Passengers who want to cross the border on Hong Kong’s high-speed rail link will have to go through five steps at the terminus before they board the train, but the MTR Corporation on Thursday stopped ... ( read original story ...)
The Messed-Up Math of Hong Kong’s Roaring Office Property Market
Hong Kong’s gleaming office towers may be some of the world’s worst investments, judged by their rental yields compared with government bonds. The buyers that matter most don’t really care. Chinese in... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) Trade Worries Caution Investors
Hong Kong stocks slipped on Thursday as renewed trade worries prompted caution among investors after a four-day winning streak. The Hang Seng index fell 0.5 percent to 28,781.14 points, while the Chin... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Radical Is Test Case in China’s Bid to Limit Speech
Independence activist Andy Chan was minutes into an open-air debate in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park when an opponent suggested his actions might be as dangerous as terrorism. “Do you see any guns on me n... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam pushes for bigger role in China-led AIIB for city
Hong Kong would like to play a bigger role on the international stage by sharing experiences with emerging economies and helping them to set up regulatory bodies, the city’s leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yu... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong feng shui master Choi Park-lai, who helped promote Chinese culture, dies at 96
Hong Kong is mourning the loss of its most revered feng shui master, Choi Park-lai, who advised the political and business elite, and influenced the design of some of the city’s biggest landmarks. Cho... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Finance : consultant jailed over HK$230,000 cross-border visa scam
An immigration consultant pocketed HK$230,000 (US$29,000) from a cross-border visa scam that tried to secure false work and spousal status for at least 16 clients, a court heard on Monday. The Distric... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong unveils new banknotes
(ECNS) - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has unveiled new bills with advanced security features to prevent counterfeiting in cooperation with three note-issuing banks. They are Standard Charte... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Commercial Property Sectors Gain Steam in 2018
According to the latest Property Market Monitor released by JLL, office rents overall in Hong Kong grew 0.9% month-over-month in June 2018, bringing growth for the first half of 2018 up to 3.6%. Centr... ( read original story ...)
Meet the new wave of buyers who could keep the heat in Hong Kong’s property market
A ‘new wave’ of buyers in the form of moneyed professionals from mainland China is set to bring their purchasing power to Hong Kong’s property market, potentially boosting demand for housing – and hou... ( read original story ...)
Home ownership a life goal for most Hong Kong students, with ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ expected to pay for it, survey finds
Most young people in Hong Kong look at buying a property as a life goal, and about half consider their parents duty-bound to help them achieve that dream, according to a survey by the insurer Sun Life ... ( read original story ...)
Record-breaking sale of HK$10 million subsidised flat prompts calls for further public housing restrictions in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s subsidised housing market is setting fresh records, with a government-built flat being sold for more than HK$10 million (US$1.27 million), despite new measures aimed at taming runaway prop... ( read original story ...)
In the backyard of Hong Kong’s wealthy, hidden pockets of squalid housing
Luxury development and constant property price increases have created an underbelly of squalid housing for poorer families crammed into tiny subdivided flats in one of Hong Kong’s most affluent distri... ( read original story ...)
US-China trade war could hurt demand for commercial and industrial property in Hong Kong, says agency
Demand for commercial and industrial properties in Hong Kong could weaken over the next several months as businesses adopt a more cautious approach to expansion amid the trade war between China and th... ( read original story ...)