Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has started his official visit to Qatar, meeting the Gulf nation’s leader, prime minister and head of its sovereign wealth fund on Sunday. The government released photos of Lee meeting the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and separately the prime minister and foreign affairs…
Hong Kong and the EU have pledged to strengthen ties in areas such as decarbonisation, even as the bloc’s top representative to the city said they would continue to critique the financial hub in a “constructive manner”. Delivering a pair of opening remarks at an event on Friday to mark Europe Day, both Harvey Rouse,…
Hong Kong and the EU have pledged to strengthen ties in areas such as decarbonisation, even as the bloc’s top representative to the city said they would continue to critique the financial hub in a “constructive manner”. Delivering a pair of opening remarks at an event on Friday to mark Europe Day, both Harvey Rouse,…
HSBC, Hong Kong’s biggest lender, received regulatory approval to set up a captive insurer, marking the latest step in the city’s development as a risk-management centre, the bank said on Friday. A captive insurer is one set up by its parent company to provide the parent and other companies in the group with insurance protection…
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has approved four warehouse facilities in Hong Kong, extending its global network to the doorstep of mainland China, the world’s largest consumer of metals. The new facilities would be able to begin storing seven of the 14 LME-approved metals within three months, the exchange said in a statement on Tuesday….
Hong Kong will introduce a series of measures for family offices to set up operations, boosting the city’s standing as a leading financial centre, according to Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po. “This year, in addition to our existing tax concessions for single family offices, we will expand exemptions for funds, enhance concessions for family offices…
Hong Kong will introduce a series of measures for family offices to set up operations, boosting the city’s standing as a leading financial centre, according to Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po. “This year, in addition to our existing tax concessions for single family offices, we will expand exemptions for funds, enhance concessions for family offices…
Hong Kong has long been the base of William Louey Lai-kuen’s wealth-generating and charitable endeavours, but the eldest great-grandson of Kowloon Motor Bus’ (KMB) founder said he plans to do more thanks to programmes unveiled by the city’s government. “Many of my friends have increased their investment and charity activities in Hong Kong after the…
Alibaba Group Holding chairman Joe Tsai and Adrian Cheng Chi-kong, the former CEO of New World Development, will be among the influential business leaders and financiers speaking at the Wealth for Good in Hong Kong Summit next week. According to a statement released on Thursday by the Hong Kong government, other speakers include Steve Davis…
Hong Kong is set to host three major wealth and investment events towards the end of the month, underscoring the city’s standing as an international financial centre capable of attracting investors and entrepreneurs. The highlight would be the third edition of the Wealth for Good in Hong Kong Summit on March 26, Christopher Hui Ching-yu,…