Bookstore owner to ask Pelosi to help Hong Kongers at Taipei meeting
By Sarah Wu TAIPEI – A staunch defender of human rights and long-time China critic, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to meet rights activists in Taiwan on Wednesday,…
Reaction to Alibaba seeking dual primary listing in Hong Kong
HONG KONG – The following are quotes from analysts and lawyers after Alibaba said it would apply for a primary listing in Hong Kong and keep its U.S. listing, the first big…
‘Chilling’ use of security law threatening Hong Kong’s finance hub status, says U.S. envoy
HONG KONG – The top U.S. diplomat in Hong Kong on Monday urged China to ease political pressure on the city, warning that the “crude and chilling” use of a sweeping national…
In China’s Shenzhen, nostalgia persists for the old days of Hong Kong culture
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China – A trip to glamorous Hong Kong was a distant dream for most Chinese mainlanders in the mid-1990s, but for schoolgirl Tracey Chen in the southern boomtown…
Hong Kong exchange enlists HSBC, Tencent to help create carbon market
By Selena Li HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s stock exchange said on Tuesday it had enlisted banks including HSBC and companies such as China’s Tencent to help it develop a global carbon…
Hong Kong May retail sales fall 1.7%
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s May retail sales fell 1.7% from a year earlier after a sharp increase the previous month, government data showed on Thursday. Sales eased to HK$29.1 billion ($3.71…
Hong Kong regulator sharpening scrutiny of derivatives after Archegos saga
By Selena Li HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s financial watchdog is tightening oversight on derivatives markets after the collapse of Archegos Capital Management, a senior official at the city’s Securities and Futures…
Factbox-Major finance milestones as Hong Kong marks 25 years since handover
HONG KONG – Hong Kong returned to China in 1997 after 156 years of British colonial rule. Here are some major milestones for the city’s financial markets: HONG KONG DOLLAR TRADING BAND…
China’s Ant names Hong Kong bourse boss as independent director in board reshuffle
BEIJING – Ant Group, the Chinese fintech giant controlled by billionaire Jack Ma, has appointed Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing chairman Laura Cha as an independent director in a recent board reshuffle,…
Hong Kong home prices reverse 3-month drop to climb 0.5% in April
HONG KONG – Hong Kong private home prices reversed a three-month decline in April, the latest official data showed on Friday, as the financial hub stabilised after COVID-related woes and homebuyer sentiment…
Hong Kong new listings volume sinks to 9-year low on China slowdown
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s new listings volume plunged 90% to a nine-year low this year, data showed, as China’s sharp economic slowdown and its regulatory drive cast a…
Hong Kong police file complaints to lawyer groups over national security case
HONG KONG – Hong Kong police said on Thursday they had filed complaints to the city’s main professional legal bodies over a national security case involving a fund that had assisted pro-democracy…
China scrutiny stymies JD.Com fintech unit’s $2 billion Hong Kong IPO – sources
By Julie Zhu and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG – JD Technology, the fintech arm of Chinese e-commerce company JD.Com, has been forced to delay an up to $2 billion Hong Kong IPO…
Cathay Pacific cuts cash-burn target by half as Hong Kong eases restrictions
(Reuters) – Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd on Wednesday significantly cut its cash-burn target for the coming few months on expectation that easing travel curbs and quarantine rules for passenger flight…
China says G7 concern over Hong Kong leader selection is interference
BEIJING – China said on Tuesday that an expression of concern by the Group of Seven industrialised nations over the selection process for Hong Kong’s new chief executive was interference in China’s…
G7 flags rights concerns in selection of new Hong Kong leader
LONDON/HONG KONG – The selection process for a new chief executive in Hong Kong is a source of grave concern and underscores wider worries about fundamental freedoms there, a Group of Seven…
China Declares Victory For ‘Democracy’ As Their Handpicked Candidate Wins Nearly 100% Of The Vote In Hong Kong Election
China Declares Victory For ‘Democracy’ As Their Handpicked Candidate Wins Nearly 100% Of The Vote In Hong Kong Election Philip Lenczycki on May 9, 2022 Beijing cheered on the election of a…
Hong Kong Q1 GDP shrinks more than expected on COVID curbs
By Donny Kwok and Twinnie Siu HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s economy contracted in the first quarter of this year as the city imposed its most stringent restrictions to curb an outbreak…
China’s Full Truck Alliance pauses $1 billion Hong Kong listing – sources
By Julie Zhu and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG – Plans by Full Truck Alliance Co Ltd, China’s ‘Uber for trucks’, to raise $1 billion in a Hong Kong listing this year have…
Hong Kong’s second SPAC deal put on hold, source says, clouding prospects
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG – A blank-cheque firm backed by VMS Asset Management has paused plans to go public in Hong Kong due to highly volatile markets, said a person with…
Hong Kong police arrest veteran journalist for alleged sedition
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s national security police arrested a veteran journalist and former contributing writer with the now-shuttered liberal media outlet Stand News, on Monday for alleged sedition,…
China’s Zhihu starts Hong Kong dual primary listing
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG – Chinese question-and-answer website Zhihu Inc opened its bookbuilding process on Monday to raise $133 million in a dual primary listing in Hong Kong, according to its…
Hong Kong to sell up to $2.55 billion retail green bond this month
HONG KONG – Hong Kong will re-launch its inaugural retail green bond this month as the coronavirus pandemic eases to raise as much as HK$20 billion ($2.55 billion), the city’s financial chief…
Hong Kong’s former No. 2 official to run in leadership election
HONG KONG – Hong Kong former deputy leader John Lee will run in a leadership election in May, according to a press invitation seen by Reuters late on Friday. Lee, the first…
‘There’s No Recovery For Hong Kong’: Enforcer Of China’s Brutal National Security Law Poised To Rule City
‘There’s No Recovery For Hong Kong’: Enforcer Of China’s Brutal National Security Law Poised To Rule City Philip Lenczycki on April 6, 2022 Carrie Lam, Hong Kong chief executive, announced she would…
Hong Kong retail sales fall 14.6% in Feb, snapping 12 months of growth
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s retail sales fell in February after 12 straight months of growth as a wave or COVID-19 infections hit the city and anti-epidemic measures weakened consumer sentiment and…
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