Tag: finance

Hong Kong’s selection to host the 2022 Gay Games puts the spotlight on calls by Goldman Sachs Group Inc., BlackRock Inc. and other financial institutions for the city government to make progress on gay rights or risk harming efforts to lure global talent. ( read original story ...)

SHANGHAI, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks slipped on Thursday, echoing nervousness in global markets as investors waited for key policy events in the United States and what could be the Bank of England’s first hike in more than 10 years. Investors ... ( read original story ...)

The weekend is upon us, and it is time to start thinking about what to eat tomorrow evening before Saturday rolls in. Well next week you’re in luck, because November 9 will be Elite Dining Week, a chance to sample some of the best food in Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

"Hopefully, it is only pushed up by short-term initial public offering margin lending demand," and not because of tighter liquidity in the banking system. Garment-supplier Crystal International is expected to start trading on Hong Kong's main board on ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks inched lower on Thursday by the midday break, weighed by financial companies. The Hang Seng Index was down 0.2 per cent, or 41.59 points, to 28,552.47 by the midday break on Thursday, while the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index fell 0.1 ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks traded lower on Thursday early morning, weighed by losses in financial companies. The Hang Seng Index was down 0.2 per cent, or 53.32 points, to 28,540.74 in early trading on Thursday, while the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index fell 0.2 ... ( read original story ...)

To find out, we looked at online profiles of current BoC employees to see how many of them attended leading universities in Hong Kong, China and globally. We then ranked the 15 most popular of these universities among the firm’s Hong Kong-based workforce ... ( read original story ...)

The tech-stock ardor sweeping the world has reached Hong Kong, judging by the response to China Literature Ltd.'s initial public offering. Continue Reading Below Orders for the IPO of the Tencent Holdings Ltd. unit, expected to raise $1.1 billion next week ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong slipped one place to fifth in the World Bank’s ranking of the easiest places to do business on Wednesday, prompting a government spokesman to say officials were working to strengthen legislation to improve the score. For the second straight ... ( read original story ...)

China Literature Ltd., the online reading unit helping Tencent Holdings Ltd. build an entertainment empire, raised $1.1 billion alongside existing investors in its Hong Kong initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter. ( read original story ...)

For example, mainland buyers via the stock connect account for almost 5 percent of the shareholder base of HSBC Holdings Plc, the Hong Kong-founded bank that's now headquartered in London. The rest needn't bother. The city's stock market may be five ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) vowed on Wednesday to further improve its business environment, after a World Bank annual report re-affirmed Hong Kong's position as one of the world's ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has been ranked fifth in the world's easiest places to do business, reaffirming the Government's incessant efforts in business facilitation. The Government made the statement today after the World Bank's Doing Business 2018 report was released ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Gaming tech firm Razer is seeking to raise up to US$545 million (S$743 million) through an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong that could value the company at up to US$4.55 billion. Razer, which is on a roadshow until Nov 6, has ... ( read original story ...)