Located right next to the airport, Skycity aims to capture broad opportunities in tourism and business, while also providing a dynamic lifestyle and family entertainment hub for Hong Kong residents and visitors alike.” The project is forecast to serve ... ( read original story ...)
Securities regulator allows electronic signatures for cross-border account opening
and mutual market access between Hong Kong and the mainland which will help local firms to capture more business, particularly in light of the expected launch of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect. “It is becoming a major trend globally, to go ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong jury to see British banker’s “torture video” in murder trial
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A graphic video of a former British banker killing an Indonesian woman in his apartment will be shown to a jury in Hong Kong on Tuesday, the first in a series of extreme evidence to be shown during the trial which has attracted global ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong jury to see ‘torture’ video as British banker’s trial begins
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong judge warned jurors that they will have to view video filmed by former British banker Rurik Jutting of the torture and vicious killing of two Indonesian women he is accused of murdering as the trial got under way on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Chinese money flowing to Hong Kong stocks has suddenly dried up
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong's stock market is suffering from a post-holiday hangover. The flood of Chinese money into the city before the mainland's National Day celebrations in early October has slowed to a trickle since traders returned from the week-long break. ( read original story ...)
'Real-life Cinderella' film delves into plight of Hong Kong maids
[JAKARTA] Cyril Goliava cut an elegant figure in her yellow evening gown as she won a beauty pageant in Hong Kong, smiling to cheers from the crowd as she was presented with a tiara and trophy. But the euphoria faded as the Filipina beauty queen removed ... ( read original story ...)
Balancing cultural appropriation with good business
The Hong Kong International Literary Festival kicks off this Friday ... the ubiquitous sombrero. What would be the business impact if these naifs became too culturally sensitive to buy such gear? Then there was the case of actress Vanessa Hudgens being ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong judge warns of 'torture' images as British banker's trial begins
File photo of Rurik George Caton Jutting, a British banker charged with two counts of murder after police found the bodies of two women in his apartment, sitting in the back row of a prison bus as he arrives at the Eastern Law Courts in Hong Kong November ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks follow China market higher amid yuan depreciation concern
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks firmed on Monday, led by buoyant mainland markets, but gains were capped by concerns over continued yuan weakness and the possibility of a US rate hike in December. The Hang Seng index rose 1.0 per cent, to 23,604.08 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fintech Smartkarma enters Hong Kong for equity and China exposure
Smartkarma, a Singapore-based financial technology company, has opened a Hong Kong office this month with the ambition to challenge high-cost investment research services of traditional financial institutions. Chairman and co-founder Jon Foster expects ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-establishment legislators plan fresh drive to block oath taking
Hong Kong’s deeply divided legislature is heading for another ... In a column he wrote for pro-Beijing newspaper Ta Kung Pao, Business and Professionals Alliance lawmaker Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung urged Leung not to give the pair a second chance and reminded ... ( read original story ...)
Meet Hong Kong’s game-changing women in tech
Much like the tech industry itself, the app business tends to be dominated by men, though we’re happy to say that’s not always the case. In fact, some of Hong Kong’s most innovative, game-changing apps have been brought into existence by female ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Banks Plan Mortgage Valuations on Blockchain
In a bold and encouraging move forward, HSBC along with The Bank Of China Hong Kong have publicly addressed their plans to implement blockchain technology in select mortgage services and property valuation models by mid-November 2016. This veer towards the ... ( read original story ...)
Will Hong Kong’s street hawkers be saved by government licences or see their trades die?
As of last month there were 166 such license holders in Hong Kong, one of whom is in Kwun Tong. Tradesmen issued a license would be able to continue conducting business legally at the site, or choose a site from the district’s existing vacant hawker pitches. ( read original story ...)