To lead Greater Bay Area integration, Hong Kong can look to San Francisco

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1. Wed, 5 August 2026

   2 reports
   • South China Morning Post08:30first to report
     To lead Greater Bay Area integration, Hong Kong can look to San Francisco

     Hong Kong’s first-ever five-year plan for economic and social development (2026-2030) is out for public consultation. The section on the “development of regional cooperation” stands out for its call to “advance the development of key cooperation platforms, and strengthen collaboration with other areas, provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in the mainland”. Similarly, Shenzhen has set out an agenda for the high-level development of major cooperation platforms in its 15th five-year...

   • South China Morning Post14:38
     Hong Kong urged to be ‘super partner’ in businesses’ overseas expansion push

     Hong Kong should act as a “super partner” helping enterprises expand into Asean, Middle Eastern, Central Asian and European markets, as well as build an annual review into its first five-year plan, one of the city’s oldest and largest chambers of commerce has said. The suggestions are among 65 that the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce put forward to the government on Wednesday, covering Hong Kong’s maiden five-year plan and the city leader’s final policy address of his term. Jonathan Choi...

2. Thu, 6 August 2026

   7 reports
   • Channel News Asia02:00
     Hong Kong insurers' shares slump on report China to tax offshore insurance income

     Chinese mainland tax authorities have reportedly started levying personal income tax on returns from offshore insurance policies, the latest sign of greater scrutiny of offshore investments.

   • Channel News Asia02:00
     Prudential shares tumble on report China will tax offshore insurance returns

     URL changednow www.channelnewsasia.com/business/prudential-aia-hong-kong-insurance-shares-china-tax-offshore-returns-6301066

     Chinese mainland tax authorities have reportedly started levying personal income tax on returns from offshore insurance policies, the latest sign of greater scrutiny of offshore investments.

   • itbrief.co.nz03:47
     Asia Pacific real estate investment hits record USD $92.5bn

     Higher energy costs and currency volatility have not deterred investors, with regional dealmaking still surging to a six-month record of USD $92.5 billion.

   • indiatimes.com04:22
     Global Market: Hong Kong insurers slump after report on China taxing offshore policy income

     Hong Kong-listed insurance stocks slumped after reports that Chinese tax authorities have begun levying a 20% personal income tax on income earned from offshore insurance policies. The move has raised concerns over demand from mainland Chinese customers, weighing on insurers and financial stocks with significant cross-border exposure.

   • businesstimes.com.sg04:24
     Prudential, AIA and other HK insurers’ shares slump on report China to tax offshore insurance income

     The tax news sparked fears that sales of insurance policies and ​other financial products could slow Read more at The Business Times.

   • indiatimes.com04:38
     Global Market: Prudential shares tumble as China offshore insurance tax report rattles investors

     Shares of Prudential plunged after reports that Chinese tax authorities had begun collecting personal income tax on returns from offshore insurance policies, stoking concerns over tighter regulatory oversight of cross-border investments. The development also weighed on other Hong Kong-focused financial stocks amid fears of weaker demand from mainland Chinese customers.

   • sbr.com.sg21:00
     Commercial real estate investment investment surges 238% to $23.3b in H1

     Commercial real estate investment climbed 238% YoY to $23.3b (US$18.2b) in the first half of 2026, recording the strongest growth amongst the major Asia-Pacific

3. Sat, 8 August 2026

   1 report
   • South China Morning Post07:39edited after publishing
     Hong Kong commerce chief to lead joint local and mainland delegation to Malaysia

     Hong Kong’s commerce chief is set to lead a delegation of mainland Chinese and local firms to Malaysia next week, noting that about 200 enterprises from across the border have already set up offices in the city since last year, using it as a stepping stone to go global. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah also said on Saturday that the city was eyeing emerging markets in Africa after exploring the Middle East and Central Asia amid geopolitical tensions. Yau...

4. Sun, 9 August 2026

   2 reports
   • South China Morning Post01:30
     Hong Kong’s 5-year plan needs ambition to match Beijing’s expectations

     Hong Kong’s first five-year plan will be judged not by how many initiatives it assembles. Instead, it will be judged by whether it explains where the city intends to be by 2030 and how it will get there. The consultation document covers the expected ground. It includes the Northern Metropolis; Hong Kong’s roles as an international financial, trade, maritime and aviation centre; integration with the Greater Bay Area and supporting the Belt and Road Initiative; and social priorities such as...

   • South China Morning Post03:01edited after publishing ×2
     5-year plan to create more jobs, help young people with housing: John Lee

     previously5-year plan to create more jobs, widen housing ladder for young people: John Lee

     Hong Kong’s first five-year plan will create more quality jobs and support young people seeking to start businesses, while the Northern Metropolis megaproject will help them move up the housing ladder, the city’s leader has said. At the second town hall meeting to gather public views on the five-year plan set to be unveiled next month and his annual policy address, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Sunday that the government would consider establishing an independent agency to handle...

5. Mon, 10 August 2026

   2 reports
   • South China Morning Post01:30
     John Lee is right about local governance. Now he must deliver

     Something unexpected happened at the town hall meeting held a week ago to gather public opinion on Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and the coming policy address. Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu spoke about the need to upgrade the city’s urban management systems. Our results-oriented, reform-focused chief executive seems to be ready for another colossal task. Lee began his term with plans to reform policy bureau operations, introducing key performance indicators and additional...

   • South China Morning Post23:00
     Hong Kong’s commercial property investment growth beats peer Asia-Pacific markets

     Hong Kong’s commercial property investment more than doubled to US$3.1 billion in the second quarter, making it the fastest growing investment market in Asia-Pacific thanks to a strong increase in retail and office deals and a low base effect, according to JLL. The 129 per cent growth from a year earlier beat other top-performing markets including Singapore with 108 per cent growth and Australia with an 82 per cent increase, data tracked by the property consultancy showed. “Hong Kong’s robust...

6. Tue, 11 August 2026

   2 reports
   • South China Morning Post10:30
     Wharf firms up balance sheet as Hong Kong home sales cushion profit slump

     Hong Kong developer Wharf (Holdings) is increasingly relying on Hong Kong’s luxury-home market to offset weakness in mainland China, while paring investments and building up cash as it navigates an uncertain outlook. Revenue from Wharf’s Hong Kong development properties nearly tripled to HK$1.35 billion (US$172 million) from HK$475 million in the first half, with operating profit rising more than fivefold to HK$166 million, according to its interim results announced on Tuesday. That helped...

   • South China Morning Post11:20
     New Hong Kong trade office in Malaysia a bridge to Greater Bay Area: minister

     Hong Kong has opened a new trade office in Malaysia, with a minister saying the move is part of a strategic push to deepen regional ties and position the city as a bridge between the country and the Greater Bay Area. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah said on Tuesday that the opening of the Economic and Trade Office (ETO) in Kuala Lumpur would strengthen Hong Kong’s presence in the region. “The establishment of the new [ETO] in Kuala Lumpur is a highly...

7. Wed, 12 August 2026

   4 reports
   • South China Morning Post00:33
     Hong Kong’s 5-year plan: what’s at stake?
   • biglychee.com06:30
     Some mid-week reading
   • South China Morning Post08:30
     How Hong Kong can unlock the real value of its Asean trade boom

     The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has a role to play in Hong Kong’s plans for its economy. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu signalled as much when he touched on the city’s first five-year plan in his August 7 meeting with Asean Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn. For businesses, however, the central question is not whether Hong Kong-Asean economic ties will continue to grow. They will. The harder question is who will capture the value that growth creates. Asean has been Hong Kong’s...

   • sbr.com.sg21:30
     Foreign investment in Singapore property triples in Q2

     Singapore cross-border investment volumes reached $3.84b (US$3b) in the second quarter of 2026, tripling that of the same period last year.

8. Thu, 13 August 2026

   9 reports
   • South China Morning Post00:30
     What comes next for Hong Kong as a global financial hub?

     What will a stronger international financial centre look like for Hong Kong? Doubling down on yuan internationalisation is a key focus, experts say in this second of our five-part series on the city’s first five-year blueprint. Read part one here. With a symbolic press of a button, top officials and securities regulators from Hong Kong and mainland China earlier this month marked a historic moment for the city’s financial markets. The August 3 launch of the first offshore Chinese government...

   • Le Monde (France)04:30
     La Chine veut traquer ses ultrariches qui vivent à l’étranger, pour mieux les taxer

     Pour combler son déficit budgétaire, Pékin durcit la réglementation sur les trusts établis hors de Chine, utilisés par les grandes fortunes chinoises pour échapper à l’impôt.

   • South China Morning Post04:43
     Hong Kong developer Hysan’s first-half earnings rise 7.4% as project milestones near

     Hysan Development, the largest commercial landlord in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay shopping district, posted an underlying profit of HK$1.11 billion (US$140.19 million) for the first half of 2026, an increase of 7.4 per cent from a year earlier, driven by a realised gain from the sale of residential units at its Bamboo Grove project. Revenue for the six months ended June 30 was largely flat at HK$1.73 billion, a year-on-year drop of 0.1 per cent, according to the company’s filing with the Hong...

   • South China Morning Post08:30
     Beijing’s offshore insurance tax tests Hong Kong wealth management

     Financial markets have been gripped by concern in recent days over reports that China was introducing a new tax on returns from offshore insurance policies. The significance of the episode could prove more complex than the initial market reaction suggests. According to a report from Caixin, Chinese tax authorities have sought to collect tax on investment returns generated by offshore insurance policies held by mainland residents, with early enforcement cases reportedly emerging in Beijing and...

   • scmp.com08:30
     Opinion | Beijing’s offshore insurance tax tests Hong Kong wealth management

     While markets initially fell, more transparent cross-border oversight could strengthen the city’s credibility as a wealth management centre.

   • South China Morning Post08:57edited after publishing
     MTR Corp’s profit more than doubles to HK$15.8 billion on property gains

     previouslyMTR Corp profits more than double to HK$15.87 billion on property gains

     Hong Kong’s rail operator more than doubled its net profit to HK$15.87 billion (US$2 billion) in the first half of 2026, up from HK$7.70 billion a year earlier, as strong gains from property development offset a flat performance in its rail and commercial operations. “Although the corporation delivered solid results in the first half of the year, we will continue to undertake forward-looking financial planning in view of the substantial investment needs for new railway projects, operating...

   • Channel News Asia09:07
     CK Hutchison first-half underlying profit up 6.7%
   • South China Morning Post13:16
     SF Reit’s distributable income falls 7.3% in first half as occupancy holds steady

     SF Reit, Hong Kong’s first real estate investment trust to focus on logistics properties, saw its distributable income fall by 7.3 per cent year on year to HK$110.7 million (US$14.11 million) in the first half of the year. The firm – which is controlled by the Chinese logistics giant SF Holding – recorded total revenue of HK$219.3 million for the first six months of 2026, down 4.6 per cent from a year earlier, according to its exchange filing on Thursday. Net property income stood at HK$178.4...

   • South China Morning Post13:30
     Northern Metropolis: Hong Kong seeks interest in land parcels for logistics hub

     Hong Kong authorities have invited interested parties to submit expressions of interest to develop land parcels set aside for a modern logistics cluster under the Northern Metropolis megaproject. The Transport and Logistics Bureau and the Civil Engineering and Development Department said the sites would meet long-term demand, promote the development of modern logistics and reinforce the city’s position as an international hub for the industry. “Through the [expressions of interest], the...

9. Fri, 14 August 2026

   6 reports
   • South China Morning Post00:30edited after publishing
     Hong Kong’s university town: where’s the money and what will success look like?

     Hong Kong is betting big on the Northern Metropolis with a university town as a core engine. In this third of a five-part series on the city’s first five-year blueprint, we look at the talk of the town. Read part one here and part two here. Hong Kong is a city that has among the highest concentration of top universities with at least eight making it to global and regional rankings and as excitement builds over a new economic hub, a new buzz phrase has emerged in the sector – ‘university...

   • South China Morning Post02:00
     Hong Kong insurers to weather Beijing’s tax shift with 8-10% premium growth: S&P

     Hong Kong’s life insurers could still see annual premium growth of 8 to 10 per cent over the next two years, despite a recent regulatory shift stemming from Beijing’s overseas taxation rules, according to S&P Global Ratings. Resilient demand for overseas diversification should prevent a lasting downturn, the credit rating agency said, another vote of confidence in the city’s thriving insurance and wealth management industries. “We expect a temporary slowdown in sales to mainland customers,”...

   • Bloomberg Politics08:21
     Hong Kong Reappoints Cheung as Chief of Insurance Regulator

     Hong Kong reappointed Clement Cheung as chief executive officer of the Insurance Authority, extending his leadership as the financial hub braces for tighter mainland oversight on cross-border capital flows.

   • china-briefing.com10:15
     China Tax Updates July 2026: Key Changes for Foreign Investors

     China's July 2026 tax updates: eased restructuring tax relief, offshore trust IIT rules, penalty standards, VOCs environmental tax.

   • South China Morning Post11:35
     Hong Kong garners 16,000 submissions from consultation for city’s first 5-year plan

     Hong Kong authorities received more than 16,000 public submissions for the city’s inaugural five-year plan by the close of its consultation on Friday, with an official noting general support for more focused integration into national development and the strategic cultivation of emerging sectors. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Janice Tse Siu-wa described the blueprint, which is set to be delivered next month, as “a milestone in public administration”, adding that it would...

   • South China Morning Post14:42
     Bomb-disposal team, light public housing unit win chief executive’s award

     A bomb-disposal team and a unit behind Hong Kong’s light public housing scheme have won this year’s chief executive’s award, praised for embodying civil servants’ professional spirit in “rising to challenges and pursuing excellence”. City leader John Lee Ka-chiu presented the Chief Executive’s Award for Exemplary Performance to the two interdepartmental teams at a ceremony on Friday. Lee praised them for fulfilling their duties with a steadfast sense of mission and exceptional competence,...

10. Sat, 15 August 2026

    3 reports
    • South China Morning Post10:57
      Northern Metropolis and AI vital to Hong Kong’s 5-year plan: business chambers

      Hong Kong’s inaugural five-year plan should prioritise the Northern Metropolis megaproject, strengthen the city’s position as an international financial centre and advance its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, major business chambers have said. In submissions for the city’s first five-year plan, groups including the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (AmCham) and the Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI) identified the Northern Metropolis as a key economic driver. Their...

    • South China Morning Post21:30
      Hong Kong’s new university town a test of the city’s global ambitions

      Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis University Town is no longer just a planning concept. After site visits by a university town task force, the government has reportedly absorbed lessons from overseas models, expanded the university town area to more than 1,000 hectares, received 19 proposals from local institutions and moved towards phased site tendering and development. The project has become something more significant: a test of what Hong Kong wants its higher education system to do in a...

    • Le Monde English21:41
      China targets its ultra-wealthy living abroad in tax bid

      As Beijing seeks to close its budget deficit, authorities are tightening regulations on trusts established outside China, commonly used by the country's super-rich to avoid taxes.

11. Sun, 16 August 2026

    2 reports
    • South China Morning Post05:49edited after publishing
      Impact of US trade policy shifts on Hong Kong ‘primarily psychological’: Paul Chan

      Changes in US trade policy and interest rate trends will significantly affect Hong Kong’s economy but the impact will be “primarily psychological”, the finance chief has said, while expressing optimism that growth momentum will continue in the second half of the year. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also revealed on Sunday that Hong Kong welcomed 31 million visitors in the first seven months of 2026, a 12 per cent year-on-year increase. Passenger traffic at Hong Kong International Airport...

    • South China Morning Post23:30
      Launch of Northern Metropolis flats attracts strong interest from Hong Kong homebuyers

      Hong Kong homebuyers flocked to the first batch of units at a major residential project in the Northern Metropolis with 44 – or more than half – of the 82 flats made available via regular sale finding buyers as of 7.30pm on Sunday, according to agents. Wheelock Properties’ Park Silicon project in Kwu Tung North also sold eight units via tender worth more than HK$78.43 million (US$9.99 million), the developer said. The units were among the 18 available via tender starting Sunday. The positive...

