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22.10.26 - 01:00
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Could Hong Kong′s student housing boom lure property giants off the sidelines? (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's largest landlords and developers could get their first formal route into the rising student accommodation market after the government announced plans to tender land for a purpose-built student hostel this quarter, according to analysts.
Development Secretary Bernadette Linn Hon-ho announced on Thursday the inclusion of a 1,100 square metre (11,840 square foot) site for student accommodation as one of two land tenders in the October to December quarter.
The plot – at the junction of......
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21.10.26 - 15:54
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Hong Kong working to boost global banks′ use of yuan trading tools (SCMP)
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Hong Kong has vowed to engage more international banks in a debt securities clearing system, as part of a wider push to develop the city into a leading global yuan trading hub.
“Hong Kong is actively promoting a number of measures to advance the city's offshore yuan market to higher and deeper levels,” said Michael Wong Wai-lun, the city's deputy financial secretary, during a Hong Kong event related to the Financial Street Forum on Wednesday.
On the infrastructure side, Wong said the government......
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21.10.26 - 12:06
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Hong Kong′s SHKP sells 128 Sierra Sea flats ahead of possible US rate increase (SCMP)
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Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), one of Hong Kong's largest developers, has sold out the latest batch of flats at its Sierra Sea project in the New Territories, where units were offered at discounted prices ahead of a possible US Federal Reserve interest-rate increase by year-end.
By 5.40pm on Wednesday, SHKP had found buyers for all 128 flats offered at listed prices in Phase 2C(2) of the development in Shap Sze Heung, between Sai Kung and Ma On Shan, according to agents. Sales began at......
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21.10.26 - 11:06
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Hong Kong sees last-minute IPO cancellations amid increased regulatory checks, weak market (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's tougher oversight and weak investor demand have put many mainland China issuers in a dilemma, forcing many small-cap non-technology firms to delay their fundraising plans or even cancel them at the last minute, according to industry players.
On Tuesday Jiangsu Slender West Lake Culture and Tourism (SWL Tour) became the latest such case, when the state-owned aquatic tourism service provider postponed a HK$227 million (US$28.93 million) listing. The company attributed the decision to......
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21.10.26 - 10:01
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Apec finance ministers reach consensus on AI, digital financing in Hong Kong (SCMP)
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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) finance chiefs reached a consensus on economic policy coordination and cooperation on financing technology and artificial intelligence at a landmark two-day gathering in Hong Kong, according to China's finance minister.
Lan Foan said the outcomes achieved during the Apec Finance Ministers' Meeting would help shape discussions at the leaders' summit in Shenzhen next month.
“China will work with all member economies to implement the important consensus......
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20.10.26 - 11:30
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Hong Kong′s workers fear AI-driven retirement disruptions, only 20% feel prepared: survey (SCMP)
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More than half of Hong Kong's working adults believe artificial intelligence will make their retirement path more unpredictable than previous generations, yet only one in five feel financially prepared for the shift, according to a survey by global asset manager T. Rowe Price.
About 55 per cent of the 1,004 Hong Kong residents surveyed – all 30 or older and earning at least HK$15,000 (US$2,239) per month – said they expected AI-driven disruptions to destabilise their long-term career and income......
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20.10.26 - 11:30
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Mainland Chinese traders boost Hong Kong stock buying for fourth month as AI bets surge (SCMP)
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Mainland Chinese investors bought more Hong Kong stocks than they sold for a fourth consecutive month in September, with purchases accelerating despite persistent headwinds from elevated US Treasury yields and oil prices.
Onshore traders poured a net HK$60.8 billion (US$7.7 billion) into Hong Kong's stocks via the Stock Connect programme last month, up from HK$10.4 billion in August, according to financial data provider Wind. Net buying reached HK$134.1 billion in the third quarter.
Mainland......
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20.10.26 - 11:30
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Hong Kong vies for role in robotics boom with launch of embodied AI hub (SCMP)
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The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) opened the city's first experimental hub for embodied artificial intelligence on Thursday with the participation of seven mainland and Hong Kong companies, including industry leaders Unitree Robotics and Galbot, as the city looks to carve out a role in the global robotics boom.
Located at the HKPC Building in Kowloon Tong, the Embodied AI International Applications Hub, housed under the HKPC's industrial AI and robotics centre, features simulated......
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20.10.26 - 10:42
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Suzhou Dongshan′s US$1.8b Hong Kong IPO trails expectations amid US trade risk concerns (SCMP)
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Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing raised less than expected in its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), as investors weighed potential US trade restrictions on its optical modules business amid the city's cautious appetite for mega listings, analysts said.
The company has started taking investor orders for a Hong Kong listing, offering 113.7 million shares at a maximum price of HK$93.80 per share, according to its prospectus on Tuesday.
A total of 20 cornerstone investors have agreed......
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20.10.26 - 09:54
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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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20.10.26 - 09:54
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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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20.10.26 - 09:54
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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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20.10.26 - 09:54
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Mainland China, Hong Kong stocks fall as US inflation spurs Fed tightening concerns (SCMP)
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Stocks in mainland China and Hong Kong slumped on Thursday, with the benchmark of yuan-denominated equities sliding to a 14-month low, as a hot reading on US inflation boosted bets that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates and a plunge in the South Korean market further dented sentiment.
The CSI 300 Index slid 1.2 per cent to 4,166.01 at the close, the lowest since August 12, 2025. The chip-heavy Star Market 50 gauge tumbled to a six-month low with a 1.5 per cent decline.
The Hang Seng......
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20.10.26 - 09:54
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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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20.10.26 - 09:54
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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.
The announcement comes after Hong Kong's regulators were reported to have raised concerns about the Singapore hub.
The bank would double its AI specialist headcount in Hong Kong from 150 to 300 over the next two to three years, said David Liao Yi-chien, HSBC co-CEO for......
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20.10.26 - 09:54
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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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20.10.26 - 09:54
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Hong Kong plans just 2 land sales this 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 2026-2027 financial year, Development Secretary Bernadette Linn Hon-ho......
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20.10.26 - 09:54
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Hong Kong investors most eager in Asia to beat markets – but temper return hopes: report (SCMP)
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Hong Kong investors are Asia's most ambitious stock pickers, but they have much more subdued return expectations than regional peers swept up in enthusiasm over artificial intelligence, according to a survey by a global asset management firm.
Some 95 per cent of Hong Kong respondents said they wanted to outperform the market, the highest proportion in Asia, where the average stood at 85 per cent, according to a survey conducted in August by Natixis Investment Managers.
Hong Kong investors......
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