Chief Executive John Lee unveiled a road map for the development of the local insurance industry at the annual Asian Insurance Forum on Monday The city can act as insurance hub for the Greater Bay ...
Hong Kong Teachers Call It Quits
As Beijing tightens its grip on Hong Kong, teachers face mounting pressure to promote patriotism and a sense of belonging to China. And more and more of them are choosing to leave the profession ...
Chinese snack maker Weilong Delicious aims to raise up to $141 mln in trimmed-down Hong Kong IPO
CHINESE spicy snack food maker Weilong Delicious Global is aiming to raise up to $141 million in a Hong Kong initial public offering launched on Monday, well below its initial target of about $1 ...
BOC foils smuggling of P63M frozen foods from HK, China
BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the operation stemmed from confirmed intelligence repor-MICP about the arrival of two container vans from Hong Kong and two more from China that all contain ...
Hong Kong police looking to track down arsonist who set public toilet hand dryers on fire
Firefighters called to King George V Memorial Park in Sai Ying Pun after passer-by spots flames in toilets Case has been classified as arson, police say Hong Kong police are checking security camera ...
Business seen as key ally in green push
Private enterprises can play a key role in leading the green transformation in the Asia-Pacific region, with more support needed to take care of the financial needs of smaller businesses, a forum has ...
Jimmy Lai’s national security trial: Hong Kong court postpones case to December 13 amid coming legal interpretation by Beijing
Hong Kong’s High Court has agreed to postpone media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s national security trial to December 13 pending a legal interpretation by Beijing on whether overseas lawyers can join ...
‘Scam’ website set up by Hong Kong police attracts nearly 300,000 visits in two weeks
A website set up by police featuring a bogus raffle attracted nearly 300,000 visits in just two weeks, with officers highlighting an alarming surge of similar cases in Hong Kong.
Has Hong Kong emigration to UK peaked?
Mary Chan described how buying a house in the UK had driven her to distraction. “The agent did not turn up for our appointment. The solicitor replied late and incompletely to my questions.” She twice ...
Hong Kong stocks rise 3% as China relaxes some virus rules
Shares in the Asia-Pacific rose on Monday as China relaxed virus testing rules in some cities, signaling more easing may come in the nation, which has been under strict Covid-rela ...
P63M smuggled frozen goods from HK, China seized in Manila port
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Monday reported the seizure of PHP63 million worth of smuggled frozen foods contained in shipments that recently arrived from Hong Kong and China at the Manila ...
HSBC’s Peter Wong says Hong Kong youth’s fortunes tied to Greater Bay Area as he warns of looming global crisis
With an economic crisis around the corner, it is important to help young people because they are the future of Hong Kong, veteran banker says Peter Wong is the only banker whose signature is on both ...
Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 29
Hong Kong Free Press. In November, Hong Kong invited Beijing to interpret the national security law after the city’s top court rejected a government attempt to bar an oversea ...
Improbable bets on break of Hong Kong dollar peg adding up
SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - It's what is known in the markets as a "tail risk": a highly unlikely scenario in which Hong Kong's currency peg suddenly snaps. Yet market pricing suggests bets on ...