The average room rate the flagship property of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels (0045) increased as much as 24 percent to HK$5,485 while revenue per available room slid 0.06 percent to HK$3,148. The o... ( read original story ...)
Canon PhotoMarathon 2018 Hong Kong Station took place on 3 November
"Canon has been conscientiously improving the experience of the PhotoMarathon," Mr. Shunichi Morinaga, President and CEO of Canon Hongkong, said. "This year, the Canon PhotoMarathon Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Sertog installed on Do-Ngag Shedrupling Dratshang in Sarpang
The construction of the dratshang began in 2016. The Bhutan Drukpa Kagyu Buddhist Centre based in Hongkong initiated the construction with financial support from devotees in Hongkong. The dratshang is ... ( read original story ...)
India iPhone sales to fall for first time in four years: researcher
Neil Shah, research director at HongKong-based Counterpoint Research, said its channel checks pointed to numbers for the quarter in the range of 700,000 to 800,000 units, down from about a million a y... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Designers ‘Think Global’ in Tokyo
FASHION ASIA HONGKONG (since 2016) -- a fashion initiative combining conversations, interactions and cultural exchanges to energise the city's image, and position it as an Asian hub for fashion trade ... ( read original story ...)
In latest sign Hong Kong is shifting to a buyer’s market, auctioneers having trouble selling foreclosed homes
Sol City sales fall flat as Hong Kong project launches lose their lustre Another red flag: Lenders are repossessing property more quickly, after four or five months of missed mortgage payments instead ... ( read original story ...)
Police to investigate reports of mainland Chinese tour agents operating illegally in Hong Kong, government says
Local police will follow up on allegations that mainland Chinese tour agents are operating in Hong Kong illegally, the city’s acting leader said on Tuesday, amid concerns over a sudden influx of visit... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property agents mustn’t mislead buyers or face disciplinary action by watchdog
Stepping into autumn, a number of new residential properties in Hong Kong have been launched for sale by different property developers. Participating in the sale of these first-hand properties, proper... ( read original story ...)
News and views that inform – and shape – Hong Kong: three readers of the South China Morning Post reflect on newspaper’s 115th anniversary
The South China Morning Post published its first edition on November 6, 1903. As it now marks its 115th anniversary, three readers reflect on its importance to Hong Kong as a window to the English-spe... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng Management College upgraded to become Hong Kong’s second private university
The government has granted Hang Seng Management College university status, making it the second private university in Hong Kong. The private education institution will be renamed the Hang Seng Univers... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng University of Hong Kong makes minimal fee increase pledge
Hang Seng University of Hong Kong will not raise its tuition fees significantly in the near future after it was promoted from a college to a university, its senior management said on Wednesday. “We wi... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng closes lower, HSBC climbs by 5.7pc
Hong Kong blue chips ended lower today. The benchmark Hang Seng Index shed 0.38 percent, or, 94.41 points at 24,812.04 at the close. Shares in Tencent Holdings (0700) lost 0.08 percent at HK$259.80. H... ( read original story ...)
FTSE 100 closes lower as sterling gains on BoE rate comments
That came after the bank kept rates on hold - at 0.75% ... And Asian markets followed the US higher as well, with Shanghai’s Composite index up 1.5% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 1.5%, putting as... ( read original story ...)
US Futures, European Markets Jump Despite Another Chinese Rout
South Korea also slumped, but markets in Hong Kong, Australia and India all gained ... while the Japanese benchmark was less decisive as earnings dominated news flow. Elsewhere, Hang Seng (-0.2%) and ... ( read original story ...)