Critics say city's image at stake amid complaints about horror taxi rides, rude cabbies and lack of e-payment solutions Government caught in 'deadlock' as it vows to stamp out bad taxi behaviour, but ...
Hong Kong’s annoying new ‘travel rule’, $1.14B of 3AC’s assets frozen: Asia Express
Hong Kong attracts 210 crypto companies despite its very annoying new travel rule, $1.1B of 3AC's assets frozen, and more in Asia Express.
Hong Kong’s top 50 insurers experience 7.7% YoY premium contraction in 2022
Cross-border expansion could alleviate contraction pains. The premiums of Hong Kong’s top 50 insurers contracted by 7.7% year-on-year (YoY) in 2022, on the back of lower demand for linked products, ...
Number of Hong Kong businesses with mainland China or overseas parents back to pre-coronavirus levels at more than 9,000, figures show
Government figures show more than 9,000 companies and total of 468,000 staff with mainland China or foreign head offices in city Mainland China has most satellite operations, followed by Japan, US, UK ...
You Can Now But Hong Kong Residency for a Cool $3.8 Million
Hong Kong is once again becoming a pay-to-play city ... The investment-to-residency program will start in the middle of next year, and it's expected to bring in roughly $15.4 billion every year, ...
Hong Kong sees rapid growth in R&D expenditure
HONG KONG, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong continued to see rapid growth in research and development (R&D) expenditure as the city steps up investment in innovation and technology (I&T), official data ...
Hong Kong’s Emergence as a Hub for Startups and AI Applications
Hong Kong’s startup ecosystem has witnessed exponential growth in recent years, boasting 3,985 startups and 14,932 employees—an increase of 52% and 56%, respectively, since 2018. Government ...
Hong Kong launches ambitious plan to land family offices for the super-rich, but how does it stack up against competition for the lucrative market?
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui says he is confident scheme a credible rival to Singapore's Global Investor Programme Government says scheme could bring in HK$120 ...
Text messages by 23 Hong Kong mobile service providers to carry ‘#’ prefix from next Thursday under anti-phishing drive
Office of the Communications Authority says first round of networks will be able to register numbers with watchdog and get hashtag to verify sender identities.
Rogue Hong Kong cabbies must get point of new law
Taxi drivers who give their colleagues and city a bad name face punishment under a demerit system that is sorely needed The meter is about to start running on taxi drivers who embarrass their ...
Hong Kong Stock Exchange: derivatives, ETF trading rise to offset slump in IPO, share markets, as ‘diversification efforts pay off’
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), which runs Asia’s third-largest stock market, reported strong growth in derivatives trading despite a big fall in new listings, in an indication that the ...
Hong Kong drops to 46th place in global freedom ranking, as think tanks cite China’s ‘increasing interference’
Hong Kong has dropped 17 places down a global freedom ranking published by overseasthink tanks, marking the second-steepest drop among all territories on the list behind Myanmar. The city saw ...
Hong Kong launches action plan to develop ports into leading international maritime centre
The action plan on maritime and port development strategy, unveiled by the Transport and Logistics Bureau on Wednesday, lays out key areas of focus, including developing Hong Kong as a green and smart ...
Alibaba drives stock rebound in Hong Kong on leadership revamp while overnight rally in US equities buoys sentiment
Hong Kong stocks advanced as Alibaba Group surged after an internal leadership revamp to strengthen its e-commerce business and overcome competition. Traders also returned after a two-day slide, as an ...