12. Mon, 17 August 2026

    4 reports
    • South China Morning Post01:30
      How has John Lee’s promise of a ‘new chapter’ for Hong Kong held up?

      It made perfect sense for Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu to hold public consultations on both the city’s first five-year plan and the last policy address of his current term at the same time. Many have been putting forward views that warrant serious consideration. It is clear that Lee needs to be bolder when it comes to the “new chapter” he promised in 2022 when he was elected. The Northern Metropolis is only one part of the city’s transformation; his coming policy address must...

    • en.ce.cn05:00
      Global expats, entrepreneurs tap Hong Kong for solid career prospects--China Economic Net
    • South China Morning Post08:30
      China’s property recovery is fragile, but ignoring it is a mistake

      Global commercial real estate investment markets are roaring back to life. In the first half of this year, direct investment in commercial property rose 27 per cent in annualised terms. The sharpest increase was in the Asia-Pacific, where transaction volumes were up 38 per cent to US$92.5 billion, the strongest half-yearly performance on record, according to data from JLL. While there have been many positive surprises in Asian real estate since the eruption of the Covid-19 pandemic, the...

    • South China Morning Post23:00
      Is Hong Kong’s property market recovery running out of gas? UBS flags 4 risks

      The Hong Kong property market’s recovery is forecast to moderate in both prices and rents in the coming months as disruptions brought about by artificial intelligence, slower population inflows and other factors are likely to impact the upturn, according to UBS. The Swiss investment bank said that in addition to AI and slower population growth, the city’s residential market could also be affected by the deepening integration of the Greater Bay Area, as well as incoming supply of new homes in...

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      • scmp.com17 Aug, 23:00their copy
13. Tue, 18 August 2026

    5 reports
    • sbr.com.sg03:55
      Straits Trading narrows loss by 72.7% to $11.1m in H1

      The Straits Trading Company Limited reported a 72.7% year-on-year (YoY) reduction in its loss attributable to shareholders, narrowing to $11.1m in H1.

    • South China Morning Post08:30
      Chinese treasury futures launch cements Hong Kong as premier yuan hub

      When the Hong Kong stock exchange launched five-year China government bond futures on August 3, it did more than simply expand the city’s derivatives product suite. As the only China government bond futures in the offshore market, the contract deserves attention as it finally gives international investors an exchange-traded tool to hedge against yuan interest rate exposure, strengthening Hong Kong’s ability to price yuan assets, manage risk and serve global investors. The launch comes as the...

    • South China Morning Post10:00
      Hong Kong 5-year plan should have Northern Metropolis tax breaks, listing reforms: HKICPA

      The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) has urged the government to introduce tax incentives to help develop the Northern Metropolis and to improve the stock exchange’s listing regime to further cement the city’s role in international finance. The organisation’s submission for Hong Kong’s first five-year plan asked the government to consider tax incentives for investors who fund start-ups based in the Northern Metropolis, said Stephen Law Cheuk-kin, president of the...

    • South China Morning Post12:53
      82% of Chinese firms eye overseas growth, with Hong Kong top service support choice

      More than 80 per cent of surveyed mainland Chinese companies plan to grow their overseas presence, with Hong Kong listed as their top choice for a professional services platform to support expansion, the Trade Development Council (TDC) has found. The council’s survey, published on Tuesday, also showed that about 94 per cent of respondents were eyeing countries in the Belt and Road Initiative for expansion. The initiative refers to Beijing’s ambitious global infrastructure and trade programme,...

    • South China Morning Post23:00edited after publishing
      After years, Macau firm opts out of Hong Kong renewal project, seeks US$153m for site

      A North Point redevelopment site is being put on the market for HK$1.2 billion (US$153 million) after its owner, which spent years assembling the ageing property, warned that overhauling the site could result in losses of as much as 30 per cent. The sale offers a rare glimpse into the difficulties facing private developers in Hong Kong’s urban-renewal drive, where lengthy acquisition periods, financing costs and uncertain returns can undermine projects even as the residential market...

14. Wed, 19 August 2026

    5 reports
    • South China Morning Post01:30
      Hong Kong needs a mission for 2049 to focus its 5-year plans

      Hong Kong is formulating its first five-year plan for economic and social development. Such plans are likely to become a regular feature of governance, and will shape how the city allocates land, builds housing and infrastructure, develops industries, trains talent and improves public services. They can also give government departments a common frame for action, rather than leaving them to operate in separate silos. Yet successive five-year plans should do more than set medium-term...

    • South China Morning Post04:13edited after publishing
      Next for Hong Kong’s exchange: ‘more products on our shelf’, HKEX boss pledges

      previouslyHKEX profit jumps to record high on surging IPOs and turnover, beating market estimates

      Hong Kong’s bourse operator will focus on diversifying into multiple asset classes and extending its trading hours to serve international investors, in support of the city’s five-year-plan goal to strengthen its role as an international financial centre, according to its CEO. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) in the coming years would introduce a wide range of products and platforms in fixed income, currencies and commodities, establishing a multiple-asset ecosystem, said Bonnie Chan...

    • slguardian.org07:15
      China’s Tax Crackdown Closes the Wealthy’s Grey Zones

      For years, offshore trusts offered China’s wealthiest individuals a sophisticated way to protect assets, plan succession and, in some cases, reduce their tax exposure. Now, that once-familiar route into the...

    • South China Morning Post09:00edited after publishing
      Goldman Sachs upbeat on wealth outlook despite worries over China’s tax scrutiny

      previouslyGoldman Sachs upbeat on wealth outlook amid market worries over China’s tighter scrutiny

      Goldman Sachs has remained upbeat about offshore wealth management despite concerns over Beijing’s tighter scrutiny of cross-border money flows. The Wall Street investment bank forecast wealth fee income at Standard Chartered and HSBC to grow 30 per cent and 13 per cent, respectively, in 2026, while projecting 16 to 25 per cent growth for Singapore banks. “We continue to believe offshore wealth allocation by Chinese clients is driven primarily by diversification benefits and access to a...

    • businesstimes.com.sg13:27
      ‘Can’t afford 6 more months of silence’: Singapore could gain edge over HK with asset management push

      Analysts say MAS’ announcement is timely and sends a ‘strong signal’ of Singapore’s drive to grow the sector Read more at The Business Times.

15. Thu, 20 August 2026

    5 reports
    • businesstimes.com.sg00:28edited after publishing
      China tax crackdown forces wealthy investors to assess their offshore trusts

      More than half of the country’s super-rich individuals make use of offshore family trusts, reports show Read more at The Business Times.

    • Japan Times02:22
      Hong Kong’s low-tax lure is getting a reality check

      The existential question now is whether Hong Kong's finance industry can diversify internationally fast enough, especially in terms of funding sources.

    • South China Morning Post03:02edited after publishing
      ‘IPO queen’ Pamela Chung says time is ripe for listing connect scheme

      previouslyIPO queen Pamela Chung says headway needed for initial public offering connect scheme

      Hong Kong is at an opportune time to move forward with a so-called IPO connect scheme, according to Pamela Chung Kong-hung, Vistra’s managing director and head of its IPO and share registry services, as the scheme would allow mainland investors access to initial public offerings in Hong Kong, enable better price discovery and expand the investor capital pool to better match the city’s large IPO pipeline. “The secondary market connect has been operating very stably without causing capital...

    • Japan Times05:09
      China’s tax crackdown forces wealthy investors to assess their offshore trusts

      The overhauled tax rules have also fueled concern that Beijing may widen its scrutiny of offshore wealth.

    • South China Morning Post11:59edited after publishing
      Henderson Land posts 66% profit surge after run of strong sales

      Henderson Land Development, one of Hong Kong’s largest developers, reported a 66 per cent rise in its interim profit for the first half of the year following a strong run of property sales, according to its filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange on Thursday. The developer, controlled by the family of its late founder Lee Shau-kee, said its unaudited underlying profit attributable to equity shareholders had reached HK$5.07 billion (US$646 million) for the January to June period, up HK$2.02...

16. Fri, 21 August 2026

    2 reports
    • South China Morning Post01:00
      Hong Kong financiers press for tax breaks after Singapore unveils rival scheme

      Hong Kong should press ahead with its proposed tax break on carried interest, the performance fees earned by hedge fund and private equity managers, after Singapore unveiled a rival tax-exemption scheme, according to industry participants. The bill, submitted to lawmakers in June and expected to come to a vote later this year, has sparked debate in the financial industry. Some participants argue that the exemption is too narrow in scope, while others question the fairness of exempting...

    • South China Morning Post10:31
      Chinese insurer Ping An eyes Hong Kong ETFs as Beijing greenlights cross-border investment

      Ping An Insurance (Group), China’s largest insurer in terms of market capitalisation, is eyeing investments in Hong Kong-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to boost returns following Beijing’s green light for cross-border allocations, according to senior executives. “Allowing mainland insurance funds to invest in Hong Kong listed ETFs is set to tighten the ties between Hong Kong and the mainland capital market,” said Richard Sheng, secretary of the company’s board, after a press conference...

17. Sat, 22 August 2026

    2 reports
    • South China Morning Post04:00
      Electrochemist Liu Jiawei moves from Singapore to Hong Kong to start her own lab

      For materials scientist and chemist Liu Jiawei, moving to Hong Kong supported her pivot into launching her own research group. After a decade immersed in Singapore’s research ecosystem, Liu sought a transition that would keep her closer to family in mainland China while maintaining an international, high-standard research environment. Now establishing her laboratory at City University of Hong Kong (CityU), two years after her move, Liu said Hong Kong’s academic landscape operated on an...

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      • thestar.com.my30 Aug, 15:45their copy
    • South China Morning Post21:30
      Hong Kong must abandon superiority complex over mainland China

      After many years in Hong Kong, with some sadness, I left the city for greener pastures, though my link with it remains an emotional one. When I moved my two dogs across the border to Shenzhen, I was told by agents, officials, even artificial intelligence, that the mainland bureaucracy would be rigid and unhelpful. My experience was the opposite. The young customs officers at Shenzhen Bay answered my phone calls, gave candid advice and treated my situation – a single parent relocating with a...

18. Sun, 23 August 2026

    4 reports
    • South China Morning Post01:30
      Hong Kong can open a lucrative new frontier as Chinese tech IP hub

      Since 2021, Hong Kong’s development as a regional intellectual property (IP) trading centre has featured in China’s five-year plans and the policy addresses of chief executives Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and John Lee Ka-chiu. There are good strategic reasons to see considerable potential in developing the city as an IP servicing centre for the Greater Bay Area, and potentially the whole of China and wider Asia-Pacific region. Hong Kong has several natural advantages. Major international IP...

    • scmp.com01:30
      Opinion | Hong Kong can open a lucrative new frontier as Chinese tech IP hub

      As the city works more closely with mainland tech firms seeking to expand internationally, it can carve out a distinctive role.

    • South China Morning Post07:51edited after publishing
      Chinese, Southeast Asian ride-hailing firms eye Hong Kong amid licensing roll-out

      More ride-hailing platform operators from mainland China and Southeast Asia have approached the Hong Kong government about entering the city’s market ahead of the launch of licensed operations, the transport minister has revealed. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan also said on Sunday that more than 7,500 people had applied for the new combined taxi and ride-hailing vehicle written test, calling the number a “very good and positive” sign. “We hope there will be more competition...

    • South China Morning Post08:00
      ‘Huge influx’: expat retirees projected to drive Hong Kong’s premium home demand

      Hong Kong is tipped to see more luxury home sales with expatriates increasingly choosing the city as their retirement base, drawn to its low-tax environment as well as business opportunities, according to analysts. “A huge influx of expats who used to live in Hong Kong are moving back with a long-term view to retirement,” said Victoria Allan, founder and CEO of Habitat Property. “Many expats who previously would have left to retire are staying and purchasing [property] for the first...

19. Mon, 24 August 2026

    5 reports
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    • South China Morning Post04:45
      Expat retirees fuel luxury home demand; Wang Yi’s trip to Seoul: 5 weekend reads you missed

      We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Why Chinese foreign minister’s trip to South Korea ‘dealt a low blow’ to Seoul 2. How much of an impact will retiring expats have on Hong Kong’s luxury property? 3. Electrochemist Liu Jiawei moves from Singapore to Hong Kong to start her own lab 4. Malaysia’s Anwar traded reform for power. Now...

    • South China Morning Post05:08edited after publishing
      John Lee urges start-ups to seize opportunities through ‘golden gateway’ of Hong Kong

      Hong Kong’s leader has called on scientists, leading enterprises and investment institutions from around the world to seize opportunities in the city, describing it as a “golden gateway” for overseas companies to enter the mainland Chinese market and mainland unicorn firms to expand globally. Speaking at the first Global Unicorn Summit on Monday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu pointed to the city’s unique advantages as a “superconnector” and a “super value-adder” between the mainland and...

    • South China Morning Post12:03
      Northern Metropolis gets vote of confidence as heavyweights win tender for HK$1.03b

      A consortium comprising mainland Chinese state-owned and private heavyweights together with a major Hong Kong developer has won the first “large-scale land disposal” project in the Northern Metropolis for HK$1.03 billion (US$132 million), with total investment projected at HK$16.8 billion. The Development Bureau announced the results on Monday, awarding the tender for the 10.5-hectare development project in Hung Shui Kiu to the six-company joint venture, HSK New Development. It comprises...

    • South China Morning Post14:39
      Chinese tech, pharma firms eye Hong Kong as springboard for global expansion

      Mainland Chinese technology and pharmaceutical companies are using Hong Kong as a launching pad for global expansion, industry leaders have said, as a major state-owned drugmaker weighs whether to invest in the city’s Northern Metropolis megaproject. The comments highlighting the city’s international background and professional expertise were made during a six-day trip to the rest of the Greater Bay Area, which was arranged by the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office and started on Sunday....

20. Tue, 25 August 2026

    6 reports
    • South China Morning Post02:30edited after publishing
      Gold strategy: how a Chinese vault network could bolster yuan’s role

      previouslyGold strategy: why a Chinese global network of vaults would bolster yuan’s trade role

      China is building a global network of gold vaults and accelerating central bank reserve buying as part of efforts to promote the yuan’s role in international trade, according to an S&P Global Ratings report on Tuesday. Firms such as Zijin Mining – China’s largest gold processor – and Shandong Gold Mining were also expected to expand “faster than most of their global peers” after Beijing reclassified gold from a financial asset to a “strategic mineral” in 2025, the report said. “If you are...

    • en.people.cn04:15
      Global Unicorn Summit opens in Hong Kong

      HONG KONG, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Global Unicorn Summit opened in Hong Kong on Monday, connecting h

    • anhuinews.com04:15
      2026 APEC SME ministerial meeting to focus on innovation, cooperation

      A local worker makes wooden handicrafts at a company in Wangnao village, Funan county on April 14. (Photo/Xinhua) Wangnao village, located in Funan county, east China's Anhui province, encouraged its residents to start a company and make and sell wooden handcrafts in 2019. The company has now p...

    • South China Morning Post13:02
      JD.com boosts Northern Metropolis logistics hub, but hurdles loom: experts

      JD.com may be a major logistics leader in mainland China, but as part of a joint venture that won the first land project in the Northern Metropolis, it must overcome labour and road traffic hurdles to become an economic driver in Hong Kong, experts have said. Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung, chairman of the Hung Shui Kiu Industry Park Company – the first government-owned entity established to accelerate development of the Northern Metropolis – said on Tuesday that JD.com’s participation in the project...

    • South China Morning Post16:03
      How mainland Chinese engineers can help Hong Kong firms bridge talent gap

      Mainland China’s vast pool of engineers can help Hong Kong companies expand, bridge their talent gap and scale up operations, industry leaders have said. They shared their insights during a six-day media tour of the Greater Bay Area organised by the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office. The itinerary included a research institute in Guangzhou’s Nansha district, a cargo facility and a university in Dongguan, a major industrial city in Guangdong province. Among the key stops was the Guangzhou...

