Commercial buildings are pictured in Central, Hong Kong, on Sept 4, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY) Hong Kong’s overall near-term business outlook among large enterprises for the third quarter improved slightly as the appetite for hiring in many sectors improved. According to the Quarterly Business Tendency Survey for the third quarter, released by the…
Anisha Bhaduri says city’s integrated gold ecosystem will likely inspire confidence Last week, Hong Kong started trialing a new central clearing and settlement system for gold, lending it a first-mover advantage in the region as it endeavors to establish itself as Asia’s foremost bullion-trading hub. In June, Singapore announced it would establish an over-the-counter gold…
The requirements for opening a corporate bank account in Hong Kong have become increasingly demanding, and banks reject applications for a recurring set of reasons. In Part 2 of this two-part series, we explain the documents banks expect, compare traditional banks, digital banks, and fintech platforms by onboarding requirements and timelines, and outline the practical…
The South China Morning Post has documented Hong Kong’s deadly Tai Po blaze in a series of multimedia projects, from detailing the search and rescue mission to examining evidence revealed at public hearings set up to investigate the cause of the inferno. The fire, which engulfed the Wang Fuk Court residential complex last November, claimed…
The Coroner’s Court has ruled that a premature baby born at a Hong Kong public hospital died of natural causes, after an inquest into her death revealed that a tube delivering medicine had remained closed for 30 minutes despite repeated checks by staff. The baby girl, Angel Yu Pui-fei, was born in June 2023 at…
A former Hong Kong primary school IT technician has been sentenced to 11 years in jail after he admitted to repeatedly molesting three male pupils, with one of the boys still recovering from the trauma of having intercourse with the defendant. The High Court on Friday heard that 30-year-old Law Yuen-lung had been diagnosed with…
Hong Kong International Airport continues to curate a food & beverage mix that reflects evolving traveller tastes and demands {Image: HKIA} HONG KONG, CHINA. Airport Authority Hong Kong has launched two concession tenders for a boutique restaurant and a coffee shop at Hong Kong International Airport. The boutique restaurant concession covers a 166sq m outlet…
Hong Kong’s legislature has passed a bill providing the legal basis for implementing a “co-location” arrangement at the upgraded Huanggang border crossing following a four-hour meeting, after the city’s security chief said it must be approved by July 31. The passage of the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area Bill, which was gazetted on Tuesday,…
CHINA. China Duty Free Group’s (CDFG) cdf Beauty concept at Citygate Outlets in Hong Kong today marks its seventh anniversary with a celebratory campaign that runs to 14 September. The campaign blends culture with beauty alongside a key charity element. cdf Beauty has partnered with acclaimed Hong Kong artist Maysum, who masterminded the visual design…
Some Hong Kong workers have said they intend to quit smoking as a new ban on smoking at construction sites came into force on Friday. The ban came in the wake of the deadly fire at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court housing estate, a disaster that killed 168 people last November and was suspected to…