Simon Siu, chairman of Estate Agents Authority, says decision to scrap extra stamp duties last month was 'shot in the arm' for ailing property market One estate agency says transactions in city's 35 ...
Hong Kong’s Article 23 law: auditors call for clarity amid fears over handling confidential information linked to possible state secrets
Auditors in Hong Kong need more legal assurances that a domestic national security bill will not place an onerous burden on them as they handle confidential corporate information that could ...
20 major companies to open or expand in Hong Kong this week, finance secretary Paul Chan says
but achievable’ The Greater Bay Area is Beijing’s plan to link Hong Kong, Macau and nine mainland cities to create an economic and business powerhouse. Chan said Hong Kong’s advanced financial ...
20 major companies to open or expand in Hong Kong this week, finance chief Paul Chan says
Chan says firms, together with 30 companies that made similar moves last year, will invest more than HK$40 billion in the city and create 13,000 jobs 'These key companies will help attract upstream, ...
Finance stocks rally despite ELS woes
"We posit that the surge in financial stocks has been driven by expectations of a resolution in the Hong Kong-linked ELS situation and anticipations regarding shareholder return policies," remarked ...
How Hong Kong can encourage the next generation of problem-solvers
Consulting firm McKinsey estimates that we will need at least 60,000 new ... In 2022, we established the GIS Academy in Hong Kong to gather and nurture talented students. In today’s rapidly changing ...
Last residents of ageing Hong Kong estate cling to memories, resist deadline to make way for redevelopment
Most of the 1,600 rental units at Tai Hang Sai Estate are empty, and about half the tenants want to return when new flats are built Unhappy residents stalled plan to redevelop city's only privately ...
Hong Kong family offices turn attention to India, following global trend towards ‘prime destination for investment’
Analysts consider India a promising growth story, with significant economic expansion and an influx of capital into equities and fixed income.
Risk an opportunity for the brave
Money makes the world go round, so sang Sally Bowles in the famous movie Cabaret. Money today keeps the global economy ticking, and if the central banks stop printing money, we would already be in a ...
From winning Prince William’s Earthshot prize to reviving corals in Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong start-ups add gloss to city’s greentech hub ambitions
More than 200 greentech companies currently operate in the city, of which some are equipped with ‘globally competitive’ technologies and are making inroads into the mainland Chinese and overseas ...
Jail terms of up to 7 years for 12 who stormed Hong Kong legislature
A Hong Kong court on Saturday sentenced 12 people to jail terms of up to almost seven years in a high-profile rioting case linked to the storming of the city legislature during a pro-democracy protest ...
Hong Kong’s waste problem demands opening market to investment, circular-economy models: China Everbright Environment
The city is too reliant on landfills, and the government expects them to be full by 2026, says a vice-president at the Hong Kong-listed companyThe government should further open the local ...
Barriers come down in Hong Kong border town as China plans closer ties
Tourists visit the Sha Tau Kok border area between Hong Kong and mainland China on New Year’s Day after the once restricted zone opened up © May Tse/SCMP/Reuters Barriers come down in Hong Kong border ...
Hong Kong scientists worry that Biden’s executive order to restrict sharing of ‘bulk data’ will hurt research
US action targeting 'countries of concern' may leave city's researchers without access to critical data Details of US action not worked out yet, but some scientists say they can look for new sources ...