rates? The New York Times wants to hear from Hong ... ( read original story ...)
AP Explains: Hong Kong's unusual system to pick its leader
HONG KONG – Hong Kong is poised to choose a new leader on Sunday when members of a committee dominated by elites favored by Beijing cast their ballots in the first such vote since 2014's huge pro-democracy protests. Here's a look at the electoral system ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong likely to choose Beijing's pick for leader amid tension, economic malaise
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong on Sunday will likely select Beijing's favored candidate for its next leader who some say will further divide a city where middle class families have become increasingly disaffected by political tension and economic hardship. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong prosecutes captain, shipper in Singapore troop carriers case
Hong Kong customs officers seized the Terrex troop carriers as they were being shipped home from military exercises in Taiwan. Singapore's armed forces have maintained long-standing if low key military training facilities in Taiwan, and Beijing officials ... ( read original story ...)
The Unlikely Populist: John Tsang's Fight for Hong Kong's Top Job
John Tsang, the former Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, is enjoying himself. It’s a Saturday afternoon in what the territory considers springtime — humid skies grey and heavy with pollution from mainland China; not particularly warm but not really ... ( read original story ...)
Lawyers urge Ottawa to fast-track families in Hong Kong who helped Snowden
The lawyers told a news conference March 9 of their intention to bring "Snowden's guardian angels" to Canada. Since then, according to Seguin, support for the seven people has increased but Hong Kong officials have also attempted to expedite their ... ( read original story ...)
Joshua Wong, 20-year-old 'Umbrella' rebellion leader, decries rigged Hong Kong election
HONG KONG — Days before a controversial election, a student who became the face of the city's pro-democracy protests in 2014 said Chinese communist leaders are squelching political freedom in this former British colony. “Autonomy is at a low point ... ( read original story ...)
EQS-News: COSCO SHIPPING International Announces 2016 Annual Results
(23 rd March 2017, Hong Kong) The board of directors ("the Board") of COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) Limited ("COSCO SHIPPING International" or the "Company", stock code: 00517.HK) today announced the audited consolidated results of the Company ... ( read original story ...)
Last winter one of HK's warmest
Last winter was one of Hong Kong's warmest since records began. Hong Kong Observatory Director Shun Chi-ming made the statement today at a press conference to review the city's weather last year. He said the mean temperature from December to February ... ( read original story ...)
Matthew Poon ready for Hong Kong debut at Sha Tin
BOOM apprentice Matthew Poon hopes to kick off his Hong Kong riding career in style at Sha Tin on Sunday. Poon, who returned to Hong Kong recently after a hugely successful 18-month stint in Adelaide, has nine rides on Sunday’s 10-race card. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leadership race contender Carrie Lam meets Tin Shui Wai community after ‘too tired’ comment
The front runner in Hong Kong’s leadership race, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, met with grass-roots concern groups in the city’s far northwest on Thursday morning, following heavy criticism last week when one of her team had said she was “too tired ... ( read original story ...)
COSCO SHIPPING Interntnl HONGKONG : Int'l 2016 Profits Down 29%
03/06 COSCO SHIPPING INTERNTNL HONGKONG: Scenarios and strategies for the next phase .. 03/03 COSCO SHIPPING INTERNTNL HONGKONG: (Qidong) Offshore Gains Belgium's Ship Order 01/17 TTS: First TTS shipset delivered to COSCO and Shanghai Shipyard 01/12 ... ( read original story ...)
Emotional Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing reflects on weak economy
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing had an emotional moment Wednesday as he reflected on the weak state of the financial hub’s economy. The 88-year-old tycoon appeared to get choked up as he spoke at a news conference following the release of his company ... ( read original story ...)