HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she hoped a peaceful weekend anti-government protest was the start of an effort to restore peace and that the government would ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Property Market Withstands Unrest Roiling Economy
Protesters gather in Admiralty, Hong Kong on Aug. 18. “If the project is appealing, the customers will come out for sure. This project’s location is ideal and the pricing is attractive,” said Tony Cho ... ( read original story ...)
With Troop Buildup, China Sends a Stark Warning to Hong Kong
For now, analysts said, officials in Beijing appear willing to watch and wait, continuing to offer support for Hong Kong’s beleaguered leaders, to dangle carrots and sticks at business and cultural ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders meet with U.S. financial firms “to tell the truth” amid prolonged protests
Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders and U.S. lawmakers will gather in Montana this week for a four-day dialogue to discuss the protests that have rocked the city for 12 weeks. But first, they’re reaching ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government opens window to discussions with protesters after months of refusing requests
Yet he also outlined a series of “non-starters” for such talks, underscoring the breadth of the gap between the protesters, who have demanded major democratic reforms, and a government that answers to ... ( read original story ...)
Twitter ran paid ads from China’s state news media criticizing the Hong Kong protests
The posts described the protests as violent and destructive and portrayed Hong Kong citizens as in favor of ending them. ( read original story ...)
Alibaba delays Hong Kong listing due to protests: sources
The Hong Kong listing will let pensions and other investors ... “I think it is an interesting IPO, considering the ongoing US-China trade war,” a banker close to the offering said. ( read original story ...)
HSBC: Chinese headwinds threaten to blow bank off course
The recent protests on the streets of Hong Kong, where HSBC makes roughly half its profit, have thrown the question into even sharper relief. “They are straddling this faultline between the east and ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Gets the Cold Shoulder in China
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- It’s hard not to see HSBC Holdings Plc’s exclusion from China’s interest-rate reform as a snub. Hong Kong’s biggest bank wasn’t included in a list of 18 lenders that will ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s banks say they have adequate cash to meet demand, even as calls circulate online for protesters to empty out ATMs
HSBC, the largest of the city's three currency-issuing banks, said it "has sufficient supply of banknotes and is committed to supporting its customers and the smooth operation of the financial system ... ( read original story ...)
Twitter ran paid ads from China’s state news media criticising the Hong Kong protests
The posts describe the protests as violent and destructive, and portray Hong Kong citizens as being in favour of ending them. ( read original story ...)
China lashes out at Taiwan over Hong Kong asylum offer
HONG KONG -- China lashed out at Taiwan on Monday over its offer of political asylum to participants in Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, a day after hundreds of thousands of people marched ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: Huge crowds rally peacefully
Organisers say 1.7 million people turned out at Sunday's pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong, amid increasingly severe warnings by Beijing. Police put the figure much lower at 128,000, counting only ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bakery’s mooncakes carry protest movement slogans
HONG KONG -- A Hong Kong bakery is doing its part to support the city's pro-democracy protest movement by making mooncakes with a message. At Wah Yee Tang, the traditional Chinese harvest festival ... ( read original story ...)