HSBC reorganises to make Hong Kong a ‘top strategic priority’ in global banking business
[South China Morning Post] - 10/22/2024
Bank says HSBC and Hang Seng will ‘remain very separate in the way they compete’ for business in the city.
In Hong Kong newspapers
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang, film star Tony Leung to get honorary doctorates in Hong Kong
Nobel laureate Michael Levitt and American mathematician David Mumford to also be honoured at Hong Kong University (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 29/10/2024
RTHK programmes arouse interest, director says
Efforts by Radio Television Hong Kong to promote its programmes are starting to bear fruit, Director of Broadcasting (…)
[RTHK] - 29/10/2024
Police probe deadly traffic accident in Kwai Chung
Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Kwai Chung on Tuesday night in which a 75-year-old woman died. (…)
[RTHK] - 30/10/2024
Trump says he will ‘100%’ get jailed Hong Kong ex-tycoon Jimmy Lai out of country
US presidential candidate tells podcast host he will speak to President Xi Jinping to secure Lai’s release if he (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 29/10/2024
Standard Chartered third-quarter net profit of US$931 million beats estimates
Net profit for the June to September period handily beat analysts’ estimates of US$886 million.
[South China Morning Post] - 30/10/2024
Hongkong Land seeks US$10 billion from asset sales as Jardine eyes ‘ultra-premium’ market
Strategic pivot aims to ‘ultimately’ double its profit before interest and tax and grow its assets under management (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 29/10/2024
Over HK$520 million given to families with newborns under Hong Kong’s ‘baby bonus’ scheme
The Hong Kong government has distributed around HK$520 million under a “baby bonus” scheme that gives HK$20,000 to (…)
[HKFP] - 29/10/2024
Growing interest in trading in own currency, says FS
There's growing interest for jurisdictions to trade in their own currency, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on (…)
[RTHK] - 30/10/2024
FII 2024: Hong Kong start-ups eye funding under new accord with Beta Lab of Saudi Arabia
Start-ups with expertise in artificial intelligence, biotech and green energy can contribute to Saudi Arabia’s (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 29/10/2024
Hong Kong’s goal of retaining 50,000 talent scheme visa holders is ‘extremely low’: lawmaker
Legislator Jesse Shang Hailong also says the low bar may send the wrong message that the city has limited opportunities.
[South China Morning Post] - 29/10/2024
Why are healthy Hong Kong infants still at risk of severe Covid infections?
Health authorities earlier urged public to get vaccinated after infant girl sent to paediatric intensive care unit (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 30/10/2024