A number of HSBC’s PayMe app users had their e-wallets compromised after hackers targeted private email accounts, Hong Kong’s biggest bank said on Thursday. HSBC said they were notified of the email a... ( read original story ...)
BOC Leases Storefront in Central’s Wheelock House at 55% Discount
BOC’s new lease for the space ... The cut-rate lease for the high-end location comes despite signs of a recovery in Hong Kong’s mainstream retail market elsewhere in the city, as the market for luxury ... ( read original story ...)
FT journalist denied entry to Hong Kong after author talks cancelled
Hong Kong refused entry to a senior Financial Times journalist Thursday hours after an arts centre hosting the city's high-profile literary festival cancelled appearances by exiled Chinese writer Ma J... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong houseboat owners face huge financial losses
“Welcome to my home,” says Cath Osburn, as she opens the door to her beautiful, four-bedroom houseboat. “Although maybe not for much longer.” The Osburns — New Zealander Cath, her husband, two childre... ( read original story ...)
Chinese dissident author Ma Jian’s talks at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun arts centre cancelled
A Chinese dissident author’s appearances at a Hong Kong arts venue have been cancelled days after he revealed several publishers in the city refused to print the Chinese version of his latest novel, w... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong arts centre ‘cancels appearance by Chinese dissident author’
An arts centre in Hong Kong hosting the city’s annual international literary festival has cancelled appearances by Ma Jian, the exiled Chinese writer said on Thursday, in the latest example of China t... ( read original story ...)
Localist lawmaker Eddie Chu takes fight to Hong Kong village patriarchs with alliance to contest rural elections
A leading localist lawmaker in Hong Kong will helm an alliance of six and take the fight to village patriarchs who have long held political power in the New Territories, by contesting in elections to ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Central Bank Raises 20 Billion Yuan in First Bill Issuance in Hong Kong
(Bloomberg) -- The People’s Bank of China sold 20 billion yuan ($2.9 billion) of bills in its first issuance in Hong Kong Wednesday, a move that could reduce the offshore yuan’s liquidity and support ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong arts centre cancels Chinese dissident author event
A Hong Kong arts centre hosting the city's high-profile literary festival has cancelled appearances by exiled Chinese writer Ma Jian, the author said Thursday, as Beijing tightens its grip on the semi ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s first European-style floral garden moves step closer as company submits proposal on project to government
Hong Kong has moved closer to launching its first European-style floral garden on a reserved plot of reclaimed land on Lantau Island. The company behind the project, Kaleido Park, on Wednesday said it ... ( read original story ...)
Historic Hong Kong amusement park Lai Yuen set to launch its first long-term venture in mainland China
News of the park, set up in conjunction with Chinese Culture Group, will be officially announced next week in Chengdu. Once the largest amusement park in Hong Kong, Lai Yuen opened in 1949 at Lai Chi ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) Asian markets mixed
China’s Shanghai Composite Index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index are respectively down 20 per cent and ... To spur lending, China’s central bank has cut the amount of cash that some banks must hold as ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong primary school suspends some classes after hand, foot, and mouth disease outbreak leaves boy in critical condition and sickens 8 others
A primary school in Hong Kong on Wednesday said it would suspend some classes for two weeks after an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) infected nine pupils including an 11-year-old boy w... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong houseboats set to be cast adrift
The Osburns — New Zealander Cath, her husband, two children and two bulldogs — are among more than 200 boat-dwelling families that are facing imminent eviction from Hong Kong’s Discovery Bay Marina Cl... ( read original story ...)