How much of Hong Kong’s political poison would drain away if the city supplied enough land—and, yes, there is plenty available; don’t believe the Great Land Crunch myth perpetuated by fat-cat property developers and their cronies in government —to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks flirt with 10-year high
amid big gains in Chinese property developers and index heavyweight 0700, +0.63% The internet giant rose another 0.8% in early action, hitting fresh record highs. It has surged 85% in 2017. Hong Kong markets will be closed Thursday, while there is no ... ( read original story ...)
The Hong Kong Creative Industries Association cuts revenue of copyright infringing websites by 14%
The introduction of the IWL follows a scheme named 'Operation Creative' led by the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU). The scheme has listed about 1,500 pirate websites, and involves over 130 advertising associations and companies. Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Japanese stocks drive Asian shares up
Japanese and Hong Kong share markets led Asian stocks higher on Wednesday ... Growth in China, the world's no. 2 economy, has held up remarkably well this year despite curbs on the property market and risky forms of lending, thanks to a construction ... ( read original story ...)
Communism slowly chokes Hong Kong
Hong Kong Commercial Daily, China Daily, Sing Pao Daily News, South China Morning Post, Phoenix Satellite Television and TVB. The change in tone and content has been particularly evident in the South China Morning Post, for example, after Jack Ma of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Japanese stocks boost Asia on optimism over global growth
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Japanese and Hong Kong share markets led Asian stocks higher on Wednesday, with the Chinese central bank's weekend move to free up more liquidity boosting sentiment as the world's second-largest economy grows at a steady pace. ( read original story ...)
‘I was holding my wife under the table’: Hong Kong singer Leo Ku was in Las Vegas when deadly shooting took place
Hong Kong pop singer Leo Ku Kui-kei and his wife have described ... their phone batteries draining while they waited for news from authorities. The lockdown on all Las Vegas hotels continued late into the night. On Tuesday’s radio show, Ku thanked ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong food and drink festival will feature fine wines … in plastic glasses
Hong Kong will be wooing wine connoisseurs at the annual Wine and Dine Festival again later this month, but many will have to sample the goods in plastic glasses instead of actual wine glasses for safety and security reasons, according to the Tourism Board. ( read original story ...)
The making of Hong Kong’s famous ‘fire dragon’
Hong Kong (AFP) - Thousands of festival-goers packed a historic neighbourhood of Hong Kong to watch a "fire dragon" lit with incense sticks dance through the streets in a century-old ritual. The 67-metre (220-foot) long dragon snakes around the network of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong democracy activist in court for throwing ‘smelly’ sandwich
A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who threw a "smelly fish sandwich" at a police officer as voters went to the polls last year pleaded not guilty to assault Tuesday. The sandwich had been aimed at the city's then leader, Leung Chun-ying, who was on his ... ( read original story ...)
Macau Elections Suggest Lessons for Hong Kong
For Hong Kong democrats, the news from the other side of the Pearl River Estuary has provided a modest morale-booster. With six pro-democracy legislators already disqualified in the oath-taking saga, several others awaiting the same fate, 16 political ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Hong Kong lead Asia gains but dollar retreats
Tokyo and Hong Kong led gains on most markets in Asia Wednesday following ... global co-head of foreign-exchange strategy at National Australia Bank in Sydney, told Bloomberg News. But he added that talk of Powell taking the top post have "seen the dollar ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong delegation warm to Cambridge technology expertise
... Association – an organisation with a large membership in Hong Kong and China – said: “We truly appreciated the opportunity to take our senior executives and business leaders to Cambridge, especially [the] visit to Cambridge Design Partnership. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks post best one-day gain since March on central bank’s scheme to spur lending
Hong Kong stocks posted their biggest one-day gain in seven months after a move by China’s central bank designed to spur lending. The city’s benchmark index surged above the key 28,000-point level on Tuesday, the first trading session of the fourth ... ( read original story ...)