The mega event week reflects the Hong Kong government’s heightened efforts to buttress the city’s status as an international financial hub.
AI Takes Centre Stage at Lenovo Tech World Hong Kong
Lenovo surveyed 750 CIOs from 10 global markets in February 2024. The Hong Kong sample included 75 Hong Kong Chief Information Officers, 65% of whom work for organisations with more than US$100 ...
Hong Kong property agents expect more big-ticket foreclosures this year
Hong Kong's property agents expect more big-ticket foreclosures this year as landlords struggle to refinance, and that receivers will speed up sales after the city's recent measures aimed at ...
Hong Kong stock exchange poised to name Carlson Tong as new chair: sources
HONG Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) is set to name Carlson Tong its new chairman, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, the most senior management change at the bourse damaged by ...
Hong Kong’s MTR Corp posts profits of HK$7.78 billion for last year, down 20.8%, as property development earnings fall 80.1%
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation has posted profits of HK$7.78 billion (US$994.3 million) for last year, down 20.8 per cent from 2022 amid a sharp drop in gains from property development. CEO Jacob Kam ...
Beijing ‘actively considering’ raising Hong Kong’s duty-free shopping allowance for mainland Chinese tourists
Senior Beijing official also hints in meeting with NPC delegates that series of preferential policies to support city’s tourism would be proposed.
Hong Kong public institutions should use bank loans, own land rights to make ends meet, says finance chief
Financial Secretary Paul Chan urges institutions such as West Kowloon Cultural District Authority to look into different options to make ends meet.
Hong Kong needs to leverage strengths as financial centre and connector
City urged to draw on its "super roles" to raise capital, as well as to connect with and support investors and help the country become a financial powerhouse As the world focuses on how the ...
Hong Kong court affirms landmark sedition conviction for pro-democracy activist
Criticizing laws or chanting anti-government slogans can be enough to jail someone for sedition in Hong Kong, an appeal court ruled Thursday in a landmark case brought under a colonial-era law ...
Hong Kong judges dismiss appeal in sedition case for pro-democracy radio host
Three Hong Kong High Court judges on Thursday rejected an appeal by prominent pro-democracy activist Tam Tak-chi against his conviction and 40 month sentence for 11 sedition charges that his lawyer ...
JD.com Shares Rise In Hong Kong After Earnings Beat
JD.com shares rose sharply in Hong Kong after the e-commerce giant’s fourth-quarter results beat expectations and raised hopes for its outlook.
GreenTech in Hong Kong: hydrogen start-up H2 Solution to build city presence as springboard into overseas markets
“It is a good place for us to demonstrate successful application cases on which we can develop overseas business,” he said during the Hong Kong GreenTech Summit last week. “The Hong Kong government is ...
Wealthy clients turn to HSBC, Manulife, Bank of China amid heightened interest in Hong Kong’s cash-for-residency scheme
Financial firms flooded with inquiries after government started accepting applications under the revamped investment migration programme Applicants need to invest at least US$3.8 million in stocks, ...
Hong Kong’s dynamism means it will not only survive but thrive
Real drivers of territory’s success have always been its business environment and openness to those chasing prosperity ...