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08.09.26 - 03:06
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Hong Kong celebrity Jeffrey Ngai splashes out on US$16,000 rental home (SCMP)
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Hong Kong singer, actor and model Jeffrey Ngai Tsun-sang recently moved into a luxury residence in Mid-Levels East with a monthly rent of HK$130,000 (US$16,581), highlighting strong demand in the high-end segment, according to market sources.
The luxury residence was a duplex, where Ngai, 28, would be neighbours with his close friend singer-songwriter Ben Cheng Tsun-yin, known as Tyson Yoshi, the sources said.
Joseph Yan, senior principal district sales director at Centaline Property, said that......
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08.09.26 - 02:06
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Foreign, mainland students flock to Hong Kong sparking property demand in education sector (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's bid to become a global education hub is likely to transform the sector as a sustainable source of property demand, with the city tipped to see around 200,000 non-local students by 2035, according to CBRE.
The city's international schools are estimated to require enormous additional real estate to accommodate nearly 30,000 to 40,000 non-local students, as the institutions would need to set up 40 to 50 new school campuses.
This could mean up to an extra 1.11 million square metres (12......
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08.09.26 - 01:12
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Longsys Set to Debut in Hong Kong After $903 Million Listing (Bloomberg)
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Shenzhen Longsys Electronics Co. is set to begin trading in Hong Kong on Tuesday after raising HK$7.08 billion ($903 million) in an upsized share sale, testing the resilience of investor enthusiasm after a flurry of artificial intelligence supply chain offerings in the city....
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07.09.26 - 13:00
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Hong Kong landlords accuse banks of deepening shop slump with reluctance to lend (SCMP)
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Hong Kong landlords and property industry figures are accusing banks of deepening the city's shop slump by pulling back from commercial mortgages, leaving more potential buyers unable to secure financing even though property values have fallen sharply.
Shop buyers were increasingly being turned away, even though Hong Kong's residential market had gained momentum this year and banks were competing for mortgage borrowers, they said.
Shih Wing-ching, founder of Centaline Property, said banks tended......
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07.09.26 - 11:00
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Chinese firms′ green-tech expansion hinges on Hong Kong, senior bankers say (SCMP)
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Hong Kong is poised to play a bigger role in financing Chinese green-technology companies' expansion into emerging markets, as geopolitical fragmentation and high funding costs reshape how capital is deployed in the global energy transition, according to senior banking executives.
The city's deep sustainable-finance market and offshore yuan liquidity could help channel capital into green and climate-resilience projects across developing economies, executives from Bank of China (Hong Kong), DBS,......
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07.09.26 - 03:00
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Hong Kong′s yuan pool is growing. Can it turn liquidity into global demand? (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's top financial regulators have urged local banks to make greater use of the city's growing pool of offshore yuan liquidity, while also flagging the need to prepare for a coming wave of autonomous AI systems used in the financial sector.
Speaking at the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) Distinguished Speaker Luncheon, Eddie Yue Wai-man, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), called on lenders to leverage their international networks to expand the Chinese......
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07.09.26 - 01:00
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Hong Kong broadens sustainable finance taxonomy framework to boost transition capital (SCMP)
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Hong Kong unveiled an expanded sustainable finance taxonomy as the city kicked off its annual Green Week on Monday, broadening the range of economic activities recognised as green or transition.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) launched a public consultation on the Phase 2B prototype of its Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance, adding 10 activities across transportation, manufacturing and waste management.
Together with the reclassification of existing categories, the......
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06.09.26 - 23:00
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A Prevention Prescription for Hong Kong (SCMP)
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Roche Diagnostics Hong Kong general manager Ronald Lo is pushing the city beyond reactive medicine towards a prevention-led system powered by automation, AI and empowered patients.
For Ronald Lo, diagnostics are about time.
Time gained through early detection. Time saved by avoiding unnecessary treatment. Time extended for patients who might otherwise run out of options.
Since becoming general manager of Roche Diagnostics Hong Kong in 2022, Lo has pursued what he calls his “dream” for the city:......
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06.09.26 - 03:00
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Why Chelsea football shirts are making Hong Kong fans nervous about crypto laws (SCMP)
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English Premier League football club Chelsea's lucrative new front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with a stablecoin issuer has left Hong Kong fans and retailers concerned about whether wearing or selling the top counts as illegal promotion under digital currency laws.
Chelsea signed the deal with Circle to feature its USDC stablecoin brand on player jerseys for the 2026-27 season in late August, just three months after the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) warned Premier League clubs about......
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05.09.26 - 04:00
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Inside Hong Kong′s red-hot Pokemon card market, where Pikachus sell like stocks (SCMP)
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Not so long ago, Pokemon cards were little more than schoolyard treasures in Hong Kong. But the trading cards are now evolving into a sophisticated new asset class, driven by millennial nostalgia and the forces of global capital.
In today's red-hot market – where rare Pikachus sell for vast sums and crime is a real problem – a complex trading ecosystem is emerging, complete with professional grading, tokenised funds and institutional-grade storage facilities.
Pokemon card valuations have......
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04.09.26 - 14:30
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Hong Kong′s Silver Bonds draw record 480,000 bids with higher interest rate (SCMP)
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The latest round of the Hong Kong government's Silver Bonds programme has attracted a record number of subscriptions in terms of both quantity and value, as the city's elderly investors seize the opportunity to secure better returns than those offered by bank deposits.
Investors submitted 478,000 bids for HK$119.8 billion (US$15.28 billion) worth of bonds during the offering period, which ended at 2pm on Friday, according to a government spokesman.
That represented a 22 per cent rise in terms of......
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