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17.07.26 - 12:06
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Hong Kong′s office market: Central booms, but noncore areas struggle (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's office market is becoming increasingly divided, with demand returning to prime business districts while noncore areas remain weighed down by weak leasing activity and scarce buyers, analysts say.
The reluctance of banks to finance commercial-property purchases has reinforced the split, allowing cash-rich owner-occupiers to acquire discounted offices in traditional commercial districts while the vacancy rates in some secondary locations remain as high as 30 per cent, according to......
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17.07.26 - 10:36
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Shein passes hearing for Hong Kong listing as valuation halves to below US$50b, sources say (SCMP)
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Online fast-fashion giant Shein has cleared its listing hearing with the Hong Kong stock exchange, according to people familiar with the matter, bringing it a step closer to an initial public offering (IPO) after attempts to float in New York and London stalled.
The Singapore-headquartered company, founded in China, attended its listing hearing with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) on Thursday, sources said.
HKEX declined to comment on individual listings, while Shein did not immediately......
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17.07.26 - 08:00
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South Korea′s turbulence seen as boon for Hong Kong stocks as capital migration under way (SCMP)
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Chinese technology stocks trading in Hong Kong are emerging as beneficiaries of tumult in the South Korean market, analysts say, pointing to investors rotating out of crowded bets and into undervalued assets, positioning for a rebound.
The Hang Seng Tech Index, which tracks Alibaba and other key Hong Kong-listed Chinese tech companies, has risen about 10 per cent from a June 26 low. Meanwhile, the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi) has technically slid into a bear market after a 20 per......
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17.07.26 - 05:06
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AI, chip boom is lifting Hong Kong′s ETP market to new heights: HKEX director (SCMP)
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Investor appetite for artificial intelligence and semiconductor plays will continue to drive fast growth in Hong Kong's exchange-traded products (ETP) market in the second half of the year, strengthening the city's wealth management industry, according to a director of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX).
“Hong Kong has already risen to become the fourth largest ETP market worldwide, after reporting a record of rapid development over the past decade,” said Ding Chen, an independent director......
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17.07.26 - 03:06
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Hong Kong exchange returns IPO application sponsored by top Chinese investment bank (SCMP)
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The Hong Kong stock exchange has returned an IPO application sponsored by China's leading investment bank, sending a strong signal of increased scrutiny.
The listing application for Inner Mongolia Xingye Silver & Tin Mining, which is already listed on the A-share market in Shenzhen, was returned by Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEX) on June 22, according to information released by the exchange operator on Thursday.
It was the first initial public offering application to be returned in Hong......
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17.07.26 - 02:00
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Retail rift: Hong Kong shops plead for rent relief, landlords see improving market (SCMP)
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Although retail sales in Hong Kong rose more than 10 per cent year on year in the first five months of 2026, a wave of shop closures continues, leaving tenants and landlords with vastly different assessments of the retail leasing market.
Many tenants say that despite racking their brains for solutions, their businesses remain stagnant. They are losing money because of constant price cutting to attract customers, a situation they attribute to the broader economic climate. Many hope for rent......
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16.07.26 - 08:18
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Cafe de Coral, in 1986, becomes first Hong Kong food chain to go public – SCMP archive (SCMP)
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This article was first published on July 17, 1986.
Cafe de Coral the live wire in quiet market
by John Mulcahy
Fast-food counter Cafe de Coral hit the boards yesterday (July 16, 1986), trading up to $1.35 and recording the biggest volume of the day.
Although 16.6 million Cafe de Coral shares traded, at a total value of $22.08 million, this was about all the excitement the market could muster, as it took a breather after some hectic activity on Monday and Tuesday.
Another talking point was Yeo......
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16.07.26 - 05:06
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Mainland China funds increase stakes in Hong Kong biotech amid surge of licensing deals (SCMP)
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A growing number of mainland Chinese institutional fund managers have built up stakes in Hong Kong-listed biotechnology stocks over the past month, drawn by attractive valuations amid a surge in cross-border licensing deals in the sector.
China's largest mutual fund manager, E Fund Management, has taken a 7 per cent stake in gene-editing biotechnology firm Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals, buying additional 91,500 shares in the Beijing-based firm at an average price of HK$46.90 each on July 2,......
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16.07.26 - 02:06
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Taobao′s first physical shop in Hong Kong to close after lease ends in October: sources (SCMP)
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Taobao Hong Kong's first furniture showroom will close its doors at a Tsim Sha Tsui mall when its lease expires in October, according to multiple people familiar with the matter, ending the retailer's first offline furniture venture in the city after less than two years.
The move means Taobao Hong Kong and its partner, local home repair platform Papabo, will give up their first physical shop at a prime location in Kowloon despite earlier plans to expand with a larger store in Causeway Bay.
The......
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