Chinese stocks have entered bull market territory thanks to positive economic data with the Shanghai Composite Index climbing more than 20 per cent since January, but the positive sentiment didn’t stretch to Hong Kong markets which closed lower on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong GDP beats forecasts
HONG KONG: The economy of Hong Kong in the third quarter grew at a faster pace than economists had forecast as a rebound in stock trading and the property market helped spur local spending. Gross domestic product expanded 0.6% in the three months to Sept ... ( read original story ...)
Forging stronger ties: Vietnam welcomes Hong Kong investors as bilateral relations flourish
Vietnam’s presence in Hong Kong started in 1980s with the opening of a trade office to support business. The consulate was set up about 10 years later. Apart from providing information related to doing business in Vietnam, the trade office also helps ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong’s next chief executive needs to be a governor
But what the Communist Party in Beijing wants is a happy Hong Kong without local mismanagement over-politicising the city. Under a Governor, the city was a politics-free zone and got on with business. Few in Hong Kong, even the Youngspiration duo ... ( read original story ...)
How to expand your business into Hong Kong
With its Anglophile population, low tax regime and place atop the world competitiveness rankings, Hong Kong – the special administrative region of China – offers rich opportunity for UK businesses. Experts share the pros and cons of grappling with ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s Intervention in Hong Kong Election Could Face a Hurdle: Local Courts
HONG KONG — There were no banners. No raised fists. As night fell on Tuesday, more than a thousand protesters dressed in black held a silent march through the central business area of Hong Kong. They took care not to jaywalk. Then they quietly dispersed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks up two percent as Trump fears ease; China also up
SHANGHAI Hong Kong stocks rebounded over 2 percent on Thursday, joining a global rebound as shocked investors picked up the pieces after Republican Donald Trump's surprise victory in the U.S. presidential election. Hong Kong's benchmark index tumbled over ... ( read original story ...)
Quam Securities Inaugurated Its First Quam Direct Spot in Hong Kong
HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quam Securities Company Limited (an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Quam Limited) successfully inaugurated its first Quam Direct Spot at Shop A1, G/F, 37 Leighton Road in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong on November 5, 2016. ( read original story ...)
Risky business for Hong Kong sex workers after killings
The killing of two young Indonesian women by British banker Rurik Jutting sent chills through Hong Kong's sex worker community -- but two years on, many say harsh economic realities leave them with no choice but to take the same risks. Renowned as a safe ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong's faith in rule of law shaken by China ruling
Hong Kong has regarded China with apprehension since its 1997 handover, but Beijing's latest intervention has shaken faith in the city's cherished rule of law, and its status as a place to do business in Asia. Its move to block two pro-independence ... ( read original story ...)
China risk tarnishes HK business hub
For decades, Hong Kong has thrived as an Asian business hub thanks to its combination of Western freedoms, independent courts and closeness to mainland China's booming market. Now, political and economic ills from the mainland are eroding that edge. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Airlines the atest new airline to land in Auckland
which last week sold some return Auckland-Hong Kong fares for $750 return, will compete against established carriers Cathay Pacific and Air New Zealand on the route. Cathay has just introduced a new plane on the route and recently dropped business class ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is trying to prick its housing bubble
Hong Kong’s top official has raised the property stamp duty for the second time in three years to dampen soaring real estate prices in the world’s least affordable city, ahead of an election campaign where housing affordability is likely to be a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Monetary Authority issues licences to eight more stored-value service providers
A law came into effect last November to regulate the previously unsupervised electronic payment business. Providers were given one ... He said this would not pose a threat to Hong Kong’s payment or financial systems. Cheng said “several companies ... ( read original story ...)