(Bloomberg) -- Shum Chiu Hung, chairman of Chinese developer Times Property Holdings Ltd., has advice for those dismayed at record land bids in Hong Kong by mainland firms: “Get used to it.” Chinese developers have dominated Hong Kong’s land sales ... ( read original story ...)
Exhaustive Research Report- Hong Kong's Retail Banking Market Competitive Dynamics: Radiant Insights
Hong Kong's Retail Banking - Competitive Dynamics; is an exhaustive research report outlaying Retail Banking Scenario in Hong Kong. The report provides year on year statistics on Retail Deposits, Mortgage and Loan Outstanding balances, and Credit Card ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is the costliest Asian city to build anything, survey says
Hong Kong, already the world’s least affordable urban centre ... America and western Europe combined in the two decades between 1992 and 2013, according to McKinsey Global Institute’s 2016 survey. The Chinese government will pump 1.8 trillion yuan ... ( read original story ...)
China has the right to ‘step in’ to Hong Kong election: official
China’s third most powerful leader said on Monday that Beijing had the right to “step in” to Hong Kong’s leadership contest, according to local politicians who met him, in remarks fueling fears of meddling from Communist Party leaders. The comments ... ( read original story ...)
Empowering HK women
The Hong Kong SAR Government attaches great importance to enhancing the well-being of women in Hong Kong. A few figures are worth remembering: Of the Hong Kong’s current population of 7.3 million, if you take away 350,000 foreign domestic helpers ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lawmaker urges government to come clean on joint immigration arrangements at rail terminus
Pressure is mounting on the Hong Kong government to reveal its planned arrangement for setting up a joint immigration facility at the West Kowloon terminus of the HK$84.4 billion express rail link to Guangzhou. The issue is controversial as mainland ... ( read original story ...)
Sympathy for the Hong Kong Property Devil
Nisha Gopalan is a Bloomberg Gadfly columnist covering deals and banking. She previously worked for the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones as an editor and a reporter. Chinese companies have been gorging themselves on land in Hong Kong, outbidding the local ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong business conditions deteriorate slightly in February
Moreover there was a slower accumulation in pre-production stocks. Meanwhile, inflationary pressures receded for a third straight month, which led to lower prices charged by businesses. The seasonally adjusted headline Nikkei Hong Kong Purchasing Manager ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong’s container port may be in terminal decline, and what that would mean for a city that appears not to care
In a port city like Hong Kong, founded on trade, it’s been the cornerstone of the city’s growth. In February 1967, the Container Committee urged government and business to embrace the emerging trend for container shipping and support a purpose-built ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong specialist doctor institute seeks additional seats on Medical Council
The city’s leading specialist doctor training institution wants to increase its standing on Hong Kong’s Medical Council in order to strengthen its role of monitoring medical standards. Dr Luk Hung-to, the representative of the Academy of Medicine on a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents urge government to tighten rules on electromagnetic radiation
Dozens of residents have called on the government to tighten regulations and standards for electromagnetic radiation, claiming to be adversely affected by such radiation from rooftop telecommunications transmitters. Pastor Mike Liu Yik-yung was shocked ... ( read original story ...)
Record 8 winners for Moreira in Hong Kong as Magic Man does as only he can
JOAO Moreira has claimed yet another record, riding eight winners from 10 rides at Sha Tin. The previous Hong Kong record was six in a day, a feat achieved by Brett Prebble, Douglas Whye and twice by Moreira. Known as the Magic Man, Moreira has set new ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong food bazaar diners back call to allow hawkers to cook with gas: survey
More than 90 per cent of respondents to the recent survey backed the alliance’s position and supported the use of gas at the event, saying it stayed true to Hong Kong’s traditional street hawker culture and flavours – a culture that thrived in the 1980s. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leadership hopefuls lock horns at first debate, but John Tsang stays away
Hong Kong leadership candidates Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and Woo Kwok-hing crossed swords during the first public debate of the election race on Sunday, taking aim at each other’s policy platforms and governing styles. But popular underdog John Tsang ... ( read original story ...)