The group is pushing for a resolution to be put at the bank's AGM in April calling on it to restore its pre-pandemic dividend and plan for the split.
Hong Kong government names journalist-turned-regulator Julia Leung as the first woman CEO of SFC
The Hong Kong government has appointed Julia Leung as the first woman CEO of the SFC for a three-year term. She was chosen by a selection panel chaired by the financial secretary following a global ...
Hong Kong retail shareholders revive HSBC spin-off call
A group of HSBC's Hong Kong-based retail investors are seeking support to demand the bank restore its pre-pandemic dividend and set a plan to spin off assets.
Chinese biotech start-up 3D Medicines bucks trend with strong Hong Kong IPO thanks to cancer-drug pipeline
The company bucked a trend in its Hong Kong trading debut on Thursday, becoming one of the few biotechnology listings in recent years to post a first-day gain on the market.
Season Group’s acquisition of Pycom Ltd-a global IoT technology startup with a vision to give all connected ideas an opportunity to succeed
Season Group – an international electronics design and manufacturing services provider headquartered in Hong Kong with sites in China, Malaysia, Mexico, and the U.K. – is pleased to announce its ...
As Hong Kong eases Covid-19 rules, it must convince the world it is open for business
Readers discuss how Hong Kong can grasp the opportunities provided by the relaxation of Covid-19 measures, an unsatisfactory experience with a bank's automated customer service system, and littering ...
Lessons for Hong Kong in its futile pursuit of China’s zero-Covid strategy
Donald Low argues that despite Hong Kong having no choice but to adhere to the mainland’s zero-Covid stance, it was always incumbent on the government to have a Plan B.
Pfizer’s Paxlovid Approved In China, State Council Emphasizes Domestic Consumption
Asian equities were higher following yesterday’s lighter-than-anticipated US CPI print (sarcastically, only 7.1%!) though volumes were light in advance of today’s Fed hike and tomorrow’s global ...
Is Hong Kong back to business as usual?
After more than two years under Beijing’s stringent pandemic rules, Hong Kong wants to prove that it can still be “Asia’s World City.” The Hang Seng Index has found a footing after losing roughly half ...
Hong Kong’s latest ‘0+0’ Covid policy a long-awaited change, but how soon can city bounce back and fix its economy?
Hong Kong residents, businesspeople and visitors all have high hopes that the long-awaited lifting of the city’s travel restrictions and the end of medical supervision rules for arrivals will help put ...
Zenyum: First impressions matter, and so does your smile! 84% Hong Kong singles find a nice smile more attractive than a six-pack
Zenyum and Coffee Meets Bagel launch findings of joint survey “Smile At First Sight” HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 14 December 2022 - Although this concludes the third year of living with COVID, ...
Food prices in Hong Kong set to fall as truck drivers allowed to enter China to pick up deliveries
Residents of Hong Kong may be able to get cheaper food at markets and restaurants soon as truckers are once again allowed to drive into mainland China to pick up deliveries. Under the new arrangement ...
Hong Kong’s latest ‘0+0’ Covid policy a long-awaited change, but how soon will it see results?
Business leaders, economists warn it could take more than a year after all restrictions end before economy bounces back to pre-coronavirus levels But biggest relaxation of rules since the start of the ...
Hong Kong Court Delays Jimmy Lai Security Trial By Ten Months
The national security trial of pro-democracy Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was pushed to September 2023 by a court on Tuesday, as authorities seek to have his overseas lawyer barred from the ...