Speaking at the Philanthropy for Better Cities Forum yesterday, Chan expressed his optimism about the scheme and the Reverse Mortgage program launched by Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation in 2011. He sai... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) stocks enjoyed more gains
Hong Kong stocks enjoyed more gains at the open on Thursday on growing optimism that China and the United States can reach an agreement to avert an all-out trade war. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.72 per ... ( read original story ...)
China Merchants Bank Takes Over Half of HNA’s Former Hong Kong Home
Mainland financial heavyweight China Merchants Bank has leased a four floor office in Hong Kong’s Three Exchange Square in Central, taking half of the eight floors shed by liquidity-troubled HNA last ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Chan Ka-keung joins WeLab virtual bank
Former Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Chan Ka-keung has joined WeLab Virtual Bank, which has applied for a licence in the city, as chairman, he said on Tuesday. Chan joine... ( read original story ...)
HCM City seeks Hong Kong’s experiences in financial management
HCM City (VNA) – Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong voiced his hope that Hong Kong, as a leading financial centre of Asia and the world, will share its ... ( read original story ...)
Use of ADHD medication in Hong Kong has risen 36-fold over 15 years, university study finds
There has been a 36-fold increase in the use of medication for attention deficit disorder in Hong Kong over 15 years, indicating the condition has become a major issue in the city, a study has found. ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing recruits SenseTime, AI start-up from Hong Kong, to lead tech drive
A Hong Kong start-up whose face- and image-recognition technology is being used for smart cities, online entertainment and finance has been hand-picked by Beijing to power China’s ambition to be a glo... ( read original story ...)
Why Should You Do An MBA In Hong Kong?
For Kazuhiro Matsumoto—Kazu for short—there was only one answer: Hong Kong, at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Business School. Kazu had been working for Yamaha in Iwata, Japan, ... ( read original story ...)
After 8 years in the making, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link will open. Here are the issues on its bumpy ride
The cross-border high-speed rail link connecting Hong Kong to mainland China opens this month, but it has been a bumpy ride for the HK$84.4 billion (US$10.7 billion) project, which has seen delays, co... ( read original story ...)
Doctor gets life sentence in Hong Kong over ‘calculated’ yoga ball killings
HONG KONG — An anesthesiologist convicted of killing his wife and daughter by placing a yoga ball that leaked carbon monoxide in their car has been sentenced to life in prison in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
RPT-FEATURE-In Hong Kong, disposable fashion gets a recycled makeover
HONG KONG, Sept 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation ... according to a 2016 report by management consultancy McKinsey & Company. Over the same period, the number of garments bought each year, per person, j... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong IPOs Power Ahead Despite Recent Market Weakness
Alex Wong, a director at Ample Capital, said more startups are likely to go public in Hong Kong in the coming years, as the city repositions itself as a tech fundraising hub. In April, the stock excha... ( read original story ...)
Four-Bedroom Home Goes on Sale in Hong Kong for $446 Million
There’s expensive, and then there’s Hong Kong property expensive. A four-bedroom house in the exclusive Peak neighborhood has hit the market for an eye-watering HK$3.5 billion ($446 million), which wo... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong now home to more ‘crazy rich’ people than New York
Hong Kong now has the world’s highest concentration of ultra-high net worth residents, besting New York City, a new report from wealth consultancy Wealth-X revealed this month. Around 10,010 ultra-hig... ( read original story ...)