Yum China Holdings Inc. is telling prospective investors it plans to price its second listing in Hong Kong at HK$412 per share, putting it on course to raise HK$17.3 billion ($2.2 billion), according ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong financial firms step up compliance hiring amid U.S. sanctions, security law
Financial firms in Hong Kong are scrambling to fortify their compliance operations following U.S. sanctions and China's new national security law, even as the sector pushes to cut costs amid the ... ( read original story ...)
As Hong Kong’s academic year begins under security law, it’s unclear what can legally be said in a classroom
In Hong Kong's growing climate of fear and self censorship, it's unclear what can legally be said in the classroom -- and whether student activism may become a thing of the past. ( read original story ...)
UN experts decry Hong Kong security law in letter to China
U.N. human rights experts have told China the new security law for Hong Kong "infringes on certain fundamental rights" and voiced concerns that it could be used to prosecute political activists in the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s central bank has spent more in 2020 to keep its currency peg more than in it did in 2009 after the financial crisis
Summary List Placement Hong Kong's central bank has intervened more than 40 times this year to maintain its peg to the US dollar. It has bought ... ( read original story ...)
Looking Beyond Hong Kong: What Are the Alternatives?
The special administrative region of Hong Kong has long been a magnet for foreign direct investment. Recently, the cracks in its special “one country, two systems” relationship with China have widened ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court acquits media mogul Jimmy Lai of intimidation
Magistrate finds no evidence pro-democracy tycoon tried to instil fear in reporter from rival paper ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s days of ‘cash is king’ may be in peril as fears of Covid-19 infection boost digital payments
The outbreak has made people worry about touching coins and notes, which appears to have accelerated a shift towards digital payments, according to transaction data and Visa’s local boss. ( read original story ...)
Bitter Trump could punish China and Hong Kong in event of US election defeat, warns sanctions expert
Former senior adviser to US treasury department says lame-duck president could lash out with more sanctions if he’s beaten by Joe Biden in November. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong staff at Chinese banks pressured to take COVID test
CLSA, Bank of China's Hong Kong unit, China International Capital Corp., Haitong International, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China's local operations and Founder Securities are among companies ... ( read original story ...)
Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong tycoon found not guilty in intimidation trial
A Hong Kong court has found media mogul Jimmy Lai not guilty of intimidating a photojournalist from a rival newspaper three years ago. Mr Lai had denied the charge of "criminal intimidation" over a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Beijing cracks down while the financial centre thrives
It is a tale of two Hong Kongs. Twelve pro-democracy activists were last week captured by China’s coast guard as they attempted a dramatic speedboat escape to Taiwan. They were seeking to evade ... ( read original story ...)
Video: Hong Kong national security law leaves ‘Lennon Walls’ in restaurants blank, protest posters out
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Hong Kong steps up currency interventions to most since 2009
Hong Kong’s central bank has been selling the territory’s dollar this year after relatively high interest rates and share offerings strengthened the currency to the edge of its designated range ... ( read original story ...)