Generous income limits and rent subsidies mean well-off households are occupying public housing, forcing the poor to rent from the cutthroat private market. This needs to change.
Hong Kong lawmakers give green light to HK$6.8 billion Trunk Road T4 highway project
Finance Committee meeting, 61 lawmakers endorse project linking Ma On Shan with Tsing Sha Highway and Shing Mun Tunnel Road.
Hong Kong ringleader of bomb plot team ‘Dragon Slayer Brigade’ sought sustained crowdfunding in bid to kill 30 police officers, court told
Mastermind Wong Chun-keung says he co-managed crowdfunding operation on Telegram channel in 2019 to buy firearms.
Hong Kong authorities urged to bar non-emergency workers from going to work amid adverse weather
Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims says only a work suspension can safeguard the safety of workers effectively.
Hong Kong March retail sales down 7%, snapping 15 months of growth
Hong Kong's March retail sales fell 7% from a year earlier, partly due to a high base of comparison for visitor spending and the Easter holidays, government data showed on Friday.Sales decreased to ...
Hong Kong centrist Third Side party plans US visit to ‘explain the situation’ in city and address any security law misunderstandings
Third Side vice-chairman Casper Wong reveals plan after the group’s leaders meet US consul general in Hong Kong and Macau Gregory May.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closes 1.48 pct higher
HONG KONG, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's stock market ended higher on Friday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 1.48 percent to close at 18,475.92. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index jumped 1.71 percent to end at 6,547.29, and the Hang Seng Tech Index surged 2.74 percent to close at 3,971.29. Enditem
Hong Kong Regulators Start Insider Dealing Case Against Segantii Capital
Hong Kong’s securities regulator has started criminal proceedings against hedge fund management firm Segantii Capital Management, the firm’s founder and a former trader over insider dealing.
Global hedge funds chase Hong Kong stocks rally, UBS says
Global hedge funds that use an equities long-short strategy are growing increasingly bullish on China, evidenced by the heavy pick-up in their purchases of Hong Kong-listed shares, UBS Group said in a ...
Hong Kong regulator brings insider trading charges against Segantii and its founder
Hong Kong's securities regulator started an insider dealing prosecution against hedge fund Segantii Capital Management, its founder and a former trader, the watchdog said on Thursday.
Hong Kong’s Paul Chan encourages regional bank members to use city’s fundraising platforms, professional services
Finance Secretary Paul Chan on four-day trip to Georgia to attend Asian Development Bank’s 57th annual meeting.
Hong Kong Stocks Are on Their Longest Winning Streak Since 2018
Hong Kong stocks are on their longest-winning streak since 2018, adding to signs that a recovery in one of the worst-performing markets last year is well underway. The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose as much as 2.2% on Friday, set for a ninth straight ...
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index opens 1.85 pct higher
HONG KONG, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index jumped 336.17 points, or 1.85 percent, to open at 18,543.3 points on Friday. ■
Ethereum ETF approval looks unlikely in U.S. amid slow Hong Kong launch
With the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) making its first decision on spot ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) later this month, optimism around the regulator's decision has dimmed in the U.S., just as Hong Kong logged $11.2 million in trades of its first spot bitcoin and ether ETFs earlier this week.