Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog is investigating risks to early users of HSBC’s popular PayMe mobile app after the Post discovered some remain unaware their personal details may have been exposed. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) told the Post on Monday that the compliance review would “look into all relevant issues,…
Hong Kong security guard Yau has been caught in a protracted cycle of back-and-forth communications with social workers ever since she applied for a medical fee waiver early last November. The 63-year-old, who only gave her surname, shared her frustrations with the Post as she sought financial assistance amid a new fee regime in public…
The US Federal Reserve under a new chairman in 2026 is expected to press ahead with interest rate cuts of up to 75 basis points, a move that would lower Hong Kong’s interbank-linked loan costs but leave prime lending rates stuck at their historical low, according to analysts. The Fed and the Hong Kong Monetary…
The US Federal Reserve under a new chairman in 2026 is expected to press ahead with interest rate cuts of up to 75 basis points, a move that would lower Hong Kong’s interbank-linked loan costs but leave prime lending rates stuck at their historical low, according to analysts. The Fed and the Hong Kong Monetary…
The electronic platform of the Mandatory Provident Fund (eMPF) is expected to reach its fee cut target five years ahead of schedule and could save the scheme’s 4.75 million members HK$50 billion (US$6.4 billion) in less than 10 years, according to the chairwoman of the pension regulator. The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) revised…
Sun Hung Kai Properties’ (SHKP) luxury residential projects in North Point and Mid-Levels have attracted well-heeled buyers, including a granddaughter of Hang Seng Bank’s co-founder, who snapped up a flat for HK$72 million (US$9.3 million), according to official records. Magdalene Ho Mai-ting bought the flat in Dynasty Court in Mid-Levels, one of Hong Kong’s upmarket…
HSBC is set to occupy more than 40,000 sq ft of space in Capitol Centre in Causeway Bay, as Hong Kong’s largest bank joins a growing list of finance and banking firms snapping up commercial space in the city. The London-headquartered lender signed a five-year lease, which starts May 18, 2026, for five levels –…
Sun Hung Kai Properties’ (SHKP) luxury residential projects in North Point and Mid-Levels have attracted well-heeled buyers, including a granddaughter of Hang Seng Bank’s co-founder, who snapped up a flat for HK$72 million (US$9.3 million), according to official records. Magdalene Ho Mai-ting bought the flat in Dynasty Court in Mid-Levels, one of Hong Kong’s upmarket…
HSBC is set to occupy more than 40,000 sq ft of space in Capitol Centre in Causeway Bay, as Hong Kong’s largest bank joins a growing list of finance and banking firms snapping up commercial space in the city. The London-headquartered lender signed a five-year lease, which starts May 18, 2026, for five levels –…
HSBC is set to occupy more than 40,000 sq ft of space in Capitol Centre in Causeway Bay, as Hong Kong’s largest bank joins a growing list of finance and banking firms snapping up commercial space in the city. The London-headquartered lender signed a five-year lease, which starts May 18, 2026, for five levels –…