https://www.scmp.com/rss/330480/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Hong Kong government is considering regulating crowdfunding campaigns in a bid to prevent money being used for activities that endanger national security or other illegal purposes. Typically using digital platforms, crowdfunding raises money from a large number of people who contribute relatively smaller amounts, with the promise of delivering products, services or equity to its funders. Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu said on Thursday that a public... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3174311/hong-kong-crowdfunding-platforms-be-regulated-so?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3174311/hong-kong-crowdfunding-platforms-be-regulated-so?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:27:28 +0000 New World Development has launched a free, large-scale crowd-donation platform called Share for Good that allows Hongkongers to donate needed supplies to those infected by Covid-19 and isolated at home. Share for Good is the first platform of its kind in the city, where donations can be matched to beneficiaries and then collected freely to be delivered to those in need. It is designed especially to help the underprivileged, whose lives have been heavily affected by Hong Kong’s Omicron-fuelled... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3170782/new-world-launches-crowd-donation-platform-share-good-hongkongers-give?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3170782/new-world-launches-crowd-donation-platform-share-good-hongkongers-give?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Mar 2022 05:43:23 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3137826/crowdfunding-geishas-all-male-boardrooms-and-forced-adoption?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3137826/crowdfunding-geishas-all-male-boardrooms-and-forced-adoption?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Jun 2021 08:00:00 +0000