China CITIC Bank International strengthens HR team Vinci Yau was appointed ... She started her career in human resources in 2009 with Hay Group in India. Promotion at The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Celia Cheung was promoted from manager, HRIS to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Red-Hot Home Market Set to Defy Rate Hikes
Financial Secretary Paul Chan warned last year of a “dangerous situation” in property. Yet, many factors suggest that, despite Hong Kong’s link to U.S. monetary policy via a pegged exchange rate, rising rates alone won’t kill off the property boom ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks reach new peak, China index aided by Q4 growth
The top gainer on Hang Seng was Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd up 3.6 per cent. Hong Kong stocks rose to a fresh peak on Thursday, led by telecommunications and financial firms. The China Enterprises index HSCE, which tracks major Chinese firm ... ( read original story ...)
Discover Increases Acceptance in Hong Kong
Discover Global Network, the payments brand of Discover Financial Services, will expand card acceptance at key merchants in Hong Kong by working with First Data and JCB International, the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd. (referred to ... ( read original story ...)
Phillip Zhong: Hong Kong’s property prices are perilously high
It is always difficult to predict when a bubble may burst, but the current level of prices in the Hong Kong residential property market suggests that there could be a correction in 2018, if not a U.S.-style crash. Hong Kong property prices have more than ... ( read original story ...)
RICS announces award finalists for Hong Kong property industry’s highest honours
HONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - 17 January 2018 - RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors ) announces the finalists for the Hong Kong property industry's highest honours, the RICS Awards 2018 Hong Kong. The RICS Awards jury has shortlisted 35 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Richest 2018: How A Dying Business Was Revived By Focusing On Happiness
This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Hong Kong’s Richest 2018. See the full coverage here. In 1992, Sammy Lee (李惠森) had an idea for a company making Chinese herbal health care products. Today the LKK Health Products Group is bigger than the ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC loses a senior Asia head to a Chinese financial giant in Hong Kong
A regional department head at HSBC in Hong Kong has just joined a Chinese financial giant in an even more senior role. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/305691/chinese-vs-western-banks/ One of the most senior risk managers in Hong Kong financial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong a ‘super connector’ between mainland and world: financial experts
Hong Kong has been coined a “super connector” between the mainland and the world owing to its geological advantages and significant strategic positioning, Chinanews.com reported Tuesday at the 2018 Asian Financial Forum (AFF) in Hong Kong. Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
The speed of change in the retailing business is asking questions of Hong Kong
A transaction at the beginning of this year provided an interesting reminder of the somewhat quaint nature of Hong Kong’s retail sector, highlighting how it operates and why it may no longer be able to operate in this way. Marks & Spencer, the British ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong actor Eric Tsang denies sexual misconduct rumors
HONG KONG (AP) — Well-known Hong Kong actor Eric Tsang has vehemently denied rumors of sexual misconduct by him. Tsang said at a news conference Wednesday that all of the allegations were false and had tarnished his reputation and affected those closest ... ( read original story ...)
Joshua Wong, Hong Kong activist in Umbrella Movement protests, imprisoned 3 months
A Hong Kong court on Wednesday sentenced democracy activist Joshua Wong to three months in prison for contempt, his second term behind bars stemming from his role in 2014's so-called Umbrella Movement protests. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists jailed for role in 2014 protests
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists jailed for contempt of court for their role in the country's 2014 'Umbrella' protests. Raphael Wong (Centre) and Joshua Wong (Right) were jailed for contempt of court in Hong Kong on Wednesday [Bobby Yip/Reuters] A Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Young Hong Kong democracy activist sentenced to 3 months in jail
HONG KONG -- A Hong Kong court has sentenced democracy activist Joshua Wong to three months in jail in a contempt case stemming from the 2014 "Umbrella Movement" protests. The 21-year-old Wong was among activists who learned their punishment in Hong Kong's ... ( read original story ...)