Shares of several Hong Kong property developers advanced on speculation the city’s Chief Executive John Lee will adopt measures to help shore up home prices, following a call by an industry body.
UPDATED – ‘7+3’ model to stay for foreign arrivals despite changes
The Macau SAR Government has made slight adjustments to the existing entry requirements, subjecting foreign arrivals, including those from Hong Kong and Taiwan, to fewer nucleic acid tests from …
Artificial intelligence: Hong Kong businesses, government could do more to educate consumers on privacy risks, experts say
Hong Kong businesses and the government could do more to educate consumers about the privacy risks of artificial intelligence (AI) as the technology will eventually become more widespread in …
Glum Hong Kong dealmakers pin hopes on China Congress to revive economy, IPOs
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong dealmakers expect China’s 20th Party Congress next week to herald a shift in focus in Beijing back towards business and economic issues that could …
Wall Street has chance to put Hong Kong to work
Leaders from the West’s biggest financial firms will land in Hong Kong next month — in most cases their first trip to the city in three years — with some tough questions for their hosts. The top one …
Hong Kong Hang Seng Down 1.9% as Property, Tech Issues Renew Declines
The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index opened evenly Thursday but declined to the close, finishing down 1.9% as traders again eschewed property and tech issues. The broad gauge Hang Seng fell 311.92 to 16,389.
Over 3,000 fake football jerseys of Argentina, Mexico national teams among HK$30 million in counterfeit goods seized by Hong Kong customs
More than 3,000 counterfeit football jerseys of the national teams of Argentina and Mexico are among HK$30 million (US$3.8 million) worth of fake brand-name products seized in a two-week operation, …
No End in Sight for China’s Lockdown Strategy To Beat COVID
For those in China hoping for a reprieve from the unpredictability of stringent COVID rules, there were encouraging signs in September when quarantine requirements were relaxed in Hong Kong, which had …
Hong Kong Property Stocks Jump on Potential Tax Cut Report
Shares of Hong Kong-based developers rallied after a Bloomberg report that the city’s government is considering cutting property tax for non-resident buyers, a move that could stabilize the ailing …
Hong Kong nixes U.S. sanctions on Russian-owned superyacht
The $500 million superyacht Nord moored in Hong Kong’s harbor last Wednesday after a weeklong journey from the Russian city of Vladivostok.