An analysis tries to make the case for splitting off the bank’s Asian businesses. The results are optimistic — but still underwhelming. ( read original story ...)
US$27bil Asian spin-off for HSBC, says report
A break up of HSBC Holdings Plc’s Asian unit could unlock US$26.5bil (RM117bil), or a fifth of its current market value, according to research that could substantiate a push from its largest ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fund lobby calls on city to drop Covid-19 quarantine measures
Hong Kong's lobby group for fund managers urged incoming Chief Executive John Lee to scrap quarantine rules for travellers and open up to the rest of the world as urgency is needed to restore the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Fund Lobby Calls on City to Drop Quarantine Measures
Hong Kong’s lobby group for fund managers urged incoming Chief Executive John Lee to scrap quarantine rules for travelers and open up to the rest of the world as urgency is needed to restore the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen memorial dropped for first time in 30 years
Hong Kong will have no public memorial for the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre for the first time in more than 30 years this year due to the territory’s national security law. The territory’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Experiences Financial Brain Drain Amid Covid Restrictions
Hong Kong experienced a higher outflow of financial professionals last year as the international financial hub imposed strict border controls amid the Covid-19 pandemic that stymied recruitment from ... ( read original story ...)
‘If everybody criticises you, you probably got it right’: ex-chief justice Geoffrey Ma reflects on challenges for Hong Kong’s courts
Speaking to the media for first time since retiring, Ma lays out his expectations for Hong Kong's rule of law at halfway point of city's promised 50 years of a high degree of autonomy Placing the work ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s uncomfortable silence on Queen Elizabeth’s platinum jubilee
President Xi congratulated the British monarch earlier this year on her 70-year reign Hong Kong officials, products of the British colonial system, may be caught in the middle but they can't just ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong plans Covid quarantine for anyone meeting President Xi
A thousand people in Hong Kong, including schoolchildren, will be quarantined for a week in order to reduce the risk of Covid infection for the visit of Preside ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong judicial independence fears threaten city’s business case
After 19 years in business, prominent human rights lawyer Michael Vidler closed his Hong Kong firm this month because he "just didn't see any future." "There is no mechanism to hold government to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong brokerage Zhong Yang stock jumps 20%, now trading 474% above IPO price
Shares of Hong Kong-based online brokerage Zhong Yang (TOP) shot up 20% in afternoon trading Monday despite a substantial sell-off in the broader market. ( read original story ...)
Desperate to retain talent, Hong Kong is handing out cash to foreigners
Following a record uptick in the number of people exiting the city, Hong Kong has expanded its pandemic stimulus program to include foreigners for the first time. In August, the city will distribute ... ( read original story ...)
Consumption vouchers: Hong Kong scheme extended to give non-PR residents, foreign students and ‘talents’ HK$5,000 handout
Scheme expanded to include non-permanent residents eligible for permanent residency, but will not cover people planning to emigrate. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s New World Development sells US$700 million two-tranche social, green bonds
Hong Kong’s New World Development has sold US$700 million of corporate sustainable bonds, which it says is the world’s first dual-tranche social and green debt offering denominated in US dollars. The ... ( read original story ...)