Hongkong Land Holdings Limited (SGX: H78) is a real estate investor and developer. Its main business involves an investment portfolio of prime commercial properties that are located in the Central area of Hong Kong. At the current price of US$6.89 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong claws back losses as US-China trade war fears ease
Hong Kong stocks clawed back earlier lost ground in a technical ... Still, it said Tencent’s investments in its mobile payments business and online video content will support the company’s long term growth. Smartphone lens maker Sunny Optical ... ( read original story ...)
Reward and risk: the two faces of Hong Kong’s new listing rules for biotech firms
Bao Jun, the chief business officer and acting chief financial officer of Beijing Shenogen Pharma Group, which had considered listing on the Nasdaq market in the US, now plans to list in Hong Kong as soon as this year, followed by a listing on a mainland ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s typhoon season to start earlier this year, says Observatory
Typhoon season will start earlier this year with Hong Kong seeing around five to eight typhoons, the Observatory said on Friday. Shun Chi-ming said at a press luncheon that the Observatory predicts that there will be less rainfall this year, but there ... ( read original story ...)
Open for business: British innovation to take centre stage in Hong Kong at the GREAT Festival of Innovation
Cutting-edge innovators, inspiring thought leaders and key decision makers will arrive in Hong Kong this week for the GREAT Festival of Innovation. Led by the UK Department of International Trade, the Festival will bring together leaders across industry ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent-backed Meituan review-to-delivery startup seeks IPO at US$60 billion
Meituan Dianping, the Chinese food reviews and delivery giant backed by Tencent Holdings, has begun discussions on a Hong Kong initial public offering ... Meituan, the world’s fourth most valuable startup with a latest valuation of US$30 billion, is ... ( read original story ...)
No Revenue? No Problem—Hong Kong Draws Biotech Firms Looking to List
U.S. companies looking to go public include Moderna Therapeutics Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based startup that is considering a dual listing on Nasdaq and Hong Kong as early as next year, according to a person familiar with the company’s plans. Moderna ... ( read original story ...)
NKorean sanctions evasions reveal Hong Kong’s middleman role
The findings underscore rising concern over the southern Chinese financial capital's role as a nexus for North Korea's underground business network, which has led the U.S. government to urge Hong Kong authorities to crack down. The corporate registration ... ( read original story ...)
One in seven in Hong Kong is a millionaire as property and stock market rallies boost wealth
Hong Kong millionaires said 55 per cent of their money was generated from their salary, while mainlanders said 55 per cent accumulated their wealth from running a business. The rest was from investments and inheritance from parents. About 71 per cent of ... ( read original story ...)
CPA Australia Survey: Hong Kong’s small businesses are becoming more tech savvy and experiencing positive business conditions
HONG KONG, March 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Hong Kong small businesses that are investing in technology are enjoying quick returns on their investment, which is leading to the sector topping small businesses from other advanced economies in the adoption of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stock Exchange Looks to ASX for Blockchain Equity Settlement
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX ... As reported by CoinDesk, the ASX announced last December that, using technology developed by blockchain startup Digital Asset, it has become the first stock exchange to have shifted one of its main services to ... ( read original story ...)
How I boosted my entrepreneurial skills and founded a Hong Kong start-up
Salandra, who was born in El Salvador, started out working as an intern at Google, before moving on to IBM and then fitness app start-up Runtastic. He came to Hong Kong in 2015 to do his MBA, where the CUHK alumni introduced him and other students to CEOs ... ( read original story ...)
Small companies in Hong Kong, China rank top of the class in using technology to achieve growth, CPA survey finds
Hong Kong and mainland China’s small business operators are more willing to invest and make use of technologies in their operations than Singapore and Australia, a strategy that helps them to achieve better growth, according to a survey of CPA Australia. ( read original story ...)
Speech by SCED at “Hong Kong: Your Partner in Exploring New Business Opportunities” business luncheon seminar in Cambodia (English only) (with photos)
Following is the speech by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Edward Yau, at the "Hong Kong: Your Partner in Exploring New Business Opportunities" business luncheon seminar in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, today (March 20): Mr Yum (Chairman of ... ( read original story ...)