The findings illustrate how Hong Kong’s economy is heading for a technical recession in the fiscal third quarter ending in December, as four consecutive months of street protests have deterred visitors, dented retail sales and consumption.

More than 75 per cent of Hong Kong small- and medium-sized firms fell victim to cyberattacks last year, according to Chubb Insurance

Retailers and market observers say the proposals mall owners have come up with fall far short of what is needed to keep them in business.

There is no ‘imminent risk’ of a global recession next year, according to Fidelity, but the trade war’s drag on business, consumer confidence is a key indicator to watch

Wheelock Properties went ahead with sales at Grand Marini in Lohas Park even as most MTR stations remained closed amid increasingly violent protests

City residents vent anger on government over inconvenience as shopping malls and MTR services remain closed following a day of violent rampage.

Rail operator took unprecedented step of closing entire network on Friday night and has said it will not reopen on Saturday, while supermarkets, shopping centres, and banks are all shut as city braces for another weekend of unrest.

Financial services lawmaker Christopher Cheung Wah-fung and industry representatives were unable to convince the government to drop the rule which comes into effect today.

Analysts say Singapore is reaping the rewards of long term planning and investment.

Budweiser’s US$5 billion IPO is the second-biggest listing globally this year after Uber Technologies’ US$8.1 billion offering in New York in May

The Guangdong-based company paid 650 million yuan in tariffs last year, but plans to reduce waste paper imports from the US to 15 per cent from 25 per cent currently and bring down its tariff bill to under 300 million yuan.

Citi survey finds 56 per cent of Hongkongers see home prices falling in the next year, compared with 28 per cent before protests began

Hong Kong’s retail sales fell 6.7 per cent in June, the fifth consecutive month of declines as protest rallies picked up pace.

Hong Kong’s retailers are likely to miss out on the five-day golden week holiday sales bonanza in early October as mainland tourists stay away amid the ongoing protests.

Hong Kong-listed property managers spent more than US$424 million on mergers and acquisitions last year, according to DBS, which also expects some major mainland developers to spin off their subsidiaries via IPOs.

The six pupils who organised the event in Edinburgh Place said 500 people attended the rally, which lasted for more than three hours.

Hundreds of people turn out at Chater Garden in Central where they sing protest anthem Glory to Hong Kong and chant slogans. Day of protest begins with human chains formed at schools and will continue with events across city.

Bill will target newly completed flats left empty for more than half a year but opposition lawmakers accuse city leader Carrie Lam of targeting developers to divert attention from roiling political crisis.

Slow day of sales for batch of flats at Marini, Grand Marini projects shows how political crisis is rapidly sapping appetite among buyers

Richard Li Tzar-kai, the Hong Kong telecoms tycoon and younger son of Li Ka-shing, the city’s richest man, backed the “one country, two systems” principle in full-page adverts in seven newspapers on Thursday.

Citibank, Hong Kong’s largest foreign lender, said credit card spending on retail had dropped in recent months, with the special administrative region hit hard by 13 weeks of unprecedented social unrest.

Almost half a billion cinema tickets were sold between June and August, pushing revenues to US$2.45 billion, slightly above last summer’s figure

Hong Kong’s restaurants, shopping centres and banks are bearing the brunt of 12 weeks of street protests since early June, which have crimped retail sentiment and deterred visitors especially those from mainland China.

Parents voice concerns in Central where organisers say they want a Hong Kong where children are free, while in Wan Chai ‘silver-haired citizens’ say blame for violence rests with response to demands from Chief Executive Carrie Lam.