Hong Kong has been dropped from a prominent index of the world’s freest economies, underlining growing concerns over Beijing’s tightening grip on the Asian financial centre after it introduced a ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Hong Kong dropped from Economic Freedom Index as policies ‘controlled from Beijing’
Hong Kong has been excluded from the Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom because its economic policies are controlled from Beijing, the Washington-based think tank said, removing Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Arrests 12, Seizes $116 Million in Broad Stock Scam
Hong Kong police arrested 12 people for running alleged “ramp and dump” stock scams and over money laundering after raids on luxury homes and brokerages across the city. ( read original story ...)
Cheerwin prices $395m Hong Kong IPO at top end
Cheerwin Group has pocketed HK$3.07bn ($395.3m) after pricing its IPO at the top of the marketed range, according to a source close to the deal. ( read original story ...)
{Block Trade}BOC HONG KONG: 1.24m shares, or HK$33.32m
Block Trade}BOC HONG KONG: 1.24m shares, or HK$33.32m [ET Net News Agency, 5 March 2021] A direct manual trade of 1.24 million shares of BOC HONG KONG (02388) was registered at 10:36a.m. The deal ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Monetary Authority orders banks to extend repayment holiday for small firms until October
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the city’s de facto central bank, has instructed all banks to extend a loan repayment holiday for small businesses by another six months. The banks must allow ... ( read original story ...)
For 25 years, Hong Kong topped an economic freedom index. This year, it fell off completely
On Thursday, the Heritage Foundation dropped Hong Kong from its annual “economic freedom” index—a list the Asian financial hub topped for 25 years—claiming the special administrative region has become ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-focused SPAC Model Performance Acquisition files for a $50 million IPO
Model Performance Acquisition, a blank check company targeting businesses in Asia, filed on Thursday with the SEC to raise up to $50 million in an initial public offering. The Hong Kong-based company ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC’s taipan steps up with proposal to help Hong Kong’s youth study, find jobs or start businesses in Greater Bay Area
The proposal by Wong, the top executive of the largest of Hong Kong’s three currency issuers, underscores how the GBA could present a viable option for the city’s youth, where the unemployment rate ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong financial secretary on Bond Connect, taxes and US-China relations
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po shared his thoughts on Hong Kong's plans for a bond connect scheme with markets on the Chinese mainland. Mr Chan also discussed taxation and the growing wealth gap ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan hits out at the Heritage Foundation
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan, spoke about Hong Kong disappearing from the Heritage Foundation's "world’s freest economies" rankings after the Washington-based think tank removed the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong minister blasts city’s disappearance from ‘world’s freest economies’ rankings, as compilers list the financial hub under China for first time
Hong Kong's financial chief has hit out at a Washington-based think tank for removing the city from an annual league table ranking the world's freest economies, saying the decision was "clouded by ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s regulators consider taking some sizzle out of world’s hottest IPO market, cracking down on China’s debut punters
A number of policies under consideration by Hong Kong’s financial regulators may take some of the sizzle and exuberance out of one of the world’s busiest destinations for initial public offerings ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Rugby Sevens to Resume in 2021 as Virus Cases Ease
One of Hong Kong’s biggest social events, the Rugby Sevens, is poised to return this year amid growing expectations that life will gradually return to normal in the coming months. The event, part of ... ( read original story ...)