The 10 best read business articles: Cathay Pacific, Hui’s mistress v the liquidator, Jack Ma’s Peak pad and Airbus woes

Here are the top 10 of business stories for 2015, is your favourite in the list?

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2015: a big year for business. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Published: 6:01am, 31 Dec 2015Updated: 4:16pm, 1 Jan 2016

In Hong Kong everyone has a stake in business, whether they work for one or play the market. So the SCMP’s business coverage has been scrutinised closely in 2015. Here are the top stories as voted by our readers — with their clicks.

1. Frequent fliers in Cathay Pacific’s cheap seats face big let-down

Cathay’s tightening of their benefits program was a keenly watched topic. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Hong Kong is full of fliers, whether they’re expats or locally born, Hongkongers fly a lot. So when Cathay Pacific announced it would change their system our readers responded, hungry for news on the future of their program and how far their miles will go. They’ve made this January story our most read business news piece.

2. Liquidator runs after mistress of bankrupt former chief secretary Rafael Hui

The story prompted a Harry's view cartoon. Photo:

Enoch Yiu, an oracle of Hong Kong business in her own right, brought us a sordid tale of intrigue butting up against the cold truth of liquidation. Will love (or lust) conquer the law? Read on.

3. Airbus A380 has failed to live up to its hype after 10 years in the skies

An Airbus A380 breaks through the clouds near Paris, but it’s wasn’t breaking any sales records in 2015. Photo: AFP

There was something in the air in 2015 and for our readership, travel related stories gained a huge response. This April story told the truth behind the hype about Airbus’s double-decker flagship after dismal orders and poor sales showed a market that wasn’t prepared for the mega-jumbo airliner.

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