City well on way to attracting nearly double its goal of 35,000 workers from overseas every year, Chief Executive John Lee says at Post’s China Conference: Hong Kong 2023 forum.
Hong Kong retains crown as world’s most expensive city for expats, while Singapore jumps to second place: survey
Hong Kong is the most expensive city for workers living overseas according to a recent survey by a global consulting firm, with Singapore coming in at second place.
Misleading Home Office advice leaves Hong Kong protester fearing deportation from UK
Student who took part in anti-Beijing protests is in legal limbo after withdrawing her asylum claim to make a visa application that was then rejected ...
Jimmy Lai may yet outlast Hong Kong’s evil regime
Is it even possible? It looks grim. Just ask imprisoned freedom supporter Jimmy Lai. Using COVID as an excuse, the mainland Chinese government rolled in and rolled back ...
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation suspends some rail services on Island line after safety system seals train doors
MTR Corporation says trains at Wan Chai station were halted, later adding that services were ‘gradually resuming’.
Hong Kong stock exchange’s yuan stock trading debut gets lukewarm trade volume
The 24 companies that debuted the yuan-denominated stock trading scheme in Hong Kong attracted a small fraction of their stocks' trading volume on Monday, as interest in using the new currency option ...
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai loses appeal against phone search
A Hong Kong appeal court on Monday blocked jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai's bid to challenge in the city's highest court a warrant obtained by national security police to scrutinise the contents of his ...
A Hong Kong protest song has disappeared, and reappeared, on major streaming platforms
A popular song from Hong Kong’s democracy movement has begun to disappear from several major music streaming sites – including in some locations overseas – days after the Chinese business hub’s local ...
Hong Kong’s new dual counter scheme ‘solidifies’ city’s role as yuan trading hub, HKEX CEO says
Investors in Hong Kong will soon be able to trade selected Hong Kong stocks in both the Hong Kong dollar and Chinese yuan in the so-called dual counter scheme.
HKEX’s new dual counter scheme ‘solidifies’ Hong Kong’s role as yuan trading hub, CEO says
Investors in Hong Kong will soon be able to trade selected Hong Kong stocks in both the Hong Kong dollar and Chinese yuan in the so-called dual counter scheme.
Slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi mourned at pink-themed funeral
Hundreds of relatives and friends turned up at the funeral of Abby Choi on Sunday to mourn the late Hong Kong model, with floral tributes flowing in from some of the city’s most well-known celebrities ...
How Hong Kong’s multinationals and global funds are preparing for the worst
There are two areas in which Hong Kong is likely to provide both early and regular indicators of where the thinking of global funds and multinational corporations has moved on China risk. Watch Hong ...
Hong Kong’s plan to import workers will boost number of flights and help bring down airfares, airport chief says
Airport Authority CEO Fred Lam also says shortage of local ground crew left 20 airlines struggling to increase flight numbers over past three months.
Family and friends mourn Hong Kong model murdered in February
Family and friends of Abby Choi, a Hong Kong model who was murdered in a gruesome case in February, gathered at a memorial hall in the city on Sunday to pay their final respects.