US authorities have arrested Hong Kong’s former home affairs secretary and the ex-foreign minister of Senegal for allegedly leading a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme in Africa on behalf of a top Chinese energy company, with some deals supposedly ... ( read original story ...)
‘Outlandish’: 88,000 applicants for 620 Hong Kong subsidised flats
About 88,000 Hong Kong families had applied for 620 subsidised homes, a record of 141 applicants competing for each flat, housing authorities said on Monday as the city’s overall property prices continued to soar. By the 7pm deadline, applications for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong urged to adopt gender-neutral public facilities as Legco considers legal recognition of transgender people
Sexual minorities in Hong Kong urged the government on Monday to set up gender-neutral public facilities to cut down on unwanted attention they claim to face. The suggestion came during a special meeting in the Legislative Council on what was the ... ( read original story ...)
Banks Shun Bitcoin In Hong Kong, Businesses Seek Foreign Help
Hong Kong’s Bitcoin business sector is feeling uncertain as local exchange Gatecoin loses its banking services. Just a month after reports of a mass ‘Bitcoin exodus’ from China after it banned crypto-to-fiat trading and ICOs, Hong Kong also appears ... ( read original story ...)
Finance director murdered mistress and sneaked away the body, prosecutors tell Hong Kong court
A finance company director killed his mistress and successfully sneaked the body out of her flat only for it never to be found, prosecutors told a Hong Kong court on Monday. Opening the murder trial of Ivan Chan Man-sum, lawyer Anna Lai Yuen-kee SC said ... ( read original story ...)
Biometric Solutions Provider BIO-key Expands Asia Presence, Adding Hong Kong Based Financial Executive Fabian Shin to its Board
Wall, N.J., Nov. 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) BIO-key International, Inc. (NASDAQ:BKYI), an innovative provider of biometric software and hardware systems and consumer products offering strong, convenient security and user access, today announced the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks gain for a third straight session, lifting Tencent’s valuation above US$500b milestone
Hong Kong stocks closed higher on Monday, aided by a surge in Tencent Holdings, whose market value surpassed US$500 billion. More than HK$14.5 billion (US$1.86 billion) worth of Tencent shares changed hands, accounting for 13.4 per cent of the total ... ( read original story ...)
Why don’t we convert prime waterfront land at Hong Kong’s shrinking port into housing?
The biggest one of them is controlled by developer Li Ka-shing, who has made it his life’s business to turn port facilities in Hong Kong into housing projects. This would be his biggest one ever, and the port business he loses here would be gained ... ( read original story ...)
Poverty in Hong Kong could worsen in 2018 even after government handouts, welfare minister warns
The Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report for 2016, released last Friday, showed that 1.35 million of the city’s 7.35 million residents were living below the official poverty line, with the figure dropping to 996,000 after factoring in cash interventions ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong urged to learn lessons from Taiwan to better treat rare diseases
Hong Kong lawmaker Fernando Cheung Chiu-hung has urged Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor to follow Taiwan’s lead in using legal means to guarantee the supply of so-called orphan drugs for specific rare diseases, which drug makers are reluctant ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Superseries: Visa issue resolved; P Kashyap, Sai Praneeth allowed to play
India's Parupalli Kashyap and B Sai Praneeth will be able to take part in the Hong Kong Superseries after the visa issue concerning the two shuttlers was resolved. Hong Kong Badminton Association, the organisers of the Superseries resolved the matter for ... ( read original story ...)
Dead end for Hong Kong democracy, so focus on social policies now, new Labour Party head says
Hong Kong’s road to greater democracy has come to a dead end for now and pan-democrats should shift their focus to call for better policies improving people’s livelihoods and safeguarding human rights, the Labour Party’s new chairman said on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong students who skip DSE exam for vocational studies can still go to university in landmark new programme
Hong Kong youth will soon have the option to skip the city’s high-pressure secondary school leaving examination to pursue vocational education at an earlier age without worrying about the lack of opportunities to obtain a degree later. This route could ... ( read original story ...)
Mom and Pop Pile Into Hong Kong IPOs in $163 Billion Bonanza
Mom-and-pop investors haven’t been this crazy for Hong Kong initial public offerings since 2009. Hong Kong retail stock buyers placed orders for $163 billion worth of equity in this year’s major deals, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. ( read original story ...)