As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. CHEN Siqing* (Chairman), Mr. YUE Yi (Vice Chairman and Chief Executive), Mr. REN Deqi*, Mr. GAO Yingxin*, Mr. LI Jiuzhong, Madam CHENG Eva**, Dr. CHOI Koon Shum**, Mr. KOH Beng Seng** and Mr ... ( read original story ...)
The light dims in Hong Kong
He was put onto a flight back to Bangkok. Yes, Hong Kong may still be a great place for business, but it is no longer the free society it was. The SAR is playing to the territory's business strengths by asserting itself as an intermediary -- a comprador if ... ( read original story ...)
Top international lawyers say Hong Kong rule of law under threat
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The jailing of three Hong Kong democracy activists this year is a serious threat to the city’s rule of law, a group of senior international lawyers said on Monday, adding the independence of the judiciary risks becoming a “charade”. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong connects
Two decades after its return to the "motherland", some people lament that Hong Kong is not the place it used to be. Political protest, symbolised by the "Umbrella Movement" of 2014, has tarnished the island's image of stability and Western-style open society. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Fifth-Tallest Tower Sells for Record $5.15 Billion, Economic Journal Says
News involving the sale of The Center has been trickling out for at least a year, with the Hong Kong Economic Journal saying last year that ICBC Asia approached CK Asset about buying the stake in the tower for HK$34.8 billion. At the time, ICBC denied the ... ( read original story ...)
Pavlyuchenkova beats Gavrilova in Hong Kong final
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Russian sixth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova claimed her third title of the year by beating seventh-seeded Australian Daria Gavrilova in the final of the Hong Kong Tennis Open on Sunday. Pavlyuchenkova prevailed 5-7 6-3 7-6(3 ... ( read original story ...)
The best two business school programmes in the world are based in Hong Kong, according to the Financial Times
Hong Kong has the best two business school programmes in the world, according to a prestigious global ranking of universities in the Financial Times released on Monday. The University of Science and Technology (HKUST) retained the top spot it claimed last ... ( read original story ...)
Pavlyuchenkova overcomes bad weather to win in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia won her third WTA singles title of the year on Sunday, beating Daria Gavrilova of Australia 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the Hong Kong Open final. "This morning we were ready to share this trophy and I actually ... ( read original story ...)
Eight hot Hong Kong investment banking jobs you can still get in Q4
Some major banks in Hong Kong – CITIC, HSBC and J.P. Morgan among them – are not offering any such vacancies on their websites right now. But a handful of jobs in investment banking, capital markets and global markets are still on offer. We looked ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s budget won’t fix core problems of dominant cartels and lack of competitiveness
Hong Kong’s recent budget creates its own unconventional version of Freakonomics: the morality of how bureaucrats imagine the city works versus the economics of how it actually works. Despite pumped up welfare and social spending, the government’s ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon signal downgraded to No 3 as Khanun leaves Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Observatory downgraded the typhoon warning signal to No 3 at 7.20pm on Sunday as tropical storm Khanun passed the city and disrupted flights but caused minimal damage. The No 8 signal had been in place since 8.40am as Hongkongers faced strong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s health priority should be elderly care in the community not more hospitals
Nowhere is this more so than in the areas of health care and elderly care, where I confess I have a strong bias, and have been keenly engaged with the Business Professionals ... Elderly and End of Life care in Hong Kong”, is simple: “Hospitals are ... ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong’s Starter Homes scheme for young couples compares with Singapore, Shanghai, London and Guangzhou
“So when we decided to have a child, the mortgage was not a concern.” The couple are among many young white-collar Singaporeans who have found their first homes relatively affordable compared with their peers in Hong Kong. This is true even for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong startup to target the future consumer
Based on current trends, productivity loss due to sickness absenteeism per employee is projected to increase by 25% based on GNI (gross national income). With an aging workforce, at the national level this represents a cost of S$3.3 billion in 2030, a 43% ... ( read original story ...)