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23.03.26 - 15:18
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Hong Kong′s family office summit draws Pop Mart billionaire among global guest list (SCMP)
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About 130 family office decision-makers and affluent second-generation members from across the world attended a dinner held by the Hong Kong government on Monday evening, including billionaire Pop Mart founder, chairman and CEO Wang Ning.
The dinner set the stage for the fourth edition of the Wealth for Good in Hong Kong (WGHK) Summit, themed “Building Lasting Legacies”, which will take place on Tuesday, as the city promotes its capabilities as an international wealth management hub amid global......
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23.03.26 - 12:54
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Hong Kong′s Henderson Land trims dividend as Iran clouds outlook, China slump lingers (SCMP)
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Major Hong Kong developers Henderson Land Development and Kerry Properties both reported mixed 2025 results, with stronger home sales partly offsetting softer rental income and a subdued commercial property market.
The earnings underscored how the city's developers are shifting focus towards projects that can still generate cash flow, mainly high-end housing in Hong Kong and top-tier mainland cities, while waiting for offices and retail to recover.
Recent geopolitical tensions, including the......
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23.03.26 - 09:18
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Regal′s US$194 million hotel sale highlights investor push into Hong Kong student housing (SCMP)
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Regal Hotels International Holdings and its units have sold the 494-room Regal Kowloon Hotel for about HK$1.52 billion (US$194 million) to the real estate investment arm of Centaline Group, which operates one of Hong Kong's largest property agency networks, to be converted into a student hostel.
Regal Hotels and affiliates Century City International Holdings and Paliburg Holdings agreed to dispose of the 17-storey hotel on Sa Po Road, including two basement floors, the group said in a filing......
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23.03.26 - 03:06
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Hong Kong stocks tumble with Asia as Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens (SCMP)
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Hong Kong stocks slumped with other Asian markets on Monday as Middle East tensions showed no sign of easing.
The Hang Seng Index fell 2.6 per cent to 24,595.54 as of 9.44am local time. The Hang Seng Tech Index dropped 2.4 per cent.
On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index slid 1.8 per cent and the Shanghai Composite Index retreated 2 per cent.
Laopu Gold tumbled 7.5 per cent to HK$566 and Zijin Mining Group lost 5.6 per cent to HK$32.52 as bullion prices declined. Alibaba Group Holding fell 2.8 per......
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23.03.26 - 00:36
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Potential rate cut pause, geopolitical tensions may cloud Hong Kong property recovery (SCMP)
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Hongkonger Katie Chan was hoping to buy a flat to live in, and although the 37-year-old accountant was in no rush, the potential longer pause in interest rate cuts could delay her decision.
For Chan, the ideal mortgage would be if the one-month Hong Kong interbank offered rate (Hibor) fell below 1.95 per cent, but this year the key driver for local mortgage costs and corporate borrowing rates had only dropped to as low as 2.02 per cent, according to data tracked by the Hong Kong Association of......
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22.03.26 - 08:36
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′Upstairs′ moves downstairs: Hong Kong outlets head to street level as landlords cut rents (SCMP)
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Retailers and restaurant operators in Hong Kong are rethinking how they use space as rents fall and demand weakens by moving back to street-level shops and experimenting with short-term “pop-up” leases.
Hing Kee Java Edible Bird's Nest (JEBN), known locally as “Lau Soeng” – Cantonese for “upstairs” – built its business by avoiding expensive street-front rents and operating from higher floors. It is now doing the opposite.
“After the pandemic, the retail market has been weak,” said Wallace Chong,......
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21.03.26 - 05:06
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Will Hong Kong′s ′regulatory clarity′ on crypto forge a path to global hub status? (SCMP)
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In late 2022, Syed Musheer Ahmed packed his bags and departed Hong Kong. The founder of fintech advisory firm FinStep Asia headed for Dubai, where he joined the founding team of the Gulf city's new digital-asset regulator, Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA).
Like many in Hong Kong's crypto scene at the time, Ahmed was drawn by the Middle East's regulatory clarity – a stark contrast to the uncertainty and Covid-19 restrictions still lingering in his adopted home.
“Dubai came up as a good......
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21.03.26 - 02:36
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Should Hong Kong′s stock exchange make all IPO applications confidential? (SCMP)
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) last week proposed its biggest set of listing reforms since 2018 for Asia's third-largest stock exchange. Delivered in a consultation paper, the reforms aim to further improve the competitiveness of the exchange that topped the world rankings for initial public offerings (IPOs) last year.
The bourse operator will collect views on the proposals, which include broadening a special listing regime for innovative companies and opening the door for listings by......
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20.03.26 - 10:31
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Brother of Great Eagle chairman offloads residential assets amid Hong Kong market recovery (SCMP)
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Lo Ying-sui, a younger brother of Great Eagle Holdings' chairman Lo Ka-shui, has started selling residential units in a sign that some investors prefer to maintain liquidity amid an uncertain property market cycle.
Land Registry records showed a unit registered under Joy Eagle was sold to King Faith International for HK$19 million (US$2.4 million) on March 17.
A company search showed that Joy Eagle's directors include Lo Ying-sui and his wife Lim Boon Tuang Lynda. Lo is also a non-executive......
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20.03.26 - 03:06
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Hong Kong stocks waver as oil swings on Middle East tensions (SCMP)
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Hong Kong stocks swung between gains and losses on Friday as investors traded on headlines about the Middle East tensions and navigated volatile oil prices.
The Hang Seng Index fell 0.1 per cent to 25,471.66 as of 9.46am local time. The Hang Seng Tech Index dropped 0.7 per cent.
On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index climbed 0.9 per cent and the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.3 per cent.
Alibaba Group Holding tumbled 4.1 per cent to HK$126.50 after reporting a 67 per cent slump in quarterly......
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20.03.26 - 01:36
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Office vacancy rate in Hong Kong′s Central falls to single digits after 2 years (SCMP)
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Prime office vacancy rates in Hong Kong's main business district dropped to single digits for the first time in 26 months, lifting overall rents in the city's struggling office property market, according to JLL.
The vacancy rate in Central for premium offices fell to 9.9 per cent in February from 10.1 per cent the previous month, the property consultancy said. The last time a single-digit rate was recorded for grade A offices in the district was in December 2023, when it also hit 9.9 per cent,......
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19.03.26 - 23:24
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Hong Kong Inflation Data Due On Friday (AFX)
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HONG KONG (dpa-AFX) - Hong Kong will on Friday release February numbers for consumer prices, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In January, overall inflation was up 0.2 ......
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19.03.26 - 12:06
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SFC prepares to inspect Hong Kong IPO listing sponsors amid quality concerns (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's market regulator will soon begin inspection of investment banks to assess their roles as sponsors of listing candidates, in its latest effort to uphold the quality of new listings amid a booming market.
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said the inspection would focus on whether banks had complied with its January circular, which outlined expectations on staffing and quality controls when handling initial public offerings (IPOs) in Hong Kong. For example, the SFC expected......
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