    • South China Morning Post23:00
      Hong Kong’s property, financial markets face test under cross-border anti-corruption law

      China’s deliberation on its sweeping cross-border anti-corruption law may ripple through Hong Kong’s financial and property markets, as Beijing seeks harsher punishments for corrupt officials and broadens its scrutiny of the massive pool of wealth transferred overseas. Hong Kong remains in focus after the draft law was submitted on Tuesday to the standing committee of the national legislature for deliberation, analysts said. The law was “designed to give mainland authorities a clearer...

21. Wed, 26 August 2026

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    • South China Morning Post00:32
      Mainland Chinese firms share risks to deliver Northern Metropolis success: analysts

      Mainland Chinese enterprises will play a key role in developing Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis by sharing financial risks and helping align the megaproject with national strategy, according to real estate and political advisers. Their analysis followed the award of the blueprint’s first pilot area in Hung Shui Kiu to HSK New Development, a consortium led by five mainland giants and local developer Sino Land on Monday. Pledging an investment of HK$16.8 billion (US$2.14 billion), the...

    • South China Morning Post04:00
      As more expats flock to Hong Kong, luxury home rents poised for further upswing

      Hong Kong’s growing number of expatriates is boosting the city’s residential property leasing market with luxury rents likely to rise by about 5 per cent this year and continue their upswing in 2027, according to property consultancy JLL. The private residential rental index by the Rating and Valuation Department had surged by 18.5 per cent as of June to 205.8 from the Covid-19 pandemic trough in January 2023, which was 173.6, marking the first sustained breach of the 200 threshold. “Hong...

    • South China Morning Post09:05
      Hong Kong’s first 5-year plan, policy address to be unveiled on September 16

      Hong Kong’s leader will deliver the city’s first five-year plan and his annual policy address on September 16, stressing that presenting the blueprints together will help residents better understand how they are deeply connected. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced the move on Wednesday after he visited residents from lower-income households and inspected community services at Un Chau Estate in Sham Shui Po district to gather public views. Lee said unveiling the five-year plan and then...

    • South China Morning Post14:12
      Hong Kong lawmaker urges firms to expand into emerging markets amid US visa pause

      Hong Kong companies should accelerate their expansion into the Middle East, the Asean bloc and Central Asia to reduce their exposure to geopolitical risks, a lawmaker has said, as the US moved to disrupt immigrant-visa appointments worldwide. Jonathan Lamport, the representative for the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC) in the Legislative Council, said the visa uncertainty reinforced the need for companies to broaden their overseas presence beyond traditional Western markets. “The...

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      Market uncertainty 'creates long-term investment opportunities in Dubai real estate'

      Periods of market uncertainty have historically created some of the strongest long-term investment opportunities in Dubai's real estate market, according to Nisus Finance, which believes the UAE's strong macro-economic fundamentals, resilient regulatory environment and sustained population growth continue to support long-term investor confidence

22. Thu, 27 August 2026

    7 reports
    • South China Morning Post00:21
      Prudential sees new business profit growth slow, announces US$300m share buy-back

      British insurer Prudential announced a US$300 million share buy-back, to be completed by December, as it reported an 8 per cent increase in new business profit for the first half of the year. The buy-back and slower profit growth came amid market concerns over a potential pullback in mainland Chinese visitors to Hong Kong that could test the performance of insurers in one of their largest markets. New business profit – a key metric tracking the future profitability of newly written life...

    • South China Morning Post02:00
      Hong Kong remains most international city in Asia, widening lead over Singapore

      Hong Kong has widened its lead over Singapore as Asia’s most international city, buoyed by gains in innovation and ideas, but still trails in attracting technology investment, a leading business chamber study has found. The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce’s annual Asian Cities Internationality Index, released on Thursday, ranked Hong Kong first among 11 Asian cities with 74.6 out of 100 points in a measure of seven key areas. Its lead over Singapore widened to two points, up from 0.2...

    • scmp.com03:30
      Letters | Hong Kong should study the mainland gig worker insurance model

      Readers discuss labour protection for delivery riders, and a new era for India-Bangladesh relations.

    • South China Morning Post06:43
      Hong Kong gold imports fall 18% in July as mainland giants rush to build vaults

      Gold flows into Hong Kong eased to about 107 tonnes in July despite mainland corporate buyers pouring capital into new bullion vaults, as they bet on the city’s strategic ambition to establish itself as Asia’s premier hub for the precious metal. The city’s non-monetary gold imports fell about 18 per cent from June, a month that registered a decade-long high as banks built up inventory ahead of the trial launch of the city’s gold clearing and settlement system that opened on July 7. The value...

    • Times of India06:53
      Hong Kong home prices fall for first time since March 2025

      Hong Kong's residential property prices saw a slight monthly decline in July. This marked the first decrease after several months of steady gains. Buying activity faced pressure from financial market developments and mainland China's investment curbs. Realtors anticipate a short-term market consolidation following its extended recovery period. Despite the recent dip, prices have risen significantly year-to-date.

    • rttnews.com11:42
      KWG Property Holdings Ltd. H1 Loss Rises

      KWG Property Holdings Ltd. (1813.HK) released Loss for its first half of -RMB2.555 billion The company's earnings came in at -RMB2.555 billion, or -RMB0.75 per share.

    • South China Morning Post23:00
      Tiger, Futu post strong overseas gains after Beijing clampdown stalls mainland growth

      Tiger Brokers and Futu Holdings, two of the region’s largest online brokerages, posted robust second-quarter growth as they expanded overseas to absorb Beijing’s toughest crackdown yet on illegal cross-border stock trading. UP Fintech Holding, parent of Tiger Brokers, reported on Wednesday that revenue rose 31.4 per cent year on year to a record US$182.3 million. Net income attributable to shareholders, however, slipped to US$39.4 million from US$41.4 million a year earlier. Chairman and CEO...

23. Fri, 28 August 2026

    3 reports
    • South China Morning Post00:00edited after publishing
      Hong Kong home prices end 13-month upswing as tax fears weigh on demand

      previouslyHong Kong home prices end 13-month upswing as mainland Chinese tax fears weigh on demand

      Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices fell 0.46 per cent in July, halting a 13-month upswing, according to the latest official data. The index tracking second-hand homes slipped to 321.5 in July from 323 in June, Rating and Valuation Department (RVD) data showed on Thursday. It was the first decline in 16 months, following a drop in April last year. Prices were flat that May, then climbed steadily for 13 months starting in June. “As residential property prices have increased by 7.3 per cent year...

    • South China Morning Post10:36
      BOCHK posts higher profit as lower credit costs offset margin pressure

      Bank of China (Hong Kong), one of the city’s three note-issuing banks, reported a 7.1 per cent year-on-year increase in first-half net profit, as lower impairment charges and a wider net interest margin helped offset continued pressure on lending margins from falling Hong Kong interbank rates. Profit attributable to shareholders came to HK$23.74 billion (US$3 billion) for the six months to June 30, or HK$2.2453 per share, according to a stock exchange filing on Friday. The result beat...

    • businessdayghana.com15:31
      YesAsia Holdings Replicates Record High Half-Year Results: Revenue Grows 23.2% to US$301.51 Million; Net Profit Surges 30.0% to US$18.30 Million

      Strengthening Competitiveness via Online-to-Offline Integration and Supply Chain AgilityResults Highlights Revenue reached US$301.51 million, representing

24. Sat, 29 August 2026

    2 reports
    • thehindubusinessline.com02:00
      SF Holding Reports Solid First Half 2026 Results, Accelerating International Growth and Enhancing Shareholder Returns

      SF Holding Reports Solid First Half 2026 Results, Accelerating International Growth and Enhancing Shareholder Returns

    • South China Morning Post02:00
      Hong Kong’s long-term wealth hub status safe from mainland investment curbs: JPMorgan exec

      Beijing’s recent curbs on cross-border investment and a tax shift targeting overseas insurance gains may create short-term uncertainty, but they will not undermine Hong Kong’s long-term competitiveness as a major wealth management hub, according to a senior executive at JPMorgan Chase. Kwang Kam-shing, Hong Kong CEO and chairwoman of North Asia at the biggest bank by assets in the United States, said she remained optimistic about the long-term outlook for Asia’s financial sector, citing...

25. Sun, 30 August 2026

    3 reports
    • South China Morning Post02:00
      JD.com’s US$1.3b expansion could test Hong Kong’s footfall-driven retail property model

      JD.com’s rapid expansion in Hong Kong could challenge the property model that has long made the city’s busiest streets and shopping centres its most valuable, analysts say. The Chinese e-commerce giant has invested more than HK$10 billion (US$1.3 billion) in Hong Kong property over the past two years, building a network of stores, warehouses and other assets that analysts said could reduce the importance of footfall for some retailers while increasing the value of logistics hubs and other...

    • South China Morning Post05:55
      Northern Metropolis ‘large-scale land disposal’ a win-win, Paul Chan says

      Fast-tracking the Northern Metropolis through a “large-scale land disposal” scheme underscores the government’s push to integrate technology, industry and talent while accelerating Hong Kong’s economic restructuring, the finance chief has said. In a blog post on Sunday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said the megaproject’s success hinged on attracting “high-value-added, high-potential industries and high-quality companies to take root”, requiring market forces to be directed into...

    • South China Morning Post06:00
      Will Hong Kong see fewer creditor-led commercial property sales as assets stabilise?

      Financial distress in Hong Kong’s commercial property market has moderated but not been completely eliminated, analysts say, with highly leveraged asset owners still expected to find refinancing their loans a challenge. The city’s office and retail property segments have been mired in a multi-year slump, with new supply outstripping demand in recent years as consumption slowed and interest rates surged, triggering loan defaults. “We do not expect defaults will increase noticeably from this...

26. Mon, 31 August 2026

    7 reports
    • South China Morning Post00:00
      Hong Kong, Singapore aren’t ‘enemies’, our competition is healthy, envoy says

      Singapore and Hong Kong do not view each other as enemies, but rather admire one another’s accomplishments, the country’s top envoy to the city has said, calling for greater cooperation between the two jurisdictions often cast as fierce rivals. Eric Teo Boon Hee, Singapore’s consul general in Hong Kong, said Asia was big enough to accommodate two financial centres and that both sides should work together to “expand the pie” as capital rushed into the region. Speaking exclusively to the South...

    • South China Morning Post01:00
      Golden hour: why Hong Kong may finally succeed in becoming precious metal’s trading hub

      For decades, Hong Kong has been a hub for gold jewellery. Brands such as Chow Tai Fook and Chow Sang Sang have drawn buyers from the world over, aided by the city’s duty-free status and its proximity to one of the world’s largest gold-consuming markets. Two years ago, when officials set the goal of making Hong Kong a global gold trading hub comparable to New York and London, it was met with scepticism. Similar efforts in the past had ended in failure. The doubts, however, began to fade in...

    • South China Morning Post02:00
      Singapore firms keen to tap Northern Metropolis’ ‘massive potential’, envoy says

      Singaporean businesses are keen to explore the “massive potential” emerging in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis megaproject after the country’s prime minister visited the site earlier this year, its top envoy to the city has said. In an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post, Singapore’s consul general to Hong Kong, Eric Teo Boon Hee, said the country’s business chambers were considering fact-finding missions to explore opportunities in the 30,000-hectare development. During a...

    • South China Morning Post08:56
      Hong Kong retail sales rise 4.5% in July, marking 15th straight month of growth

      Hong Kong’s retail sector recorded growth for a 15th consecutive month in July, with the government reporting a 4.5 per cent increase year on year, although the pace of expansion slowed amid adverse weather and continued outbound travel by residents. Retail sales value for the month reached HK$31 billion (US$4 billion), while sales in the first seven months of the year grew by 8.9 per cent compared with the same period in 2025, according to provisional figures released by the Census and...

    • South China Morning Post10:36
      Hong Kong emerges as Asia’s top hub for start-up potential, ranks fifth worldwide: study

      Hong Kong leads Asia in high-growth start-up potential and ranks fifth globally, showing the city’s growing strength in nurturing scalable ventures and unicorns, according to joint research published by technology market intelligence firm CB Insights and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation. The white paper, released on Monday, said Asia operated on a distributed network where distinct markets specialised in different stages of the technology life cycle, unlike Silicon...

    • South China Morning Post11:31edited after publishing
      Land tender for flagship Northern Metropolis tech hub draws 6 bids

      Hong Kong’s flagship technology hub at the border received a better-than-expected six bids from conglomerates and hi-tech firms for its inaugural land tender by the deadline on Monday, with industry leaders describing the project as a springboard for mainland Chinese firms going global. The Loop Hong Kong Park Company, which operates the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP), said it received strong interest in four land parcels with a combined gross floor area exceeding...

    • finanznachrichten.de19:45
      EQS Newswire: DLK Advisory Limited: CN Logistics (2130.HK) Announces 2026 Interim Results Net Profit of the Company Increased by 78.5% to HK$34.1 million CN Express Turned Profitable, Driving Overall Earnings Improvement

      EQS Newswire / 01/09/2026 / 01:41 UTC+8 CN Logistics International Holdings Limited (the "Company") (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (Stock code:2130.HK) Announces

27. Tue, 1 September 2026

    1 report
    • Bloomberg Politics10:12
      China Removes Tax Exemption on Foreigners’ Dividend Incomes

      China has ended a decadeslong exemption on the individual income tax paid by foreign-invested firms on some dividend payments, the latest in a series of sweeping changes to the country’s tax system.

28. Wed, 2 September 2026

    3 reports
    • china.org.cn03:00
      China to tax foreign individuals' dividends from foreign-invested enterprises

      ​China will impose a 20 percent individual income tax on dividends and bonuses that foreign individuals receive from foreign-invested enterprises starting September 1, according to a joint announcement from the Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration.

    • South China Morning Post14:06
      Can Singapore be the ‘natural choice’ to bridge Asean and Central Asia?

      Singapore is positioning itself as a bridge between Central Asia and Asean, as both regions increasingly look to each other amid growing disruption to global trade and intensifying superpower rivalry. The political appetite exists, but analysts say trade benefits will still hinge on overcoming obstacles such as geography and a lack of connectivity. Singapore’s Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong pitched the city state to Central Asian businesses during his visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from...

    • South China Morning Post21:30
      3 key belt and road connectivities that Hong Kong drives

      Recently, I joined Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah in Malaysia for the official opening of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Kuala Lumpur. The occasion marked an elevation in Hong Kong’s economic and trade ties with Malaysia and the broader Southeast Asian region. During the visit, Hong Kong’s Belt and Road Office hosted a forum that brought government officials, business leaders and professionals together for substantive discussions –...

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29. Thu, 3 September 2026

    5 reports
    • South China Morning Post00:00
      Rare large-scale MTR topside tender draws heavyweight Hong Kong developers

      Tender submissions for the MTR Corporation’s Tuen Mun Area 16 Station phase two property development closed on Wednesday, with market sources saying top Hong Kong developers including CK Asset, Sun Hung Kai Properties and Henderson Land Development submitted bids. A consortium comprising Sino Land, Kerry Properties, China Overseas Land & Investment and Great Eagle also submitted a bid, the sources added. MTR Corp said a total of four bids were received, and that they would be given detailed...

    • macaudailytimes.com.mo00:18
      LVS raises stake in Macau unit to 75.01%

      Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) has increased its stake in Sands China Ltd. (SCL) to 75.01%, pushing the Macau casino operator’s public shareholding below the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s standard 25% threshold, according to a Tuesday filing. Sands China said it continues to meet an alternative requirement because the market value of its public float is about HKD30.6 billion. LVS’ subsidiary, Venetian Venture Development Intermediate II, purchased 1,623,200 Sands China shares on the open market on...

