One is a space that was leased for 12.5% lower than its previous tenant. Leasing activities accelerated in high streets in core locations, according to a JLL report. Committed leases were mostly on …
SCMP goes inside tiny flats of Hong Kong to uncover cramped living conditions
Post wanted to draw attention to the challenges faced by people living in the tiny flats of Hong Kong. It used visualisations and illustrations, such as a cutaway drawing showing the size of the …
This 15-mile, $6.7B bridge is a symbol of China’s ambitions, and its problems
Like its sister bridge in Hong Kong, when the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge opens to traffic next year after eight years of construction, it will form a central plank in China’s master plan to develop its Greater Bay Area.
As the US cracks down on crypto, Hong Kong extends a warm welcome
Those who tend to be the most passionate about Hong Kong’s new crypto regulation are fund managers, stock traders and others in traditional finance, observed Rachel Lin, CEO and co-founder of …
Dubai and Hong Kong sign MoU to bolster economic cooperation
Dubai Chambers has welcomed a large business delegation from the Hong Kong-based Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (CGCC).
Greater Bay Area economy is almost as big as Italy’s, boosting Hong Kong’s growth, says Financial Secretary Paul Chan
The Greater Bay Area has a GDP close to US$2 trillion in 2022, a 25 per cent jump from US$1.65 trillion in 2019, Hong Kong’s finance chief says Wang Songmiao, secretary general of the central …
Exclusive: US consultancy Mintz’s executives leave Hong Kong after China raid-sources
But at least two other senior executives at international due diligence firms operating in China told Reuters authorities had explicitly warned them off such work in recent months. One of the sources …
Hong Kong Monetary Authority launches digital Hong Kong dollar (CBDC) pilot
Hong Kong is breaking new ground with the launch of its own central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot. Spearheaded by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the pilot program for the e-HKD, a …
Library Books Should Not Have ‘Unhealthy Ideas’: Hong Kong Leader
Hong Kong must not “recommend books with unhealthy ideas”, the city’s leader John Lee said on Thursday, following the removal of library books related to the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown and …
Hong Kong home prices ‘likely back in a downtrend’ as slump resumes after ‘short-lived’ first-quarter recovery: Citi
A first-quarter rally in Hong Kong’s home market turned out to be remarkably “short-lived”, as sales have now slumped and sellers are slashing prices to get deals done amid a “downward trend” that …