When a Hong Kong government cabinet secretary mocks my ideas on how to reduce poverty and improve equality on a television show it is worth examining whose version of economic reality we are living in. I recently participated in a Channel News Asia panel ... ( read original story ...)
Meet six Hong Kong bankers shaking up Asia’s hottest sector
Jan Metzger, global co-head technology investment banking, Citi Metzger was promoted into his Hong Kong-based global role in January this year in a management shake-up of Citi’s investment bank. He joined Citi in November 2015 to run its TMT corporate ... ( read original story ...)
Who are the winners in mainland-Hong Kong stock connect trading?
According to data from Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), HSBC and liquor maker Kweichow Moutai have been the most heavily traded stocks, while banking, consumer and “new economy” have been the dominant sectors. The stock connect between Shanghai ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong seeks mobile wallet capabilities in China
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Bank of China maps out plan for future in HK
Interview with Lin Jingzhen, deputy chief executive, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Q: How can Hong Kong play the role of "super-connector"? A: As an international financial, trading and shipping center, Hong Kong enjoys the unique advantages of its ... ( read original story ...)
Phishing e-mail related to The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited on phishing e-mail ... ( read original story ...)
Another senior Asian banking professional has quit for tech
Asia’s banking brain drain continues as a tech firm poaches a leading financial professional. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/hk-en/299072/hong-kong-bankers-alibaba/ It’s happened again: another senior banking professional has quit the finance ... ( read original story ...)
Huaxia Life expands holding in China Minsheng Bank to 4.13pc
Huaxia Life Insurance, controlled by troubled mainland tycoon Xiao Jianhua, has increased its stake in China Minsheng Banking Corp, it said in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange. The insurer said it bought 130.8 million A shares of Minsheng Bank in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong public consultation seeks views on major container terminal redevelopment
Would you live in a flat in Hong Kong with panoramic sea views, but have your home built on a 80-metre high podium above one of the world’s busiest container terminals? Hong Kong residents will be asked in a public consultation next March if they would ... ( read original story ...)
China pushes Hong Kong not to ‘shirk duty’ to enact contentious security law
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Chinese official admonished Hong Kong on Thursday for failing to introduce a national security law, ramping up pressure on the former British colony to enact the contentious Article 23 that critics say will further choke its freedoms. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks gain ground as Tencent hits all-time high, insurers rally
Wharf Holdings slid 2.2 per cent to HK$26.90, taking its losses so far this week to 7.8 per cent, after its decision to spin off and list its Hong Kong investment properties. Before the price adjustment from the business split, Wharf closed at HK$73 per ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent-backed Yixin, Hong Kong’s 10th hottest IPO, disappoints in debut
Shares of Yixin Group, China’s biggest online car retailer, had surrendered most of their early gains by Thursday’s close in Hong Kong, disappointing market watchers who had anticipated a blockbuster debut. The company, which is backed by Tencent and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s controversial connection with Zimbabwe’s first couple, Robert and ‘Gucci Grace’ Mugabe
Undoubtedly the most notorious Hong Kong incident involved an act of naked violence ... New Territories, made the news. The three-storey upmarket villa at JC Castle along Shan Tong Road was reportedly bought under the name of Hsieh Ping-sung for HK$ ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Singapore key centres of trafficking ring sending thousands of Filipino helpers to Russia
Hong Kong has been a top breeding ground for job recruitment frauds as thousands of Filipino domestic helpers in the city have been trafficked to countries like Russia, Brazil and Turkey for bogus jobs, a senior Philippine official told the Post on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)