    • South China Morning Post11:12
      Hong Kong regulator reclassifies certain funds with exposure to private markets

      Hong Kong’s market regulator has reclassified some of the city’s authorised funds with exposure to private market assets above a certain amount as complex products, raising the threshold for selling these products to retail investors. Funds with exposures to direct or indirect private market assets amounting to 50 per cent or more of their net asset value would be recategorised. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said that it observed some funds gaining indirect exposure to private...

    • businesstimes.com.sg23:00
      Luxury spending spurs Hong Kong’s ‘flight to quality’ economic recovery: analysts

      The improving economy has brought some much-needed relief to the city’s real estate sector Read more at The Business Times.

    • South China Morning Post23:00
      Hong Kong poised to top New York, London in finance-hub ranking: GFCI creator

      An Asian city will eventually overtake London and New York as the world’s leading financial centre, with Hong Kong well placed to compete for the top spot given its legal predictability and low tax burden, according to the creator of a closely watched ranking of financial hubs. “It’s going to happen because it’s so tight,” said Michael Mainelli, chairman of London-based think tank Z/Yen Group, in an interview with the South China Morning Post on Tuesday, referring to the narrowing gap between...

30. Fri, 4 September 2026

    5 reports
    • businesstimes.com.sg03:06
      StanChart sees China-Asean growth accelerating as ‘China Plus N’ strategy takes hold

      Bank sees growing use of the renminbi for payments, financing and liquidity management as Chinese companies expand across the region Read more at The Business Times.

    • South China Morning Post07:15edited after publishing
      John Lee urges banks to finance city’s tech growth, expand offshore yuan business

      Hong Kong’s leader has urged the banking sector to support financing the city’s creation of a new economic engine in innovation and technology (I&T) while expanding offshore yuan business, a key area for aligning with national strategies. Speaking at a Hong Kong Association of Banks event on Friday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu called for closer partnership between the government and banking sector in four areas. They are: expanding offshore renminbi business; encouraging I&T through...

    • businesstimes.com.sg11:32
      Beijing’s tax crackdown tests wealthy Chinese property buyers in Singapore

      Those with assets purchased in trusts are feeling the chill, but agents see no broad retreat Read more at The Business Times.

    • chinamoneynetwork.com15:51
      ARC Group 2026 Capital M&A Forum Concludes Successfully in Shanghai: Exploring New Paths for Overseas Listing and Globalization Strategies of Chinese Enterprises

      The "Capital Markets and M&A Forum 2026: China Edition" hosted by ARC Group, a global leading investment bank and management consulting company, concluded successfully at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on the Bund in Shanghai yesterday. The forum gathered numerous experts and business leaders from investment banking, legal, auditing, and investor relations fields to discuss new paths for overseas listing financing, analyze the operational challenges of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and...

    • chinadaily.com.cn16:33
      Key platforms unveiled to deepen SME cooperation
31. Sat, 5 September 2026

    2 reports
    • South China Morning Post04:44edited after publishing
      Hong Kong’s leader outlines 3 key new growth drivers ahead of first 5-year plan

      Hong Kong’s leader has identified financial services, innovation and technology, and education as three key new growth drivers ahead of the unveiling of the city’s inaugural five-year development blueprint and annual policy address, calling on individuals and industries to show vision and plan for the future. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Saturday that Hong Kong’s first five-year plan would outline broad strategies, set clear development directions and align with the nation’s 15th...

    • South China Morning Post21:30
      Gen Z is turning filial piety into a career path

      Hong Kong has always had a simple answer to what young people should do with their lives: study hard, get a job, work harder, buy a flat and eventually complain about the next generation. That formula is becoming harder to sell. A whole lexicon has grown up around Generation Z’s uneasy relationship with work. In mainland China, there are “full-time children”, young adults who stay home and receive an allowance from their parents in return for doing household chores and running errands....

32. Sun, 6 September 2026

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    • South China Morning Post07:15edited after publishing
      5-year plan to boost livelihoods, policy address to set out concrete measures: John Lee

      Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to improve residents’ livelihoods through long-term strategies in the city’s first five-year plan, with concrete measures to be set out in the coming policy address. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Sunday that the administration would continue to uphold its people-oriented governance philosophy, focus on residents’ needs and push Hong Kong forward. Lee will unveil Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and deliver the annual policy address on September 16....

    • South China Morning Post10:06
      Hong Kong to propel belt and road market expansion, finance chief says

      Hong Kong will step up support for belt and road enterprises seeking to expand into new markets and tap regional growth, reinforcing its role as a pivotal business hub and platform for deeper exchanges, the city’s finance chief has said. In his weekly blog on Sunday, Paul Chan Mo-po also pointed to strong growth in emerging markets and developing economies in recent years, citing International Monetary Fund projections of a further 3.8 per cent and 4.5 per cent expansion respectively over the...

33. Mon, 7 September 2026

    7 reports
    • South China Morning Post00:30
      European chamber chief in Hong Kong heads to Brussels to ‘reset city’s image’

      The head of the European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (EuroCham) aims to “reset” perceptions about the financial hub during the organisation’s first-ever “door-knock” mission to Brussels, emphasising that the city remains “significantly, fundamentally” distinct from its mainland Chinese counterparts. With Hong Kong set to unveil its first five-year plan on September 16 – the same day the mission begins – chairman Johannes Hack told the South China Morning Post that the city lacked a clear...

    • South China Morning Post01:00
      Hong Kong’s yuan pool is growing. Can it turn liquidity into global demand?

      Hong Kong’s top financial regulators have urged local banks to make greater use of the city’s growing pool of offshore yuan liquidity, while also flagging the need to prepare for a coming wave of autonomous AI systems used in the financial sector. Speaking at the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) Distinguished Speaker Luncheon, Eddie Yue Wai-man, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), called on lenders to leverage their international networks to expand the Chinese...

    • South China Morning Post06:04
      Hong Kong a ‘trusted partner’ to drive Central Asia growth, city leader says

      Hong Kong is committed to being a “trusted partner” in driving Central Asia’s emergence as a global growth engine, according to the city’s leader, who hailed the substantial outcomes achieved since his landmark mission to the region. In a virtual appearance at the South China Morning Post’s China Conference: Central Asia 2026 held in Astana on Monday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said that a bank in his June delegation had since backed the Development Bank of Kazakhstan with US$785...

    • South China Morning Post06:28edited after publishing
      Make home ownership a 5-year plan goal, Legco president says

      Hong Kong authorities should make raising home ownership a goal of the city’s first five-year plan, Legislative Council president Starry Lee Wai-king has said, following a visit to a public estate with the housing minister. Lee also said the goal could be achieved by reviving a scheme that allowed public housing tenants to buy their flats and reserving subsidised homes for youth and middle-class families. She made the remarks after inspecting Oi Man Estate in Ho Man Tin with Housing Bureau...

    • South China Morning Post09:00
      Chinese firms’ green-tech expansion hinges on Hong Kong, senior bankers say

      Hong Kong is poised to play a bigger role in financing Chinese green-technology companies’ expansion into emerging markets, as geopolitical fragmentation and high funding costs reshape how capital is deployed in the global energy transition, according to senior banking executives. The city’s deep sustainable-finance market and offshore yuan liquidity could help channel capital into green and climate-resilience projects across developing economies, executives from Bank of China (Hong Kong),...

    • South China Morning Post11:00
      Hong Kong landlords accuse banks of deepening shop slump with reluctance to lend

      Hong Kong landlords and property industry figures are accusing banks of deepening the city’s shop slump by pulling back from commercial mortgages, leaving more potential buyers unable to secure financing even though property values have fallen sharply. Shop buyers were increasingly being turned away, even though Hong Kong’s residential market had gained momentum this year and banks were competing for mortgage borrowers, they said. Shih Wing-ching, founder of Centaline Property, said banks...

    • South China Morning Post15:38
      How can Hong Kong, Central Asia build momentum on growing ties and go beyond MOUs?

      About three months after Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu visited Central Asia, momentum is building for closer economic ties between the city and the region, with potential cooperation extending beyond finance to tourism, professional services, mining, agriculture and digital infrastructure. Government officials and senior figures from the industrial, investment and financial sectors discussed the prospects at the South China Morning Post’s inaugural China Conference: Central Asia...

34. Tue, 8 September 2026

    8 reports
    • South China Morning Post00:00edited after publishing
      Foreign, mainland students flock to Hong Kong, sparking property demand in education sector

      previouslyForeign, mainland students flock to Hong Kong sparking property demand in education sector

      Hong Kong’s bid to become a global education hub is likely to transform the sector as a sustainable source of property demand, with the city tipped to see around 200,000 non-local students by 2035, according to CBRE. The city’s international schools are estimated to require enormous additional real estate to accommodate nearly 30,000 to 40,000 non-local students, as the institutions would need to set up 40 to 50 new school campuses. This could mean up to an extra 1.11 million square metres...

    • South China Morning Post00:30
      AI, chip firms among bidders for flagship Northern Metropolis tech hub at border

      Hong Kong’s flagship tech hub at the border with mainland China received bids from firms specialising in cutting-edge fields such as chips, artificial intelligence and quantum technology, the South China Morning Post has learned. The government last week said that it received an “enthusiastic response” to the tender for four land parcels in the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP), with a better-than-expected six bids submitted. The sites are earmarked for laboratories...

    • South China Morning Post04:00
      Hong Kong a boon to Kazakhstan’s advanced manufacturing ambitions, ties to Europe: expert

      Hong Kong firms could look to Kazakhstan as a base for advanced manufacturing and as a gateway to Europe, while the city’s robust capital markets could attract businesses in the Central Asian country, a diplomat and business adviser has said. Sabr Yessimbekov, adviser to the chairman of the presidium of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, told the South China Morning Post on the sidelines of the inaugural China Conference: Central Asia 2026 that some projects...

    • South China Morning Post05:38edited after publishing
      Beijing sends record 16 Hong Kong civil servants for UN positions

      Beijing has recommended the largest-ever cohort of civil servants from Hong Kong for roles at United Nations agencies this year, expecting the deployments to broaden their global perspective and strengthen the city’s position as a bridge between the country and the international community. The 16 officers sent under the UN Junior Professional Officer (JPO) scheme represent 13 grades and departments, including customs, police and the anti-corruption agency. This marks a steady increase from...

    • South China Morning Post10:19
      Record US$1.3 trillion pours into Hong Kong investment products

      Sales of non-exchange-traded investment products in Hong Kong surged to a record HK$9.9 trillion (US$1.3 trillion) in 2025, marking a 63 per cent year-on-year increase, according to the latest joint survey by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). A significant expansion in market participation drove the record-breaking performance. The number of investors completing at least one transaction rose 33 per cent to a record at more than 1.6...

    • South China Morning Post11:41
      Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou retains crown as world’s top innovation hub

      A cluster comprising Hong Kong and two mainland Chinese cities has been ranked the world’s top innovation hub for the second consecutive year by a United Nations body. The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster retained its crown in the 2026 Global Innovation Index released by the World Intellectual Property Organization on Tuesday. Tokyo-Yokohama, San Jose-San Francisco, Seoul and Beijing followed in the rankings. A government spokesman welcomed the ranking, saying it reaffirmed the Greater...

    • Times of India12:00
      Hong Kong or Singapore: Which country should expats choose in 2026?

      Hong Kong and Singapore compete as Asia's top financial hubs, offering expat opportunities. Singapore provides a more spacious and structured environment for residents. Hong Kong offers a faster-paced, denser urban experience with strong China connections. Career opportunities vary, with Hong Kong strong in finance and Singapore in tech. Both cities attract wealthy foreigners for housing, wealth management, and luxury sales.

    • chinadaily.com.cn23:56
      South Korean businesses eye China tie-ups
35. Wed, 9 September 2026

    6 reports
    • South China Morning Post04:01
      Hong Kong a ‘2-way springboard’ between mainland China and world: John Lee

      Hong Kong will continue to serve as a gateway linking belt and road economies with mainland China and global markets, the chief executive has said, underscoring the city’s role in bringing together capital, talent and businesses to advance the national initiative. Speaking at the opening of the annual Belt and Road Summit on Wednesday, John Lee Ka-chiu said more than 60 government and business agreements and memorandums of understanding (MOUs) would be signed during the event, with the total...

    • South China Morning Post07:00edited after publishing
      GBA integration may help mainland China’s philanthropy sector learn from Hong Kong

      previouslyGBA integration may help mainland China philanthropy sector learn from Hong Kong

      Urgent priorities for advancing China’s philanthropy sector include fostering a favourable legal environment and overhauling the nation’s social service industry, according to leading policy experts at a forum in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Mainland charitable organisations could learn from Hong Kong’s experience to increase their professional expertise, while the Greater Bay Area city cluster plan could be leveraged as a catalyst to boost the sector, they said. The panel discussion – part of the...

    • finanznachrichten.de10:21
      EQS Newswire: Information Services Department, Hong Kong SAR Government: Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou Innovation Cluster in China maintains global lead

      EQS Newswire / 09/09/2026 / 10:15 CET/CEST HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 9 September 2026 - The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released its Global Innovation Index (GII)

    • finanznachrichten.de10:26
      Media OutReach: Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou Innovation Cluster in China Maintains Global Lead

      Hong Kong SAR--(Newsfile Corp. - September 9, 2026) - The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released its Global Innovation Index (GII) 2026 on September 8, revealing that the Shenzhen-Hong

    • South China Morning Post21:30
      Hong Kong must plan for the population it wants to have

      What kind of population is Hong Kong planning for? That is the question the chief executive’s policy address must tackle as the Northern Metropolis begins to take shape. Much more than just another new town, the Northern Metropolis is Hong Kong’s most consequential project for its next phase of development, expected to house 2.5 million residents and provide 650,000 jobs. The numbers are well known, but they are not the story. This population of 2.5 million will be like no other. The Northern...

    • scmp.com21:30
      Opinion | Hong Kong must plan for the population it wants to have

      As the population ages, becomes more mobile and welcomes more non-locals, data-based planning is needed to inform and improve urban planning.

36. Thu, 10 September 2026

    9 reports
    • South China Morning Post00:30
      Softer focus on national security in Hong Kong’s 5-year plan? Why it won’t happen

      In the first of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Natalie Wong and Matthew Cheng look at the key political issues and the city leader’s hopes for a second term. When Hong Kong’s leader John Lee Ka-chiu steps up to the Legislative Council podium next Wednesday, he will break from decades of political tradition. Lee’s coming policy address will summarise his four years in office while setting out what is expected to be his most...

    • South China Morning Post08:12edited after publishing
      Hong Kong teams up with 50 partners to set standards for low-altitude aviation

      previouslyHong Kong signs 2 MOUs with Greater Bay Area partners to commercialise aerial technology

      Hong Kong has secured support from more than 50 organisations to develop common standards for the low-altitude economy, as the city seeks closer integration with the national strategy for the sector. The announcement was made on Thursday at a low-altitude economy forum attended by Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan. The low-altitude economy covers commercial activities involving drones and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. “No single city can establish a...

    • South China Morning Post10:08
      Hong Kong watchdog investigates Cloudbreak Pharma for ‘rigged’ IPO, suspends its shares

      Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has directed the stock exchange to suspend trading of US-based biotech firm Cloudbreak Pharma pending an investigation into its US$78 million initial public offering (IPO) last year. “The SFC has serious concerns that Cloudbreak’s initial public offering may have been rigged to create an artificial impression of demand for Cloudbreak’s shares,” the SFC said in a statement on Thursday. The regulator considered the suspension “necessary or...

    • South China Morning Post12:26
      SHKP posts 4.6% profit rise amid Hong Kong’s property recovery

      Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), Hong Kong’s biggest developer by market capitalisation, reported its underlying profit for the year ending June rose 4.6 per cent to HK$22.85 billion (US$2.91 billion), excluding investment property revaluations. Meanwhile, its reported profit increased to HK$21.43 billion, backed by a HK$1.38 billion net revaluation gain versus a HK$742 million loss last year, according to its filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange on Thursday. “For the year under review,...

