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08.07.26 - 01:30
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Hong Kong′s property market set to cool despite run of record-breaking deals (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's residential property market has regained momentum in recent months amid a string of record-breaking deals. But analysts warn that the rally is likely to cool in the second half of the year, as a weaker stock market weighs on investor sentiment.
A string of huge deals in the city has generated buzz in recent days, with a five-bedroom flat at Sun Hung Kai Properties' Cullinan Harbour in Kai Tak selling on Monday for HK$247.9 million (US$31.6 million) – a record for the project and for......
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08.07.26 - 00:00
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How Hong Kong is fighting to redefine its future with an institutional moat, wealth surge (SCMP)
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For decades, warnings of Hong Kong's terminal decline have arrived in periodic waves.
When Stephen Roach, the former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, ignited a firestorm with his February 2024 assertion that “Hong Kong is over”, he pointed to a toxic cocktail of domestic and external pressures.
Roach, who doubled down on his “wake-up call” a year ago, argued that the city's economic glory was being extinguished by a loss of political autonomy following 2020's national security law, the spillover......
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07.07.26 - 11:18
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Hong Kong yuan facility to expand 150% to US$73.6 billion to meet international demand (SCMP)
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Hong Kong will substantially increase its yuan facilities for banks from this Friday, while the city will also introduce a new electronic fixed income and currency (FIC) trading system as part of its latest efforts to promote yuan trading, according to local market regulators on Tuesday.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) would increase the quota of its RMB Business Facility for banks by 1.5 times to 500 billion yuan (US$73.6 billion) from this Friday, according to its chief executive Eddie Yue......
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07.07.26 - 09:12
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Aktien Asien: Weitere Verluste - Samsung unter Druck (DPA-AFX)
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SEOUL/TOKIO/HONGKONG/SHANGHAI (dpa-AFX) - Die wichtigsten Aktienmärkte in Fernost haben am Dienstag weiter nachgegeben. Verluste der Technologiewerte lasteten auf den Indizes. Dies führte an den technologielastigeren Märkten zu stärkeren Abgaben....
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07.07.26 - 09:00
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Zhipu AI, MiniMax shares to provide gut check for Hong Kong investors as lock-ups end (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's stock market could face sell-off pressure amid a torrent of new share supply in coming days as the six-month lock-up period ends for hot artificial intelligence and semiconductor picks including Zhipu AI and MiniMax.
Meanwhile analysts warned of rising fears of a drain on liquidity as many of the same companies were eyeing large secondary share placements.
The market was facing dual selling pressure, said Stevan Tam, associate director at Fulbright Financial.
“These stocks have......
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07.07.26 - 06:36
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Patient Communication AI in a Hong Kong Hospital: A Privacy-First Architecture on AWS (SCMP)
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The Radiology Department fields a steady flow of enquiries from many patients at the same time, arriving at all hours of the day and night, often stretching over days or months as patients consider their options or return after consulting their referring doctor. Each time a conversation resumes, staff have to pick up where it left off. The underlying work is complex too: 1,000+ distinct examination items, each with......
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07.07.26 - 06:00
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Hong Kong office vacancy rates to plateau as Central hits 43-month low (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's office property market is likely to see its empty spaces plateau at 14 per cent as vacancy rates in Central fell to more than a three-and-a-half-year low in June, according to JLL.
The property consultancy said that although the overall vacancy rate for the office property sector fell to 13.1 per cent in the first half, the supply pipeline would increase the number of office spaces and plateau at 14 per cent in the coming months.
“Another 2 million square feet of office space will be......
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07.07.26 - 05:24
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Singapore holds top spot as world′s costliest city for the rich, Hong Kong slips to 4th (SCMP)
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Hong Kong now ranks lower among the costliest cities for rich people “living well”, with Singapore the most expensive for a fourth consecutive year, according to Swiss private bank Julius Baer.
This year's “Global Wealth and Lifestyle Report”, released by the bank on Tuesday, assessed the costs of living well in 25 major cities around the world for high-net-worth individuals with bankable household assets of US$1 million or more, based on data about 11 consumer goods and nine services between......
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07.07.26 - 01:30
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Hong Kong′s pension fund suffers a loss in June but reports first-half gains (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF), the city's compulsory retirement scheme covering 4.8 million members, recorded a HK$24.4 billion (US$3.12 billion) loss in June, eroding the gains it made in the first half of this year to HK$88.8 billion.
On average, each MPF member saw their pension savings suffer an investment loss of HK$5,087 in June, but they still made gains of HK$18,500 over the first six months of 2026, according to data from independent research company MPF Ratings.
The......
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06.07.26 - 14:42
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Hong Kong US dollar gold futures trading hits record high ahead of clearing system launch (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's gold futures trading has surged on the back of a fee waiver and as the city government presses ahead with plans to become an international trading hub for the precious metal, with volumes breaking a record on Monday.
A total of 6,676 US dollar gold futures contracts were traded during the day session, surpassing the previous high of 3,039 contracts recorded in November 2022, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) said in a LinkedIn post on Monday.
Bid-ask spreads for active contract......
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