Betting on the future of China's stock market, Eddie Tam set up a Shenzhen branch of his Hong Kong-based hedge fund six years ago. Now he hopes a stock market link between Hong Kong and Shenzhen will bring him rewards.
The State Council has given the green light to a long-awaited plan to connect a second mainland stock exchange with Hong Kong's, further opening China's capital market.
China's State Council has approved plans to connect the Shenzhen and Hong Kong stock exchanges, the Chinese premier said Tuesday.
Much-anticipated Stock Connect scheme could be confirmed as early as this week, with an official launch in December. Hang Seng closes at 22,932.51
The number of Hong Kong students applying to mainland universities has seen a tenfold increase over the past decade, despite the common perception that the city’s youth are wary about studying across the border.
A Hong Kong-based NGO on Sunday called for a ban against any person or group that promotes "Hong Kong independence" or opposes the regional government's policies in schools, in a bid to prevent the spread of wrong ideas which would undermine the region.
Former Philippines President Fidel Ramos said a decision on whether he would visit Beijing depends on the two nations’ foreign ministries, and the outcome of his current fence-mending mission in Hong Kong.
The boy, 3, died on Wednesday when the car, being driven by his father, crashed on the way from Sapporo to Asahikawa
Athletes and officials prepare for traditional flag-raising ceremony at Olympic Village
Strong gales and heavy rains batter city and cause flight chaos, with 114 trees blown over
State－owned Qingdao West Coast Development Group Co Ltd has bought Media ChineseInternational Ltd's subsidiary, the owner of Ming Pao Weekly in Hong Kong, for HK$498million ($64.2 million), in the latest step by mainland companies into the overseas mediamarket.
This followed a record US$1.92 billion in fines for HSBC in December in 2012, to settle charges of allowing itself to laundering money and finance terrorism by US authorities.
Some foreign media recently alledged that Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) chief executive was suspected of pressurizing the region's anti-graft body and the guilty verdict against student leaders showed Hong Kong's falling into dictatorship politics.
Second place held by Japanese women and Icelandic and Swiss men
A DPRK student has sought refuge at the South Korean consulate in Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday, citing government sources in the city.
Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao on Monday met with a delegation from the Hong Kong Girl Guides Association, stressing patriotism.
Lo Ka-shui says regulator-based regime would not promote market development and would be damaging to Hong Kong as an international centre
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