Users of PayMe, HSBC’s mobile payments app, will be able to use it on e-commerce platform HKTVmall this week, Hong Kong’s biggest bank announced on Monday. The partnership with HKTVmall, which features more than 3,000 retailers selling everything from ... ( read original story ...)
Ant Financial’s Hong Kong venture launches blockchain-based remittance service
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A venture owned partly by China fintech firm Ant Financial launched on Monday a blockchain-powered cash remittance service between Hong Kong and the Philippines, an initiative the territory hopes will improve its fintech reputation. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong motorcyclist killed in Kowloon Bay truck crash
A motorcyclist died in hospital after he became trapped under a truck following a collision in Hong Kong on Monday. The motorbike and the truck collided outside Enterprise Square in Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay soon after 12.30pm, according to police. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong plane crash leaves pilot, 23, in critical condition
A 23-year-old pilot was in critical condition on Monday morning after the light aircraft he was flying crashed in northern Hong Kong on Sunday. Calling the incident a “serious” one, the city’s Civil Aviation Department (CAD) said it would take about ... ( read original story ...)
One of the world’s hottest property markets is readying a contentious change
Hong Kong's housing market has shown little sign of cooling after years of consistent price increases. In response, the government is now considering a controversial measure. Property in the semi-autonomous region of China has long ranked among the world ... ( read original story ...)
Enough is enough: Never mind the property industry – decent housing for Hong Kong people is a social issue
Enough, enough and more enough – the time has come to call an end to all this nonsense surrounding Hong Kong’s property market and the government’s alleged attempts to cool prices. Yet another initiative is about to be launched which imposes what is ... ( read original story ...)
China’s app for everything files for huge Hong Kong IPO
Meituan-Dianping, a massive online services platform in China, has filed to go public in Hong Kong in a move that's expected to raise billions of dollars from investors. Meituan likes to call itself the "Amazon of services." The Beijing-based startup was ... ( read original story ...)
There’s more to Hong Kong than meets the eye
In this Spotlight on Hong Kong, we look ‘’Beyond Business.’’ The Police Married Quarters, or PMQ, was renovated for the art and design crowd. It’s seven stories of creative energy, housing more than 100 businesses. In this temporary exhibit space ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong driver narrowly escapes injury as he flees smoking truck on busy West Kowloon Corridor
A Hong Kong truck driver narrowly escaped injury on Monday when he fled his vehicle on a busy highway after it suddenly began billowing dense smoke. The man was driving along the Tsuen Wan-bound section of the West Kowloon Corridor in Cheung Sha Wan when ... ( read original story ...)
Fourth runway for Hong Kong unlikely, airport chief says
Hong Kong is unlikely to get a fourth runway after its third airstrip is completed by 2024, even as Asian cities race to boost flight capacity to meet surging demand for air travel, the man running one of the world’s busiest airports has said. ( read original story ...)
Answer to Hong Kong housing crisis lies in prefabricated container homes, says lead consultant on Sham Shui Po project
The man supervising Hong Kong’s first social housing project using prefabricated container homes believes it could ultimately be the solution to solving the city’s housing crisis. Stephen Lai Yuk-fai, the managing director of Rider Levett Bucknall ... ( read original story ...)
Sex harassment rife in Hong Kong churches, survey suggests
A survey of Hong Kong Christians has thrown up at least another 55 sexual harassment cases in churches, half of them allegedly committed by pastors or church leaders. The survey, released on Sunday by the Hong Kong Christian Council, came after pastor Ngai ... ( read original story ...)
McKinsey’s Kevin Sneader on rebooting the consultancy
Leading McKinsey, which advises the world’s biggest corporations ... San Francisco and back home to Hong Kong, where he lives with his wife, Amy, and their two daughters. “I’m five foot five, so I fit in an aeroplane seat,” he quips, “So for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s leader to meet China vice-premier in Beijing to discuss city’s role in creation of new Silicon Valley
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor will meet China’s vice-premier Han Zheng on Tuesday to discuss Beijing’s plan to transform the city, Macau and nine mainland cities into an economic and innovation powerhouse to rival Silicon Valley. ( read original story ...)