Hong Kong set for economic breakthroughs, Paul Chan tells foreign investors

Hong Kong set for economic breakthroughs, Paul Chan tells foreign investors

Hong Kong will achieve new economic breakthroughs despite a “complicated and volatile” external environment, the finance chief has told foreign investors while unveiling the government’s first business report in four years. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Wednesday that the city was in the midst of transformation and upgrading, but warned that some traditional…

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China grants Hong Kong new yuan quota as Payment Connect kicks off for 315 million users

China grants Hong Kong new yuan quota as Payment Connect kicks off for 315 million users

China’s financial authorities have granted Hong Kong residents a new daily remittance quota for the yuan, as a cross-border electronic transactions service prepares to kick off, linking 315 million users between the city and the mainland. Starting from noon on Sunday, the 17 million registered users of Hong Kong’s Faster Payment System (FPS) will be…

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China grants Hong Kong new yuan quota as Payment Connect kicks off for 315 million users

China grants Hong Kong new yuan quota as Payment Connect kicks off for 315 million users

China’s financial authorities have granted Hong Kong residents a new daily remittance quota for the yuan, as a cross-border electronic transactions service prepares to kick off, linking 315 million users between the city and the mainland. Starting from noon on Sunday, the 17 million registered users of Hong Kong’s Faster Payment System (FPS) will be…

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