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①Which companies, including HSBC Holdings, are worth paying attention to as they release their earnings? ②Which companies are affected by the adjustment to the MSCI China Index taking effect? Cailian Press, February 23 (Editor: Feng Yi) Cailian Press brings you key news for Hong Kong stocks this week: Global Macroeconomic Monday (February 23): Federal Reserve
Maybe it’s because we are riding on the euphoria of good fortune and luck that is associated with the celebration of the Lunar New Year that there hasn’t been much of the noise that we usually hear ahead of the annual budget speech. Typically, the weeks leading up to the speech are filled with groups
Opinion | Hong Kong’s budget must help those who need it most Read More »
39 Morrison Hill Road’s days as a youth hostel will end this week (Image: Google) Hong Kong’s plummeting property values have provided Dash Living with an economical opportunity to expand its portfolio in the city, as the Rava Partners-backed rental residential operator picks up a Wan Chai district property at 70 percent off the 2019
Dash Living Picks Up Hong Kong Hotel From Gale Well at 70% Off Read More »
Sanju*, a foreign domestic helper of Nepalese ethnicity, never imagined her Hong Kong dream would turn into a nightmare. The 34-year-old arrived in Hong Kong in 2023, driven by a simple wish to work in the city of her dreams. But she said her first employer paid her 30 per cent below the statutory minimum
Silent suffering: how a domestic helper’s Hong Kong dream became a nightmare Read More »
A dog suspected to have been poisoned was found dead in Hong Kong’s New Territories on Sunday, the fifth such case in the past week, according to police. The force on Sunday said that between February 16 and Saturday, it had received four reports involving the discovery of five dead dogs suspected to have been
5 dogs found poisoned to death in Hong Kong’s New Territories in single week Read More »
Hong Kong authorities are looking at implementing a booking system and charging fees for camping hotspots as part of a review of management strategies, in response to public concerns over overcrowded beaches and litter during the Lunar New Year holiday. The Agricultural, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) posted its plan on its Facebook page on
Hong Kong eyes booking system, fees after campers overrun hotspots Read More »
Hong Kong police are investigating the death of a 66-year-old man who fell from bamboo scaffolding, with drugs discovered in the flat he climbed out of. The force said the man, surnamed Yip, was found unconscious on a platform at 3 Nelson Street in Mong Kok at 2.38pm on Saturday. He was rushed to Kwong
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Hong Kong must more than double the number of secondary school pupils studying advanced maths to ensure a sufficient pipeline of students pursuing science and technology courses at university and careers in those sectors, according to the head of a curriculum review. The government plans to review the admission score calculations for some of the
More advanced maths students needed for science, tech sectors: Hong Kong committee head Read More »
Some lucky Hong Kong fans of K-pop star G Dragon pocketed at least HK$320 (US$41) from the record HK$200 million Lunar New Year Mark Six draw after they chose lottery numbers he suggested. G Dragon fans took to social media to share news of their earnings after the winning numbers were announced on Saturday. During
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A man has reported the loss of Pokemon trading cards worth about HK$8,000 (US$1,023) after a burglary at a shop in Hong Kong – the second reported criminal case involving the collectors’ items in two months. Police said they received a report at about 2.50am on Sunday from a 25-year-old man that the 1,000 sq
Pokemon cards worth HK$8,000 stolen in Hong Kong shop burglary Read More »
Hong Kong recorded a 13 per cent surge in visitors from mainland China during the Lunar New Year holiday, with the influx boosting jewellery sales by 10 per cent during the period despite a sharp rise in gold prices. Industry representatives said on Sunday that festive business had outperformed last year’s, though the recovery remained
Hong Kong jewellery sales sparkle amid 13pc jump in mainland Chinese visitors Read More »
The acquisition price for properties damaged in Hong Kong’s deadly Tai Po fire will be “far lower” if homeowners reject the government’s buy-back offer and authorities are forced to use legislation to acquire the remaining properties, a senior official has said. Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun on Sunday dismissed claims that the government was
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A 34-year-old chef has been arrested for allegedly dripping an unknown liquid on three female pedestrians near Hong Kong’s Tai Wai MTR station in separate incidents during the Christmas and Lunar New Year holiday periods. The first incident took place on Christmas morning, when a woman crossing a footbridge on Mei Tin Road felt liquid
Chef, 34, arrested for allegedly spraying unknown liquid on 3 women in Hong Kong Read More »
When an ibuprofen dance challenge went viral on the Chinese social media platform Douyin in late 2022 during the Covid-19 pandemic, shares of the country’s leading ibuprofen maker surged more than 200 per cent in two weeks. Now profits at Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical are plunging, and it is not alone, as drug makers are hit
Viral dance challenge lifted Chinese ibuprofen maker’s shares – now they are languishing Read More »
Hong Kong must exercise fiscal prudence, carefully weighing social needs while maintaining adequate reserves to guard against unforeseen circumstances, the finance chief has said as he outlined the principles of the budget he will deliver on Wednesday. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po on Sunday also revealed the purple cover of the coming 2026-27 budget, saying
Hong Kong budget must be ‘prudent’, balance social needs and reserves: Paul Chan Read More »
Hong Kong authorities froze HK$261 million (US$33.4 million) in suspected criminal proceeds linked to money laundering and drug trafficking last year, but experts say it may take as long as seven years for any of the funds to reach government coffers. According to data from the Joint Financial Intelligence Unit, run by police and customs,
HK$261 million of frozen crime funds may take 7 years to reach Hong Kong coffers Read More »
When Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office director Xia Baolong recently described Hong Kong’s executive-led system as a distinct governance model, he elevated it from an administrative arrangement to constitutional doctrine. A doctrine is not merely about structure. It is about how governance power is exercised. In Hong Kong’s executive-led system, that exercise begins with
Opinion | Executive-led governance in Hong Kong must start by listening to the people Read More »
These retailers – which sell gold coins and bars, rather than ornamental pieces – have taken up ground-floor store spaces that were left vacant during the city’s post-pandemic recovery. Their rapid expansion has been followed by the return of high-end jewellery vendors, a development that has helped stabilise rents in some of the city’s most
Investment gold retailers move into vacant Hong Kong high-street shops on metal’s rise Read More »
Hong Kong’s coming annual budget must address critical bottlenecks in technology and talent attraction to pave the way for the city’s first five-year development framework in line with national priorities, according to observers. The budget, to be delivered by Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po on Wednesday, is more than a fiscal exercise. It is viewed
Hong Kong budget 2026-27: what’s holding back the city’s tech and talent schemes? Read More »
Severe same-day schedule cuts at Thailand’s two largest airports left hundreds of Hong Kong-bound travellers scrambling on 21 February. According to airline communiqués, Cathay Pacific withdrew flight CPA674 from Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi to Hong Kong less than six hours before departure, citing operational constraints. The last-minute move coincided with four additional cancellations by Malaysia Airlines, MYAirline and