Category: Hong Kong
19 HK tourists injured in Guangxi bus crash
Nineteen Hong Kong tourists have been injured – two seriously – in a traffic accident in Guangxi province. The injured – eight men and 13 women – [...]
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In HK, Firms Bulk Up on Bankers to Bolster IPO’s
After a lackluster 2012 and slow start this year, Hong Kong’s financiers are hoping to revive interest in initial public offerings. To test investor appetite, many [...]
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HK dock workers end strike
Dock workers in Hong Kong have ended a 40-day strike that affected one of the world’s busiest ports. About 450 workers agreed to a pay increase of 9.8 percent, after [...]
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Banks Buying HK Towers as Rents Climb: Real Estate
Seeking to hedge against rising rents and a shortage of space, banks and insurers are on a record spree of buying office buildings in Hong Kong, where occupancy costs are the [...]
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HK IPO market heats up with $3.5 billion Sinopec unit, Galaxy Securities deals
A unit of Sinopec Group and brokerage China Galaxy Securities are launching Hong Kong IPOs on Monday seeking to raise up to $3.5 billion in total, injecting life into [...]
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HK struggles to combat waste crisis
An army of road sweepers and refuse collectors keep the streets clean in the heart of Hong Kong — but on the outskirts, growing mountains of waste are testament to what [...]
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Birmingham owner ‘amassed tens of millions of dollars’
Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung amassed tens of millions of dollars in unexplained deposits, prosecutors said, after a Hong Kong court rejected an attempt to have his [...]
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Contractors make striking HK dockers 9.8pct ‘last offer’
Four contractors offered their workers a 9.8 per cent pay rise last night in what they said was their final bid to bring an end to the dockers’ strike, which enters its [...]
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HK struggles to combat waste crisis
An army of road sweepers and refuse collectors keep the streets clean in the heart of Hong Kong – but on the outskirts, growing mountains of waste are testament to what [...]
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HK businesses may be affected as EU urges tax havens to
In a move with implications for Hong Kong, more tax havens are to open their books under pressure from the European Union. At a meeting on May 13, EU finance ministers may [...]
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HK ferry disaster report finds ‘litany of errors’
A “litany of errors” contributed to a Hong Kong ferry disaster in which 39 people were killed, an inquiry found Tuesday, slamming the marine department for [...]
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HK police arrest four over ‘triad’ murder
Hong Kong police said Monday they had arrested four people over the killing of an alleged triad boss who was hacked to death outside a public hospital in front of horrified [...]
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Birmingham owner denies money-laundering charges
Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung pleaded not guilty to money-laundering charges in a Hong Kong court, while trying anew to halt the trial at the start of the much-delayed [...]
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HK banking regulator beefs up anti-money laundering push
Hong Kong’s banking regulator said on Thursday it was doubling the size of its anti-money laundering team to strengthen supervision amid intensifying scrutiny of [...]
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Singapore-HK reaffirm bilateral ties and close cooperation
Deputy prime minister Teo Chee Hean who’s in Hong Kong has called on Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying. During their meeting, both officials reaffirmed bilateral ties and [...]
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