Hong Kong’s superconnector status has not enabled its economy to outperform other rival Asian hubs such as Singapore.
A pregnant ex-prisoner of war’s anxious life in a Hong Kong camp after Japan’s World War II surrender
An excerpt from Searching for Billie sheds light on the life of a World War II internee at Hong Kong’s Stanley camp – the author’s mother – in the chaotic days following the Japanese surrender.
Is Hong Kong airport facing even stronger headwinds as rivals Shenzhen and Guangzhou eye air supremacy in Greater Bay Area?
Some experts have warned that Hong Kong could lose out in the battle for business as Shenzhen and Guangzhou airports eye aggressive expansion.
‘Expats’ Episode Puts the Spotlight on Hong Kong’s Domestic Underclass
Showrunner Lulu Wang explains the creative decisions behind the feature-length penultimate installment, which also depicts the territory’s 2014 pro-democracy Umbrella Movement.
Hong Kong, mainland China authorities in talks to allow more visitors from tier 2 and 3 cities, top official says
Chief Secretary Eric Chan says he hopes for tourism boost from more mainland visitors ‘as soon as possible’, although he stopped short of giving timeline.
Hong Kong’s ‘Chubby Heart’ display skips a beat as high wind speeds force event to take ‘short break’
Hong Kong Design Centre says display at Statue Square Gardens in Central to take a pause as winds speed exceed tolerable limit for 12-metre heart-shaped installation.
Lost Hong Kong paraglider, 67, rescued after making emergency landing in heavy fog and spending night in woods
Hong Kong firefighters have rescued a 67-year-old paraglider who was forced to make an emergency landing in heavy fog and spent the night lost in woods. The man, surnamed Chung, had planned to fly ...
Axe all Hong Kong’s property cooling measures to boost sluggish market, political heavyweights and economists tell authorities ahead of budget
Four of city's top political parties call on finance chief Paul Chan to roll back property curbs, arguing partial easing last October didn't trigger feared soaring housing prices 'Scrapping all the ...
Hong Kong’s New European Coproduction Funding Scheme Is Aimed at Industry Revamp: ‘We Want Our Movies to Be More Diversified’
The Hong Kong-Europe-Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme being launched this week in Berlin is intended as a major component of an exercise in rehabilitating and internationalizing the Hong Kong ...
Hong Kong Metropolitan University ‘expected to become city’s first university of applied sciences by next month at earliest’
Authorities also expected to set aside HK$50 million for promotion of alliance of university of applied sciences, second source says.
HSBC to improve ties with Hong Kong unit Hang Seng to mitigate risk, say sources
HSBC plans to tighten risk management at Hong Kong unit Hang Seng Bank because of worries about a potential rise in bad loans amid growing economic headwind and property sector crisis in China, ...
HSBC Feb 2024 40.000 put
The order was uplifted by OCC. HSBC plans to tighten risk management at Hong Kong unit Hang Seng Bank due to worries about a potential rise in bad loans amid growing economic headwinds and property ...
GBA at 5: how Hong Kong has become the investment and insurance hub of Greater Bay Area
Greater Bay Area money flows have boosted Hong Kong's wealth management assets nearly 30 per cent to US$3.9 trillion in the five years to the end of 2022 From February 26, the Wealth Management ...
HSBC Feb 2024 39.000 call
The order was uplifted by OCC. HSBC plans to tighten risk management at Hong Kong unit Hang Seng Bank due to worries about a potential rise in bad loans amid growing economic headwinds and property ...