HKT, Cyberport, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) and a number of Hong Kong startups have formed the HKT Startup Ecosystem to accelerate digital transformation and smart city ... ( read original story ...)
Charles Monat Associates Announces New Global Leadership Structure to Accelerate International Growth
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 2 June 2021 - Charles Monat Associates (CMA), a pioneer in wealth planning and life insurance solutions, today announced major global leadership changes to advance ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Market falls from 3-month high
At closing bell, the benchmark Hang Seng Index declined 0.58%, or 170.38 points, to 29,297.62. The benchmark on Tuesday reached the highest level since March 3. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Retail Sales Up 12.1%
The city’s April sales rose off a low comparative base following March’s 20.2 percent year-on-year surge, Inside Retail reports. Though sales between January and April of this year have outpaced ... ( read original story ...)
Quarantine exemption: here’s what you need to know about Hong Kong’s incentive for senior bankers, money managers
Hong Kong's financial-market regulators informed the city's bankers, stock brokers, fund managers, insurers, and the directors of 500 listed companies last week of a plan to spare thousands of senior ... ( read original story ...)
Sahil Tesfu joins Essity’s Executive Management Team
Hygiene and health company Essity today announced that Sahil Tesfu will join Essity's Executive Management Team in the newly created position Senior Vice President Group Function Strategy & Business ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong coronavirus panel agrees to lower vaccination age to 12
Hong Kong’s government said it has received an application about lowering of the age limit for BioNTech vaccines to people as young as 12 and the relevant phase-three clinical trial data from Fosun ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong sports club tells staff to get vaccinated or no bonus
A private Hong Kong sports club has instructed all staff to get vaccinated for COVID-19 by the end of June or be denied future bonuses, promotions and pay rises. In an internal memo sent by the Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: government advisory panel ‘unanimously backs’ extending Hong Kong’s vaccination scheme to children as young as 12
All members of the Advisory Panel on Covid-19 Vaccines recommend offering the BioNTech jab to children aged 12 to 15; final approval rests with health minister. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists struggle to keep flame of democracy alive
Territory’s civil society is under unprecedented pressure, but activists say they will not give up their struggle. Hong Kong, China – For nearly 20 years, the Civil Human Rights Front has mobilised ... ( read original story ...)
ETF cross-listings start between Hong Kong, Shanghai bourses
Cross-listing of exchange traded funds between the Hong Kong and Shanghai bourses commenced on Tuesday with the listing of two instruments, signaling increasingly closer ties between the two financial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s street shops in flux as pandemic upends businesses, creates new opportunities
Hong Kong’s street shop landscape has transformed dramatically following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, reflecting the changing fortunes of investors and industries amid the unprecedented ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s latest round of iBonds subscriptions off to strong start as savers seek shelter from historically low interest rates
Hong Kong's latest round of inflation-linked government debt, known as iBonds, got off to a strong start on Tuesday, as savers flocked to the government programme as interest rates remain at historic ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai-Hong Kong ETF Connect starts trading
The first pair of exchange-traded funds (ETF) under a cross-listing scheme has officially gone public in Shanghai and Hong Kong on Tuesday. Investors can now directly invest in ETF via the ... ( read original story ...)