Take a walk around Hong Kong, and maybe the first thing you will notice among the jumble of wet markets, convenience stores and cha chaan teng is the large number of Japanese restaurants, with almost one on every corner in some districts. Pop into a 7 ... ( read original story ...)
Hold the business cards! Hong Kong professionals ditch typical networking to get inspired and connect
For anyone who’s sick of conventional networking events in Hong Kong that feel like a soulless marathon of business card dissemination, an alternative has been gathering momentum in the city over the past three years. More people are gathering through a ... ( read original story ...)
My mother and Mao, Singapore taxes and the rise of Hong Kong property: the Robert Kuok memoirs
Malaysian-born billionaire Robert Kuok has just published his memoirs – due out at bookshops this weekend – but they are by no means a tell-all. For starters he reveals few clues on the decades-old question of who will succeed him at the helm of the ... ( read original story ...)
Overdue law on land titles could have simplified flat-buying in Hong Kong, Audit Commission says
As such, property or land buyers have to hire a lawyer to review ... This new system has long been adopted by countries such as Britain and Australia. In Hong Kong, the old deeds system has been in place since 1884 and the government has been discussing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s property market has no signs of slowing
At today’s year-end press conference, Colliers reveals Hong Kong’s property market continues to rise on the basis of a healthy economy. Hong Kong’s real GDP is likely to grow at 3.7% in 2017, the highest since 2011 and exports recorded growth of ... ( read original story ...)
Clark, Wat met Hong Kong, China developers as foreign investor debate roiled B.C.
In 2015, as home prices skyrocketed in Vancouver, then B.C. premier Christy Clark and then trade minister Teresa Wat held intimate meetings with Hong Kong developers and donors who had billions invested in Vancouver property. They wanted to know if Clark ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong apartments break the bank by selling for $149 million
The price broke the previous record paid for an apartment in the country’s burgeoning property market, when a duplex unit sold for $13,439 per square foot in September 2017. The price broke the previous record paid for an apartment in Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
In China Property, Investors May Switch From Bonds to Stocks
Shares of BB rated Chinese property developers will rise, according to the analysts led by Ryan Li, Hong Kong-based executive director of the firm’s China property research division. Dividend yields on those companies were less than the credit ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is top property investment destination
In terms of property investment, Hong Kong led its regional counterparts in Asia during the first half of 2017, a report by PwC showed. Hong Kong emerged as a top investment destination, with real estate sales reaching USD8.269bn, a 5% year-on-year increase. ( read original story ...)
UK government officials to showcase country’s development opportunities at MIPIM Asia Summit in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, CHINA–(Marketwired – Nov 23 ... Bruce Dear is one of the industry's leading commentators on issues affecting the UK property market. He has advised on some of the country's biggest property deals and his recent experience includes advising ... ( read original story ...)
Tech firms are finding Hong Kong as an IPO destination, but is it too late for the city to catch up?
Hong Kong’s stock market has seen a flurry of fundraising this year by technology and internet companies, with five of the city’s 10 largest initial public offerings occupied by companies in the new economy, compared with none last year. Most of these ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks rise for a fourth week, while Shanghai shares remain under pressure
Hong Kong stocks closed on an upbeat note on Friday, extending its advance to a fourth straight week, while Shanghai shares retreated for a second week amid concerns about tightening liquidity and strengthened regulatory surveillance. The Hang Seng Index ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong delegate to China’s legislature vows to push local officials to enact national security legislation within five years
Two Hong Kong representatives in China’s legislature have vowed to push the local government to enact national security legislation within the next five years, as nominations opened on Friday for a local poll to elect 36 deputies to the Beijing body next ... ( read original story ...)
Looming national security laws raise fresh fears for Hong Kong’s freedoms
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Amid calls from Hong Kong's pro-Beijing elite for sweeping new national security laws, government advisers and lawyers say the legislation is likely to be tougher than proposals shelved 14 years ago, raising fears about the city's ... ( read original story ...)