    • Channel News Asia12:31
      Hong Kong, Dubai launch working group to boost financial connectivity
    • South China Morning Post12:53
      Hong Kong policy address to continue push helping local media go global

      Hong Kong’s policy address next week will continue with measures to help local news outlets expand overseas and build global networks, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source said on Thursday that Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s “go global” initiative would assist local media, which report in Chinese and English, in reaching readers beyond the city. The industry could offer media services particularly in countries that came under the umbrella of the Belt and Road Initiative, the...

    • english.news.cn18:15edited after publishing
      Belt and Road cooperation takes on new flair as Chinese tech gains global traction

      previouslyRoundup: Belt and Road cooperation takes on new flair as Chinese tech gains global traction

      Belt and Road cooperation takes on new flair as Chinese tech gains global traction-

    • South China Morning Post23:00
      Hong Kong home prices headed for 15% gain this year, Midland forecast says

      Hong Kong’s home prices will end the year 15 per cent higher than a year earlier, but still 16 per cent below their high-water mark in 2021, according to local property agency Midland Realty. Underpinning the positive forecast, the city’s banks were not likely to follow an increase in US interest rates by the Federal Reserve if one occurred this year, executives from the agency said at a press conference on Thursday. Dave Ma Tai-yeung, CEO of Midland (Residential), said that as the market...

    • South China Morning Post23:30
      What’s a Northern Metropolis-like project doing in Malaysia? Lessons for Hong Kong?

      Deep in the southern border zone of Johor, Malaysia, separated from Singapore by a narrow strait, a steady flow of commuters moves seamlessly between the two sovereign neighbours. Beyond the immediate checkpoints, a short 30-minute train ride connects visitors to regional hubs such as Kulai, where a vastly different dynamic comes into view – one defined by the rapid expansion of digital infrastructure. Inside YTL’s sprawling Green Data Centre Park, massive operational blocks stand beside...

37. Fri, 11 September 2026

    8 reports
    • South China Morning Post02:30
      Can John Lee untie the 4 knots choking the tech loop in Northern Metropolis?

      In the second of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Elizabeth Cheung and Vivian Au drill down on what’s holding back the Northern Metropolis. Read part one here. For employees of surgical robotics company Yuanhua Tech, travelling between their Shenzhen base in Nanshan district and its Hong Kong office in the Science Park means a two-hour commute. And when the hi-tech firm sends money to Hong Kong for operations, the process can...

    • South China Morning Post03:12
      Yuen Kee Food enters final stage of Hong Kong IPO after HKEX approval, sources say

      Yuen Kee Food Group, the owner of well-known restaurant brand Yuen Kee Dumpling, has cleared its listing hearing with the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), aiming to raise between HK$300 million (US$38.3 million) and HK$400 million, according to people familiar with the matter. The conclusion of the hearing marked its initial public offering (IPO) plan entering its final stage, and the company planned to kick off the offering in October, the sources said, who asked not to be named...

    • South China Morning Post04:00edited after publishing
      Kazakhstani firms eyeing Hong Kong, mainland China urged to take long-term view

      previouslyKazakh firms eyeing Hong Kong, mainland China markets urged to take long-term view

      Kazakhstan’s businesses should prioritise long-term fundraising ambitions rather than quick wins in Hong Kong and mainland Chinese markets, a managing director of the Central Asian country’s sovereign wealth fund has said. Saltanat Satzhan, managing director for development and privatisation at Samruk-Kazyna, said she also aimed to have state-owned rail operator Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) listed in Hong Kong by the end of the year. KTZ, wholly owned by the government through the fund, has...

    • scmp.com06:00
      Haidilao rout exposes risks for the wealthy amid China’s offshore tax crackdown

      Investors are eyeing whether tax-related share sales spread to other companies with founders’ wealth held through overseas structures.

    • South China Morning Post07:00
      US Treasury yield hits 19-year high, Japanese yen strengthens: the numbers moving markets

      China’s buoyant stock market lifted brokers’ earnings in the first half, while Hong Kong saw continued growth in retirement assets. Beyond China, a strengthening yen and Washington’s Treasury buy-back programme highlighted shifting dynamics in global currency and bond markets. Here are some of the figures that have drawn the most market attention this week. Chinese brokerage revenue jumps more than 50 per cent Chinese brokerages saw revenue from their core business rise by more than 50 per...

    • scmp.com07:00
      Treasury yield hits 19-year high, ECB raises rates: the numbers moving markets

      Hong Kong’s MPF assets reaching HK$1.67 trillion and European Central Bank increasing rates by 25 basis points are in spotlight this week.

    • themarketsdaily.com20:00
      China Overseas Land & Investment (OTCMKTS:CAOVY) Trading Down 7.7%

      China Overseas Land & Investment Limited (OTCMKTS:CAOVY – Get Free Report)’s stock price dropped 7.7% during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $7.65 and last traded at $7.65. 676 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 91% from the average daily volume of 7,465 shares. The stock had previously […]

    • livenews.co.nz20:30
      PM Edition: Top 10 Business Articles on LiveNews.co.nz for September 12, 2026 – Full Text
38. Sat, 12 September 2026

    2 reports
    • South China Morning Post05:46
      Hong Kong to table cooling-off period bill for beauty, fitness deals by mid-2027

      The Hong Kong government will table a bill at the Legislative Council in the first half of 2027 to introduce a statutory cooling-off period for prepaid beauty and fitness contracts, the commerce chief has said. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah revealed the timeline on Saturday, two weeks after the government concluded a two-month consultation on the policy proposal to address limitations of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance on August 31. “We hope to table...

    • South China Morning Post08:52
      Hong Kong’s ethnic minority groups can play key role in belt and road, summit hears

      Hong Kong’s ethnic minority communities can leverage their multicultural backgrounds and language skills to play an “important role” in the city’s efforts to build ties with belt and road countries, the labour minister has said. Other speakers at the Zubin Foundation’s Ethnically Diverse Youth Leadership Summit on Saturday also highlighted the advantages these historically marginalised communities possessed in helping mainland Chinese companies go global. In his opening remarks, Secretary for...

39. Sun, 13 September 2026

    4 reports
    • South China Morning Post01:00
      How to solve Hong Kong’s triple whammy: ageing population, baby dearth and job losses?

      In the fourth of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Fiona Sun and Edith Lin analyse how to improve livelihoods in the city by tackling the impact of demographic changes and technological advancement. Read part one here, part two here and part three here. Twenty-eight-year-old Hong Kong resident Fong and his wife want to have a child but he knows they cannot afford one for now. He earns about HK$10,000 (US$1,275) a month as a...

    • Channel News Asia08:14
      Hong Kong homes flattened for US$28 billion high-tech hub

      An area roughly a third of Hong Kong including villages, natural wetlands and farmland is being converted into the "Northern Metropolis", an ambitious project aimed at deepening integration with mainland China.

    • South China Morning Post10:57
      Hong Kong to deepen ties with Global South and Middle East, finance chief says

      Hong Kong will deepen ties with emerging economies worldwide, expanding connections with the Middle East and belt and road countries, from finance to innovation and technology, according to the finance chief. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also said the city aimed to build “networked and institutionalised” connectivity with the Global South – a broad term for developing less-industrialised countries, primarily located in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Belt and road countries are nations...

    • South China Morning Post23:00
      Hong Kong aims to scale its tech ecosystem and nurture more unicorns: HKSTP CEO

      Hong Kong is intensifying efforts to attract technology start-ups and nurture unicorns through expanded financial support via a key government-backed platform, leveraging the city’s booming fundraising activities and world-class financial infrastructure. Investors are displaying an increased appetite for the local tech scene compared with a decade ago – a trend that Terry Wong Ping-sau, CEO of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), said was a positive sign for the...

40. Mon, 14 September 2026

    7 reports
    • South China Morning Post00:30
      Beijing’s ‘trust issue’ with Hong Kong and what the city can promise in its 5-year plan

      In the final instalment of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Natalie Wong and Matthew Cheng look at how national security spans areas such as finance and technology and what Hong Kong must do to earn Beijing’s trust. Read part one here, part two here, part three here and part four here. With the recent sentencing of former leaders of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Square vigil concluding a key high-profile subversion case, it would be...

    • South China Morning Post01:30
      How the 5-year plan can serve the nation and deliver for Hong Kong

      This year marks the opening year of the national 15th five-year plan. Faced with accelerating change globally and significant opportunities brought by national development, Hong Kong must better integrate into and serve the overall national development, enabling our economic progress to reach new heights while enhancing people’s livelihood and well-being. This February, I announced that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government would formulate the city’s first five-year plan. I...

    • South China Morning Post02:00
      Hong Kong 5-year plan to stick with capitalism, uphold ‘one country, two systems’: John Lee

      Hong Kong’s inaugural five-year plan will not change the capitalist system and instead fully exploit its advantages to map the city’s long-term development, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said. In an opinion piece published in the South China Morning Post on Monday, the city leader also stressed that the blueprint, in focusing on the economy, would ultimately “enable citizens to flourish” by creating employment opportunities and upward mobility. Lee will unveil Hong Kong’s first-ever...

    • South China Morning Post09:51
      Forms Syntron draws Hong Kong’s next-gen tycoons in HK$940 million IPO

      Hong Kong’s younger generation of tycoons is becoming increasingly active in the city’s initial public offering market through family offices and private investments. But their investments extend beyond the property and traditional financial sectors associated with their predecessors, into technology and digital finance. Prominent business leaders Cheng Chi-heng of New World Development and Peter Lee Ka-kit of Henderson Land participated as cornerstone investors in Shenzhen Forms Syntron...

    • South China Morning Post10:00
      Hong Kong’s HK$500b silver economy by 2034 offers ‘blue ocean’ prospects: Paul Chan

      Hong Kong’s silver economy is set to become a HK$500 billion (US$63.8 billion) market by 2034, the city’s finance chief has said, urging the elderly care industry to deploy technology and explore cross-border opportunities. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Monday that Hong Kong’s ageing population presented both a challenge and a “promising blue ocean” market opportunity for the city, which could serve as a model for other regions. In a speech at an event to mark the 30th...

    • Times of India10:36
      Hong Kong’s $28.6bn project: Villages make way for new homes and tech city

      Hong Kong is embarking on an ambitious project to reshape its future through the Northern Metropolis initiative. The government plans to convert various villages and wetlands into vibrant housing and technology centers, with an estimated budget of HK$224 billion. Anticipated to benefit around 2.5 million residents, this development promises to generate countless job opportunities while reinforcing ties with mainland China.

    • South China Morning Post16:00
      HKMU powers ahead with new Shenzhen Research Institute

      [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) is strengthening its research footprint in the Greater Bay Area with the establishment of its Shenzhen Research Institute, a platform designed to help bridge industry, academia and research and translate research into real-world impact. Prof. Ricky Kwok Yu-kwong, Vice President (Research and Institutional Advancement) of HKMU, says the Institute is positioned to be the...

41. Tue, 15 September 2026

    11 reports
    • South China Morning Post00:00
      China targets offshore operations of brokerages in crackdown on pay loopholes, corruption

      China’s securities regulator and its industry body are moving to close compensation loopholes for brokerage management and staff, extending anti-corruption oversight to overseas operations for the first time, as Beijing pushes the sector to build world-class investment banks. The Securities Association of China, a self-regulatory body under the supervision of the regulator, recently sent brokerages a revised draft of its rules on “clean practices”, seeking industry feedback by September 29,...

    • South China Morning Post00:30
      Hong Kong’s next policy address is just around the corner. Here’s what to expect

      Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu’s coming policy address will introduce measures to remove hurdles for businesses setting up shop in the Northern Metropolis and include proactive initiatives to strengthen innovation hubs, research efforts and tech applications, the South China Morning Post has learned. Government sources said measures supporting the megaproject in the northern New Territories and backing innovation were expected to be major highlights of the chief executive’s policy address...

    • sbr.com.sg01:00
      Why Asia’s private wealth industry requires a new era of governance

      The focus of private wealth planning should shift from structure to larger goals.

    • South China Morning Post01:30
      Why Hong Kong’s economic future still hinges on national security

      In any conversation about Hong Kong’s future, one question often emerges: when will the city pivot away from national security and back to economic development? To most, Hong Kong is fundamentally a commercial hub. After the turmoil of 2019, most reasonable people agreed that restoring public order was imperative. Today, the orchestrators of that unrest and the radicals are largely imprisoned or have fled. While occasional flare-ups and various forms of “soft resistance” persist, society at...

    • Channel News Asia04:25
      Syngenta files for Hong Kong IPO that could raise $5 billion, Bloomberg News reports
    • South China Morning Post04:31edited after publishing
      Hong Kong’s first 5-year plan to set goals, not alter economic system: John Lee

      Hong Kong’s first five-year plan will include both binding and anticipatory targets, the city’s leader has said, stressing that the long-term blueprint will not signal a move towards a planned economy. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also revealed on Tuesday that the plan, which will be unveiled alongside his annual policy address the following day, would feature a blue cover symbolising “blue skies”, openness, progress and steadiness. “There will be indicators which are binding and...

    • Channel News Asia06:51
      Hong Kong's five-year plan to retain capitalism, uphold ‘one country, two systems’ principle

      A long-term plan could give businesses greater certainty over the government's priorities and more confidence to invest in the mega-project, according to analysts.

    • South China Morning Post07:19
      Hong Kong’s employment outlook rebounds sharply to 14% in fourth quarter

      Hong Kong employers’ hiring sentiment rebounded sharply in the fourth quarter, with far fewer companies expecting to cut jobs as confidence improved alongside stronger economic growth, according to a ManpowerGroup survey. The international human resources firm said the city’s seasonally adjusted net employment outlook rose to 14 per cent, up by 23 percentage points from minus 9 per cent in the third quarter of this year. The outlook is calculated by subtracting the percentage of employers...

    • Bloomberg Politics09:30
      Hong Kong Leader to Unveil Five-Year Plan That Outlasts His Term

      Hong Kong leader John Lee is taking the unprecedented step of outlining a five-year vision for the Asian financial hub. The question is whether he’ll be the chief executive to see it through.

    • South China Morning Post13:00
      Tighter scrutiny of Hong Kong IPOs could slow deal flow, analysts say

      Securities regulators in Hong Kong and mainland China are doubling down on efforts to raise the quality of Hong Kong initial public offerings (IPOs), which could slow the flow of new listings but would not reduce underlying demand, according to analysts. In an unusual move, the China Securities Regulatory Commission recently asked nine mainland companies, which had already been pre-approved for listings, to provide supplementary materials detailing fund usage, shareholding structures and...

    • South China Morning Post14:22
      Hong Kong finance chief urges Cathay to keep fares attractive, add routes

      Hong Kong’s finance chief has called on Cathay Pacific Airways to offer attractive fares and expand its route network, as China’s national development plan reinforces the city’s status as a global aviation hub. Speaking at Cathay’s 80th anniversary celebration on Tuesday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po described the flag carrier as more than just a transport provider, calling it an ambassador for Hong Kong that reinforced the city’s status as a global aviation hub and “superconnector”....

42. Wed, 16 September 2026

    27 reports
    • South China Morning Post00:00
      Southeast Asian buyers emerge as top non-local investors in Hong Kong commercial property

      Southeast Asian investors have emerged as the largest non-local buyers of Hong Kong commercial property, led by Singapore-based capital, according to Savills. As of Tuesday, local and non-local investors – including those from mainland China – were behind an estimated HK$30.36 billion (US$3.87 billion) in transactions involving commercial property deals above HK$50 million in Hong Kong so far this year, data compiled by the property consultancy showed. Southeast Asian investors contributed...

    • South China Morning Post00:30
      Hong Kong policy address to unveil bold youth housing and mediation initiatives

      Hong Kong’s leader will unveil two bold initiatives on housing and mediation in his policy address, the South China Morning Post has learned, with the government planning to boost home ownership rates among young couples and prioritise settling official commercial disputes through the city’s mediation body. The new measures, to be unveiled by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Wednesday, aimed to strengthen the city’s status as a global mediation capital while improving livelihoods,...

