Death of Queen Elizabeth and city’s crowds who mourned sparks call for faster removal of colonial-era hangovers ... ( read original story ...)
Record numbers of Chinese students head for Hong Kong universities
Hong Kong universities have recorded a surge in Chinese students from the mainland as they decide against pursuing their studies in western countries.The number of undergraduate students from China ... ( read original story ...)
China’s property crash: ‘a slow-motion financial crisis’
Logan Wright, a Hong Kong-based partner at consultancy Rhodium Group, calls the situation a “slow-motion financial crisis”. Contagion is spreading into the deep tissue of China’s political economy. ( read original story ...)
Using restraints which can impede mentally-disabled students’ breathing breaches Hong Kong guidelines, warns protection group
Education Bureau guidelines state that restraints used on students cannot affect their breathing Warning comes in response to accusations made against Hong Chi Pinehill No 2 School in Tai Po Using ... ( read original story ...)
China demands foreign diplomats provide floor plans of Hong Kong missions
China has demanded the floor plans of all properties rented by foreign missions in Hong Kong, in a move diplomats believe reflects Beijing’s paranoia about overseas interference in the Asian financial ... ( read original story ...)
Linklaters adds Hong Kong restructuring head from Allen & Overy
Linklaters said Monday that it has added a new partner to its Asia restructuring and insolvency practice in Hong Kong from rival U.K.-founded law firm Allen & Overy. ( read original story ...)
Tencent, HKEX, New World, Ping An among first firms to explore Hong Kong issue of yuan shares under new scheme
Tencent, New World Development and Ping An Insurance are among 14 companies that said on Monday they will explore issuing yuan-denominated shares under a government plan to allow trading in such ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Property Props Up Plunging Hong Kong Stocks
The Hang Seng Index closed at an 11-year low, with losses in financials and tech, although piecemeal property measures out of Beijing temporarily boosted developers. ( read original story ...)
HKMA buys HK$2.355 billion from market to stop currency weakening
Hong Kong's de facto central bank bought HK$2.355 billion ($300.00 million) from the market on Monday to stop the local currency weakening and breaking its peg to the U.S. dollar.The Hong Kong dollar ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC, Tencent add to Hong Kong stock losses as traders shun riskier assets for safe haven before market holidays
Stocks find no traction even after a 21 per cent slump last quarter, with traders wary of losses before the market pauses on Tuesday for a holiday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is opening up to tourism — but is it too late?
The city hopes the move will revive its status as an international business and travel hub, but the locals said the change may be too late. ( read original story ...)
EC Healthcare Acquires Multi-Disciplinary Healthcare Services Chain in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, Oct 3, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - EC Healthcare (the "Company", which together with its subsidiaries is referred to as the "Group", SEHK stock code: 2138), the largest non-hospital medical ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong hoping end of quarantine, US$1.3 million cash subsidy will bring fintech start-ups back to city, Cyberport executive says
The relaxation of tough Covid-19 restrictions and a government cash subsidy programme will attract fintech start-up founders back to Hong Kong, according to a senior executive at Cyberport, the city’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks open lower as jobs report looms
Hong Kong stocks fell again at the beginning of trading Monday, with investors looking ahead to a key US jobs report at the end of the week, while attention will also turn to the upcoming earnings ... ( read original story ...)