The American Club wants to buy back debentures at fraction of market value with option to top up membership by up to HK$1.5 million or leave city institution.
Hong Kong comes fifth in world competitiveness ranking, Singapore takes top spot
City’s business efficiency and infrastructure placed seventh, ninth respectively, according to IMD World Competitiveness Ranking.
A Pair of Thieves Flew to Hong Kong On Multiple Occasions With the Sole Intention of Stealing Luggage Off the Baggage Carousels
A pair of suspected thieves have been nabbed by Hong Kong police over allegations they flew to Hong Kong International Airport with the sole intention of stealing luggage containing high-end goods from baggage carousels.
ZA Bank’s Devon Sin on why Web3 is key to HK’s growth
The move is part of ZA Bank’s widened scope of services, which has seen the virtual-only bank expand to offering business banking services especially for Web3 companies and start-ups, says Devon Sin, ...
Oriel College receives £1m donation from one of biggest benefactors
But he made the move to Hong Kong for his family. It was not easy ... After graduating, he returned to China and employed his skills at McKinsey, a management consulting firm. Across various roles, he ...
Hong Kong Loses Movie Freedoms as Beijing Continues Anti-Democracy Crackdown
Hong Kong cinema has thrived for the past century with the action films of John Woo, the kung fu comedies of Stephen Chow, and the dramas of Ann Hui, to name just a few. But the openness that allowed Hong Kong filmmakers to make great art is slowly fading away, right along with the pro-democracy ...
Yip Wai-hong, giant of music education in Hong Kong, dies aged 94
Yip Wai-hong committed his life to music education, founding two orchestras and the world’s largest children’s choir. He dies on Father’s Day after a visit from his daughters, among them Yip Wing-sie.
What Hong Kong needs to do for successful rebranding as global cultural hub
Hong Kong also fell off the list of the world’s top 10 busiest ... events and a handful of facilities like the Palace Museum and M+. These might help to kick-start the process of reinventing the city, ...
More than 180,000 Hong Kong residents have yet to replace old identity cards
Immigration Department says it will invalidate old identity cards for residents born in certain years starting May 2025.
Hong Kong IPO market finds ‘positivity’ after slow first half of 2024 as deal pipeline fills
Initial public offering (IPO) activity in Hong Kong is gearing up for a busier second half of the year, shaking off a slow first six months as more Chinese companies pivot to list in the city, according to midyear reports from KPMG and EY.
Hong Kong IPOs: ‘new-found positivity’ after slow first half of 2024 as deal pipeline fills
IPO proceeds in Hong Kong fell 35 per cent to US$1.5 billion in the first half, but a surge is in progress, according to KPMG and EY.
HSBC Reportedly Weighing Sale of French Life Insurance Biz
HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) is pondering on the sale of its French life insurance business, and is now in the preliminary stage of exploring potential buyers' interests, Bloomberg reported. People with ...
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing says it has no timetable for Hong Kong IPO
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing, whose New York initial public offering (IPO) in 2021 triggered a cybersecurity investigation by mainland authorities that led to its delisting and a $1.2 ...
Hong Kong – Art Diligence: The Key To Making Informed Art Investments.
Buyers should be aware of money laundering, sanctions, tax, import and export issues. In particular, money laundering and evasion of sanctions concerns have led to a significant increase in scrutiny of the art market by the authorities in the United States, United Kingdom and the European Union.