Hong Kong stocks close 1.21 pct lower after launch of Shanghai-HK Stock Connect
The landmark Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, which is aimed at linking up the stock exchanges of Hong Kong and Shanghai, was officially launched on Monday.
The Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) was recently named the "Best Airport in China" by travel magazine Business Traveler China, and it was the eighth time in nine years that the title went to HKIA, the local airport authority said Thursday.
Hong Kong will play a unique role in promoting China-ASEAN cooperation and helping bring bilateral relations to a new and higher level, a senior Hong Kong entrepreneur said ahead of an ASEAN summit slated for Wednesday and Thursday.
Hong Kong's Acting Chief Executive Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said on Tuesday that police are prepared to help enforce the injunction in protest areas, abide by the High Court instructions.
A think tank called Our Hong Kong Foundation (OHKF) was founded here on Monday by Hong Kong's former Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday voiced support to Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and his government's efforts to safeguard the rule of law and maintain social order in Hong Kong.
The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect will start on Nov. 17, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the China Securities Regulatory Commission jointly announced on Monday.
President of Hong Kong's Legislative Council (LegCo) Tsang Yok-sing has said that the Special Administrative Region is now at the crossroads to its future development.
Hong Kong's Secretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok said on Wednesday that the Occupy movement has had impacts on Hong Kong's emergency rescue services and has put Hong Kong people at risk.
Sources with China's top train makers, China CNR Corp. Limited and CSR Corp. Limited, confirmed on Tuesday that the two companies will soon merge to compete globally.
An illegal assembly what the initiators self-claimed to be "with peace and love" has left nothing but adverse impacts on the economy and people's livelihood in Hong Kong, besides tearing apart the local community with clamorous streets in the past month.
Launching date of stock-trading link between Hong Kong and Shanghai is still in the air, though preparation work is all set, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) Chief Executive Charles Li said here Monday.
Hong Kong Police Public Relations Branch Chief Superintendent Steve Hui on Tuesday urged Occupy Central protesters to comply with court orders to stop their illegal occupation of roads.
The Office of the Chief Executive (CE) of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region said late Tuesday that a broadly representative nominating committee is not just a question of absolute numbers but also a question of taking into account the needs and priorities of a broad range of sectors.
The Hong Kong government on Tuesday held the first formal talks with student leaders speaking for sit-in protesters to find a peaceful way to end the Occupy Central movement which started on Sept. 28.
The Hong Kong government on Tuesday held the first formal talks with student leaders speaking for sit-in protesters to find a peaceful way to end the Occupy Central movement which started on Sept. 28.