It is ridiculous that firms in Hong Kong need to offer hardship allowances to attract talent, Hong Kong Investment Funds Association CEO says If talent shortage forces companies to relocate their ... ( read original story ...)
Electric perfection is enemy of hybrid-car good
There’s a place for the hybrid electric car. Activists are attacking companies like Toyota for not ditching them fast enough in favour of purely battery-powered cars, while politicians prepare to wind ... ( read original story ...)
Quarantine hotel rush: Hong Kong arrivals hit a high of more than 7,400, but tens of thousands of non-local students set to miss start of school year
Sunday's airport figure of 7,428 arrivals was a new high in recent months under city's eased '3+4' travel rule, but this means competition is fierce for quarantine hotels Lawmaker says with only two ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong organisations are easy targets for hackers, more cyberattacks expected this year, consultancy Kroll finds
Financially motivated cyberattacks are on the rise after declining following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, cybersecurity consultancy Kroll said Hong Kong and the rest of Asia-Pacific have historically ... ( read original story ...)
Yum China applies to add primary listing in Hong Kong
Yum China Holdings Inc said on Monday it has applied for a voluntary conversion of its secondary listing status to a primary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. ( read original story ...)
Yum China applies for primary listing in Hong Kong
Yum China Holdings Inc said on Monday it has applied for a voluntary conversion of its secondary listing status to a primary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Regulator Widens Probe Into China Evergrande
The city’s Financial Reporting Council said the developer’s disclosure about how $2 billion was seized from a unit raises questions about the company’s past audits and financial reporting. ( read original story ...)
In pursuit of carbon neutrality, Hong Kong must remove roadblocks to a zero-emissions bus fleet
Readers discuss barriers to the electrification of Hong Kong's public bus fleet, and how commuters' expectations of punctuality and reliability may hinder adoption of such buses Feel strongly about ... ( read original story ...)
Complaints to Hong Kong consumer watchdog over delays in refunds for shorter hotel quarantines
About 9,800 people have left Covid-19 quarantine hotels in Hong Kong after the time frame was cut to three days from seven – but the reduction has sparked a string of complaints to the consumer ... ( read original story ...)
GLOBALink | Hong Kong to deepen GBA innovation, tech cooperation
Hong Kong will seize the historic opportunities offered by the country's 14th Five-Year Plan to build itself into an international center for innovation and technology, Lee said at a forum on GBA ... ( read original story ...)
Two Hong Kong women avoid prison after admission they paid ‘wizard’ to kill animals as part of love rituals
Court hears ‘wizard’ offered to slaughter animals in rituals designed to help women achieve love goals Two Hong Kong women escaped jail on Friday after they admitted charges of conspiracy to ill-treat ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Q2 GDP shrinks 1.3%; government cuts 2022 forecast
Hong Kong's economy contracted 1.3 per cent in the second quarter from the same period a year earlier, government data showed on Friday (Aug 12), following a weak performance in external trade during ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong GDP Falls Less Than Estimated In Q2
The Hong Kong economy entered a recession in the second quarter but the pace of contraction was slower than initially estimated, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong economy set for between 0.5 per cent growth and 0.5 per cent contraction
Government revises down its full-year forecast for economy from previous 1-2 per cent growth Downgrade marks second time authorities have lowered annual growth forecast in three months The government ... ( read original story ...)