Property prices are one of the hottest topics in Hong Kong these days. Everyone seems to have a strong opinion, although many have lost sight of the real issue.
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Mr. Shangkong
Shanghai-born and Hong Kong-based George Chen is the financial services editor at the South China Morning Post. He muses about the interplay between the two financial centres in Mr. Shangkong columns, which appear every Monday in the print version of the Post.
25 Feb 2013
The past week proved to be a scandalous one for the mainland's stock market.
A private conversation about the market outlook between one of the mainland's most respected analysts and an...
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18 Feb 2013
Despite the positive headlines you may read in the state media, a good number of these businessmen are quite worried about the country's economic prospects and their own ability to keep and grow...
4 Feb 2013
Can small business survive these days? This may be a common question in a city like Hong Kong, where the so-called "real estate monopoly" can be blamed for almost everything.
28 Jan 2013
What can an employer do if he wants to hire more people but cannot add more permanent staff to the payroll, because of a freeze on new hires?
Who holds the most bullish view in the world about the mainland's stock market these days? My answer is Guo Shuqing, the country's top securities regulator.
The past week was hectic in terms of the news coverage of HSBC's deal to sell its stake in Ping An Insurance. Much of the focus was on who the behind-the-scenes buyer was.
It seems bigger is better when it comes to fashion labels and logos in Hong Kong.
You just need to do some so-called window shopping in Central to realise that Prada and Salvatore Ferragamo...
This time of year, the annual bonus is the talk of the town. Expectations in banking circles are running high, but the talk itself is kept pretty low. That's because since the 2008 global...
With the holidays upon us, our minds turn to gift-giving and the struggle to find something appropriate.
When my friends from the mainland travel to Hong Kong, they often ask me what they...
To most people, Christmas means presents. But to the banking industry, this Christmas may be more about Scrooge than Santa, warnings than gifts.
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