Hong Kong Top Court Grants Visa Rights to Same-Sex Partners

Hong Kong’s top court handed down a landmark ruling that will pave the way for visas to be granted to same-sex spouses of LGBT expatriate workers in Asia’s biggest financial hub. The city’s Court of Final Appeal ruled in favor of a British lesbian ... ( read original story ...)

Investment banking: Can BOCI step up to the next level?

Bank of China is still a highly leverageable name, however.” BOCI worked on 10 IPOs last year, worth a total of $5.2 billion, data from Dealogic shows. Except for the $118 million Hong Kong listing of Wisdom Education International Holdings, for which ... ( read original story ...)

How Hong Kong rose to become tallest city in the world

The first high-rise in the city was the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation’s Main Building which opened in 1935. At 70 metres, it was Hong Kong’s tallest building for years but by the 1970s it had outlived its usefulness as the bank needed more ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong: The Next Generation won’t wait for banks

TNG is directly licensed and regulated in five places: Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the UK. Kong says TNG has applied for a virtual bank licence in Hong Kong and the UK, which would allow it to extend loans. That would mean it can enter ... ( read original story ...)