Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor Poloz appears on Wednesday ... Down-under, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index ended unchanged, while South Korea’s Kospi index slid -0.4%. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index fell -1.4%, pressured by Chinese property developers ... ( read original story ...)
“THINK ASIA, THINK HONG KONG”INSPIRES LONDON AUDIENCE ASIA OPPORTUNITIES, TECHNOLOGY AND BELT AND ROAD COLLABORATION SPOTLIGHTED
Laura Cha, Chairman, Financial Services Development Council, Hong Kong, explained that “financing demand is where the Hong Kong advantage comes in – it is the primary market for Chinese companies to access capital”. Tapping the Chinese mainland and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong gay rights: British lesbian wins spousal visa case
Hong Kong's court of appeal has ruled that a British lesbian who moved to the territory with her partner should be granted a dependent visa. The visa, usually given to the husbands and wives of foreigners working in Hong Kong, was denied because she was ... ( read original story ...)
Ceremony kicks start the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Re-establishment of Lingnan University in Hong Kong
The Launch Ceremony of the 50th Anniversary of the Re-establishment of Lingnan University in Hong Kong was held on 19 September at Chan Tak Tai Auditorium of the University campus. About 700 staff, students, alumni and friends of the University gathered ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Airlines may start flying to San Francisco in March
Hong Kong Airlines may be about to begin flying four-times per week to San Francisco starting March 25 next year. According to industry website airlineroute.net, the carrier has filed a new route to the West Coast city, which will be operated by its Airbus ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘falling behind’ in race to build up automated financial adviser platforms
Operators of automated, algorithm-driven financial planning services, or so-called robo-advisers, in Hong Kong need to significantly step up their game if they are to compete with Chinese and US institutions, according to Freeman Tsang, head of China and ... ( read original story ...)
The Prime Minister reappoints Lord Green to the Board of Trustees of the Natural History Museum.
In 1977, he joined McKinsey & Co Inc, management consultants, before joining The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in 1982 with responsibility for corporate planning activities. He fulfilled a variety of roles at HSBC, culminating in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong poised to be toppled from top of global IPO league table for first time in two years
Hong Kong is poised to lose its crown as the world’s top market for initial public offerings this year after seeing the value of deals plummet 77 per cent in the third quarter in the absence of blockbuster listings. During the period, US$2.69 billion ... ( read original story ...)
The only banking job in Hong Kong offering pay rises over 20%
Where you can still make it rich in Hong Kong banking. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/hk-en/296001/singapore-hong-kong-derivatives-jobs/ Banks in Hong Kong are not typically offering pay rises of more than 20% to lure new recruits. In contrast to two ... ( read original story ...)
British lesbian wins landmark Hong Kong residency case
HONG KONG – A British lesbian has won a landmark legal challenge allowing her residency in Hong Kong as a dependent, in a ruling Monday that could make it easier for gay couples to move to the Asian financial center. Hong Kong's Court of Appeal found ... ( read original story ...)
Student banners are merely the result of Hong Kong genuinely moving with the times
Hong Kong Chinese have benefited from western-style freedom without knowing or appreciating it. Yet some try to dissect and segregate it, so they have just have enough freedom to do business while trading the other away for expediency and to allay Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Using Velocity points to book Hainan, Hong Kong, Capital Airlines
Australian Business Traveller understands that Virgin Australia plans ... (This trick unfortunately doesn’t work with Hong Kong Airlines or Beijing Capital Airlines: only Hainan Airlines.) Enter subscription-based website ExpertFlyer, which can search ... ( read original story ...)
British Lesbian Wins Right to Spousal Visa in Landmark Hong Kong Case
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong appeals court on Monday ruled that a British lesbian whose partner works in the city should be granted a spousal visa, a landmark decision that could lead to expatriate same-sex partners moving to the Chinese-ruled ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Holdings plc (Hong Kong) (0005) Jumps 0.07% on Sep 25
Shares of HSBC Holdings plc (Hong Kong) (HKG:0005) last traded at 76.25, representing a move of 0.07%, or 0.05 per share, on volume of 12.70 million shares. After opening the trading day at 76.5, shares of HSBC Holdings plc (Hong Kong) traded in a close range. ( read original story ...)