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Abacus Tom Holland

Don't be put off by a softening property market - Hong Kong can handle it

15 Oct 2018 - 2:25pm 3

City Beat Tammy Tam

Does the US-China trade war mean an ironic new opportunity for Hong Kong?

15 Oct 2018 - 2:57pm 4

Solid minimum wage policy will benefit Hong Kong’s lower paid

6 Oct 2018 - 9:54pm 3

City Beat Tammy Tam

Time ripe for Hong Kong to hit economic sweet spot after Xi’s pledge

30 Sep 2018 - 9:55pm 1

More on Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Markets

CFA urges safeguards for Hong Kong’s weighted voting rights

10 Oct, 12:08pm

Investment Products

Philippines security token exchange readies for trading in Hong Kong

10 Oct, 7:33am

Companies

Is the IPO wave of 2018 the last hurrah before the party ends?

5 Oct, 12:39pm

Companies

China tech IPO boom to carry on into 2019: China Renaissance CEO

5 Oct, 4:47pm 1

Banking & Finance

Hong Kong regains crown as the No 1 market for raising funds

27 Sep, 9:00am 10

More on Property investment

Hong Kong & China

China steps closer to banning home presales, sending a chill among property developers

17 Oct, 10:00am 2

Business

Hong Kong developer Chinachem prices flats 12 per cent below old homes

17 Oct, 1:03pm 1

Society

Affordable housing sale draws record number of applicants

17 Oct, 1:45am 6

Companies

HNA shareholders who vetoed Beijing office sale want ‘better deal’

16 Oct, 11:25pm

People & Events

9 Hong Kong billionaires who made their money in real estate

16 Oct, 12:30pm 2

News & Trends

Tycoon’s US$210 million London flat is UK’s most expensive home

16 Oct, 9:02am 1

China

Desperate middle class takes big risks to get money out of China

16 Oct, 5:20pm 182

More on Parallel trading

Society

Facial recognition tech comes to Hong Kong-Shenzhen border

24 Jul, 11:57am 12

Law and Crime

Five held as customs break up gang selling fake Chinese medicine

31 Jan, 6:46am 2

Hong Kong economy

Lawmakers rally against review of milk powder export restrictions

14 Oct, 11:25pm 4

Hong Kong economy

No bonanza for traders as iPhone 8 resale prices stay low at launch

22 Sep, 11:25pm 4

Hong Kong economy

Why it won’t be easy to make huge profits reselling iPhone X in China

14 Sep, 7:25am 12

China

Children smuggle 210 phones worth US$145,000 out of Hong Kong for fast food

26 May, 11:21pm 39

Chief Executive Carrie Lam makes comments after HK$48.5 billion site in sought-after neighbourhood is withdrawn from market

Lam denies policy to drive up cost of land in city after Peak site goes unsold

Chief Executive makes comments after HK$48.5 billion site in sought-after neighbourhood is withdrawn from market.

18 Oct 2018 - 12:16am 35 More on Hong Kong housing

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The Peak site whose sale was withdrawn by the Hong Kong government on Tuesday. Photo: Roy Issa

Hong Kong scraps sale of The Peak plot as bids failed to meet target

17 Oct 2018 - 5:42pm 44

Carrie Lam speaks on Tuesday. Photo: Sam Tsang

We never build what we can’t afford, Hong Kong leader says

16 Oct 2018 - 11:32pm 64

The interior of the eight-storey Xiqu Centre, which includes a Grand Theatre. Photo: Robert Ng

Star-studded start for Chinese opera venue’s official opening on January 20

16 Oct 2018 - 9:00am 2

Stephen Wong said weighing infrastructure costs against the size of government’s fiscal reserves was illogical. Photo: Jonathan Wong

‘Benefits outweigh costs’ of plan to reclaim land around Lantau Island

15 Oct 2018 - 3:09pm 52

The unfinished Hong Kong side of the border checkpoint is markedly different from the Shenzhen side. Photo: Roy Issa

What’s behind delay at Hong Kong’s new HK$34 billion border crossing?

