Category: Hong Kong
HSBC sees 6 US rate cuts until June 2025 in boon for Hong Kong’s economy and investments
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lower rates will benefit the city’s economic recovery, but there has been no immediate increase in demand for loans, HSBC Hong Kong CEO Luanne Lim says. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3281261/hsbc-sees-6-us-rate-cuts-until-june-2025-boon-hong-kongs-economy-and-investments?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong denied entry to about 23,000 people in first 9 months of the year, immigration chief says
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong denied entry to about 23,000 people in the first nine months of the year, the immigration chief has said, with 85 per cent of them considered to have “suspicious aims” for entering the city. Immigration Tower. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Director of Immigration Benson Kwok told a Commercial Radio…
Read MoreSaudi Arabia opens doors to Hong Kong stocks with launch of 2 ETFs at month-end: SFC CEO
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. SFC celebrated its 35th anniversary last week, bringing together seven former and current chairmen, including first head Robert Owen. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3281256/saudi-arabia-opens-doors-hong-kong-stocks-launch-2-etfs-month-end-sfc-ceo?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More30% of Hongkongers would ‘lie flat’, decline pay rise to meet public housing rules, survey finds
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Group says 85 per cent of respondents believe phenomenon of ‘lying flat’ is a result of private flats being unaffordable. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3281295/30-hongkongers-would-lie-flat-decline-pay-rise-meet-public-housing-rules-survey-finds?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong customs seizes HK$44 million of Ice in pallets carrying ceramics from Kyrgyzstan
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Haul is largest from the central Asian country in 20 years and for methamphetamine this year at city’s airport. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3281294/hong-kong-customs-seizes-hk44-million-ice-pallets-carrying-ceramics-kyrgyzstan?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreReplicas of Kowloon Walled City film sets to be exhibited at Hong Kong airport
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chief executive will attend launch ceremony on Monday; sets ‘rebuilt’ after originals reportedly destroyed. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3281291/replicas-kowloon-walled-city-film-sets-be-exhibited-hong-kong-airport?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong shouldn’t fret over container port rankings, but must ‘upgrade’ services: CY Leung
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Former chief executive also says more business chambers should visit mainland China to help identify new opportunities. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3281285/hong-kong-shouldnt-fret-over-container-port-rankings-must-upgrade-services-cy-leung?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More61,000 residents apply for Hong Kong document needed for 5-year mainland China travel permit
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Director of Immigration Benson Kwok says mainland travel permit ‘very popular among non-Chinese residents’ in Hong Kong. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3281282/61000-residents-apply-hong-kong-document-needed-5-year-mainland-china-travel-permit?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s Xi vows to ‘deepen cooperation’ with North Korea’s Kim
Hong Kong Free Press Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday told his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un that Beijing hoped to “deepen friendly… cooperation” with Pyongyang, as the two leaders exchanged messages to mark a major diplomatic anniversary. This undated picture released from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 6,…
Read MoreChina says it evacuated 215 nationals from Lebanon amid Israel bombardments
Hong Kong Free Press China said Saturday that it has evacuated 215 of its nationals from Lebanon, where Israel has been carrying out intense bombardments since last month, resulting in over 1,100 deaths. People check the damage along the old road leading to Beirut International airport on the outskirts of the capital, following an Israeli…
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