Severe Typhoon Hato made landfall in China after it lashed Hong Kong with heavy winds and rain, forcing the city to issue the highest storm warning and its stock exchange to cancel trading for the day. Severe Typhoon Hato has made landfall over Zhuhai of ... ( read original story ...)
WATCH: Dramatic moment TV weatherman is SWEPT AWAY as Typhoon Hato batters Hong Kong
Typhoon Hato came within 37 miles within Hong Kong, as the city braced for the hurricane threat which was set at to the highest level. Broadcast on Sky News a weatherman was seen whipped off his feet by the powerful typhoon. In the footage, the waves can ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s financial bosses want staff to adapt to automation at work and upgrade their skill sets, survey finds
Hong Kong’s top financial executives are embracing automation in the workplace and urging employees to enhance their problem-solving skills and adapt as machines replace manual duties, a survey has found. Recruitment consultancy Robert Half polled 100 ... ( read original story ...)
HK startup combines coding and AR to create teaching aids
Meanwhile, Motive Force Technology, a Hong Kong startup that is involved in the VirCube AR platform, is looking to incorporate coding software into AR glasses to produce a wide range of teaching resources driven by AR technology. Equipped with sensors and ... ( read original story ...)
Global tech IPOs surge three times, but Hong Kong is out of the top 10
Hong Kong has failed to secure a spot in the top 10 league table for funds raised from IPOs of technology companies worldwide, which surged three times to US$18.87 billion in the first eight months of the year. According to Thomson Reuters data, Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
New Board should take the role of startup financing
The proposed platform will have to be able promote the growth of the new economy as well as to facilitate startups/SMEs to be truly ‘new’. (Photo credit: Esri China (HK)) The new economy in Hong Kong is sluggish as evident from the low uptake of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shuts down as Typhoon Hato sweeps past
Streets and village laneways in areas near the sea were submerged by waves crashing ashore, according to local TV news footage. Hato was skirting south of Hong Kong and was expected to make landfall in China's Guangdong province. Thousands of people were ... ( read original story ...)
Former HSBC chairman Lord Sandberg traversed crucial years of change in China and Hong Kong
Former HSBC chairman Michael Sandberg was in charge of the bank at a crucial time – when mainland China was opening up and as Sino-British talks on Hong Kong’s future were under way. Sandberg died in his London home on July 2 at the age of 90. ( read original story ...)
12 things you need to know about corporate banking jobs in Hong Kong
Your search could be tougher than you think. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/hk-en/292772/corporate-banking-salary-bonus-hong-kong/ If you’re looking for a new role as a corporate banker in Hong Kong, you face a rapidly changing job market in 2017. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ATM withdrawals rise after Macau introduces facial recognition at cash dispensing machines
There has been a rise in withdrawals at Hong Kong’s ATMs by banking clients using China UnionPay bank cards following Macau’s adoption of facial recognition technology at ATMs in May, according to a report by South China Morning Post. The increasing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong concerned about Indian labour laws: Economist
Dickson said Hong Kong is a “super-connector” that is a very much available for doing business with India and it is completely up to India to use Hong Kong as a platform to connect with it and other countries. According to latest HKTDC data ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Hato shuts down markets in Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, more than 450 flights were canceled ... and companies set to resume normal business on Thursday. The storm also caused a power blackout across most of the gambling hub of Macau for about two hours, residents said, with disruption to mobile ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Luck With Typhoons Runs Out as Hato Rattles City
Hong Kong has so rarely been directly affected by typhoons in recent years that there’s a joke about a Li Ka-shing forcefield -- said to prevent tropical cyclones from hitting the city during trading hours and disrupting the billionaire’s business ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shuts down as powerful typhoon sweeps past
A powerful typhoon barreled into Hong Kong on Wednesday, forcing offices and schools to close and leaving flooded streets, shattered windows and hundreds of canceled flights in its wake. Typhoon Hato came within 60 kilometers (37 miles) of Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)