A 92-year-old cataract patient in Hong Kong had his eye eviscerated on Tuesday just days after undergoing surgical procedure on it at Tseung Kwan O Hospital. The Hospital Authority said his eye specimen had tested positive for streptococcus pneumoniae ... ( read original story ...)
Investor survey finds mainland and Hong Kong investors upbeat on markets close to home
Mainlanders and Hongkongers both plan to invest more in global markets over the next 12 months, according to a survey by Hang Seng Bank. The survey conducted in January polled 3,000 investors from Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong who ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong inventor develops LED bulb that’s cheaper, brighter and longer-lasting
“I thought it would be clumsier,” said Nick Holonyak Jr, the engineer behind the first visible light emitting diode (LED), in a 2012 corporate video 50 years after he invented it for General Electric. “And you know what, this isn’t the end ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Science Park’s technology innovations for your business
Hong Kong is a dynamic breeding ground for innovations, and Hong Kong Science Park has over 600 companies developing cutting edge technologies. Many companies have adopted these innovations to sharpen their competitive edge. Learn how four leading ... ( read original story ...)
Top Beijing official on Hong Kong affairs insists it is reasonable to be concerned about leadership election
Beijing’s top bureaucrat on Hong Kong affairs has called it “reasonable and without dispute” for the central government to “be concerned” about the city’s upcoming leadership race, in an apparent response to accusations that mainland officials ... ( read original story ...)
Organisers of mock poll to pick Hong Kong leader hope one million take part
Organisers of a mock vote to choose Hong Kong’s next leader aim to draw one million participants and show the 1,194 people that have real votes who the public want in charge. The “civil referendum” led by Occupy Central co-founder Benny Tai Yiu-ting ... ( read original story ...)
Teams announced for Hong Kong Sevens as Uganda make their debut
[Hong Kong, 8 March 2017]: Uganda will be the 60th national union to participate in the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens’ parade of nations since 1976, when they debut next month. The African sevens champions will be one of 28 international teams ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying seeks ‘exemplary’ damages in defamation suit against legislator Kenneth Leung
Outgoing Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying is seeking punitive damages from an opposition lawmaker who he is suing for defamation over remarks about a HK$50 million payment that the chief executive received from an Australian engineering firm. In addition ... ( read original story ...)
China defends Hong Kong law interpretation to 'firmly oppose' secession
BEIJING/HONG KONG A controversial interpretation by China's parliament of Hong Kong's mini-constitution that effectively bars pro-independence lawmakers from taking office, showed Beijing's resolve to prevent secession, a Chinese leader said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong companies slow to add women directors to their boards – why it makes good business sense to do so
Hong Kong has a large pool of talented women and access to affordable domestic help – so what is stopping them from reaching board level? That is the question on Shalini Mahtani’s mind. She is the founder and former CEO of Community Business, which ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s MTR Corp net profit drops 21.1pc to HK$10.2b on lower property income
MTR Corp plans to offer seven property projects for tender over the next 12 months, believed to be the largest number planned in a single year by Hong Kong’s rail operator, after it announced a 21.1 per cent fall in net profit last year on lower property ... ( read original story ...)
Profit at Hong Kong rail operator MTR falls 21% on property woes
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong railway operator MTR saw its net profit tumble 21% on the year in 2016 due to a slower property development market, but the company is getting a boost from mainland Chinese developers competing for land in the territory. Net profit ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is the most expensive 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 ...)
Hong Kong chief executive candidates to face off in series of debates as election day looms
All three candidates vying for Hong Kong’s top job will face off in series of debates over the final weeks leading up to the city’s chief executive election. Former financial secretary John Tsang Chun-wah, former chief secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet ... ( read original story ...)