Shares of HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBC,HSBA.L) increased more than 4 percent in Hong Kong and London trading after the Asia-focused lender reported Monday significant growth in its third-quarter earnings a... ( read original story ...)
HSBC third quarter profit rises 28 percent on lower costs, beats forecasts
HONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings Plc reported on Monday a better-than-expected 28 percent rise in quarterly profit before tax, bolstered mainly by the lender's Asia business and better con... ( read original story ...)
Serial Hong Kong litigant who failed to declare new bank account and HK$60,000 in cash challenges decision to revoke legal aid
A former Hong Kong civil servant given legal aid to launch a judicial review challenging the city’s controversial small-house policy argued in court on Monday that officials erred in revoking his fina... ( read original story ...)
Vogue Hong Kong to Launch Early 2019
BEIJING — Condé Nast International is to debut a bilingual Hong Kong edition of Vogue, the company announced, a title which will be the 26th addition to the Vogue family and tasked with ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s New-Home Sales Tumble in First Data Since Rate Rise
Hong Kong’s new-home sales cooled, another sign of weakness in a property market that may be at risk of a correction. The transaction value so far in October is HK$11.2 billion ($1.4 billion), the low... ( read original story ...)
HSBC’s Shares Surge as Bank Shows Progress Taming Its Costs
Flint also said the bank’s appetite to do business in other geographies including Saudi Arabia remains unchanged despite the recent controversy over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Read more ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong eager to play bigger role in China’s further reform and opening up, Carrie Lam says
Hong Kong is eager to play a bigger role in China’s further reform and opening up and to share its experience in institution-building with emergent economies, Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet- ... ( read original story ...)
HK a key national contributor
In short, we hope to make Hong Kong a fund-raising hub for green projects, and encourage more Belt & Road investors and issuers to participate in the Hong Kong bond market. Closer at home to achieve i... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong still China’s most competitive city, but Greater Bay Area has a long way to go, study shows
Hong Kong is still China’s most competitive city, the latest survey by the United Nations and China’s foremost think tank has found. The study also concluded that China’s “Greater Bay Area” – a projec... ( read original story ...)
Departing Hong Kong anti-graft director rejects suggestions of Beijing interference in ICAC’s operations
The outgoing investigation chief of Hong Kong’s graft-buster has rejected any notion of interference by mainland Chinese authorities in the operations of the Independent Commission Against Corruption ... ( read original story ...)
Why architect of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge’s passenger clearance building looked to nature for inspiration
When visitors marvel at the wavelike architecture of Hong Kong’s passenger clearance building for the world’s longest sea crossing, they might feel a sense of intimacy and connectivity with nature. Th... ( read original story ...)
The erosion of Hong Kong’s free press
In early October, the Hong Kong government refused to renew the work visa of Victor Mallet, a British national and the Financial Times’s Asia news editor. To date, the government has not given any rea... ( read original story ...)
Negative equity returns to Hong Kong as small flats’ value drop by 20 per cent in a declining market
Many people who bought flats in the last couple of months have seen their value decline by as much as 20 per cent, according to up-to-date estimates by HSBC, Hong Kong’s largest mortgage provider. Hon... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) bumpy ride this week
Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index closed on Friday at a fresh 18-month low 24,717.63, down 276.83 points, or 1.11 per cent. It finished the week with a 3.3 per cent decline. Overall, the bias in p... ( read original story ...)