By Addison Gong 12:00 PM Following a roadshow in Singapore and Hong Kong, —/A-/A- rated BOC Aviation opened books for its first dollar bond of the year on Wednesday morning local time. Joint global co-ordinators BOC International, Citi, DBS, Goldman ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong students at UK universities could help decide the next British prime minister
Hong Kong students at universities in Britain are rushing to register to vote ahead of the upcoming UK general election, as the race heats up to decide the country’s next prime minister. There are an estimated 30,000 Hongkongers studying in UK ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader steps up attack against pan-democrat over UGL payment
Hong Kong’s leader on Saturday launched a broadside at an opposition lawmaker investigating his past business dealings, saying he had combed through three years’ worth of the legislator’s Facebook posts to conclude there was no evidence against him. ( read original story ...)
Hope for Hong Kong couple stuck in bureaucratic battle over attempt to bury baby lost in miscarriage
There is hope finally for a grieving Hong Kong couple whose miscarried son was designated as “clinical waste” by a public hospital, locking them in a heartbreaking bureaucratic battle to get his body back. The couple have now been informed they can get ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pours out 5.5 billion bathtubs of water a year and it ‘needs a plan to reduce waste’
Hong Kong continues to face a water supply crisis and the government has failed to introduce urgent water tariff reforms which can significantly reduce wastage, campaigners have said. A report by public policy think tank Civic Exchange – titled The ... ( read original story ...)
Handover Hangover: Hong Kong’s Film Industry Faces an Uncertain Future
When China took over Hong Kong’s sovereignty from Britain in 1997, the former British colony was promised “50 years unchanged” under the framework of “one country, two systems.” Twenty years on, a lot has changed, including Hong Kong cinema. ( read original story ...)
'NZ is open for business,' Bill English tells Hong Kong investors
Prime Minister Bill English likes the view from the 73rd floor of a high-rise owned by Asia's richest man. The visit to the headquarters of CK Hutchison Holdings is the first stop on his two-day visit to Hong Kong, where he is delivering the message: New ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong consumes 5.5 billion bathtubs of water a year and it ‘needs a plan to reduce waste’
Hong Kong continues to face a water supply crisis and the government has failed to introduce urgent water tariff reforms which can significantly reduce wastage, campaigners have said. A report by public policy think tank Civic Exchange – titled The ... ( read original story ...)
Trapped in a cycle of unbreakable poverty, Hong Kong’s single mums just want to work
Li, a 52-year-old single mother from mainland China, was left to raise her two-month-old son alone when her Hong Kong husband died in 2004. Since then she has been trapped in an unbreakable cycle of poverty, although she has been receiving social security ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks flat for the week; Tencent hits all-time high
Hong Kong stocks edged up on Friday, ending the week roughly flat, as Chinese money continued to flow into the city's share market, while index heavyweight Tencent closed at an all-time high. Sentiment was also aided by an overnight recovery on Wall Street ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong's Startup Ecosystem Is Thriving — But This Is How It Becomes A Global Hub
My very first investment into a startup company was back in 2010. Sentiment had finally turned positive again after the global financial crisis and Facebook and Twitter were both on fire, approaching huge late stage pre-IPO valuations. I had to get involved. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tightens screw on borrowers of multiple loans as property market overheats
Hong Kong has announced the second set of mortgage-tightening measures in a week to cool a property market that has broken records, taking aim at borrowers with multiple loans and whose income sources come from outside the city in an attempt to reduce ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong central bank unveils fresh measures to check property price surge
HONG KONG Hong Kong's central bank on Friday announced a fresh set of measures to cool a property market on fire. Norman Chan, the head of Hong Kong's de facto central bank, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said the fresh measures include raising the risk ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong car park sells for record $3 bln
A prized commercial property site in Hong Kong, currently being used as a public car park, has been sold to Henderson Land Development for a record HK$23.3 billion ($3 billion). As Sonia Legg reports, it outbid eight other developers including local giants ... ( read original story ...)