Financial secretary chimes in for first time on rife talk over matter in wake of the setting up of a 13-member task force last week.
Typhoon Saola weakens but still a threat in southern China
Typhoon Saola swept across southern China on Saturday after tearing down trees and smashing windows in Hong Kong, although the megacity avoided a feared direct hit from one of the region’s strongest …
Sluggish Hong Kong stock market cries out for task force with holistic approach
Team set up by Hong Kong financial secretary will not only consider business and finance, but also geopolitics and US-China tensions Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po has set up a 13-member task …
Tycoon Chen Hongtian’s seized US$86.7 million Frank Gehry-designed Hong Kong flat sells at 38% discount
Receivers have sold Chen Hongtian’s 5,154 sq ft flat in a Frank Gehry-designed development at a discount of 38 per cent after it was seized in February.
China stocks advance in best week since June as property measures, factory report boost sentiment while typhoon hits Hong Kong market
Chinese stocks advance as Beijing delivers another round of easing measures to prop up the housing market. A private report shows manufacturing in China expanded in August.
Wolverine Worldwide Sells Hush Puppies IP in China, Hong Kong, and Macau for $58M
Rockford-based Wolverine Worldwide Inc. has sold its Hush Puppies intellectual property in China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
Hong Kong’s mortgage loans drop 18.2% in July: HKMA
Applications also fell to 8,086. Hong Kong saw lower demand for mortgages in July, according to data from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) The number of mortgage loans approved was HK$28.1b in …
Hong Kong, other parts of south China grind to near-halt as Typhoon Saola approaches
Most of Hong Kong and other parts of southern China ground to a near-standstill Friday, canceling classes and flights as Typhoon Saola approached.
China Braces for Bigger Storm Than Idalia
As residents of Florida and South Carolina struggle with the aftermath of storm Idalia, southern China is bracing for an even more powerful cyclone. In the Asian financial hub of Hong Kong, the government took no chances with supertyphoon Saola,
Super Typhoon Saola sweeps towards southern China megacities
Southern China hunkered down Friday as Super Typhoon Saola barrelled towards finance hub Hong Kong and neighbouring Guangdong province – Copyright AFP Mladen ANTONOVTens of millions of people across …