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15.10.26 - 14:19
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Hong Kong plans just 2 land sales in next quarter despite housing rebound (SCMP)
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The Hong Kong government will release two parcels of land for sale – one for a residential development and another for a student hostel project – in the October to December quarter, as officials maintain a cautious stance towards housing supply even as the market rebounds.
One residential site – an 8,015-square-metre (86,250-square-foot) parcel of land in Sha Tin – will be offered through tender in the third quarter of the 2026-27 financial year, Development Secretary Bernadette Linn Hon-ho......
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15.10.26 - 11:01
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Hong Kong ranks third globally as philanthropy hub, behind New York and Seoul, study finds (SCMP)
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Hong Kong has emerged as the third best city in the world for wealthy individuals seeking to make philanthropic contributions over the medium term, trailing New York and Seoul, according to a study by Altrata.
The inaugural Giving Opportunity Index by the US-based group that tracks the world's affluent population ranked 100 cities based on three criteria: wealth, donor affinity and philanthropic infrastructure.
The study defined the “global wealthy” as individuals with a net worth of more than......
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15.10.26 - 10:43
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HSBC to double Hong Kong AI team to 300, outpacing Singapore plan (SCMP)
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HSBC, Hong Kong's biggest lender, said on Thursday it would double its artificial intelligence specialist team in the city to 300, a figure much larger than the workforce planned for its recently announced AI centre in Singapore.
Hong Kong's regulators were said to have raised concerns about the Singapore hub.
The bank would double its AI specialists in Hong Kong from 150 over the next two to three years, said David Liao Yi-chien, HSBC co-CEO for Asia and the Middle East, on the sidelines of an......
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15.10.26 - 09:00
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Hong Kong firm, Qatar bank to launch Chinese equity fund to lure Middle East capital (SCMP)
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China Asset Management (Hong Kong) and Qatar's Lesha Bank agreed on Wednesday to launch Qatar's first sharia-compliant China equity fund, highlighting growing efforts by Chinese financial institutions to lure Middle East capital as institutional investors and wealthy families seek safe havens amid geopolitical turmoil.
Among the key selling points of the mainland China and Hong Kong stock markets for Middle East investors are the mainland's rising artificial intelligence capabilities and biotech......
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15.10.26 - 04:06
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Mainland China, Hong Kong stocks fall as US inflation spurs Fed tightening concerns (SCMP)
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Stocks on the Chinese mainland and in Hong Kong slumped as a hot reading on US inflation boosted bets that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates.
The CSI 300 Index slid 1.3 per cent and the chip-heavy Star Market 50 gauge tumbled 2.3 per cent.
The Hang Seng Index fell 0.9 per cent to 24,094.03 as of 9.39am local time. The Hang Seng Tech Index dropped 1.9 per cent.
The probability that the Fed would boost the benchmark borrowing cost by 25 basis points in December had risen to 66 per cent......
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15.10.26 - 01:00
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How Jardine Matheson′s street-shop sale reflects Hong Kong retail property′s struggles (SCMP)
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Amid Hong Kong's commercial property downturn, British conglomerate Jardine Matheson has sold a street shop in Causeway Bay for HK$80 million (US$10.2 million) after holding it for more than 50 years, accepting a price HK$10 million below its earlier valuation.
The property, a ground-floor shop in H&S Building at 36 Leighton Road, with a gross floor area of about 11,727 square feet, was acquired by Uni Investment Development, according to Land Registry records.
Jardine Matheson appointed an......
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14.10.26 - 09:15
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Aktien Asien: Verhaltene Entwicklung - Ölpreise belasten (DPA-AFX)
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SEOUL/TOKIO/HONGKONG/SHANGHAI (dpa-AFX) - Die wichtigsten Aktienmärkte in Fernost haben am Mittwoch mehrheitlich geschwächelt. Dabei hielten sich die Abgaben zumeist in Grenzen.Erholungsansätze seien durch wieder gestiegene Ölpreise überlagert ......
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14.10.26 - 08:00
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No rush to T+1: Hong Kong exchange won′t hurry settlement-time change, sources say (SCMP)
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Participants in Hong Kong's stock market may need to wait longer for shorter transaction settlement times, as market participants want more time to prepare for the change, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) said in a consultation paper in April that it aimed to implement a so-called T+1 system – under which trades would be settled one day after transactions – in the fourth quarter of 2027, replacing the existing T+2......
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14.10.26 - 06:00
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Spotlight on Hong Kong as APEC finance ministers gather to discuss region′s economic future (SCMP)
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Hong Kong will be able to flex its growing strength and influence as a major international financial centre when the city stages the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2026 Finance Ministers' Meeting (FMM) for the first time, from October 20 to 21.
For the city's Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po, it is an opportunity to “showcase Hong Kong's comprehensive development in the economic, financial and social......
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14.10.26 - 03:06
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Hong Kong Investigates IPO Rigging (Bloomberg)
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The Securities and Futures Commission warned investment banks and other intermediaries against arrangements that may artificially inflate demand for initial public offerings. Minmin Low has more on "The Asia Trade." (Source: Bloomberg)...
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14.10.26 - 01:00
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Hong Kong completes pilot schemes to trade green products with exchanges in mainland China (SCMP)
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has completed the first cross-border trading of green products under two pilot programmes with mainland exchanges in Guangzhou and Shenzhen separately, according to an executive.
The exchange's Core Climate platform has enabled 15 companies, including Airport Authority, China Power International Development, Bank of China (Hong Kong) and others, to purchase Green Electricity Certificates (GECs) through the Guangzhou Power Exchange Centre with a total......
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