David Webb

A Good Week for … , March 31, 2013

31 Mar 2013

Peng Liyuan, former folk singer-turned first lady, turned heads on her first official trip overseas alongside her husband, President Xi Jinping.

2:08AM

Letters to the Editor, February 21, 2013

21 Feb 2013

Without a law to protect homosexuals from discrimination, it is believed this minority group will suffer emotionally, especially in the workplace.

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Privacy Commissioner publicly ventures into surreal territory

19 Feb 2013

On Friday governance and transparency advocate David Webb took down from the internet a list of the names of more than 1,000 Hong Kong residents, many of them prominent businesspeople, complete...

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David Webb takes database with directors' ID numbers offline

16 Feb 2013

Corporate governance advocate David Webb last night withdrew his short-lived database listing identity card numbers of 1,100 company directors, just hours after the privacy watchdog launched an...

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Corporate crusader David Webb exposes 'secrets' in fight against director rule

13 Feb 2013

The launching of the list - which included the two sons of tycoon Li Ka-shing, Victor Li Tzar-kuoi and Richard Li Tzar-kai, as well as Sun Hung Kai Properties chairman Thomas Kwok Ping-kwong and...

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Chicken feet give Savannah a big foot in the shipping door

8 Dec 2012

Who would have thought that chicken feet could bring a US port to life? But that is indeed what they have done for the port of Savannah, Georgia. Prior to 2002, Savannah was a quiet sleepy port....

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Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

EU fails to adapt to borderless world

4:35AM

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Critics slam office relocation plan

The plan to move Hong Kong's financial watchdog and stock exchange to the planned tower on Government Hill to bolster Central's image as a core financial district is meaningless, critics say....

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Corrections & clarifications

The report 'HKEx blazes trail for blue chips with close above HK$200' on September 22 included a misplaced quote from corporate governance advocate David Webb.

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Wong's Kong King chairman won't raise offer

David Webb says he will block buyout unless price is improved

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Quotes of The Week

Perhaps the funniest thing about the Chinese government investing in Blackstone Group's IPO is that they will get 'non-voting common units'. Rather like their own people, really

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Hiding political donors' names breaks law, Ombudsman told

Election organisers broke the law when they published lists of donors to chief executive candidates with most names blacked out, shareholder activist David Webb says in a complaint filed with the...

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HKEx board split on narrowing of spreads

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's board meeting on Wednesday is likely to be the scene of a heated debate on whether to narrow trading spreads for stocks and warrants that currently trade at...

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