HONG KONG & LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Cyclothon, in partnership with the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), will host for the first time ever the Asian leg of th... ( read original story ...)
‘Gross mismanagement’ by Hong Kong’s four chief executives led to present city woes, author and ex-colonial policy adviser Leo Goodstadt says
In his book, Goodstadt said Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first chief executive, was “a failure” and “just an entrepreneur” lacking political talent, while his successor Donald Tsang Yam-kuen damaged goo... ( read original story ...)
Changes to Hong Kong MPF pension scheme would mean half a million workers paying more into funds
Half a million Hong Kong workers, and their bosses, will be forced to contribute more money to staff pension funds under proposed new rules, triggering an outcry from business leaders. The increase co... ( read original story ...)
Silicon Valley taught me this secret about great business ideas, says Hong Kong entrepreneur
Ideas are a dime a dozen, or so they say; it's all in the execution. However, there's a big difference between an idea that's capable of going the distance and one that, try as you might, is destined ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s first money market ETF draws investors with expected 1.5 per cent return, low risk
Hong Kong’s first money market exchange traded fund (ETF) has drawn HK$1 billion (US$127.4 million) in investment from institutional investors, and its fund manager CSOP Asset Management expects addit... ( read original story ...)
Elon Musk-inspired entrepreneur sees science, technology driving Hong Kong’s start-up culture
When Mah Shao-qian was named one of the winners of the South China Morning Post’s Student of the Year Awards in March this year, he said science and technology could help provide a way for Hong Kong t... ( read original story ...)
U.S. consumers to bear trade war cost: Hong Kong business leaders
(ECNS) - There will be no winner in a Sino-U.S. trade friction while American consumers will bear the consequences, some Hong Kong business leaders said at a meeting on Monday. Edward Yau Tang-wah, se... ( read original story ...)
Tricor Appoints Joe Wan as Deputy CEO of Hong Kong
HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tricor Group (“Tricor”), is Asia’s leading provider of business, corporate and investor services. Our Hong Kong operations is the flagship business with over 10,000 clients ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong should be worried about the US-China trade war. Here’s why
This too points to long-term decline for the huge trade in components and subassemblies at the heart of business through Hong Kong into the Pearl River Delta’s export processing factories. Even if the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong regulator, banks launch blockchain-based trade finance platform
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s banking regulator and seven banks, including HSBC Holdings PLC and Standard Chartered PLC, on Tuesday said they will jointly launch a trade finance platform in Septem... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s first bike-sharing startup to end services this week
GoBee.bike, the first local bike-sharing firm in Hong Kong, has announced it will cease its operations in the city on July 18, only one year and three months after the services were firstly launched. ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s GoGoVan raises $250M from investors including Alibaba’s logistics subsidiary
Logistics on-demand service GoGoVan became Hong Kong’s first billion-dollar startup via a merger last year, and now is doubling down on growth after raising $250 million in new capital. The new round ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong retailers to accept bitcoin payments with Indonesian start-up Pundi X POS device
Pundi X, an Indonesian start-up that is looking to build an offline cryptocurrency sales network in the region, has completed a trial of its point-of-sale (POS) device putting it on track to deploy so... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s bars, restaurants and malls count their luck after World Cup brings boost in business worth hundreds of millions
As local fans bid farewell to a month of World Cup football, the city’s malls, bars and restaurants are celebrating a boost in business from the tournament worth hundreds of millions of Hong Kong doll... ( read original story ...)