Hong Kong’s leader should drop a contentious extradition bill to avoid hurting the city’s rule of law and hard-earned competitiveness, its most influential American business network has urged, amid ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong finance chief Paul Chan doubles down on 3 per cent growth projection despite dark clouds in US-China trade war
Hong Kong officials will maintain their projection for the city’s annual economic growth at about 3 per cent, despite increasing uncertainties caused by the US-China trade war, the city’s finance ... ( read original story ...)
A ‘smart’ Hong Kong must first figure out how to bridge its digital divide
Hong Kong should aspire to be a smart city. There are many prerequisites for creating a smart city, one of which is a strong digital economy. The odds are good for Hong Kong, if mainland China’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong extradition bill: Beijing’s demand for unity ‘will force’ business sector to back controversial proposal
Industry boss says they will not stand in the way of controversial proposals following plea for support from Beijing’s top representative in the city Senior church figure calls on politicians to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong LGBT community calls on government to follow Taiwan’s lead on legalising same-sex marriage, but equality watchdog rejects move
View photos “It is very encouraging news to us, what has happened in Taiwan today, I hope this can focus minds and rally support here in Hong Kong,” said Jerome Yau, co-founder of Hong Kong Marriage ... ( read original story ...)
Ping An’s OneConnect picks banks for up to $1 billion Hong Kong IPO: sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ping An Insurance’s OneConnect financial technology unit has selected Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley to work on its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) of up to ... ( read original story ...)
Minds are fixed on money in bank
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp has launched an account service designed for people living with dementia in Hong Kong.The HSBC Basic Banking Account with Independence is a savings account that ... ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, famed architect I.M. Pei’s legacy stands tall through Bank of China Tower
on Thursday morning, had always kept China and Hong Kong close to his heart. Also known as I.M. Pei, the creative maestro, whose most famous work is Paris’ Louvre Pyramid, never lost his Chinese roots ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo meets Hong Kong pro-democracy leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Hong Kong pro-democracy leader Martin Lee on Thursday, the State Department said, as Hong Kong activists seek to derail a proposed ... ( read original story ...)
Starbucks’ China challenger Luckin raises $561 million in U.S. IPO
Haitong International and KeyBanc Capital Markets are among the banks underwriting the IPO. Reporting by Joshua Franklin and Harry Brumpton in New York, Julie Zhu in Hong Kong; Additional ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Thailand Central Banks Partner up on Digital Currency Initiative
three-note issuing banks in Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited. Both projects have had remarkable success and according to the regulators, a joint operation between the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Corruption Police Files Fraud Charges Against Cho
(Bloomberg) -- One of Hong Kong’s biggest financial regulatory investigations saw its first charges filed Thursday. Cho Kwai-chee, founder of the city’s largest private health-care group, was charged ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo, meeting Hong Kong democrat, airs concerns on extraditions
Washington (AFP) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday voiced concern over Hong Kong's plans to allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland as he met with the city's pre-eminent pro-democracy ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s smart city blueprint starts to become reality
In an alley behind the Hong Kong Productivity Council building in Kowloon, a dolly-driving worker tows a large four-wheeled machine that has two long articulated arms that gracefully put lights on top ... ( read original story ...)