Hong Kong has granted its inaugural stablecoin issuer licenses to HSBC Holdings Plc and a joint venture of Standard Chartered Plc, allowing the two lenders to be the first companies to issue ...
HSBC and Standard Chartered-led group land Hong Kong’s first stablecoin licenses
The approvals by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the territory's central bank, mark the first batch under the Stablecoins Ordinance, which took effect in August 2025.
151 Hong Kong civil servants dismissed for misconduct, convictions in past 3 years
Police force accounted for the highest number of cases, but overall civil servant dismissals declined steadily between 2022 and 2025.
Hong Kong authorities spend US$4.3mil on Tai Po fire recovery works
Hong Kong housing authorities have spent HK$34 million (US$4.3 million) on recovery efforts following the devastating fire at Wang Fuk Court, including removing damaged scaffolding, conducting structu ...
Hong Kong offers diesel subsidy, toll waivers to lower fuel cost pain
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG, April 9 (Reuters) - Hong Kong took steps to help its transport sector with rising fuel costs on Thursday with a HK$3 per litre subsidy on diesel used by commercial vehicles ...
Hong Kong receives 90 reports of people stuck in lifts after voltage dip
The Fire Services Department said it received about 90 reports of lift entrapments on Hong Kong Island between 9.23am and 9.53am, across various districts. HK Electric said a fault in the ...
Japanese band One OK Rock cancels Hong Kong concerts in May, no specific reason given
Axing of shows on May 2 and 3 due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’ follows cancellation of May 9 concert in Shanghai.
Hong Kong and other Asian markets retreat on concerns of fragile Middle East ceasefire
Oil rose again to above $97 a barrel and Asian stocks were trading lower Thursday on skepticism over a fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran.
Chinese Mainland’s Largest Conference on Chest Pain Centres Goes Global in Hong Kong
Together with two other high-profile and hugely successful medical congresses – the 41st Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress in February and the 17th Asian Congress of Oral & Maxillofacial ...
80% of Hong Kong fishing vessels grounded before moratorium due to high fuel prices
Moratorium planned for May 1 but going out to sea already untenable for most fishermen as sector leader warns fish supply likely to fall.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Koo Sze-yiu dies at 80
Hong Kong activist Koo Sze-yiu, who is known for decades-long pro-democracy advocacy and street protests, died of cancer on April 8, aged 80, a local advocacy group said.
Hong Kong firm files arbitration against Maersk, claiming it schemed with Panama over port takeover
A subsidiary of a Hong Kong-based conglomerate started arbitration proceedings against Danish logistics and port group Maersk, accusing the company of aligning with Panama in a scheme to take over its ...
Hong Kong stocks jump as risk appetite returns after US and Iran agree on ceasefire
Hang Seng Index rose 2.7 per cent after a two-week ceasefire was reached, subject to Tehran’s vow to completely reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Hong Kong Firm Files Arbitration Against Maersk, Saying It Schemed With Panama Over Port Takeover
A subsidiary of a Hong Kong-based conglomerate started arbitration proceedings against Danish logistics and port group Maersk, accusing the company of aligning with Panama and scheming to replace its ...