US fast-food giant McDonald’s will sell a controlling stake in its mainland China and Hong Kong franchise business to a consortium of Citic Group and the Carlyle Group for up to US$2.08 billion (HK$16.14 billion), the companies said Monday. Citic Limited ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong has no right to hold on to our troop carriers, Singapore says
SINGAPORE Singapore's defence minister said on Monday nine armoured vehicles seized in Hong Kong could not be detained or confiscated and that the city-state had repeatedly asked for their return. Hong Kong customs seized the troop carriers in November as ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police warn pet owners after two dogs eat poisoned bait in notorious Bowen Road
A dog poisoner has struck again in a scenic area of Hong Kong where up to 200 animals have been targeted, many with fatal results, stretching back at least 25 years. Animal welfare workers and police warned people to be on the alert while walking their ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Taiwan lawmakers deny colluding over political independence at conference besieged by protests
Lawmakers from Hong Kong and Taiwan said their common ground was a desire for democracy and social justice, not “collusion for political independence” as Beijing had suggested. Hong Kong lawmakers Nathan Law Kwun-chung, Edward Yiu Chung-yim ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong's 'villain hitters' use sorcery to vent political anger
Want to curse Nigel Farage for leading the UK to Brexit? A group of sorcerers in Hong Kong have what you need, and a track record they say proves their success. Known locally as “villain hitters”, the group of mostly elderly women set up stall every ... ( read original story ...)
Shweta Rohira and her mother Kaajal had a blast in Hong Kong
Artist and entrepreneur Shweta Rohira and her mother Kajal Rohira recently went for a vacation to Hong Kong and the mother and daughter duo had a great time there. They stayed there for six days and gathered some very precious lifetime memories. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong must target private cars to stop the city grinding to a halt
One of Hong Kong’s major competitive advantages over other Asian cities was that it was easy to get around and attend three or four business meetings a day. That is rapidly disappearing and we are becoming just another congested Asian city. The ... ( read original story ...)
After a horrible year, luxury fashion brands pin hopes on the return of Chinese consumers in 2017
Executives interviewed by McKinsey were pinning their hopes for a turnaround ... The consultancy estimated luxury goods sales in Hong Kong fell 15 per cent for the full year 2016. The drop can be partly explained by Hong Kong’s US-dollar linked currency ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Monetary Authority implements measures to improve ethnic minority access to basic financial services
Concerns are growing that a “banking underclass” is emerging in Hong Kong due to the combined effects of racial discrimination and a system of redress so cumbersome that people have given up complaining. In a move to address the problem – which has ... ( read original story ...)
China Finance Online's Subsidiary Rifa Securities Won Awards as one of Best Hong Kong Securities Brokerage Firms
Rifa Securities was awarded as one of Best Hong Kong Securities Brokerage Firms of year 2016, together with other nine financial services powerhouses, including Bank of China (International), Bank of Communications (International), and EverBright Securities. ( read original story ...)
‘Godfather’ of Hong Kong radio still pushing on with his passion for music
“Uncle Ray” has been around for so long that even calling him the “Godfather of Hong Kong pop music” is inadequate to fully describe him or honour his illustrious broadcasting career. “What about ‘Great Godfather’?” Ray Cordeiro jokingly ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Palace Museum’s chief architect found to have made design plans ahead of Carrie Lam’s announcement of project
according to FactWire news agency. The revelation added more pressure onto Lam – who is expected to resign next Thursday to run for Hong Kong’s top job – to explain the secrecy shrouding what she insisted would become a popular museum to showcase ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rebel lawmakers met with protests in Taiwan
Pro-China protesters waving placards reading "Independence will get you nowhere" greeted Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong and three rebel lawmakers as they arrived in Taipei Saturday. Wong, along with Hong Kong legislators Nathan Law ... ( read original story ...)
'Sadistic' British banker Rurik Jutting's parents DIVORCE: Torment over son murdering two prostitutes in orgy of torture at Hong Kong flat drove them apart
The parents of evil British banker Rurik Jutting divorced days before he stood trial for the ‘sadistic’ murder of two prostitutes at his luxury Hong Kong flat, MailOnline has learned. The 32-year marriage of father Graham and mother Helen was dissolved ... ( read original story ...)