Hong Kong has unveiled its first five-year strategic blueprint, placing the financial sector at the centre of its economic strategy and describing finance as the city’s “pivotal and crowning strength”. The plan,
Hong Kong has unveiled its first five-year strategic blueprint, placing the financial sector at the centre of its economic strategy and describing finance as the city’s “pivotal and crowning strength”. The plan,
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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said the city’s first Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development, covering 2026-2030, and the 2026 Policy Address will be released on September 16, presenting the
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Apple should ultimately bear responsibility for losses arising from more than 700 unauthorised credit card transactions in Hong Kong, Election Committee sector legislator Johnny Ng Kit-chong has said, as questions mount over
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Hong Kong’s first-ever five-year plan will not alter the city’s capitalist system but will seek to make full use of its advantages in shaping the territory’s long-term development, Chief Executive John Lee
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Three former leaders of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China have been sentenced to up to seven years and three months in prison under Hong
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Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security, in his second prosecution under a Beijing-imposed law that has
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Hong Kong is expanding the use of artificial intelligence on its 1823 inquiry and complaint platform in an effort to reduce waiting times, improve the handling of cases and strengthen governance, but
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China’s Alibaba said on Sunday it plans to raise HK$80 billion ($10.2 billion) through a share placement to finance the development of artificial intelligence, in what would become the largest-ever primary follow-on
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A court in Hong Kong has convicted two organisers of annual vigils commemorating the bloody suppression of the 1989 pro-democracy protests in Beijing, further narrowing the space for public remembrance of an
More Singapore has launched its latest response to Hong Kong’s aggressive efforts to attract hedge fund managers and other financial professionals, proposing tax exemptions on certain investment profits as the two Asian financial
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Hong Kong’s securities market regulator has defended a HK$1 billion (US$128 million) settlement with PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong over an auditing scandal involving China Evergrande Group, as the developer’s liquidators seek to have
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by Our Correspondent in Hong Kong The decision by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) to recruit a postdoctoral researcher to examine the legal and political questions surrounding an independent Tamil
More Hong Kong is approaching a potentially important stage in the evolution of its role as a global financial hub, with policymakers and market participants calling for a broader range of financial products,
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At Stanley prison, on the southern edge of Hong Kong Island, Jimmy Lai’s solitary confinement extends far beyond the walls of his cell. According to his family, the 78-year-old is held alone
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Hong Kong Overtakes Switzerland as World’s Top Cross-Border Wealth Hub Amid Surge of Chinese Capital
Hong Kong has surpassed Switzerland for the first time as the world’s leading center for cross-border wealth management, marking a significant shift in global capital flows driven largely by a surge of
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