A 69-year-old hiker has died after collapsing on Hong Kong’s Wilson Trail in Tsz Wan Shan. The man, surnamed Ho, was found lying unconscious by hikers at around 9.13am on Wednesday on Section 5 of the trail. According to police, paramedics found Ho unresponsive. The Government Flying Service then dispatched a helicopter to airlift him…
Mainland Chinese companies will use Hong Kong’s capital market as the launch pad for their global growth, according to an action plan signed on Wednesday with Shanghai to connect the premier onshore commercial city with the nation’s offshore financial hub. The two cities will expand the decade-old connect programme linking the stock markets of Shanghai…
Mainland Chinese companies will use Hong Kong’s capital market as the launch pad for their global growth, according to an action plan signed on Wednesday with Shanghai to connect the premier onshore commercial city with the nation’s offshore financial hub. The two cities will expand the decade-old connect programme linking the stock markets of Shanghai…
Hong Kong’s New World Development Co. has secured an agreement with Louis Vuitton to open a new megastore in the financial hub, according to people familiar with the matter, as global luxury giants eye bigger, more unique spaces to lure wealthy shoppers. Source link
Hong Kong and Shanghai will sign a deal to increase collaboration in the financial sphere at the Lujiazui Forum on Wednesday, as the cities strengthen links to better withstand the implications of geopolitical tensions. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po will be present for the signing of an action plan for collaborative development between the two…
The US$23 billion sale of global port stakes by Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison could be subject to substantial changes if it is not already on the verge of collapse, with Chinese and Panamanian authorities possibly rejecting the terms, legal and logistics experts have said ahead of the deal’s deadline for exclusive negotiation. Their analysis followed…
Hong Kong authorities should immediately halt plans to build three artificial islands in waters off Lantau as the scheme may drive down bidding prices for land in the Northern Metropolis megaproject, a representative of the city’s major developers has said. Louis Loong Hon-biu, a lawmaker and also the secretary general of the Real Estate Developers…
Hong Kong has been named the third-most globally competitive economy in the world, climbing two places from last year, with city leader John Lee Ka-chiu attributing the rise to enhanced government efficiency resulting from civil service reforms. The chief executive said that Hong Kong had scored 99.2 out of 100 in the latest World Competitiveness…
Hong Kong’s tough retail environment has claimed another victim, with a Michelin-designated restaurant announcing its closure after a decade of serving nasi lemak, bak kut teh and chilli pan mee in North Point. Ancient Moon, which serves Singaporean and Malaysian food on Kam Ping Street in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island, said its…
Hong Kong businesses, social groups, a major bank and a think tank have jointly set up a platform to devise initiatives to make the city more elderly-friendly through the nurturing of a “silver economy”. The Alliance of Silver Economy Development was launched on Tuesday, with the goal of encouraging collaboration between companies and social organisations….