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The 21st century may finally be here for Hong Kong's traditional banks

For Hong Kong to lift its fintech game, it needs to dismantle the silos in which deposits and payments operate

At $323 per sq ft, Hong Kong's office space ranked world's most expensive

In Midtown New York, the costs are $194 psf, while London's West End is $193 psf

'Chinese checkers' with Indian trade data

Is India's trade with Hong Kong part of its trade with China? India and its largest trading partner, China, have different views on this, adding to the data discrepancy of about $5 billion in the merchandise trade between the two countries during 2016. Hong Kong, a former British colony, became a special administrative region of China in 1997, when Britain's 99-year lease expired. Hong Kong is governed under the principle of "one country, two systems", under which China has given the region autonomy and agreed to preserve its economic and social systems for 50 years from the date of the handover.Though Hong Kong acts as China's main transit destination, it was found that in-transit trade is leading to discrepancy in data. For, India would report the country of consignment for the import as Hong Kong, instead of China, and China would report the country of destination as India. According to China's import statistics, 25.8 per cent of India's exports in 2016 came into China via Hong ...

Hong Kong or Singapore: Which city is better for expats to live in?

Hong Kong had an edge due to expectations of the opening of China's economy

Hong Kong's first female leader a 'tilted bridge' over troubled waters

Carrie Lam was sworn in as Hong Kong's first female leader

This activist investor's Hong Kong stock rout prediction was spot on

Investor David Webb issued a report titled "The Engima Network: 50 stocks not to own"

Hong Kong activists urge restaurants to remove shark fin soup from menus

Hong Kong is world's top shark fin trader, accounting for half of global shark fin trade annually

The second coming of malls in Hong Kong

They have quickly become the most visited malls in the world

Hong Kong leader's affordable homes plan up against wall of Chinese capital

A typical Hong Kong apartment costs 18.1 times gross annual median income

Carrie Lam wins Hong Kong leadership; democracy activists decry election

Lam was widely seen as Beijing's pick for the job throughout the race

Huge setback to Indian travelllers: Hong Kong withdraws visa-free facility

Indians now have to complete a pre-arrival registration

Hong Kong to withdraw visa free entry facility for Indians

This is a major set back for over half a million Indians who visit the former British colony for business, trade and holidays

Hong Kong refugees protest to call for Snowden pardon

Protest organisers said 11,000 refugees have applications for protection pending but have no official status and no right to work

Hong Kong elects youth protest leaders to 6th Legislative Council

More than 2.2 million eligible voters casted their ballots at hundreds of polling stations with a turnout rate of 58 per cent

Record voter turnout in key Hong Kong election

Rolling results so far show long-established lawmakers from both the pro-democracy camp and the pro-Beijing camp have been re-elected

Divided Hong Kong goes to polls as Beijing watches

The election is only partially democratic and it is almost impossible for the anti-Beijing camp ever to gain a majority

Hong Kong votes in test of China's influence over financial hub

Set the stage for future political fights over Beijing's control over the city

Protest over ban on Hong Kong pro-independence activists

Support for the independence movement has surged since five candidates were banned from standing in the elections

Hong Kong independence calls a 'gimmick': China media

Unprecedented rally saw people fill a park near the government's headquarters last night, chanting Hong Kong independence

Typhoon Nida: 'Strongest typhoon since 1983' hits Hong Kong

Hundreds of thousands of passengers were affected as trains, ferries and planes were cancelled