Conglomerate reports record profit of HK$36.2 billion (US$4.6 billion) for 2023, nearly eight times better than 2022’s HK$4.7 billion.
Hong Kong’s Article 23 law: security chief takes aim at local newspaper for ‘misleading’ subheading on new amendment
Ming Pao runs article with subheading claiming security law clause will allow media curbs, mainland jurisdiction for cases centred on four types of crimes.
Hong Kong’s Wheelock prices Lohas Park project Seasons Place at 5-year low for Tseung Kwan O
Hong Kong developer Wheelock Properties has priced a first batch of 130 units at its Seasons Place residential project in Tseung Kwan O at a five-year low for the district.
Hong Kong stocks slip ahead of big earnings week, property sector rebounds on state support hopes
Hong Kong stocks eased amid caution about corporate earnings although property sector shares advanced amid hopes of state support.
Hong Kong’s hiring market to remain soft as employers are concerned about challenging economic outlook: KPMG
Just over a quarter of companies in Hong Kong expect to add staff this year, while some 16 per cent expect to cut headcount, KPMG survey shows. Many candidates are eyeing the Greater Bay Area as an ...
3 new Hong Kong ‘community living rooms’ for people living in tiny subdivided flats to open
The new resources, all in Kowloon, are expected to cater to more than 1,000 households living in cramped conditions in To Kwa Wan, Hung Hom and Nam Cheong Chief Secretary Eric Chan appeals to more ...
HSBC is ‘very positive’ about the future of China’s economy, CFO says
Speaking to CNBC's Karen Tso on Wednesday, HSBC CFO Georges Elhedery said the lender — which is headquartered in London but does a lot of its business in Hong Kong and across Asia-Pacific — was ...
Hong Kong’s digital currency: HKMA launches phase 2 of e-HKD pilot programme, delving deeper into potential uses
Second phase will explore 'innovative' uses for a central bank digital currency for public use, says HKMA, five months after unveiling results of first trial run It represents the next step towards ...
Hong Kong begins phase 2 of CBDC pilot
On Nov. 1, Visa completed its digital Hong Kong dollar pilot test with local banks HSBC and Hang Seng Bank. The pilot involved the tokenization of deposits where money was minted on a blockchain ...
HKMA Advances Digital Finance with Phase 2 of e-HKD Pilot Programme
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has propelled the city into the forefront of digital finance innovation with the announcement of Phase 2 of the e-HKD Pilot Programme on March 14. This ...
Hong Kong’s Wheelock prices Lohas Park project Seasons Place at five-year low for Tseung Kwan O
Hong Kong developer Wheelock Properties has priced a first batch of 130 units at its Seasons Place residential project in Tseung Kwan O at a five-year low for the district.
Hong Kong IT security firm ‘saved from HK$5 million email scam by bank employee’
A Hong Kong internet security solution company was duped into transferring HK$5 million (US$639,000) to a dubious account by an email scam, before the scheme was foiled by a bank employee, the Post ...
JPMorgan bets on Hong Kong ‘bounce back’
JP Morgan has high hopes for Hong Kong to recover and live up to its potential as a financial hub when the economic cycle turns. The New York-based ...
3 Hong Kong activists behind Tiananmen vigil lose bid to overturn conviction
Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protests have lost their bid to overturn their conviction over their refusal ...