HSBC and its Hang Seng Bank unit will set aside HK$15 million (US$2 million) between them to pay their 30,000 employees a ceremonial lai see on the eve of the Year of the Tiger in the lunar calendar, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to shorten 21 day quarantine requirement for arrivals to 14 days
Hong Kong will cut quarantine for arriving travellers to 14 days from 21, starting from Feb 5, leader Carrie Lam said on Thursday (Jan 27), a move that follows intense lobbying from finance executives ... ( read original story ...)
Year of the Tiger: Citi and other Hong Kong banks hand out electronic lai see as pandemic halts annual ritual
Citi handed out HK$688 on Wednesday to 4,500 employees ahead of the Year of the Tiger, which begins on February 1 HSBC and its Hang Seng Bank subsidiary will remit an electronic lai see of HK$500 to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong To Cut Quarantine From 3 To 2 Weeks For Foreign Arrivals
Hong Kong will cut quarantine for arriving travellers to 14 days from 21, starting from February 5, leader Carrie Lam said on Thursday, after pressure from finance executives and foreign diplomats, ... ( read original story ...)
Azmin: Genting Hong Kong bankruptcy has no impact on Malaysian economy
The Genting Hong Kong bankruptcy has no impact on the country’s liquidity and economic growth, said Senior Minister cum International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. ( read original story ...)
HSBC, Hang Seng Bank to give staff HK$500 each in electronic lai see to mark the Year of the Tiger
HSBC and its Hang Seng Bank subsidiary will remit an electronic lai see of HK$500 to each of their 30,000 employees on the eve of the Year of the Tiger BOCHK will also pay an e-lai see of an ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC and Wunderman Thompson Hong Kong make new goals possible via 1.23 Go Goal Day campaign
The new year is a time of hope. At the start of the year, HSBC and Wunderman Thompson Hong Kong have launched a 1.23 Go Goal Day campaign to empower Hongkongers to pursue their dreams, and open up a ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC HOLDINGS: Pauline van der Meer Mohr, Irene Lee to Step down from Board by End-Apr
HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) announced that Pauline van der Meer Mohr and Irene Lee will retire from the Board at the conclusion of the Company’s Annual General Meeting to be held on 29 April 2022. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong risks exodus over extended COVID-19 isolation, Euro chamber says
Hong Kong may not reopen until early 2024 because of its strict COVID-19 policies, which could trigger an exodus of foreign firms and staff and jeopardise the city's role as a financial hub, its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Covid Isolation Could Last to 2024, Euro Chamber Says
Hong Kong’s zero-tolerance approach to Covid-19 could keep the Asian financial hub cut off from most of the world until 2024 and fuel a large-scale exodus of international workers and executives, ... ( read original story ...)
Global coalition of parliamentarians call for crackdown on HSBC’s financing of Uyghur abuses
Parliamentarians across the European Union, United Kingdom, India, Australia and Canada have called on their governments to block investors from bankrolling firms perpetrating forced labour abuses in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Penalizes Tianhe Executive in Long-Running IPO Scandal
Authorities sanctioned Wei Xuan over the 2014 listing of the Chinese chemicals company, closing a chapter in a saga that had already seen big U.S. and European banks punished. ( read original story ...)
Some HSBC Branches To Pause Sat Services From Feb
HSBC announced further opening hour adjustments at retail branches in view of the Covid epidemic changes. Starting 5 February, some branches will be closed on Saturdays until further notices. Some ... ( read original story ...)
Country Style Cooking serves up Hong Kong IPO
Mainland-based quick service restaurant company Country Style Cooking Restaurant Chain Holding is seeking approval to list in Hong Kong. The company submitted an IPO application on Tuesday through ... ( read original story ...)