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
The 27th Hong Kong Book Fair opened here on Wednesday, with Chinese martial arts literature as its overarching theme, highlighting Hong Kong's influence on the genre since the 1950s and 60s.
Over the past few months, the quota of the Southbound Trading of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect was consumed rapidly with the drive of accelerated capital flows from the Mainland to Hong Kong. As of July 18, 201.8 billion yuan southbound quota was utilized, accounting for 80.72 percent of the total.
Apple’s contactless payment system enables transactions at merchants with supporting point-of-sale terminals
Hong Kong’s financial market regulator is querying brokerages and banks about their compliance with dark pool rules, according to people who have seen the questionnaire.
Political leaders in the SAR say they support a decision by the Electoral Affairs Commission to ask candidates intending to take part in September’s legislature election to sign a form acknowledging Hong Kong is an inalienable part of China.
China imported five times more gold from Hong Kong in May amid global and regional economic and geopolitical uncertainties, with gold traders expecting the trend to continue as prices keep rising and investors keep buying as a hedge to the falling value of the Chinese yuan.
Twenty-two-year-old confirmed in the top 60 eligible players and will take on the world’s best
Launched last month, hkrunning.com aims to provide a comprehensive database of running trails in Hong Kong. Its creator hopes to soon launch an app that offers real-time tracking to guide runners
Data of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect shows that the southbound trade of mainland capital speeds up in recent period with red-chip stocks including Chinese financial stocks frequently bought.
Hong Kong’s environmental protection department under fire for failing to prevent the import of electronic waste, with activists claiming they have been providing information on illegal dump sites since 2007.
The director of the State Council's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, Wang Guangya, said the central government will maintain the "One Country, Two Systems" principle unswervingly and will do nothing to jeopardize it.
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