    • Bloomberg Politics02:07
      Live Blog: Hong Kong's John Lee Unveils First Ever Five-Year Plan
    • bne IntelliNews02:09
      Taiwan homebuyers turn more upbeat as most expect stable prices in fourth quarter

      More than 60% of Taiwanese polled expect house prices to hold steady in the fourth quarter, property agency Chinatrust Real Estate said.

    • South China Morning Post02:46
      Policy address 2026: John Lee says accountability needed if 5-year plan targets missed – as it happened

      This live article is freely available to our registered users. Please log in or create an account. Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu unveiled the city’s first five-year plan at the legislature, followed by his annual policy address. The highly anticipated plan, unveiled after a two-month public consultation, aimed to align the city’s priorities with the nation’s 2026-30 development blueprint. Lee set 22 major indicators in the plan, with five being binding targets mostly focusing on...

    • Bloomberg Politics04:33
      Hong Kong Vows to Deepen Role as Premier Offshore Yuan Hub

      Hong Kong aims to deepen its role in promoting yuan use across financing, investment and trade, and will set up a mechanism to strengthen currency liquidity, its chief executive said in a policy speech.

    • straitstimes.com05:26
      Hong Kong’s first five-year plan aims to add jobs, homes

      Hong Kong's new five-year plan aims to boost jobs, homes, tech ties with mainland China, and strengthen its role as a global financial and innovation hub. Read more at straitstimes.com.

    • South China Morning Post06:00
      Hong Kong rated Asia’s top financial hub for fourth straight year: report

      Hong Kong has retained its status as Asia’s top financial hub for a fourth consecutive edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), even as many of the world’s leading centres saw their scores slip slightly amid rising geopolitical headwinds. The city also ranked third globally in the 40th edition of the twice-yearly report, released on Wednesday amid a remarkably tight race at the top of global finance. Hong Kong scored 756, just one point behind London and a point ahead of...

    • Channel News Asia06:13
      Hong Kong's first five-year plan aims to add jobs, homes
    • nikkei.com06:51
      Hong Kong unveils first-ever five-year plan to align goals with Beijing

      Chief Executive John Lee delivers closely watched policy address, the last of his term

    • yahoo.com07:03
      Hong Kong unveils first 5-year plan to broaden the city's identity beyond finance

      Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday unveiled the city's first five-year plan in a politically symbolic step that echoes Beijing's approach to development, pushing to broaden Hong Kong's id...

    • El País (Spain)08:18
      Hong Kong adopta su primer plan quinquenal y refuerza su integración con China

      La hoja de ruta para 2026-2030 refuerza la rendición de cuentas ante Pekín, pero el jefe el Ejecutivo regional, John Lee, garantiza que no implicará cambios en el modelo económico ni en el sistema de autonomía de la ciudad

    • South China Morning Post09:24
      Hong Kong’s first five-year plan seeks to boost innovation

      Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu presented the city’s first ever five-year plan, including steps to bolster innovation, birth rates and financial activity. The city aims to raise spending on innovation to 3 per cent of gross domestic product after 2030 from 1.63 per cent in 2024, Lee said as he announced the plan on Wednesday alongside the traditional annual policy address. There were also steps to accelerate construction of the tech-focused Northern Metropolis megaproject on the...

    • South China Morning Post09:37
      14 key takeaways from John Lee’s policy address, Hong Kong’s first 5-year plan

      Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has placed deepening integration with mainland China and developing new economic engines centre stage as he unveiled the city’s first-ever five-year plan alongside the last policy address of his term. During his landmark speech on Wednesday, which ran just one minute shy of three hours, Lee laid out how the city’s first five-year plan would align the city more closely with the national development blueprint, while the policy address would serve as...

    • South China Morning Post10:00
      Developer family’s deals highlight capital shift across Hong Kong property sectors

      A third-generation member of a long-established Hong Kong developer family has bought a HK$98.8 million (US$12.6 million) luxury flat in Mid-Levels, weeks after the family sold a long-held North Point property, highlighting a broader market trend of capital shifting across real estate sectors. John Lai Sung-ziang agreed to buy a high-floor unit at Estoril Court on August 31, Land Registry records showed. The price for the four-bedroom flat, which has a saleable area of 2,888 square feet,...

    • Anadolu Agency (AA)10:26
      Hong Kong launches maiden 5-year plan

      Targeted development plan, with binding and anticipatory goals, maps out ‘long-term direction’ for Hong Kong, says chief executive

    • South China Morning Post10:39
      Hong Kong to invest in primary care to cut premature death risk to 6.9%

      Hong Kong aims to reduce the risk of premature deaths from some major chronic diseases to 6.9 per cent by 2030 by investing heavily in primary healthcare and prevention, authorities have said. Delivering his annual policy address and the city’s first five-year plan, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Wednesday also unveiled plans to develop the city’s first integrated ambulatory care hospital at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site in King’s Park after its relocation to Kai Tak. The facility...

    • South China Morning Post11:53
      Hong Kong Jockey Club to plough HK$3b into new research facility in Northern Metropolis

      The Hong Kong Jockey Club has said it will funnel HK$3 billion to support the construction of a Life and Health Academic Research Building at the city’s new Northern Metropolis University Town. During his policy address on Wednesday, Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu announced the creation of an integrated teaching and scientific research building in the Northern Metropolis. In a statement issued soon after the chief executive’s speech, the club said its Charities Trust had made a donation...

    • South China Morning Post12:05
      Hong Kong launching pilot scheme to bring in foreign carers for the elderly

      Hong Kong will introduce a pilot scheme next year to bring in foreign domestic carers to look after older residents as part of a broader package of measures announced in the policy address to deal with an ageing population. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said in his address on Wednesday that the government would admit carers under a scheme modelled on the city’s existing foreign domestic helper regime. “With reference to the existing regime for admitting foreign domestic helpers, the...

    • South China Morning Post13:31
      10 AI, biotech firms in Northern Metropolis to get early cross-border data access

      About 10 artificial intelligence (AI) and biotech companies will be the first to access cross-border data flows under a new pilot scheme, securing an early edge over roughly 100 other firms set up in Hong Kong’s flagship tech hub at the border. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu revealed on Wednesday during the final policy address of his current term that more than 100 innovation and technology firms had moved into the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park, while a “white list” to...

    • South China Morning Post13:35
      Hong Kong to woo finance and tech firms with new tax breaks

      Hong Kong will introduce various tax incentives for new finance and technology industries to attract businesses and reinforce the city’s role as a leading financial hub, the city leader has announced in his policy address. Tax concessions to draw intellectual property (IP) businesses and selected industries to the city were among the new measures Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced on Wednesday, while the halving of the profits tax rate for gold traders would be sped up. To speed up...

    • South China Morning Post13:57
      Hong Kong targets film tourism boom and higher-level tennis tournaments

      Hong Kong will introduce themed tourism routes showcasing the city’s most recognisable filming locations and explore upgrading Victoria Park’s Centre Court to host higher-level tennis tournaments, as authorities seek to significantly increase the sector’s economic contribution under the city’s first five-year development plan. The 2026-30 blueprint aims to raise the tourism industry’s value added from HK$86.2 billion (US$10.9 billion) in 2024 to HK$126 billion by 2030 – an increase of about...

    • South China Morning Post14:15
      Hong Kong’s new training visa could be available in first quarter of 2027

      A new visa intended to attract international talent to participate in short-term training programmes in Hong Kong could become available as early as the first quarter of next year, the South China Morning Post has learned. The final policy address of Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s current term also put the spotlight on five existing or soon-to-launch academies that would seek to train overseas professionals and organise international events. They and the new visa category were among a...

    • South China Morning Post14:55
      Hong Kong leader vows support for media’s global reach, to review TV practice code

      Hong Kong’s leader has expressed renewed support for the local media industry, including strengthening its global reach and reviewing the code of practice for television to ensure it keeps abreast with the times. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu made the pledges in both the city’s first five-year plan and the policy address he unveiled on Wednesday. In the section on “Develop an East-meets-West Centre for International Cultural Exchange” under the five-year plan, Lee said: “We will strengthen...

    • South China Morning Post15:23
      Hong Kong sets 5-year plan to double innovation spending, boost new industries

      Hong Kong’s leader has unveiled the city’s first five-year blueprint, aligned with China’s national development strategy, setting targets to nearly double innovation spending and raise the share of manufacturing and new industries to 5.5 per cent of the economy. In a historically significant new approach, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu prefaced his annual policy address on Wednesday with a comprehensive set of binding and anticipatory or aspirational longer-term targets for Hong Kong up to...

    • South China Morning Post15:30
      Hong Kong aims to raise innovation spending to 3% of GDP by about 2030

      Hong Kong will strive to raise its expenditure on innovation activities to a level equivalent to 3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) by around 2030, nearly double the current rate, according to the city’s first five-year plan. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu unveiled the ambitious goal, together with measures to boost frontier technologies, including aerospace research, on Wednesday. Among the 22 indicators laid out in the plan, the government aims to raise the ratio of total domestic...

    • South China Morning Post15:37
      Hong Kong targets gold trading, FPS-UnionPay link to boost yuan use

      Hong Kong will expand the use of the yuan in areas including gold trading and cross-border payments, as policy blueprints call for the city’s biggest push yet to internationalise the Chinese currency. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Wednesday devoted part of the city’s first five-year plan and his annual policy address to developing a gold trading ecosystem and creating a regional intellectual property trading centre in the city. “We will consolidate and enhance Hong Kong’s status as an...

43. Thu, 17 September 2026

    10 reports
    • South China Morning Post00:30
      Hong Kong’s 5-year plan, policy continuity offer investors more stability, experts say

      Longer-term vision and policies with continuity mapped out in Hong Kong’s inaugural five-year plan, along with the latest policy blueprint, offer investment opportunities and greater stability for investors, according to experts and commentators. Hong Kong marked a historic milestone on Wednesday when Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu rolled out the city’s first five-year development plan with his fifth policy address to align with China’s long-term national strategy. The explicit directions...

    • South China Morning Post04:30
      Hong Kong’s first 5-year plan, John Lee’s 2026 policy address: everything you need to know

      We have put together stories from our coverage of John Lee’s 2026 policy address. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. 14 key takeaways from John Lee’s policy address, Hong Kong’s first 5-year plan Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has placed deepening integration with mainland China and developing new economic engines centre stage as he unveiled the city’s first-ever five-year plan alongside the last policy address of his term. 2. Hong Kong...

    • South China Morning Post05:10edited after publishing
      Hong Kong’s John Lee vows to review IVF support for women over 40

      previouslyHong Kong leader John Lee vows to review IVF support for women over 40

      Hong Kong’s leader has vowed to examine whether the government can better support women aged over 40 seeking assisted reproductive treatment, while acknowledging that financial incentives alone will not reverse the city’s falling birth rate. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu made the pledge during a radio phone-in programme on Thursday, when residents described obstacles to having children, including job insecurity, a day after the leader unveiled a raft of measures aimed at boosting the birth...

    • South China Morning Post07:00
      How Hong Kong’s new 5-year plan courts global capital with an eye on market dominance

      Hong Kong is broadening its equity markets, deepening its offshore yuan business and expanding further into gold trading under its first five-year plan for economic and social development, as the city seeks to defend its standing as Asia’s top financial centre and close the gap with London. Unveiled on Wednesday by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu alongside his 2026 policy address, the blueprint outlines a package of financial plans to “consolidate and enhance Hong Kong’s status as an...

    • South China Morning Post10:00
      Hong Kong property market gets reprieve on rates, but position remains precarious

      Hong Kong’s property market dodged an immediate hit from the Federal Reserve’s rate hike on Thursday as major local banks kept their prime rates unchanged, but another increase could puncture the market’s relatively fragile recovery, according to industry insiders. The Fed raised its benchmark rate by a quarter point at its latest meeting on Wednesday in the US, but HSBC and other major Hong Kong banks left their prime rates unchanged. The decision should have no immediate impact on the local...

    • South China Morning Post10:14
      Hong Kong will lack 130,000 workers by 2028, fewer than projected due to talent policies

      Hong Kong will be short of 130,000 workers by 2028, about a third less than originally projected, a reduction the city’s labour chief attributed to the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and government policies to import labour and top talent. A day after the release of the city’s first five-year plan and annual policy address, Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said on Thursday that authorities would exempt start-up founders approved under the Top Talent Pass Scheme...

    • intelligencer.ca12:51
      Hong Kong Sets Out Strategic Vision for Developing the Northern Metropolis and Creating a Global Talent Hub

      Hong Kong SAR--(Newsfile Corp. - September 17, 2026) - Hong Kong's Chief Executive, John Lee, yesterday (September 16) announced the First Five-Year Plan

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      • finanznachrichten.de17 Sept, 14:50their copy
    • South China Morning Post13:03
      Hong Kong eyeing gold expansion and Northern Metropolis vaults to cement hub status

      Hong Kong’s plan to raise its gold holdings will further cement the city’s status as an international financial centre, with the possibility of building vaults in the Northern Metropolis megadevelopment, according to authorities. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also said on Thursday the city was under “no pressure” to raise interest rates following a US rate hike, but stressed authorities would “keep a close watch” on the situation. Speaking at a conference the day after the policy...

    • South China Morning Post14:39
      100 start-ups joining Hong Kong’s flagship tech hub to get top mentors

      Around 100 start-ups selected to join Hong Kong’s flagship border tech hub will undergo mentorship programmes ranging from five to eight years, backed by industry heavyweights, the operator has revealed. Vincent Ma, CEO of Loop Hong Kong Park Company, said in an interview on Thursday that the start-ups were chosen to join the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP) following a months-long screening process. “We have chosen 100 start-ups to enter our park soon following a few...

    • South China Morning Post23:00edited after publishing
      Hong Kong malls bet on Asian Games to boost footfall, tenant sales amid spending shifts

      Hong Kong shopping mall operators are extending a strategy used during this year’s Fifa World Cup into the Asian Games, leveraging major sporting events to draw visitors and support tenant sales as retailers face competition from Shenzhen, overseas shopping and online spending. Sino Group is among the landlords expanding the strategy beyond tournament broadcasts. It has projected foot traffic across its four malls to increase during its Asian Games campaign, with selected merchants forecast...

44. Fri, 18 September 2026

    11 reports
    • South China Morning Post01:00edited after publishing
      Hong Kong’s new chapter

      This is the first part of a Factsheet series on Hong Kong’s debut five-year plan and the 2026 policy address. Click here for part two. The series was produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government. To see the South China Morning Post’s coverage of the five-year plan, click here. This Factsheet will be available in the SCMP print edition on September 21. You can find it at newsstands and convenience stores. For any inquiries, contact printsupport@scmp.com.

    • South China Morning Post01:01edited after publishing
      The story begins …

      This is the second part of a Factsheet series on Hong Kong’s debut five-year plan and the 2026 policy address. Click here for part one. The series was produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government. To see the South China Morning Post’s coverage of the five-year plan, click here. This Factsheet will be available in the SCMP print edition on September 21. You can find it at newsstands and convenience stores. For any inquiries, contact printsupport@scmp.com.

    • South China Morning Post01:30
      Like Shenzhen, the Northern Metropolis is animated by the spirit of experimentation

      At the heart of Hong Kong’s first five-year plan lies the Northern Metropolis – a massive tract of land spanning roughly a third of our entire city. Much ink has been spilled over what this project represents and why it matters, but if I had to summarise it in a single sentence, I would call it the “Shenzhen of Hong Kong”. To me, Shenzhen stands as the most miraculous growth story on Earth. Forty-eight years ago, it was a sleepy fishing village with a single muddy main road and just tens of...