14 Oct 2018 - 11:19am 22

Prospective property buyers at the Octa Tower in Kowloon Bay, queuing up to bid for 491 units of LP6 at Lohas Park in Tseung Kwan O on 13 October, 2018. Photo SCMP / Xiaomei Chen

Home sales flop as sentiments cool in Hong Kong’s property market

15 Oct 2018 - 10:38am 25

Speculation the bridge will open in late October is ‘news to me’, Chan says

Transport chief ‘doesn’t have any idea’ when mega bridge will open

13 Oct 2018 - 10:34pm 34

Changyong Rhee identifies three risks to region’s growth pace: continued escalation of trade tensions, an acceleration of monetary tightening by the US Federal Reserve, and a stronger-than-expected rise in oil prices

Attempt to isolate China from world trade system ‘will not work’

12 Oct 2018 - 11:38pm 127

City leader had to act now to increase housing supply, development secretary Michael Wong says

HK$500 billion artificial islands plan ‘not ignoring land task force’

12 Oct 2018 - 11:14pm 102

A view of AsiaWorld-Expo at Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: Nora Tam

Broader Hong Kong tourism plan by airport on way, minister says

11 Oct 2018 - 9:06pm 1

(From left): Hong Kong Productivity Council chairman Willy Lin Sun-mo, Nicholas Yang, Carrie Lam, German consul general Dieter Lamle and Toni Drescher. Photo: Roy Issa

Top German R&D institutes pick city for first overseas venture

11 Oct 2018 - 11:14pm 3

Cathay Pacific’s lounge in Vancouver. Photo: Cathay Pacific

Cathay opens its lounges at three airports to all frequent flyers in pay-to-use trial

11 Oct 2018 - 10:16pm 46

Court ruling said to strengthen China’s growing reputation for intellectual property rights protection

Alfred Dunhill awarded 10 million yuan in trademark case against Chinese firm

11 Oct 2018 - 3:09pm 17

The rankings, based on health, education and survivability measures, assess the future productivity and earnings potential for citizens of 157 of the World Bank’s member nations

Singapore first, Hong Kong fourth in World Bank’s human capital list

11 Oct 2018 - 11:38am 8

The US stock rout spilled over to Hong Kong and China markets on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Wall Street bloodbath spills over to Hong Kong, China stocks

12 Oct 2018 - 1:00am 75

City leader says she is not afraid to tackle issues left unresolved by predecessors as she offers solutions in her policy blueprint

‘Any problem can be solved,’ says Lam, unveiling ambitious plans

11 Oct 2018 - 3:16pm 16

Residential properties in Tai Koo. Photo: Winson Wong

Hong Kong leader sets out public-private sector ‘land sharing’ scheme

10 Oct 2018 - 11:49pm

Chief Executive Carrie Lam presses ahead with controversial 1,700 hectare reclamation project near Lantau Island, and says considering the cost is ‘narrow-minded’

Lam’s future vision is a HK$500 billion housing development in sea

10 Oct 2018 - 11:49pm 148

Government eyes areas such as ship leasing and insurance, and will offer ongoing support to make city a dispute resolution centre for global industry

Battle with rival ports is lost so Lam’s focus turns to maritime services

10 Oct 2018 - 7:34pm 1

A promotional poster for the ‘Greater Bay Area’ project at a subway station in Causeway Bay. Photo: Fung Chang

Subsidies to lure young entrepreneurs to ‘Greater Bay Area’

10 Oct 2018 - 7:23pm

Measures to support breastfeeding were also announced in the policy address. Photo: Sam Tsang

Maternity leave in Hong Kong to increase to 14 weeks

10 Oct 2018 - 11:39pm

City leader acknowledges challenges while detailing further investments in innovation and technology to spur growth

Hong Kong seeks closer economic ties overseas amid US-China trade war

10 Oct 2018 - 11:41pm

The MPF offsetting mechanism has been a bone of contention since the scheme started. Photo: Martin Chan

MPF offset subsidy boosted to HK$29.3 billion – but gripes continue

11 Oct 2018 - 9:33am 1

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announces her policy address at the Legco Chamber in Tamar. Photo: Felix Wong

Five key takeaways from Carrie Lam’s policy address

10 Oct 2018 - 4:45pm 27

City chief faces legislature to deliver second address, with strong emphasis on policies to boost land supply

As it happened: Carrie Lam’s policy address

10 Oct 2018 - 4:53pm 14

Housing is likely to be a key issue during the policy address. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Five things to watch out for in Carrie Lam’s 2018 policy address

10 Oct 2018 - 12:42pm 9

Hong Kong is being held back from becoming a smart city by a variety of factors, according to think tank’s report. Photo: Roy Issa

‘You are stopping Hong Kong from becoming a smart city’

9 Oct 2018 - 5:55pm 17

For the week-long break, which started on National Day on October 1, on average about 73,000 commuters took the rail link each day. Photo: Dickson Lee

Has rail link created new pool of visitors as ‘golden week’ arrivals soar?

9 Oct 2018 - 9:39am 2