Companies in the Hang Seng Index rank in the midrange internationally in terms of the quality of their ESG reporting. This is the finding of the Global ESG Monitor 2022 (GEM), Regional Report ...
HSBC’s disgruntled HK retail shareholders campaign for spinoff
A small group of HSBC's Hong Kong-based retail investors are seeking support to put a resolution to the bank's 2023 annual meeting calling on it to restore its pre-pandemic dividend and set a plan to ...
Hong Kong central bank raises rates after Fed hike, HSBC follows
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said on Thursday it would raise its base rate charged through the overnight discount window by 50 basis points to 4.75%, hours after the U.S. Federal Reserve ...
Hong Kong Star Louis Koo On Backing New Talent Through One Cool Group, Hollywood Moves & Pushing VFX Boundaries In ‘Warriors Of Future’
EXCLUSIVE: Released in August, Louis Koo’s sci-fi action thriller Warriors Of Future has become not just the highest-grossing local film in Hong Kong ever, but the highest-grossing Asian film ever ...
HKMA warns borrowers to gird against risks even as Hong Kong’s rate hike slows to half point in lockstep with Fed’s policy downshift
The HKMA increased its base rate by 50 basis points to 4.75 per cent from 4.25 per cent, taking it close to a 15-year high Commercial banks in Hong Kong are expected to increase their prime lending ...
Alibaba, Nio Fall Over 2%: Hang Seng Weakens After Fed Sees Rate Hikes Through Next Year
Hong Kong stocks witnessed a sell-off on Thursday despite the Federal Reserve’s 50 basis points rate hike being on anticipated lines as central bank officials projected rate increases through next ...
HSBC’s disgruntled shareholders launch new campaign for spinoff
A small group of HSBC's Hong Kong-based retail investors are seeking support to put a resolution to the bank's 2023 annual meeting calling on it to restore its pre-pandemic dividend and set a plan to ...
Hong Kong Central Bank Hikes Rate By 50 Bps
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority lifted its benchmark rate by 50 basis points on Thursday, following the policy announcement of the ...
Hong Kong activist who staged Tiananmen vigil has conviction overturned
Hong Kong authorities have cited Covid restrictions as the reason for its ban on Tiananmen vigils since 2020. The city used to be one of the only sites on Chinese territory where authorities allowed ...
Google says does not change search results after Hong Kong anthem row
Google said Thursday it does not manipulate search results, after Hong Kong's government said the tech giant had refused its demand to remove a popular protest song.
As Hong Kong eases Covid-19 rules, it must convince the world it is open for business
Readers discuss how Hong Kong can grasp the opportunities provided by the relaxation of Covid-19 measures, an unsatisfactory experience with a bank's automated customer service system, and littering ...
HSBC, under pressure on climate policies, to stop funding new oil and gas projects
The bank says it will still provide financing and advisory services to energy sector clients at the corporate level, if consistent with its net-zero goals.
Lessons for Hong Kong in its futile pursuit of China’s zero-Covid strategy
Donald Low argues that despite Hong Kong having no choice but to adhere to the mainland’s zero-Covid stance, it was always incumbent on the government to have a Plan B.
Crypto hangover hits Hong Kong
During a week of conferences to celebrate the scrapping of suffocating pandemic restrictions on the territory, Chan signalled Hong Kong was to move towards allowing the retail trading of crypto assets ...