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Hong Kong tests China’s tolerance with Asia’s first Gay Games
As the Gay Games opened in Hong Kong, with hundreds of athletes, singers and a traditional lion dance, top government adviser Regina Ip hailed the event’s first staging in Asia as a “strong testimony ...
Hong Kong poised to manage ‘lion’s share’ of Asia’s wealth as measures draw family offices: JPMorgan private bank CEO
Hong Kong is probably going to be one of the biggest wealth centres in the world, and Singapore is catching up very quickly,’ says Harshika Patel.
Hong Kong issues bedbug warnings to international airport passengers amid outbreaks in London, Paris and Seoul
Hong Kong authorities are distributing bedbug warning leaflets to passengers at the airport amid rising reports of bedbug infestations in South Korea, France, and the UK. Local authorities are closely ...
Hong Kong schools to get HK$80,000 over two years in bid to improve mental health in classrooms and told to review pupil workloads
Cash to boost pupils’ mental health, HK$60,000 to schools and HK$20,000 to parent-teacher associations, will be handed in the next two academic years.
Hong Kong and the United States can do so much together ‘if domestic politics can be set aside’, says John Lee
But John Lee says he and many others find it ‘absolutely unacceptable and outrageous’ that several US lawmakers are pushing for sanctions against officials.
$70 Million Buys Peak Views And Privacy Above Bustling Hong Kong
With a location called Cheuk Nang Lookout within the high-end residential area known as the Peak, this single-family residence in Hong Kong delivers on unobstructed views. Nestled in greenery, the home looks out over the sea and faraway islands while the ...
Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation’s ‘100% Personal Loan Guarantee Scheme’ Posts Default Rate ~10%
The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited launched the 100% Personal Loan Guarantee Scheme (PLGS) in 2021 to provide a supplementary financing option to individuals who suffered f... The Hong Kong ...
MTR receives no ‘conforming tender’ for Tung Chung site in latest setback for Hong Kong’s property market outlook
MTR Corp has failed to attract any conforming tender to develop a site known as Tung Chung Town Lot No 53, despite many expressions of interest from potential bidders.
Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau eye closer cooperation to boost fintech innovation in Greater Bay Area
Financial regulators from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau have proposed to undertake stronger collaboration between the three jurisdictions to promote fintech in the Greater Bay Area.
Hong Kong taps property tycoons to attract family offices
THE Hong Kong government has tapped property tycoons to lure more family offices to the financial hub. Read more at The Business Times.
Wuxi Biologics Unit’s Hong Kong IPO Closes Order Book a Day Early, Sources Say
A unit of Wuxi Biologics closed its order book a day early for its initial public offering, people familiar with the matter said, a rare instance of hot demand in a choppy year for listings in Hong ...
How to Rein In Loose-Lipped Bankers? Hong Kong Tries to Figure It Out
Hong Kong is wrestling with a question troubling financial regulators around the world: How much should banks be able to tell investors about deals that are brewing?The city’s Securities and Futures ...
Hong Kong police charge 2 men with property damage over alleged disruption of organ donation register
Hong Kong police have charged two men with criminal damage to property, after they were arrested in June for allegedly disrupting the city’s organ donation register following controversy over opening ...