HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's chief executive-elect Carrie Lam met with the city's incumbent and unpopular leader Leung Chun-ying on Monday, calling for a "smooth and effective" transition of power amidst heightened tensions. Lam was chosen to be Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Carrie Lam, in a nod to Beijing, wins Hong Kong leadership race
A small circle of Hong Kong elites on Sunday chose a Beijing loyalist as the city’s leader, a move that threatens further discord in a semi-autonomous territory torn by political divides. A committee made of business and political officials selected Lam ... ( read original story ...)
No surprise: Beijing's pick Lam chosen as Hong Kong's leader
HONG KONG — The candidate favoured by China's Communist leadership was chosen as Hong Kong's new leader on Sunday, in the first such vote since huge pro-democracy protests erupted over the semiautonomous Chinese city's election system in 2014. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong choose new leader amid accusations of China meddling
A protester holds up a yellow umbrella, the symbol of the Occupy Central movement, as she marches to demand universal suffrage in the Chief Executive election in Hong Kong Thomson Reuters HONG KONG (Reuters) - A small electoral college chooses a new Hong ... ( read original story ...)
The Hong Kong chief executive election: What you need to know
This committee is made up of the 70 members of Hong Kong’s legislative chamber, and a mix of professionals, business and trade elites. The first vote will be cast at 9am, and the three candidates need at least 601 votes to win. If there is no overall ... ( read original story ...)
Video protest over divisive Hong Kong vote
Entitled "No election in Hong Kong now", the collated livestream on Facebook was billed by organisers as a "counter-broadcast". The collage of images comprises clips submitted by Hongkongers going about their normal business to show their lack of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong chooses new Beijing-backed leader amid political tension
academia and the judiciary as tarnishing the city's international business allure. The detention in 2015 of five Hong Kong booksellers who sold material critical of Beijing also dismayed many residents. The upheavals over the city's autonomy and democratic ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong relives its failed push for greater democracy as leadership election nears
Ng, a Hong Kong lawyer who has written a book about the Umbrella Movement protests. “All we can do is watch and wait for the future of our city to be decided for us.” A 1,194-member election committee of business and political elites, many of whom are ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s future: a bridge from China to Southeast Asia
A third report, this one by McKinsey Global Institute, forecasts that by as early as 2030, Southeast Asia will have the fourth-largest GDP in the world, after the United States, China and Japan. Again, little is mentioned of Hong Kong in this context. ( read original story ...)
Fitch: Small Hong Kong Banks' Insurance Business Sale Rating Neutral
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) HONG KONG, March 24 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings does not believe the disposal of stakes in Hong Kong Life Insurance Limited (not rated) by OCBC Wing Hang Bank Ltd (WHB; A+/Stable/a-), Shanghai ... ( read original story ...)
Photo gallery: New Hong Kong leader, as anointed by Beijing
HONG KONG (AP) - On Sunday morning, a select group of tycoons, business leaders, politicians and trade and industry group representatives will gather in a cavernous exhibition center to vote for the next leader of Hong Kong. Three candidates are on the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks end the week flat, mainland higher on gains in infrastructure, shipping sectors
Hong Kong’s stock market recovered from earlier losses to end ... hurt by doubts over US President Donald Trump’s ability to implement his pro-business policies after Congress delayed a crucial vote on the new health care legislation. ( read original story ...)
Speech by Acting CE at Hong Kong-Japan and Japan-Hong Kong Business Co-operation Committees 36th Plenary Session luncheon
Chairman Cha (Chairman of the Hong Kong-Japan Business Co-operation Committee, Mr Victor Cha), Chairman Nagayasu (Chairman of the Japan-Hong Kong Business Co-operation Committee, Mr Katsunori Nagayasu), distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, Good ... ( read original story ...)
Learning as a strategic necessity: Entering a global property market during a domestic boom
In addition to its operations in more than 60 Chinese cities, Vanke also does business in Hong Kong, London, New York, San Francisco, and Singapore. In this interview with Guangyu Li, a senior partner in McKinsey’s Shanghai office, Zhang Xu explains ... ( read original story ...)