HONG KONG (Reuters) - JPMorgan's former Asia investment banking vice-chair, Catherine Leung, pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery in a Hong Kong court on Thursday. Leung is alleged to have offered ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-JPMorgan banker pleads not guilty to HK bribery charges
HONG KONG--A former JPMorgan Asia investment banking vice-chair, Catherine Leung, pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery in a Hong Kong court on Thursday. Leung was charged in May by Hong Kong’s ... ( read original story ...)
BOC Hong Kong () : announces appointment of Deputy Chief Executive
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited ("the Company", Stock Code "2388"; ADR OTC Symbol: "BHKLY". The Company and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as "the Group") today announced that with ... ( read original story ...)
Three talent trends in Hong Kong’s evolving banking scene
led by the world's most respected HR thought leaders & strategists. With the rise of digital services and alternative options, it’s not unimaginable that Hong Kong’s banking scene is soon to be caught ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong elders march in support of young demonstrators
Why are they being mistreated?” she said. Ip and several others held a banner reading “Support youth to protect Hong Kong” as they marched through a financial district. Wearing white tops and black ... ( read original story ...)
Nearly 2,000 Hong Kong seniors march in support of young protesters
she said. Ip and several others held a banner reading “Support youth to protect Hong Kong” as they marched through a financial district. Wearing white tops and black pants, they held ... ( read original story ...)
HK remains finance hub despite riots
Hong Kong has the ability to overcome pressure at the moment and continue to provide services for global investors as a free port and global financial hub, experts said, noting that a financial crisis ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong as a financial centre could drown if ‘river water’ from China continues to rise
Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin famously said that well water and river water do not mix. Jiang’s point, made soon after the 1989 Tiananmen Square killings, was that Hong Kong shouldn’t try to ... ( read original story ...)
Dozens Arrested as Mass Hong Kong Rally Keeps Heat on Carrie Lam
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong police arrested more than 40 people after attempts ... while police estimated the crowd at 28,000. The unrest came as the Financial Times reported that Lam had offered to ... ( read original story ...)
Consumer lender Home Credit plans more than $1 bln Hong Kong float
controlled by Czech financial group PPF, plans to go public in late September, one of the sources said, becoming the latest non-Asian company choosing to list in Hong Kong. Home Credit declined to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader describes protesters as ‘rioters’ after latest confrontation
Critics say that would threaten Hong Kong’s rule of law and its place as an Asian financial hub. Demonstrations have drawn hundreds of thousands of people into the streets since early June. Under ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tourism, hotel occupancy falls as protests drag on
Hong Kong is one of Asia's most popular tourist destinations and a global financial hub. Millions have taken to the streets over the past month to protest a bill that would allow people to be sent to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong justice secretary due in Beijing on Wednesday amid protests
HONG KONG,+ (Reuters) - Hong Kong's secretary for justice, Teresa Cheng, will travel to Beijing on Wednesday, the city government said, as protests in the Asian financial center against an extradition ... ( read original story ...)
From ‘Asia’s finest’ to ‘black dogs’: Hong Kong police under pressure
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s vaunted police ... Britain handed the global financial hub back to Chinese rule in 1997 with guarantees that its wide freedoms and autonomy, including the ... ( read original story ...)