HONG KONG: Shares of HSBC Holdings plc (Hong Kong) (HKG:0005) last traded at 75.5, representing a move of 0.67%, or 0.5 per share, on volume of 11.28 million shares. After opening the trading day at 74.8, shares of HSBC Holdings plc (Hong Kong) traded in a ... ( read original story ...)
Chengdu Seeks Hong Kong Cooperation in Finance and Culture
CHENGDU, China, Aug. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ The city of Chengdu plans to draw on a thousand years of financial acumen to boost economic cooperation with Hong Kong, according to municipal officials visiting the Special Administrative Region for a weeklong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stock rally draws record number of brokers, fund managers
Hong Kong’s stock market is making a comeback ... we may revoke the licences of corporations and individuals if they do not genuinely carry out a business in a regulated activity,” the SFC statement said. “This followed our observation that an ... ( read original story ...)
Business community in Hong Kong ‘should do more to tackle human-trafficking in Asia’, says former US prosecutor and diplomat
Former ambassador to the US department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Luis CdeBaca, has called on the financial industry in Hong Kong to do their bit combating human-trafficking in the region and urged the city’s government to ... ( read original story ...)
Retail sales in Hong Kong see highest growth in over two years thanks to local consumption
A stock market boom and rising property prices in July prompted Hong Kong retail sales to grow at their fastest rate in more than two years, potentially spelling the end of a years-long downturn. July sales jumped 4 per cent compared with the same period ... ( read original story ...)
Small doesn’t come cheap – Hong Kong’s nano flats cost 9 per cent more in square footage
Hong Kong’s second-hand tiny flats are 9 per cent more expensive than larger ones on a per square foot basis, as record-high home prices and government cooling measures have created a mismatch between supply and demand. The average per square foot price ... ( read original story ...)
Is Hong Kong’s Reputation for Financial Secrecy About to Change?
Hong Kong is currently one of the fastest growing international financial centers in the world. Between 2008 and 2013, Hong Kong’s wealth management industry witnessed a growth rate of 146 per cent. There has also been estimation about Hong Kong’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tech startup plans up to $150 million token sale for environmental credit market
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Veridium Labs, an environmental technology startup headquartered in Hong Kong, said on Monday it hopes to raise $150 million in October by selling two types of tokens backed by forest carbon offset credits and other credits used to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong teams up with Dubai to promote fintech innovation
Hong Kong’s securities watchdog has teamed up with its counterpart ... for customers but many brokers are still hesitant to widely adopt fintech or AI in their business for fear of liability and regulatory issues,” said Mau. “If the SFC and other ... ( read original story ...)
GoGoVan to become Hong Kong’s first US$1 billion start-up after merger with 58 Suyun
Hong Kong logistics company GoGoVan has agreed to a merger with 58 Suyun, the freight business of mainland Chinese online classifieds giant 58 Home, creating the city’s first start-up worth more than US$1 billion. The merger would also create Asia’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, mainland stocks breach major landmarks
Hong Kong and mainland stocks both registered major landmarks on Monday. The Hang Seng Index now looks set to close above 28,000 for the first time since May 2015, with a gain of as much as 0.8 per cent in the morning session, while the Shanghai Composite ... ( read original story ...)
Pakhar lands a second punch on battered Hong Kong, Macau with flight chaos, accidents and business closures
Severe Tropical Storm Pakhar barrelled down on Hong Kong and Macau on Sunday, disrupting flights and transport in two cities that had barely recovered from the hammering inflicted by Typhoon Hato last week. One man was killed in a traffic accident and 62 ... ( read original story ...)
Here are seven ways for tackling Hong Kong’s morbid grinding sense of stagnation and inequality
McKinsey reported a couple of months ago that up to two thirds ... Rather, it is about ensuring that Hong Kong families have a place to live that they can properly call a home. It is a crime that Hong Kong’s regulators have not forced on developers ... ( read original story ...)
Four practical ways for Hong Kong to help its business start-ups
After a decade with the community’s main focus seemingly elsewhere, it is refreshing to have a chief executive who is inclined to be proactive in support of economic development generally and the business community in particular. The proposal by Carrie ... ( read original story ...)