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Lean harder into Hong Kong-mainland China market ties, ‘two sessions’ delegates urge

2 months ago03 mins

Hong Kong can reinforce its role as an international financial centre by deepening integration with mainland capital markets and expanding cross-border investment channels, financial industry leaders said on Thursday during China’s annual “two sessions”. Stronger collaboration between Hong Kong and mainland exchanges would enhance the resilience of the mainland’s financial system while supporting the internationalisation…

China and Hong Kong should relax biotech listing rules, venture capitalist says

2 months ago02 mins

Mainland China and Hong Kong should ease listing rules for biotechnology companies and lower takeover thresholds for listed firms to capitalise on renewed foreign interest in the healthcare sector, venture capitalist Nisa Leung said. “Besides artificial intelligence, Premier Li Qiang also highlighted biomedicine in the ‘two sessions’ annual government work report,” said Leung, a managing…

Two Sessions 2026 | TKWW reporter questions on Greater Bay Area integration, Liu Jieyi responds

2 months ago06 mins

Two Sessions 2026 | TKWW reporter questions on Greater Bay Area integration, Liu Jieyi responds. (DDN) The press conference for the fourth session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) was held at 3 p.m. today (March 3) in the News Release Hall on the first floor of the…

HSBC chairman floats ‘IPO connect’ for Hong Kong, Shenzhen ahead of China’s ‘two sessions’

2 months ago03 mins

Beijing should create a “connect” scheme for initial public offerings (IPOs) in the Greater Bay Area to allow mainland Chinese and Hong Kong investors to buy into new listings across the border, HSBC Asia-Pacific chairman Peter Wong Tung-shun said on the eve of China’s annual “two sessions” meetings. “If investors in both Shenzhen and Hong…

Starry Lee to propose boosting Hong Kong’s role as offshore yuan hub at ‘two sessions’

2 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong must bolster its role as an offshore renminbi hub and expand its bond market amid escalating tensions of the US-Israel strikes on Iran to attract global capital during turbulent times, the city’s sole delegate to the nation’s top legislative body has said. Starry Lee Wai-king, Hong Kong’s sole delegate to the National People’s…

Xia Baolong is scheduled to meet local delegates in a closed-door session on Tuesday. Photo: HKMAO

‘Two sessions’ to ‘focus on Hong Kong’s financial role, Northern Metropolis’

2 months ago02 mins

Hundreds of Hong Kong politicians and business leaders head to Beijing on Tuesday for the nation’s annual “two sessions”, with observers expecting discussions to focus on the city’s role as an international financial centre and the Northern Metropolis megaproject. The annual session of the country’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference…

China’s No 4 official joins in mourning death of Hong Kong tycoon Charles Ho

Cs news10 months ago02 mins

China’s No 4 politician was among senior Beijing officials and other heavyweights who sent wreaths to the wake for Hong Kong tobacco and media tycoon Charles Ho Tsu-kwok. State-run Xinhua called Ho a patriotic businessman and “an intimate friend” of the Communist Party of China in an article published on Saturday night. “Ho played an…

China’s No 4 official joins in mourning death of Hong Kong tycoon Charles Ho

Cs news10 months ago02 mins

China’s No 4 politician was among senior Beijing officials and other heavyweights who sent wreaths to the wake for Hong Kong tobacco and media tycoon Charles Ho Tsu-kwok. The ceremony for Ho, former chairman of the Sing Tao News Corporation who died at the age of 75 earlier this month, was held at the Hong…