Saudi Aramco is still studying the international venue for its IPO, but the chief of the Hong Kong stock market is certain that the Saudi oil giant will be attracted to list shares on the Asian bourse because of the chances to draw more Chinese capital ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Newest Tourist Attraction — “Ocean Terminal Deck” is Open to the Public
To view the Multimedia News Release, please click ... with the aim of turning it into the new icon of Hong Kong by maximizing the geographic advantages of Harbour City to allow the public to enjoy the harbour views from different angles. ( read original story ...)
Number of Hong Kong’s bleak concrete waterways could be transformed under revitalisation plan
At least 45 of Hong Kong’s drab, concrete-edged rivers, now void of any life or greenery, could get new leases of life after being shortlisted for possible revitalisation. Four of these – Tai Wai Nullah, Tuen Mun River, Jordan Valley Nullah in Kwun ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s own international e-sports team? It could happen soon
Local gamers could represent Hong Kong against other international e-sports teams as early ... Taiwan’s Taipei Times and United Daily News reported that the island’s Legislative Yuan on Tuesday voted to include e-sports as an official sports category ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Asean deals are ‘loud and clear’ vote against rising regional trade protectionism
Hong Kong signed long-awaited free trade agreements on Sunday with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which means the city’s businesses will enjoy lower tariffs, less restrictions and better protection in 10 countries in the region in the years ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Southeast Asian nations sign free-trade pact
Hong Kong has signed a free-trade agreement and an investment deal with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in pacts that it says are a vote against protectionism elsewhere. ASEAN officials say the free-trade agreement they signed with Hong Kong on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong soccer fans defy China anthem law
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Several hundred football fans in Hong Kong defied a Chinese law against disrespecting the national anthem, by jeering it at a friendly international against Bahrain on Thursday. At the Mong Kok stadium, a small segment of the crowd ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands of Filipino domestic helpers to see arrival in Hong Kong halted over recruitment concerns
Lam emphasised that the move did not target Hong Kong, but was aimed at other parts of the world. Local employment agencies expressed surprise over the news. Liu Tsui-lan, managing director of the local agency Technic Employment Service Centre, estimated ... ( read original story ...)
Four arrested as Hong Kong police smash crack cocaine lab in largest seizure of raw drug materials in 10 years
Hong Kong police have broken up a crack cocaine factory at a luxury flat in Yuen Long, seizing the largest haul of raw drug materials in 10 years and arresting four men, one of them Peruvian. The ingredients – thought to have been flown into the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong consumers warm to online shopping, with a little help from Alibaba’s Singles’ Day
E-commerce has been slow to catch on in Hong Kong compared to other developed Asian markets such as South Korea and Taiwan, but Alibaba Group’s giant Singles’ Day online shopping event is helping change that mindset. Surveys show that Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong soccer fans boo Chinese anthem despite tougher new laws
Hong Kong soccer fans loudly booed China's national anthem at a match Thursday in the Chinese-controlled city, defying Beijing days after Communist leaders tightened penalties for disrespecting the song. Fans dressed in red in one section of the stadium ... ( read original story ...)
Defiant Hong Kong soccer fans boo China anthem at match
Hong Kong soccer fans have loudly booed China's national anthem at a match in the Chinese-controlled city. The jeering Thursday night defied Beijing days after Communist leaders tightened penalties for disrespecting the song. The long-simmering anthem ... ( read original story ...)
Why is Singapore much smarter than Hong Kong? City left trailing rival in global technology index
Hong Kong has been ranked 68th in a global smart city index – way behind its main rival Singapore, which came in second, and trailing its neighbours in the region like Taipei, Tokyo and Seoul. Despite recent efforts by the government to make the city ... ( read original story ...)
Jailed Hong Kong democracy activists win last chance to appeal
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court on Tuesday allowed three jailed young activists, who spearheaded pro-democracy protests that brought much of the Chinese-ruled city to a halt in 2014, a final chance to appeal against their sentences. Hong Kong's ... ( read original story ...)