    • South China Morning Post02:00
      Hong Kong’s new chapter

      Download the PDF This is the first part of a Factsheet series on Hong Kong’s debut five-year plan and the 2026 policy address. Click here for part two. The series was produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government. To see the South China Morning Post’s coverage of the five-year plan, click here. This Factsheet will be available in the SCMP print edition on September 21. You can find it at newsstands and convenience stores. For any inquiries, contact printsupport@scmp.com.

    • South China Morning Post02:00
      The story begins …

      Download the PDF This is the second part of a Factsheet series on Hong Kong’s debut five-year plan and the 2026 policy address. Click here for part one. The series was produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government. To see the South China Morning Post’s coverage of the five-year plan, click here. This Factsheet will be available in the SCMP print edition on September 21. You can find it at newsstands and convenience stores. For any inquiries, contact printsupport@scmp.com.

    • South China Morning Post02:15
      Factsheet series: Hong Kong’s debut 5-year plan and 2026 policy address
    • South China Morning Post05:47edited after publishing
      John Lee keeps Hong Kong talent target unchanged despite 300,000 arrivals

      previouslyHong Kong talent schemes could add 1.2% to GDP annually, John Lee says

      Hong Kong’s leader has said he does not plan to change the government’s annual target for attracting talent despite the city admitting more than 300,000 people since expanding its drive four years ago. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Friday that about 20 per cent of overall arrivals came from places outside mainland China. “We have met our targets better than we set,” Lee told a phone-in radio programme, days after delivering his policy address and unveiling the city’s first...

    • South China Morning Post06:51
      Senior HSBC bankers face double blow as school-fee subsidy cut adds to job risks: sources

      Senior bankers at HSBC are facing a double blow of losing a key employment benefit while also confronting potential job losses as the lender carries out a range of measures to cut costs and achieve fair treatment for all staff, according to sources. HSBC, the biggest lender in Hong Kong, will scrap an education subsidy programme for all newly hired or newly promoted senior executives from Friday, according to an internal memo seen by the South China Morning Post. Employees who were already in...

    • South China Morning Post10:07
      FWD Hong Kong backs HKSAR’s Five-Year Plan, Healthy Greater Bay Area healthcare, and responsible AI in insurance.

      [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Ken Lau, Managing Director, Greater China, & Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong, said: “FWD Hong Kong warmly welcomes the HKSAR Government's publication of the First Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2026-2030) and the 2026 Policy Address. As a pan-Asian insurer headquartered and listed in Hong Kong, we fully support the Government's vision of further...

    • South China Morning Post11:02
      Hong Kong’s metal storage hits 30,000 tonnes in push to become global commodity hub

      Hong Kong’s push to develop into a premier gold and commodity trading hub has gained momentum, with local metal storage surpassing 30,000 tonnes, a minister has said, as the administration positions the city as the “must-choose destination” for global capital. Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu also said on Friday the government would expand renminbi settlement of payments for mainland Chinese services, such as buying water from the Dongjiang, in a bid...

    • tickerreport.com12:41
      Sino Land (OTCMKTS:SNLAY) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Time to Buy?

      Sino Land Co. (OTCMKTS:SNLAY – Get Free Report) shares saw unusually-high trading volume on Friday . 10,265 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 105% from the previous session’s volume of 5,018 shares.The stock last traded at $5.9770 and had previously closed at $6.45. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Separately, Zacks Research upgraded shares of […]

45. Sat, 19 September 2026

    4 reports
    • South China Morning Post01:30
      Now Hong Kong must turn its international edge into national impact

      Hong Kong’s first five-year plan marks a new chapter for the city and will prompt discussion about individual priorities and initiatives. But there is another question worth asking: what can Hong Kong bring to the national journey over the next five years? As China begins its 15th five-year plan, Hong Kong has an opportunity to think more deliberately about its distinctive contribution to national development. Much has been said about Hong Kong’s role as a “superconnector”. The description...

    • South China Morning Post05:42edited after publishing
      Hong Kong leader says firms must strive to survive despite government support

      Hong Kong’s leader has defended measures in his policy address to boost the economy and improve livelihoods, stressing that businesses must also do their part to remain competitive and survive, even with government aid. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Saturday that the section on livelihoods was the longest and broadest in scope in his policy address when asked about residents who had yet to benefit from the government’s economic policies. “You need to develop the economy first to...

    • scmp.com05:42
      Hong Kong leader says firms must strive to survive despite government support

      Chief Executive John Lee defends his policy address, saying government aid can help but businesses must also adapt in a competitive market.

    • finanznachrichten.de07:33
      EQS Newswire: Information Services Department, Hong Kong SAR Government: Hong Kong sets out initiatives to secure long-term development of pillar industries

      EQS Newswire / 19/09/2026 / 07:30 CET/CEST HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 19 September 2026 - Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee rolled out various measures to develop Hong Kong's key

46. Sun, 20 September 2026

    4 reports
    • en.people.cn04:00
      Hong Kong's 1st five-year plan responds to public aspirations

      HONG KONG, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)'s first five-yea

    • South China Morning Post06:12
      Hong Kong’s first 5-year plan to give firms more long-term certainty: Paul Chan

      Hong Kong’s first five-year plan will give businesses greater certainty to make long-term investment decisions amid a volatile external environment, the city’s finance chief has said. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said the plan’s targets and timelines would allow companies to see the city’s direction over the next five years and better align their plans with the government’s. “The significance of planning lies not only in the document itself, but also in looking at today from the...

    • South China Morning Post07:29
      University calls for government funds for shared sites in Northern Metropolis

      Hong Kong authorities should shoulder a larger share of the cost of facilities jointly used by institutions at the Northern Metropolis university towns, a varsity president has said, while calling for dedicated research funding to encourage collaboration among campuses. Professor Stephen Cheung Yan-leung, president of the private Saint Francis University, said that while individual institutions could finance the construction of their own campuses, the government should contribute more towards...

    • South China Morning Post23:00
      For China’s hi-tech IPOs, it’s Hong Kong vs the mainland – but how much does it matter?

      Competition between mainland China and Hong Kong for hi-tech initial public offerings presents emerging technology firms with a dual-track strategic choice rather than a zero-sum battle, according to an executive at a national cross-border innovation platform. “There is naturally a degree of competition,” Lu Peng, general manager of Beijing-based Zhongguancun International, said in an interview on Thursday, referring to how tech firms select their primary listing venue. “However, the two...

47. Mon, 21 September 2026

    10 reports
    • Channel News Asia00:24
      Four Chinese firms seek to raise up to $1.83 billion in Hong Kong offerings
    • Channel News Asia00:45
      New World Development bags Shanghai bourse nod for $570 million REIT listing
    • Channel News Asia00:45
      New World Development gets Shanghai bourse nod for $570 million REIT listing
    • South China Morning Post01:00edited after publishing
      Mainland China’s stock exchanges mount charm offensive amid Hong Kong IPO boom

      Mainland China’s stock exchanges have stepped up lobbying of companies and regulators to prioritise their boards for listings after Hong Kong stole their thunder in fundraising activities in recent years, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Figures from the exchanges recently met representatives of some mainland companies planning Hong Kong listings, especially first-time issuers and firms in sectors supported by national policies, a source said. “Exchanges emphasised the...

    • biglychee.com07:15
      ‘Viewing the present through the future’
    • South China Morning Post08:14
      Cathay calls on Hong Kong to map out long-term sustainable fuel plan beyond 2030

      Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has urged the government to develop a longer-term plan for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) beyond 2030, including mandatory targets and consistent policies to help scale up the industry and meet the city’s climate goals. The airline made the call after a mainland Chinese official on Monday proposed that authorities in the Greater Bay Area introduce more favourable policies, including subsidies, to boost sales of sustainable fuel. Cathay Group CEO...

    • South China Morning Post12:00
      Hong Kong developer New World gets nod to spin off K11 Shanghai assets

      New World Development (NWD) received the green light from the Shanghai Stock Exchange to spin off and list a Reit (real estate investment trust) on the bourse, according to the distressed developer controlled by one of Hong Kong’s wealthiest families. The expected offering size for the NWD C-Reit was about 3.82 billion yuan (US$570 million), from which the group’s estimated net proceeds would be 3.24 billion yuan, Hong Kong-based NWD said in a statement on Monday. The underlying assets of the...

    • South China Morning Post13:05
      Foreign chambers back Hong Kong 5-year plan, urge progress on Northern Metropolis

      Representatives of foreign business chambers who met Hong Kong’s leader have said the five-year plan provided clear policy priorities for companies’ strategic planning, but called for more concrete timelines and visible progress on the Northern Metropolis project to attract investment. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu held a briefing on Monday for consuls general and heads of foreign chambers of commerce, during which he stressed that Hong Kong’s five-year plan was not a planned economy. The...

    • Channel News Asia13:35
      Hong Kong proposes easier rules for deals, spin-offs
    • Channel News Asia13:35
      Hong Kong proposes easier rules for deals, spin-offs
48. Tue, 22 September 2026

    7 reports
    • Channel News Asia01:54
      Ligent Technologies jumps in Hong Kong debut, outpacing key indices
    • Japan Times02:03
      Laissez-faire Hong Kong meets the five-year plan

      What Hong Kong is attempting to do is better understood as industrial policy.

    • South China Morning Post08:30
      Hong Kong lacks a climate narrative to unify its efforts

      Hong Kong deserves credit for its first five-year plan, accompanied by a detailed policy address. The plan establishes a useful framework beyond the annual policy cycle. Precisely because this is an important first effort, it is worth asking what could make the framework even stronger. One striking omission is that the five-year plan never explicitly mentions climate change. This does not mean Hong Kong is failing to act. On the contrary, the plan and policy address contain many measures...

    • South China Morning Post09:36
      No need for Hong Kong to match Singapore’s HK$400,000 birth perk, top official says

      Hong Kong does not need to emulate Singapore’s generous childbirth incentives, a senior official has said, defending the city’s latest 11-measure policy drive to encourage births as a “comprehensive” approach. Addressing concerns that Hong Kong’s approach was too incremental compared with Singapore’s multi-tier sustained funding, Deputy Chief Secretary Warner Cheuk Wing-hing said on Tuesday that each jurisdiction has its own unique set of circumstances. “Some people ask, ‘Why don’t you learn...

    • South China Morning Post10:00
      Amazon and Shorea Capital deals underscore foreign interest in commercial property

      Foreign investors continue to pile into Hong Kong’s commercial real estate, with a unit of online retail giant Amazon and Singapore-headquartered Shorea Capital among the latest to snap up assets, according to agents. Shorea won the tender for The Pemberton, a mixed office and retail property in Sheung Wan, for an undisclosed amount, Colliers said, underscoring Southeast Asian investors’ continuing robust demand for real estate assets in Hong Kong. Colliers was the lead agent and broker for...

    • South China Morning Post13:06edited after publishing
      Hong Kong on way to securing green fuel supply to safeguard aviation hub status

      previouslyHong Kong must secure green fuel supply to safeguard aviation hub status: official

      Hong Kong risks losing its status as an international aviation hub if it fails to secure a reliable, credibly certified supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), the head of the government’s think tank has warned. Stephen Wong Yuen-shan, head of the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit, made the remarks at the Sustainable Aviation Futures China Congress on Tuesday, days after the government set out its fuel strategy in the city’s first five-year plan and policy address amid mounting global...

    • livenews.co.nz14:15
      Hong Kong outlines strategies for deepening development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and enhancing green transformation
49. Wed, 23 September 2026

    4 reports
    • South China Morning Post00:00
      Gulf tech firms turn to Hong Kong and Singapore as Iran war grinds on

      Paul Bratby had already drawn up plans for expanding to Hong Kong when war broke out in the Middle East earlier this year. But the founder of xBratAI, a Dubai-based AI-powered trading signals platform, soon brought that timeline forward as the Iran conflict dragged on and widened in scope. “Our Hong Kong entity had been scheduled for a few years later, but we established it in early 2026,” he said. Bratby is not alone in looking east. As missiles continue to target Gulf capitals and shipping...

    • South China Morning Post08:30
      Hong Kong needs social science to help deliver on its 5-year plan

      Hong Kong’s first five-year plan gives its universities an opportunity to show what their research can do for the city. Its ambitions for technology, regional development and international cooperation depend on decisions about institutions and people’s lives. Social scientists should help shape those decisions from the outset. The blueprint explicitly addresses public governance, including civil service performance, departmental coordination and digital administration. It also provides for...

    • South China Morning Post09:00
      Hong Kong unveils gold, bond and liquidity plans to drive next phase of yuan adoption

      Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) will launch yuan-denominated gold futures early next year, while the city’s de facto central bank plans to introduce more yuan products and platforms to support the diversification and digitalisation of the currency’s internationalisation, speakers at a banking summit said on Wednesday. “We have recently reactivated our gold contract in the US dollar. But in the future, perhaps sometime early next year, we will be coming up with a...

    • South China Morning Post10:02
      Northern Metropolis data hub to start phased operations in mid-2027: CLP Power

      A planned supercomputing hub at the Northern Metropolis megadevelopment in Hong Kong’s border area will start phased operations earlier than expected in mid-2027, according to electricity supplier CLP Power. The power supplier said it had sufficient capacity to support energy demand not only for the Sandy Ridge data facility cluster, but for the equivalent of three to four supercomputing centres of a similar scale over the next decade. CLP added it planned to procure more zero-carbon energy...

50. Thu, 24 September 2026

    2 reports
    • South China Morning Post07:00edited after publishing
      ChinaAMC launches 3 Hong Kong ETFs as demand for targeted strategies grows

      China Asset Management (Hong Kong), the offshore arm of one of mainland China’s largest asset managers, launched three exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the city on Thursday, expanding its product line-up as investors seek more diversified strategies amid market volatility and a broader boom in the ETF market. The three products – a Hong Kong high-dividend ETF, a Hong Kong growth ETF and a Hong Kong-US “Halo” ETF – are scheduled to list on the Hong Kong stock exchange on September 30, with...

    • South China Morning Post13:50
      Exco declarations reveal new roles for ex-lawmakers as minister retains 22 flats

      Updated declarations of interest by members of Hong Kong’s top decision-making body have revealed new business ventures and corporate board appointments for several former veteran lawmakers, while constitutional affairs chief Janice Tse Siu-wa remains the biggest landlord among ministers. The Executive Council’s annually updated declarations of interest were published on Thursday in accordance with regulations requiring all members, including senior politically appointed officials, to declare...

51. Fri, 25 September 2026

    2 reports
    • South China Morning Post01:30
      How Hong Kong is remapping the future of higher education

      Hong Kong’s first five-year plan marks an unprecedented milestone not only for its economic and social development, but also for how it governs itself. The plan, which drew on 16,000 public submissions – roughly 80 per cent from ordinary citizens – is a testament to the government’s commitment to long-term development, which shows an unusual convergence of public consensus and political will. For a city long accustomed to letting the market hold the reins, crafting a road map clear in aims,...

    • South China Morning Post08:00
      Asia-Pacific hotels a ‘most compelling’ investment amid travel growth, flat supply: CBRE

      Investor appetite for hotel assets increased in Hong Kong and the wider Asia-Pacific region in the first half of the year as consumers showed growing eagerness to travel and constrained supply supported property values, according to CBRE. The region netted US$8 billion of investment in the period, up 21 per cent from a year earlier, with Japan, mainland China and South Korea attracting the most activity, the property consultancy said in a report on Thursday. “Hotels have become one of the...

52. Sat, 26 September 2026

    2 reports
    • South China Morning Post01:00
      How Hong Kong firms are future-proofing business in challenging times

      Hong Kong’s economic transformation is at a critical juncture, and the private sector must adapt along with it, as Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has noted. In the first of a two-part series, Ambrose Li and Wynna Wong examine the forces driving change among established enterprises. Before visiting a vendor in mainland China’s Jiangsu province, a salesman from Hong Kong bottling giant Swire Coca-Cola can now use a mobile phone to see which drinks customers in the neighbourhood are most...

    • South China Morning Post04:00
      Hong Kong is fast-tracking Northern Metropolis links. Will they be ready in time?

