Glowing cartoon Inuits tumbled down Hong Kong's post office building and a forest of illuminated bamboo rods lit up the city centre as part of a visit by France's famous Lumieres festival. Local and international artists joined the extension of Lyon's ... ( read original story ...)
Ballet ace encourages Hong Kong students of all ages, noting time is greatest challenge in city
Young Hong Kong dancers have nearly everything going for them except time, an internationally renowned ballerina has observed. Venezuelan-born Victoria Vargas, a globetrotting ballerina and choreographer, expressed sympathy over the sight of local children ... ( read original story ...)
Ballet diva encourages Hong Kong students of all ages, noting time is greatest challenge in city
Young Hong Kong dancers have nearly everything going for them except time, an internationally renowned ballerina has observed. Venezuelan-born Victoria Vargas, a globetrotting ballet diva and choreographer, expressed sympathy over the sight of local ... ( read original story ...)
Pension fund could be used to help Hong Kong citizens get mortgage
The government is studying the feasibility of allowing Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) account holders to withdraw part of their accrued interest for mortgage down payments. This practice has been adopted in Singapore for a long time, but opinion is divided ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese developers turn to mortgage balance-ABS for liquidity
HONG KONG, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Chinese developers such as China ... Most developers consolidate asset-backed securities on their balance sheets as debt, because the mortgage receivables are used as collateral. However, the securities are still seen by ... ( read original story ...)
Demand for expat BLT mortgages reaches new high
According to new research from Liquid Expat Mortgages, demand from expats looking for BTL mortgages ... The majority of enquiries have come from expats living in UAE (30%), Hong Kong (15%) and Singapore (10%). This trend is likely to continue in line ... ( read original story ...)
Contactless competition: WeChat Pay is coming to Hong Kong’s MTR, and Alipay may not be far behind
The news came two days after WeChat’s mother company, Hong Kong-listed Tencent Holdings, replaced Facebook to become the world’s fifth-largest company in market value. “Under the collaboration, mobile payment solutions including WeChat Pay Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Office exodus: Hong Kong bankers take 90-minute lunch breaks
Lunch is for wimps? Actually in Hong Kong banking it’s a sign of strength. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/hk-en/301578/analyst-goldman-sachs-hong-kong/ Even in an era of ongoing cost cutting, there’s one thing that Hong Kong finance professionals ... ( read original story ...)
What’s the Greater Bay Area plan? Hong Kong’s young people don’t know either, with half having never heard of it
More than half of Hong Kong’s young people have never heard of the “Greater ... The average score recorded in response to the statement: “I pay attention to recent news and discussion about the Greater Bay Area plan” was just 2.01 out of 5, meaning ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Open: Winning starts for Saina, Sindhu and Prannoy
Nehwal, the 2010 Hong Kong Open winner, will next face a tough opponent in teen ... 19-21 in the first round. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your device. ( read original story ...)
Oscars: How ‘Mad World’ Offers an Alternative Look at Life in Hong Kong
The screenwriter wanted to expand on the aftermath of a news story in a subdivided flat — to record Hong Kong’s living issues and circumstances of this era in the film. What kind of limitations did the budget of $257,000 and a two-week shoot pose on ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing seeks better understanding of Communist Party’s work and goals from Hong Kong establishment
Beijing mobilised a senior Chinese Communist Party theorist and its top official in Hong Kong to drive home an unusually direct message to the city’s establishment on Thursday about better understanding and improving cross-border ties after China’s ... ( read original story ...)
Why Investors Are Piling into Hong Kong IPOs
Dig deeper than the mainstream headlines to see where the stock market is really at — and where the true stock opportunities lie. Discover the latest insights on global and Australian share markets right here...so that you can buy, sell and trade shares ... ( read original story ...)
Mom and pop investors pile into Hong Kong IPOs in $163bn bonanza
Bull statues displayed outside the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Hong Kong retail stock buyers placed orders for $163bn worth of equity in this year’s major deals, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Mom-and-pop investors haven’t been this crazy for ... ( read original story ...)