For 28 years, tens of thousands of Hong Kong democracy advocates have marked the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown by rallying for political change in China. This year, they face new risk in doing so. At issue are a series of slogans chanted ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Banks, Meet the 21st Century
Still, the prize will be worthwhile. HSBC Holdings Plc, Standard Chartered Plc and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd., the city’s three note-issuing banks, can’t take their stranglehold on deposits for granted. Not when the new virtual lenders are being ... ( read original story ...)
Double typhoon still unconfirmed but squalls and thunderstorms to hit Hong Kong in coming days
While authorities cannot confirm if two storms brewing in the region will become a “double typhoon”, Hong Kong weather officials expect unstable conditions with squally showers and thunderstorms over the city in the coming days. After sweltering under ... ( read original story ...)
Bombardier signs letter of intent for 18 business jets with Hong Kong firm
Bombardier said Tuesday it has signed a letter of intent with carrier HK Bellawings Jet Limited that could result in the acquisition of up to 18 Global 6500 and Global 7500 aircraft. The value of the transaction could reach $1.14 billion U.S. at list ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Airlines axes Gold Coast, Cairns flights
Hong Kong Airlines is pulling out of the Australian market with the axing of its flights to the Gold Coast and Cairns. The Virgin Australia partner airline has confirmed those flights will end on 28 October 2018 "due to its changing business strategy in ... ( read original story ...)
June 4 shows why Hong Kong is not just another city in China
On a business trip to Singapore and Malaysia over the last few days, I found taxi drivers often asking me if I was from China, and which part of the country I came from. “Yes, I’m from Hong Kong,” was my regular answer. Then the conversation would ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s why there’s no need to lose faith in Hong Kong’s MTR system
One look at all the news about Hong Kong’s metro system these days and you’d think we’re talking about a train wreck of a service. Anyone overseas who has never been to this city could be forgiven for assuming we have a third world-standard mass ... ( read original story ...)
24 hours in Hong Kong: the dramatic untold story of trio’s escape after the Tiananmen Square crackdown
It is a story previously only whispered of in certain circles, a story of a young married couple fleeing a violent government crackdown, of a man who left his family and risked his life to smuggle them out of the country, and of the part Hong Kong played ... ( read original story ...)
Drought in Hong Kong: city’s dry spell continues but experts say high temperatures and low reservoir levels don’t tell full story
Farm owner Raymond Cheng Wai-man never thought the day would come when he would yearn for a downpour. Subtropical Hong Kong, after all, gets an average of 2,400mm of rain a year, about a tenth of which comes in May. But since January this year, less than ... ( read original story ...)
Boeing sells three Dreamliners to Chinese jet lessor BOC Aviation
The order is worth $845 million at current list prices and pushes the Singapore-based Bank of China aviation affiliate's total orders for Dreamliners to 14, BOC said in a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The deal supports Boeing's decision to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong prop maker found guilty of keeping ‘counterfeit’ bank notes used in award-winning film
The boss of a Hong Kong film prop company has been given a suspended sentence after being convicted of keeping some 200,000 fake bank notes labelled “props” used in the award-winning crime thriller Trivisa. Cheung Wai-lun, the person in charge of Wai ... ( read original story ...)
No room for city rivalries in China’s Greater Bay Area project if region wants to match New York and Tokyo, Hong Kong told
An underdeveloped service sector and rivalry between Hong Kong and Guangdong cities could hamper efforts to turn southern China’s “Greater Bay Area” into a tech and finance hub to rival those in Japan and the US, a veteran pro-establishment lawmaker ... ( read original story ...)
Where do blockbuster IPOs stand as the fizz goes out of Hong Kong’s stock trading debuts?
On the eve of what could possibly be the world’s biggest initial public offering this year, has the fizz gone out of Hong Kong’s market? Of the 87 companies that raised funds in the city this year, 53 per cent of the total traded at prices below their ... ( read original story ...)
More tax treaties needed for Hong Kong to take on Singapore, Ireland as aircraft leasing hub, industry players warn
Hong Kong’s bid to take on Singapore and Ireland as a centre for aircraft leasing will slow down if it does not increase double tax agreements that make it attractive for companies to do business in the city, industry players warned. Such agreements ... ( read original story ...)