HONG KONG -- A committee dominated by pro-Beijing elites is casting ballots Sunday to choose Hong Kong's next leader in the first such vote since 2014's huge pro-democracy protests. The election committee's 1,194 members voted at a downtown exhibition ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong prepares for new leader
These are external links and will open in a new window Hong Kong is preparing for the election of a new leader. The candidate will be chosen by a committee of mostly pro-Beijing electors, rather than a public vote, which pro-democracy campaigners have been ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong choose new leader amid accusations of China meddling
A protester holds up a yellow umbrella, the symbol of the Occupy Central movement, as she marches to demand universal suffrage in the Chief Executive election in Hong Kong Thomson Reuters HONG KONG (Reuters) - A small electoral college chooses a new Hong ... ( read original story ...)
The Hong Kong chief executive election: What you need to know
This committee is made up of the 70 members of Hong Kong’s legislative chamber, and a mix of professionals, business and trade elites. The first vote will be cast at 9am, and the three candidates need at least 601 votes to win. If there is no overall ... ( read original story ...)
Video protest over divisive Hong Kong vote
Entitled "No election in Hong Kong now", the collated livestream on Facebook was billed by organisers as a "counter-broadcast". The collage of images comprises clips submitted by Hongkongers going about their normal business to show their lack of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong chooses new Beijing-backed leader amid political tension
academia and the judiciary as tarnishing the city's international business allure. The detention in 2015 of five Hong Kong booksellers who sold material critical of Beijing also dismayed many residents. The upheavals over the city's autonomy and democratic ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong relives its failed push for greater democracy as leadership election nears
Ng, a Hong Kong lawyer who has written a book about the Umbrella Movement protests. “All we can do is watch and wait for the future of our city to be decided for us.” A 1,194-member election committee of business and political elites, many of whom are ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong chooses new leader amid accusations of China meddling
A small electoral college began voting for a new Hong Kong leader on Sunday amid accusations that Beijing is meddling and denying the Chinese-ruled financial hub a more populist leader perhaps better suited to defuse political tension. The majority of the ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC to launch voice recognition in Hong Kong for phone banking
If you are tired of remembering, or worse still have forgotten your password, here is something you can bank on – your own voice, as more lenders launch voice biometric identity verification for phone banking. Citibank already has one million customers ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong hopes for business services boom from AIIB club
Hong Kong is hoping its professional and financial services will get a big boost when it becomes a member of a Beijing-backed bank created to finance infrastructure across Asia. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) board announced on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s future: a bridge from China to Southeast Asia
A third report, this one by McKinsey Global Institute, forecasts that by as early as 2030, Southeast Asia will have the fourth-largest GDP in the world, after the United States, China and Japan. Again, little is mentioned of Hong Kong in this context. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader's race pits Beijing's pick vs 'Uncle Chips'
Hong Kong's next leader will be chosen Sunday by an election committee stacked with pro-Beijing elites who heed the wishes of China's communist leaders rather than the semiautonomous region's voters. The candidates are front-runner Carrie Lam, a career ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to choose new leader amid anger at perceived China meddling
HONG KONG A small electoral college chooses a new Hong Kong leader on Sunday amid accusations of meddling by Beijing, denying the Chinese-ruled financial hub a more populist leader perhaps better suited to defuse political tension. The vast majority of the ... ( read original story ...)
Fitch: Small Hong Kong Banks' Insurance Business Sale Rating Neutral
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) HONG KONG, March 24 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings does not believe the disposal of stakes in Hong Kong Life Insurance Limited (not rated) by OCBC Wing Hang Bank Ltd (WHB; A+/Stable/a-), Shanghai ... ( read original story ...)