Residents of a Wong Chuk Hang block of flats were evacuated Friday morning after a man accidentally lit his own bed on fire while trying to smoke a cigarette. The 41-year-old man, his elderly parents and their domestic helper were all taken to Ruttonjee ... ( read original story ...)
China property firms buy Hong Kong land piece for record price
HONG KONG Feb 24 Two mainland Chinese property companies snapped up a piece of Hong Kong residential land at a record-breaking price on Friday, highlighting once again the territory's skyrocketing real estate prices. Unicorn Bay (Hong Kong) Investments ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police hasten to contain diplomatic embarrassment over remarks comparing convicted officers to persecuted Jews
Senior Hong Kong police officers are scrambling to snuff out a growing ... A video by Chinese-language news outlet Apple Daily recorded him saying to the crowd: “It’s like we’re now in the second world war. We are Jews facing the persecution of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leadership hopefuls Lam and Tsang set to hand in nominations early next week as Ip struggles
Chief executive contenders Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and John Tsang Chun-wah are set to submit their nominations and formally become candidates in Hong Kong’s leadership race early next week, while underdog Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee vowed to fight until ... ( read original story ...)
Britain flags concern about confidence in Hong Kong's system
HONG KONG: Developments in Hong Kong have affected confidence in a system of government intended to ensure the Chinese-ruled city's autonomy, though its rule of law remained robust "despite challenges", former colonial power Britain said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
METALLICA: Video Recap Of Hong Kong Concert
A video recap of METALLICA's January 20 concert at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong can be seen below. Also available is a professionally filmed video clip of the "Atlas, Rise" performance from the same show. METALLICA has also announced the formation of its ... ( read original story ...)
Purton says Kong Kong Gold Cup entrant Beauty Only wants firm ground
With Hong Kong in the grip of a murky, cloud-covered cold snap, Zac Purton is crossing his fingers that any rain will remain locked overhead, at least until Beauty Only has had his chance to break the gloom in Sunday’s (26 February) HK$10 million G1 Citi ... ( read original story ...)
China, Hong Kong indexes fall as resources shares drag
Banking stocks fell 0.3 percent, as news of Guo Shuqing, governor of China's eastern Shandong province, becoming China's new top banking regulator brings uncertainty to a sector facing increasing deleveraging pressure. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese airline brewing beer that tastes best at 35,000 feet
On Tuesday, the Hong Kong-based airline announced a new in-flight innovation ... then the executive vice president of Americas for British Airways, told Fox News that a passenger’s “ability to taste food and wine decreases thirty-percent at altitude.” ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Horse Racing News: Freedman to Move to Hong Kong
Michael Freedman was at Sha Tin racecourse this morning (Friday, 24 February) to meet local media, one week on from last Friday’s announcement that the Sydney-based trainer will join the Hong Kong ranks in July, working out of the Olympic Stables complex. ( read original story ...)
Startups do need help, but investors must be protected
That policy practically rules out lending to most startups. P2P may sound like a good idea. But, it has not taken off in Hong Kong because of potential lenders' worries about its security. Such concerns stem mainly from the fact that P2P platforms are a ... ( read original story ...)
RBC reviews Asia wealth business for possible sale: sources
Last year, Barclays agreed to sell its wealth and investment management business in Hong Kong and Singapore to a unit of Singapore’s Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC). A crackdown on money laundering by Asia’s main private banking centres is forcing ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: China considers faster IPO approval to lure large tech deals – sources
The $25 billion record IPO of e-commerce giant Alibaba in New York in 2014 was a high-profile loss for mainland China and Hong Kong, where the company initially intended to list. More recently, however, some Chinese companies have opted to quit New York ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka 'hunting' refugees who sheltered Snowden in Hong Kong
They also plan to file a police report. Mr Thilina, who arrived in Hong Kong in 2005, said he was frightened by the news. "I am nervous and scared. I don't have a normal life now," he said. His compatriot, Mr Kumara, an army deserter who served as an ... ( read original story ...)