Taiwan authorities have cited working for the China arm of Big Four audit firm KPMG and for airline Cathay Pacific as reasons to reject immigration applications from Hong Kong residents, amid a ... ( read original story ...)
Nick ‘Honey Badger’ Cummins accused of endorsing human rights abuses in Hong Kong
Billboards in Sydney and Melbourne have also been plastered in ads from the Hong Kong government declaring a “new era” of “stability, prosperity and opportunity” for the global financial hub. The ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. lawmakers slam U.S. corporate executives’ Hong Kong trip plans
Load Error At issue: the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit in November, where senior executives from financial institutions including JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup ... ( read original story ...)
Credit Suisse’s Hong Kong Bankers Deserve Some Love
Drastic options are on the table, including a large-scale investment banking retreat, a sale of its securitized products business — and, of course — a lot of layoffs to cut costs. In Hong Kong, one of ... ( read original story ...)
China’s space recruitment drive: One small step for Hong Kong, one giant leap for the economy?
That China's space programme will launch a recruitment drive in Hong Kong can inspire society, including its academic, business and technology elites, to prioritise STEM education With government ... ( read original story ...)
Bipartisan group of senators condemns China’s prosecution of Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a resolution to condemn the Chinese government’s crackdown in Hong Kong and its prosecution of outspoken Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen. ( read original story ...)
CityLab Daily: Hong Kong Clash Pits Housing vs. Birds
How to solve the great urban restroom shortage, and Michigan lures a $1.6 billion battery factory in the fight for EV jobs. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares soar 5%, leading Asian market gains
The Hang Seng in Hong Kong rose 5.3% to 17,988.86, catching up with gains elsewhere as markets reopened following a holiday Tuesday. Markets in mainland China remained closed for a holiday. Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residential sales hit 4,137 units in August
NOVO LAND Phase 1B in Tuen Mun was oversubscribed by about 48 times. According to a Knight Frank report, Hong Kong home prices remained under pressure in August. The overall home price index dropped 1 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ice factory supplying 30% of local catering businesses fears closure due to public housing development plan
An ice factory that supplies ice to 30 per cent of Hong Kong food and beverage businesses faces an uncertain future as it has to make way for public housing development plans. Hang Chan, the executive ... ( read original story ...)
Virgin Atlantic ceases operations in Hong Kong, cites Russian airspace closure ‘complexities’
British airline Virgin Atlantic announced Wednesday it was permanently ceasing operations in Hong Kong due to issues related to the closure of Russian airspace. ( read original story ...)
Oxfam warns of soaring inequality in Hong Kong
Inequality has dramatically worsened in Hong Kong, Oxfam warned Wednesday, placing further pressure on the financial hub's leaders who have been ordered to reduce poverty by Chinese President Xi ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Hong Kong-based air crew allowed to leave hotels during overseas layovers in latest relaxation
Air crew based in Hong Kong no longer have to isolate in hotels while overseas, putting an end to the government’s Covid-19 “closed-loop arrangements” intended to minimise their contact with the ... ( read original story ...)
Third Hong Kong Capital Markets Advisor Leaves Linklaters, This Time for K&L Gates
Iris Leung is the third capital markets partner to leave Linklaters' Hong Kong office in recent months. K&L Gates has poached capital markets partner, Iris Leung, from the Hong Kong office of ... ( read original story ...)