Holdings (00005) by 4% to HK$81 and maintained its "buy" rating. HSBC will release 4Q 2018 results on 19 February. The research house expects underlying PBT to be US$4,278mn. Goldman incorporated a13% ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong man who tried to lure girl, 8, home with HK$200 jailed for six months
A Hong Kong service station worker who sparked fear among parents last year when he tried to lure an eight-year-old girl to his home with HK$200 (US$25) was sentenced to six months in prison on Thursd... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) investors bet on the U.S. Federal Reserve to take a pause in hiking interest rates
Shares in Hong Kong closed higher on Wednesday as investors bet on the U.S. Federal Reserve to take a pause in hiking interest rates and China to step up efforts to boost decades-low growth. At the cl... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong loses out to mainland China, Singapore when it comes to marketing, financial sector pay, survey shows
If you are a sales and marketing manager with more than 10 years of experience, then mainland China is where you should be. Average salaries there are at least double that of Hong Kong, according to a ... ( read original story ...)
The 10 Cities with the Best Public Transportation
Clean, comprehensive, and efficient, Hong Kong’s public transit network includes buses, trams, subways, and overland trains. McKinsey & Company praises the city’s rail infrastructure, which reaches ju... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tops ‘economic freedom’ chart despite political pressure from Beijing
But since the pro-democracy protests of 2014, which saw tens of thousands march through the streets and paralyze parts of the financial hub for weeks, Hong Kong has seen more and more protests against ... ( read original story ...)
Top Hong Kong accountants’ body urges government not to give out cash handout in budget as it estimates surplus of HK$50 billion for financial year
Big drops in land sales and stamp duty have reduced the government’s annual surplus to around HK$50 billion (US$6.4 billion) this financial year, the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountant... ( read original story ...)
The 14 worst paying jobs in Hong Kong banking in 2019
If you’re a student in Hong Kong, which is always ranked among the world’s most expensive cities, you may well be inclined toward a career in a sector as well-remunerated as banking generally is. ( read original story ...)
StartmeupHK Festival informs, entertains and spotlights Hong Kong as perfect location for innovative start-ups
A feature of the StartmeupHK Festival is that it brings together multiple sectors within the technology and start-up community not just from Hong Kong, but from around the world, to exchange ideas ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing rejects Hong Kong leader’s plan to strengthen anti-corruption laws that would target gifts for the chief executive
China’s central government has rejected a plan by Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor to tighten the city’s anti-corruption laws and ensure that all gifts and benefits offered to the chief exe... ( read original story ...)
HK Fintech Startup Going Global
"We are Hong Kong based, but the plan was never to launch an app only ... This new seed round allows us to start making that vision a reality, and we have a strong new partner in Vectr who shares our ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund reports 94.7 per cent decline in returns amid massive stock market losses
The Exchange Fund’s overall returns last year fell 94.7 per cent to HK$13.9 billion on the back of a HK$20.7 billion loss alone in Hong Kong stock market investments. Returns from fixed income and oth... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong gifts Pakistan a Michelin star
But he says the accolade has still been a "great source of pride" for Hong Kong's 18,000-strong Pakistani community ... the restaurant group which was founded six years ago by Hussein and his business ... ( read original story ...)
Briefing: Tencent to power Hong Kong startups amid its shift to enterprise
Tencent works with Hong Kong’s science park to spur local fintech development – SCMP What happened: Chinese tech giant Tencent signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday with the Hong Kong Scienc... ( read original story ...)