HONG KONG: Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan has warned the Asian financial hub is entering "a very difficult economic environment” as trade declines and growth slows. "Industries like retail, ... ( read original story ...)
As Hong Kong lenders trim staff, prospects tighten for some expat bankers unless they change roles, take a pay cut
As Deutsche Bank and other big banks reduce staff, expatriate financial workers who are made redundant and want to stay in Hong Kong may find it more difficult if they are unwilling to learn a new ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s new weapon to muffle Hong Kong protests: fake news
A protester at Hong Kong airport on Friday. Beijing-controlled media portrays the campaigners as ‘thugs’ and ‘radicals’. Photograph: Kevin On Man Lee/Rex/Shutterstock As Hong Kong enters its third ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong braces for fresh protests as marchers set to defy police ban
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong protesters readied ... Anti-government protests were planned in different locations in the Asian financial hub, including one at the city’s international airport ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents demand release of arrested woman
HONG KONG -- After the protesters evacuated ... behaviours disrupt public order," according to a statement issued by her office. Associated Press news assistant Phoebe Lai contributed to this report. ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters as marchers defy ban
HONG KONG -- Police fired tear gas at protesters in Hong Kong on ... the proposed extradition law and demands for universal voting rights. Associated Press news assistant Phoebe Lai contributed to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protesters march in defiance of police ban
HONG KONG -- Protesters marched in two Hong Kong neighbourhoods ... over the proposed extradition law and demands for universal voting rights. Associated Press news assistant Phoebe Lai contributed to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests create potential problems for Ottawa, says academic
There are four or five flights a day from Vancouver to Hong Kong during the summer season. When they land this weekend, passengers will be met by a sea of protesters staging a three-day occupation ... ( read original story ...)
For Hong Kong’s youth, there’s no hope at home – and so they pour out into the streets
Hong Kong’s geography squeezes people into living on narrow strips of flat land around the coasts. Simple supply and demand exacerbates these topographical facts, driving up property prices that are ... ( read original story ...)
Downturn to hit Hong Kong like a ‘tsunami’, as China slaps warning on Cathay
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's protests are hitting its economy, the city's leader Carrie Lam said on Friday, echoing warnings from business leaders including powerful local property developers, as ... ( read original story ...)
Economic downturn to hit Hong Kong like a ‘tsunami’, city’s leader warns
Hong Kong’s powerful property developers spoke out for the first time on Friday, urging calm in a statement signed by 17 companies, including CK Asset Holdings Ltd (1113.HK), founded by property ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong braces for another weekend of protests
Lam’s warning about the economy and the China’s targeting of a key Hong Kong business mark a toughening stance by authorities as they grapple with Hong Kong’s deepest crisis in decades. ... ( read original story ...)
Former US ambassador to China warns Beijing intervention in Hong Kong will provoke Taiwan
As Hong Kong demonstrators enter their 10th consecutive weekend of protests, the former U.S. ambassador to China warned Beijing against interference, saying that could escalate tensions across the ... ( read original story ...)
HK banks group urges end of violence
Founded in 1981, the HKAB has many members such as Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC Bank, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, Hang Seng Bank and Citibank, according to its website. Enditem ... ( read original story ...)