Hong Kong to issue HK$20 billion retail infrastructure bond, the second in 2 months
[South China Morning Post] - 11/15/2024
The bond, which have a tenor of three years, will provide assured returns of 3.5 per cent to be paid every six months.
In Hong Kong newspapers
10-metre tree falls onto 3 vehicles on busy Hong Kong road, disrupting traffic for 3 hours
Taxi, car and school bus hit by spider tree crashing down onto Prince Edward Road West, but no injuries reported.
[South China Morning Post] - 15/11/2024
Manulife executive in Hong Kong slams employer for ‘clinically dumb’ policies in autism cases
Damien Green, chairman of Manulife Financial Asia, is ‘sad and frustrated’ by insurers’ treatment of autistic (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 14/11/2024
Hong Kong EV insurance costs to fall, but third-party liability may remain high
Insurance premiums are set to fall as EV prices decline, but third-party liability coverage to remain high due to (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 15/11/2024
Hong Kong consumer watchdog receives 529 complaints in 10 months from disgruntled concertgoers
Denial of refunds, unclear arrangements for meeting performers and obstructed views among cases received by Consumer (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 15/11/2024
Nearly half of Hong Kong pupils get desired Primary One spot amid shrinking student population
Admission rate in first phase down by about 0.5 percentage points against last year amid shrinking student population.
[South China Morning Post] - 15/11/2024
Hong Kong tourist arrivals likely to fall short of 46 million target, long-haul focus next year
Arrivals jump 37 per cent in the first 10 months of this year to 36.7 million, executive director of Tourism Board (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 15/11/2024
Observatory lowers typhoon warning to T1
The Hong Kong Observatory downgraded the T3 signal to a T1 at 10.20pm on Thursday as tropical depression Toraji (…)
[RTHK] - 14/11/2024
Hong Kong to prioritise local labour, minister says, despite recent shortage forecast
Labour chief Chris Sun also says encouraging young people to work in Greater Bay Area will not exacerbate manpower (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 15/11/2024
Operation Santa Claus: the athlete helping Hongkongers overcome adversity through sports
Andrew Ng will launch project which will not only get inmates to work out, but also use the calories they burn to (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 15/11/2024
Hong Kong gov’t may seek longer jail terms in bomb plot case after sentences ranging from almost 6 to almost 24 years
Hong Kong’s Department of Justice (DoJ) may seek longer sentences in a bomb plot case which was the first to be (…)
[HKFP] - 15/11/2024
Hong Kong launches first cybersecurity drill after surge in hacking cases
Government says it plans for 60-hour drill to become annual exercise, as innovation minister calls cybersecurity (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 15/11/2024