Hong Kong’s top court could soon get its first female judge, after its UK counterpart appointed its first ever female president. Lady Hale made history on Friday by becoming the third president of the UK’s Supreme Court since its inception in 2009 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s 2017 growth forecast could be revised up by half a percentage point, finance chief says, eyeing recovery
Hong Kong’s economy is improving at a rate faster than expected and the government could revise upwards its growth forecast for the year by half a percentage point from the original 2 to 3 per cent, the city’s finance chief said on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tackles world’s first case of patient contracting Japanese encephalitis through blood transfusion
Hong Kong health authorities are tackling the world’s first case of a patient contracting the potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease, Japanese encephalitis (JE), through a blood transfusion. The 52-year-old man was fighting for his life at Queen Mary ... ( read original story ...)
Lease deal likely to end stand-off over joint immigration checkpoint for rail link from Hong Kong to mainland China
Hong Kong is expected to lease space inside the future high-speed rail terminus at West Kowloon to mainland Chinese authorities to implement a plan for a joint immigration checkpoint, under a deal to be announced as early as next week. The proposal will ... ( read original story ...)
Owner of Hong Kong’s priciest mansion completes US$530m purchase of Canary Wharf office
Cheung Kei Group, the property developer owned by the owner of Hong Kong’s most expensive mansion, has completed its £410 million (US$530 million) purchase of a landmark 12-story office building in London’s Canary Wharf, in the biggest real estate ... ( read original story ...)
Swiss Re pioneers parametric typhoon business interruption cover
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the large primary commercial insurance arm of the global reinsurance player, has launched an innovative new parametric insurance product designed to protect Hong Kong businesses against business interruption caused by typhoon ... ( read original story ...)
Fly Qantas business class using American Airlines points
It's a way to fly Qantas business class from Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane to Singapore, Hong Kong or Tokyo for only $2,000 return. Also on the menu: a $2,000 business class round-trip from Sydney to Shanghai, Beijing or Bangkok. This isn’t some shonky ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Business School Is Readying International MBA Students For Careers In China
80-to-85% of MBA grads from Hong Kong’s CUHK Business School land jobs in Asia each year. Over 1,000 CUHK MBA alumni work in China. Michael Czoske joined CUHK with experience working for engineering companies across the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. ( read original story ...)
Latest fibre optic technology in Hong Kong to vault the Pacific Ocean
This would be thanks to a super high-speed fibre optic cable, which is being built by Google and Facebook, which aims to span the 12,000 kilometres separating Hong Kong and Los Angeles across the Pacific Ocean. The latest leap in technology was testament ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong post office HQ to be demolished to make way for offices in plan to transform Central harbourfront
Hong Kong’s post office headquarters in Central is set to be demolished to make way for office buildings as part of a transformation of the city’s prime waterfront space. The General Post Office building, opened in 1976, will be torn down and its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Taiwan police bust love scam syndicate in joint operation
Police from Hong Kong and Taiwan have busted a syndicate running online romance scams which duped Taiwanese women out of over HK$77 million, according to Taiwan’s official news agency. The racket, based in Taiwan, swindled 127 Taiwanese womenover the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists demand end to shark fin soup
Protesters have called on one of Hong Kong's most well-known restaurants to stop serving the jelly-like delicacy. Despite government's efforts, the illegal import of fins continues, threatening many species. Diners at Maxim's Palace in Hong Kong on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong gallery: Reds hold open training session in sunshine
Liverpool hosted an open training session at Mong Kok Stadium in Hong Kong on Friday - here is a gallery of the players' workout in the blazing sun. Local supporters were in the stands to watch as the Reds prepared for tomorrow's Premier League Asia Trophy ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares end 9-day winning streak, pull back from 2-yr highs
Hong Kong stocks snapped a nine-day winning streak on Friday as investors took a breather after the benchmark index scaled a fresh two-year peak in the previous session. The Hang Seng index shed 0.1 percent, or 34.12 points to 26,706.09, ending its longest ... ( read original story ...)