according to people familiar with the situation, who say the company is considering doing so with a dual listing. It already plans a Hong Kong initial public offering for the second half of the year. Beijing-based... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong financial chief Paul Chan has made a difference with his budget but can he match ambition with action?
In setting out the fiscal blueprint for 2018-19, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po broke considerable new ground on both the financial and political fronts. With the wild card of a record HK$138 billion surplus amassed in the 2017-18 financial year, Chan ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bank heist suspect held six hostages at gunpoint in 1987 robbery
The man arrested for allegedly robbing the Bank of East Asia headquarters in Central on Wednesday was jailed three decades ago after holding six people hostage at gunpoint following an armed hold up at another bank, court records and past media reports show. ( read original story ...)
Reports of IPOs’ death have been greatly exaggerated
... around the globe are eagerly awaiting the listing decision of the initial public offering (IPO) of Saudi Aramco, the Saudi state-owned oil company. Hong Kong, London, New York and Tokyo are vying to list the IPO of the company expected to have a ... ( read original story ...)
Video: Hong Kong police arrest man who stole HK$70k from Bank of East Asia headquarters
A 57-year-old man was arrested in Tin Shui Wai on Wednesday for allegedly robbing the Bank of East Asia headquarters in Central. The man, surnamed To, gave a bank teller a note at around 3:30pm, before handing her a plastic bag at gunpoint, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing : HKEX executive says maintaining active dialogue with Saudi Aramco on IPO plan
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEX) is still maintaining an "active" and "good conversation" with Saudi Aramco about its planned massive share sale, the head of HKEX said on Wednesday. At a news conference after announcing its ... ( read original story ...)
HK police hunting armed bank robber who stole HK$70,000
Police are hunting for an armed robber who stole around HK$70,000 (nearly US$9,000) from a Bank of East Asia branch in Central on Hong Kong Island on Wednesday afternoon. At 3:30pm, a man aged around 50 was seen pointing what appeared to be a gun at a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong finance chief set to announce close to HK$50 billion in relief measures for city hospitals and taxpayers
Hong Kong’s much-awaited budget on Wednesday will offer relief measures worth as much as around HK$50 billion, along with a key longer-term initiative for a primary health care network in all 18 districts to ease the burden on hospitals, the Post has ... ( read original story ...)
Invest Hong Kong’s massive fiscal surplus in better payment system, ex-monetary authority head says
Hong Kong officials should invest the city’s massive fiscal surplus in accelerating productivity and future economic growth, including upgrading the payment system vital to the pillar industry of finance, a former head of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority ... ( read original story ...)
Hongkong Land’s Central Boulevard JV with IOI Properties said to be facing setbacks
SINGAPORE (Feb 26): An agreement between Hongkong Land and Malaysia-listed IOI Properties Group to jointly own and develop a prime land parcel in Singapore’s Marina Bay financial district could be in trouble. Sources say the deal could be facing setbacks ... ( read original story ...)
After nearly a decade, Hang Seng Bank is still Hong Kong’s sole blue-chip company with a woman CEO
Hong Kong continues to maintain a gender bias in hiring for senior executive roles, as only about 10 per cent of director positions are occupied by females, while the CEO role is pretty much a men-only club. Meanwhile, other leading economies have made ... ( read original story ...)
Clueless finance minister offers the usual budget pile of unspent cash and unsolved problems
It’s time for Hong Kong finance chiefs to stop saving for a rainy day and start spending—and spending big—today. Indeed, the looming “structural deficit” that Tsang harped on about as the surpluses piled up is now being questioned by economists ... ( read original story ...)
‘Hard to please all’, Hong Kong finance chief says about use of budget surplus as he hints at medical system boost for elderly
More funding might be on the way to “strengthen” the medical system “for the ageing population”, Hong Kong’s financial secretary hinted on Sunday amid discussion over the city’s considerable budget surplus. In a blog post, Paul Chan Mo-po ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong accelerates IPO rule changes
HONG KONG -- The stock exchange operator of Hong Kong is speeding up changes to the long-cherished principle of equal voting rights for all shareholders. Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing will adopt new listing rules to allow companies with "weighted voting ... ( read original story ...)