A recent survey sheds some light on expectations and motivations across the community of global professionals since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Wiki.lkfa /…
Transformations such as promoting local tourism and re-examining the industryâs possibilities could determine its survival. Photo: Hong Kong Film Awards Statue, Avenue of Stars, Hong…
Fraser Instituteâs Economic Freedom of the World 2019 annual report ranks Hong Kong at its #1 spot â but not without a word of caution. …
Hong Kong’s regulator, the SFC, is considering introducing a circuit break mechanism to the HKEx.
The World Cities Summit is missing one âWorld Cityâ: Hong Kong. What is Hong Kong missing in return? by Waltraut Ritter, Knowledge Dialogues The number…
The highly-anticipated Greater Bay Area (GBA) project could be the answer to Hong Kongâs land resource challenges, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said at…
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) have recently signed a cooperation agreement to jointly promote and support…
Scared away by regulatory clampdowns and uncertainty, cryptocurrency exchanges are fleeing Asia in general and Hong Kong in particular. At least three major exchanges, including…
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said in a statement on April 27 that it is considering to update its Investor Compensation Regime (ICR). The…
The policy centre Business Professionals in Hong Kong has created a plan to transport a slice of Hong Kong into the mainland. Positioned as an…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the cityâs de facto central bank, has intervened to buy HK$3.258 billion of the local currency for the first…
Ed Note: While Harbour Times normally only looks at Hong Kong policy, our author here anticipates Hong Kong officials participating in mainland governance bodies will…
In order to encourage R&D to be conducted in Hong Kong, the government proposed in its new budget a super tax deduction of 300 percent…
In a city where housing situation has been a nightmare for many, the government is looking to an alternative to stamp duty to alleviate the…
Australiaâs trade minister Steven Ciobo delivered a speech in Hong Kong, one of the worldâs freest economies, on Monday (19 March) to advocate open trade…
David O’Rear is the former Chief Economist of The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and a legend in Hong Kong economics…
By Richard Welford, Chairman, CSR Asia To reach our goal of creating a better Hong Kong, we need more businesses on board. Hong Kong faces…
Hong Kong auditors are expected to be under greater scrutiny, as newly proposed legislation may see the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) gaining more power to…
Hong Kong funds and brokers could take a hit from new European rules on how they execute and report their trades. The second Markets in…
Pak Shuen Policy changes driving by the Grenfell Tower fire in London (UK) have implications for Hong Kongers looking at that market. Pak…
Over the past decade, technology has been a sector in Hong Kongâs stock market that hasnât attracted strong interest. In fact, technology firms only accounted…
Dr. Winnie Tang Honorary Professor, Department of Computer Science, The University of Hong Kong Making more government datasets available could not only boost the economy…
The SFC and ICAC make rare joint raids and arrests follow. More to come as Webbâs Enigma network comes under fire. The world asks…
Making more government datasets available could not only boost the economy. It may even save lives.
Increasing links between Hong Kong and mainland China financial market could create more risks, risks that one global watchdog feels Hong Kong may not be…
Hong Kong is following Chinaâs lead in tightening its oversight of the asset management industry both as a way to facilitate the flow of money…
The former US vice-president and Nobel Peace laureate takes the stage as he talks about the economic history of innovation and his thoughts on sustainable…
Services exclusive to Hong Kong include Chinese fortune-telling, China visa processing, Chinese medicine therapy and postnatal care. (Photo provided)
Harbour Times is a supporter of the World Business Angels Investment Forum taking place in Istanbul in February, 2018. Here, we sit down with the…
But the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce warns of âunintentional side effectsâ by the new governmentâs housing plans and expresses disappointment over a lack…