Their leader was Vandeleur Grayburn, chief manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the man regarded by some as the real ruler of pre-war Hong Kong: “the Governor’s governor”. All in all, about 100 adult enemy civilians were allowed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Cyclothon draws record 4,900 participants as major roads are closed for racers
A record 4,900 professional and amateur cyclists battled it out in Hong Kong on Sunday at the annual cyclothon, even as participants said the city had much work to do to transform itself into a truly bike-friendly place. A wide range of races was scheduled ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong team in epic 3,000km solar car race across Australian desert
A team from the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) is joining the race for the third time, but with a new, much lighter car called SOPHIE VI. The event has become one of the world’s foremost innovation challenges with teams looking to ... ( read original story ...)
Antidote to Hong Kong independence
Advocates of Hong Kong independence are intolerable, Zhang Xiaoming said last week on his first day as director of the State Council's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office in Beijing. "What is Hong Kong independence?" he asked rhetorically while meeting the ... ( read original story ...)
“My Watch Is Off”: HSBC Traders Used Code Words To Trigger Front-Running Trades
According to prosecutor Carol Sipperly, former HSBC currency trader Mark Johnson used just four ... in which Johnson allegedly tipped off a trader in Hong Kong. That signal eventually reached others on both sides of the Atlantic, she said. ( read original story ...)
Top 10 Startup Funding This Week [02 – 07 October]
Here is a list of top funding deals that happened in Startup Ecosystem this week ... The funding round was led by Epsilon Venture Partners, a Hong Kong-based VC funding innovation and entrepreneurship across Asia and Tara India Fund IV, which is managed ... ( read original story ...)
Bangalore Based Agri-tech Startup Farm Taaza Raises $8 Million
The funding round was led by Epsilon Venture Partners, a Hong Kong-based VC funding innovation and entrepreneurship ... The Phaneesh Murthy-backed startup, which provides expert advice to the farmers on improving the yield and improving the field ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal vs Hong Kong ICC World Cricket League matches to be live streamed on Hong Kong cricket’s official YouTube channel
Hong Kong will take on Nepal for 2 matches on October 13 and 15 at Mission Road in Mong Kok. The good news for all the Nepal fans is: these matches will be live streamed on Hong Kong cricket’s YouTube channel. The matches will begin at 09:00 IST and 01 ... ( read original story ...
Sotheby’s Autumn 2017 Hong Kong Sales Achieve USD 404 Million – 42pc Increase Year-Over-Year
HONG KONG: Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) Autumn 2017 Hong Kong auction series achieved a grand total of USD 404 million, against a low estimate of USD 309 million* and with a combined sell-through rate of 86pc . "Strong results this week in Hong Kong capped off ... ( read original story ...)
Using only two fingers, Hong Kong girl types 22-page proposal calling for life-saving muscle drug
Using just two fingers, a 23-year-old Hong Kong woman who is almost completely paralysed by a rare disease has written a proposal calling for patients to be treated with a new drug that could be life-saving. Josy Chow Pui-shan, who was born with spinal ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong teen caught after escaping police custody and jumping into Tuen Mun River
An 18-year-old suspect jumped into the Tuen Mun River after escaping from custody at Tuen Mun police station on Saturday night. He was eventually caught and sent to hospital after hiding under a bridge column for about two hours. The teenager, surnamed Ho ... ( read original story ...)
USS Ronald Reagan wraps up Hong Kong port visit
HONG KONG - The Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), departed Hong Kong after a scheduled port visit, Oct. 6. The first visit in two years by a U.S. aircraft carrier, the four-day visit allowed Sailors assigned to Ronald ... ( read original story ...)
ZhongAn Surge, Guggenheim Opening Cap A Big Week In Hong Kong And New York For Chinese Tycoon
ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance managed to do that at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange last week for its chairman Thomas Ou. On Friday alone, it gained 16.6% to HK$93.65. Yet Ou, who also goes by Ou Yaping, also capped the week ending Friday with the opening in ... ( read original story ...)
60,000 expected to watch Hong Kong Cyclothon as Tsim Sha Tsui shuts down for top-flight racers
The Hong Kong tourism district of Tsim Sha Tsui was set to go traffic free for much of Sunday as road closures made space for tens of thousands of spectators out to catch a glimpse of a record 4,900 cyclists in the city’s annual “cyclothon”. ( read original story ...)