      Hong Kong will fast-track key Northern Metropolis roads, bringing forward the San Tin highway section to 2034 and targeting 2033 for the Tsing Lung Bridge, but a transport expert and lawmaker have cautioned that the first arrivals could still end up stranded. Infrastructure projects could lag behind developments such as the Hung Shui Kiu University Town, they said, suggesting the government launch express bus routes and build the Central Rail Link as soon as possible to ensure connectivity. A...

53. Sun, 27 September 2026

    3 reports
    • South China Morning Post01:00
      How Hong Kong’s old businesses are adapting to new times

      In the second of a two-part series on Hong Kong’s economic transformation, Ambrose Li and Wynna Wong profile three established enterprises that have rejuvenated their brands and reinvented their businesses. Read part one here. Late into the night, Hong Kong football fans in their twenties, thirties and forties sat in Lin Heung Lau restaurant on Wellington Street watching World Cup matches over dim sum rather than pints at a sports bar. The historic restaurant, traditionally associated with...

    • South China Morning Post03:00
      How Asia-Pacific property markets are drawing fresh capital despite US rate uncertainty

      Property markets in the Asia-Pacific region are likely to remain attractive despite heightened uncertainty over monetary policy after the US Federal Reserve delivered its first interest rate increase in more than three years this month, analysts say, with several asset classes and sectors expected to draw investor interest. “We’ve seen volumes, specifically cross-border volumes in the region, increase by around 30 per cent to date,” said Emily Fell, senior director for living sectors in...

    • South China Morning Post06:58edited after publishing
      Hong Kong tech chief sets June deadline for Hetao cross-border talent flow

      Cross-boundary talent flows within the Hetao innovation hub will be launched by June next year at the latest, Hong Kong’s technology minister has said, after the city’s leader pledged to enable the free movement of data by the end of 2026. Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong revealed the deadline while also discussing how semiconductor production, which is due to begin at the Hong Kong Microelectronics Research and Development Institute (MRDI) this year, could...

54. Mon, 28 September 2026

    6 reports
    • South China Morning Post00:00
      Italy attracts wealthy Chinese property buyers with food, fashion – and flat tax

      Italy is becoming a magnet for wealthy property investors thanks to its high quality of life and flat tax regime, and interest is also on the rise among mainland Chinese and Hong Kong buyers, according to property agents. Rome introduced a flat tax regime nine years ago to attract high-net-worth individuals, with foreign residents allowed to make a flat annual tax payment of €300,000 (US$342,000) on all their overseas income under the scheme’s latest rules. The tax incentive has become a draw...

    • South China Morning Post01:30
      How Hong Kong is trying a new solution to its land value problem

      When Hong Kong’s first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, announced his housing plan in 1997, the ambition was extraordinary. The government would produce at least 85,000 flats a year across the public and private sectors, and raise the home ownership rate to 70 per cent. The idea was simple. Build more homes, make housing more affordable and allow more families to own a piece of Hong Kong. Then history intervened. The Asian financial crisis struck. Property prices collapsed. The economy...

    • South China Morning Post02:00
      Hong Kong to close deals with firms from strategic sectors in months: Paul Chan

      A handful of leading firms from emerging industries are expected to receive preferential policy packages and set up operations in Hong Kong within the “next couple of months”, the city’s finance chief has said, as part of efforts to attract investment. In an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po provided an update on the city’s drive to draw international and national brands and strategic enterprises to set up business in Hong Kong through...

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      Hong Kong launches 4-year euro digital green bond, term sheet shows
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      Hong Kong finds gold-trading leader in former exchange executive Bryan Chan

      The Hong Kong government has appointed Bryan Chan Ping-keung, a former executive at bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), as CEO to lead the development and operation of the city’s new central clearing and settlement system for gold. Chan will head Hong Kong Precious Metals Central Clearing (HKPMCC), a wholly government-owned entity established in January to run the clearing system for precious metals. His appointment would take effect on October 2 for a three-year term,...

    • South China Morning Post11:32
      Hong Kong office expansion lags hiring push as tenants optimise current space: Colliers

      More than a third of Hong Kong’s office tenants are expecting to increase headcounts over the next 12 months, but only a fifth are likely to expand their real estate footprint, according to a survey by Colliers. The results of the fourth annual Hong Kong occupier survey by the property consultancy pointed to a “growing disconnect between hiring intentions and office expansion plans, as many occupiers continue to absorb growth within their existing premises through more efficient space...

55. Tue, 29 September 2026

    4 reports
    • South China Morning Post05:59
      Safeguard the truth and strengthen global reach, John Lee urges Hong Kong media

      Hong Kong’s media should eliminate falsehoods and expand their global reach, the chief executive has said, urging journalists to serve as “spokespeople” for good stories about mainland China and the city. City leader John Lee Ka-chiu on Tuesday outlined his two expectations for the industry in a speech at an event held by the media marking the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. His first expectation was for media workers to safeguard the truth, dispel...

    • South China Morning Post07:00
      Hong Kong’s IPO revival faces test as 3 new stocks stumble on debut

      Hong Kong welcomed four companies to start trading on Tuesday after they raised a combined HK$14.4 billion (US$1.83 billion) – but three opened below their offer prices, adding pressure to an already sluggish month for initial public offerings (IPOs). Automated equipment manufacturer RoboTechnik Intelligent Technology was the largest company to make its debut, having raised HK$5.18 billion, but its shares closed 4.9 per cent lower at HK$414.4 (US$52.82) after dropping as much as 9.8 per...

    • South China Morning Post08:00
      ‘180-degree flip’ sees global investors turn to China for diversification: Pimco president

      Global investors are turning to China again in search of alternatives to crowded US asset markets, with Pimco seeing Chinese bonds as one of the safest ways to diversify portfolios after sentiment towards the world’s second-largest economy “flipped 180 degrees”. The US-based asset manager, which oversaw more than US$2 trillion in assets by the end of June, had been pointing its clients, particularly those outside the United States, towards Chinese offshore bonds, according to its president,...

    • Channel News Asia09:19
      HSBC bolsters Hang Seng balance sheet with $1.4 billion loan transfer
56. Wed, 30 September 2026

    5 reports
    • South China Morning Post01:30
      Raising Hong Kong’s birth rate is an economic imperative

      Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and latest policy address have put demographic sustainability on the public agenda. Among the measures announced are an extension of the newborn bonus scheme and increased financial support for the second and subsequent children. These are welcome steps. But the fertility debate should not be reduced to whether a bonus is large enough to change family decisions. The bigger challenge is whether Hong Kong can remain dynamic and competitive while its younger...

    • South China Morning Post07:27
      Hong Kong to expand IP financing sandbox after 7 firms secure cheaper loans

      The Hong Kong government has pledged to expand its intellectual property (IP) financing sandbox scheme by adding more banks and enterprises, after seven corporate users found that a nine-month trial helped lower their borrowing costs. “This will help refine the IP ecosystem, including valuation practices, professional service costs, supporting measures and market awareness,” Carmen Chu Lap-kiu, executive director of banking supervision at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), said on...

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      Hong Kong’s IPO haul in first 9 months smashes record despite Nasdaq’s fundraising lead

      Funds raised through Hong Kong initial public offerings (IPOs) doubled in the first nine months of 2026, reaching the highest level for the period since records began in 1980. A total of 112 companies raised US$48.4 billion on Hong Kong’s main board during the first nine months, according to data released by LSEG Data & Analytics on Wednesday. A further two companies listed on the city’s Growth Enterprise Market (GEM). By deal count, the combined total of 114 new listings on the main board...

    • themarketsdaily.com16:22
      Hongkong Land (OTCMKTS:HNGKY) Stock Falls 5.8%

      Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. (OTCMKTS:HNGKY – Get Free Report)’s stock price fell 5.8% during trading on Wednesday. The stock traded as low as $40.3050 and last traded at $40.3050. Approximately 6,598 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 63% from the average daily volume of 18,059 shares. The stock had previously closed at $42.7723. […]

57. Thu, 1 October 2026

    1 report
    • South China Morning Post04:03edited after publishing
      Hong Kong marks National Day with fireworks, discounts as Lee hails city’s global role

      previouslyHong Kong’s 5-year plan underlines ‘DNA’ as a global city, market economy: John Lee

      Hong Kong marked National Day on Thursday with discounts, free rides and a fireworks display that drew huge crowds to Victoria Harbour, while the chief executive emphasised the city’s international role and its first five-year plan. About 380,000 spectators packed both sides of the harbour for the 23-minute fireworks show in the evening, as businesses dished out dining discounts and shopping deals, while some transport operators provided free rides. More than 3,800 restaurants offered up to...

58. Fri, 2 October 2026

    7 reports
    • South China Morning Post01:30
      Investing in Hong Kong’s mental health makes good economic sense

      Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s recent policy address set out an ambitious reform agenda designed to sharpen Hong Kong’s competitive edge while enhancing people’s livelihoods. As we enter Mental Health Awareness Month, we should reflect on the role mental well-being can play in the city’s fortunes. Lee’s address mentioned an integrated approach featuring 11 measures as part of efforts to promote mental health. These include extending the Three-Tier School-based Emergency Mechanism,...

    • South China Morning Post01:30
      ‘Money is money’: US, UK firms still coming to Hong Kong, commerce chief says

      Companies from the United States, Britain and Singapore have been among the leading sources of inbound foreign capital in Hong Kong so far this year, the city’s commerce minister has said, insisting that “money is money” despite geopolitical instability. In an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with the South China Morning Post, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah described 2026 as a very challenging year because of the geopolitical situation. Nevertheless,...

    • South China Morning Post02:00
      DeepSeek effect? How China’s quant funds thrive amid tight regulatory scrutiny

      China’s quantitative investing sector has added 18 new members to the ranks of funds managing more than 10 billion yuan (US$1.5 billion) in assets this year, underlining the industry’s ability to generate competitive returns despite a tight regulatory environment. The firms were among 159 Chinese hedge funds overseeing more than 10 billion yuan each, according to financial news agency Cailian Press. Their growth has been fuelled by technology-driven momentum in the world’s second-largest...

    • El País (Spain)03:30
      China descubre el gusto por los impuestos y mete el miedo en el cuerpo a los millonarios que se llevaron su fortuna fuera del país

      Pekín, presionada por una economía en desaceleración y con grandes desequilibrios, busca elevar la recaudación tributaria, especialmente entre los altos patrimonios

    • South China Morning Post07:01
      Hong Kong ranks 7th globally in drawing next wealthy class – trailing Singapore: study

      Hong Kong ranked seventh globally as a destination for attracting and retaining the next generation of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), trailing traditional rival Singapore in sixth place, according to a Savills study. The two top finance hubs in the Asia-Pacific region have been stepping up efforts to strengthen their positions as regional wealth-management hubs amid an unprecedented global transfer of wealth between generations. “Hong Kong offers many incentives similar to Singapore,”...

    • South China Morning Post09:05
      Hong Kong IPOs falter, China aids homebuyers, EU trade talks

      Hong Kong stock debuts are losing steam as a deluge of initial public offerings (IPOs) overwhelms investor appetite. Seven of September’s 12 IPOs fell on the first day of trading, raising the third-quarter total to 15 flops out of 31, based on Bloomberg data. By contrast, there were only 14 declines among 77 debuts in the first half of the year. Medcaptain Medical Technology led September’s first-day flops, plunging 43 per cent. Fast-fashion giant Shein tumbled as much as 10 per cent on its...

    • South China Morning Post12:00
      McDonald’s sells Hong Kong shop for US$15.3 million as ‘old money’ returns to retail

      As “long-dormant old money” steps back into Hong Kong’s retail property market, McDonald’s has sold the property housing its first New Territories restaurant for HK$120 million (US$15.3 million), extending its year-long sell-down of self-owned shops. The property at 10-22 Tsuen Wan Market Street, spanning the ground floor to the second floor, was sold to Keen Charm Holdings (HK) Limited, with the agreement for sale signed on August 31, according to the Land Registry. Company Registry listed...

59. Sat, 3 October 2026

    2 reports
    • South China Morning Post04:00
      Hong Kong to relax ad rules for broadcasters to boost business edge, minister says

      Hong Kong authorities plan to relax restrictions on indirect advertising for broadcasters amid fierce competition from online and streaming media, the commerce minister has told the South China Morning Post. In a wide-ranging exclusive interview, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah said many broadcast operators had requested to review the Generic Codes of Practice for Television to improve the business environment, and the government had responded. “They’re...

    • manilatimes.net22:04
      Hong Kong outlines strategies for deepening development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and enhancing green transformation

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60. Sun, 4 October 2026

    6 reports
    • South China Morning Post03:00
      How Malaysia offers Chinese investors Singapore’s comfort at prices lower than Thailand

      Malaysia is proving to be a middle ground for many Hong Kong and mainland Chinese investors looking to buy property in a country that provides the stability Singapore offers, but with competitive price points similar to those found in Thailand, according to analysts. Data from Juwai IQI, a property portal with 7 million listings across 111 countries, showed that in the first half of 2026, Malaysia was the fourth-highest destination for inquiries received from Chinese buyers. That compared...

    • Google News - Top Stories04:17
      AI Deal Frenzy Powers Hong Kong Fundraising to Record Summer

      AI Deal Frenzy Powers Hong Kong Fundraising to Record Summer Bloomberg.com Hong Kong’s IPO haul more than doubles to HK$388b in first 9 months: Paul Chan South China Morning Post Asia share sales poised to test 2021 record as AI boom fuels deal pipeline Reuters AI deal boom drives Hong Kong fundraising to record summer - Bloomberg Investing.com AI Drives Hong Kong IPO Boom in Q3 Briefs Finance

    • South China Morning Post06:22
      Hong Kong’s IPO haul more than doubles to HK$388b in first 9 months: Paul Chan

      Funds raised through initial public offerings in Hong Kong more than doubled year on year to over HK$388 billion (US$49.4 billion) in the first nine months of 2026, already surpassing the total amount for the whole of last year, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po has said. Adding to the positive outlook, Clara Chan Ka-chai, CEO of the government-owned Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC), noted on Sunday that more than 30 of its portfolio firms were preparing to apply for Hong Kong...

    • South China Morning Post08:00
      More Hong Kong homes sell at a loss despite signs prices have bottomed: agents

      Despite signs that Hong Kong property prices could have bottomed out and begun rebounding in August, market sources said at least 100 secondary residential homes were sold at a loss in September, up from at least 81 the previous month. Hong Kong’s property market dodged an immediate setback from the US Federal Reserve’s rate increase in September, and agents estimated that home prices could end the year 15 per cent higher than a year earlier. The positive trend, however, did not generally...

    • manilatimes.net22:16
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    • manilatimes.net22:17
      Phuket's residential market splits in two as luxury demand builds while lower-tier supply outpaces demand

      Banyan Group Residences records 900 per cent year-on-year rise in luxury sales value, underlining the widening gap between prime and mass-market residences

61. Mon, 5 October 2026

    4 reports
    • South China Morning Post00:30
      Rigid goals not set in Hong Kong’s 5-year plan to allay fears of planned economy: Tse

      Hong Kong refrained from setting overly rigid economic indicators in its first five-year plan to avoid fuelling concerns that it was moving towards a planned economy, according to the city’s constitutional affairs minister. The current priority should be hitting targets instead of dwelling on accountability mechanisms for potential shortcomings, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Janice Tse Siu-wa said. Tse also emphasised the government’s efforts to explore administrative...

    • South China Morning Post07:55edited after publishing
      8 more firms from Belt and Road Initiative countries apply for IPOs in Hong Kong

      Eight more companies from countries belonging to Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative have applied to list in Hong Kong, the city’s trade promotion chief has revealed. Frederick Ma Si-hang, chairman of the Trade Development Council, also said on Monday the city’s economy would benefit from improving China-US ties. Speaking on the sidelines of the Global Youth Powerhouse Summit, Ma said interest in Hong Kong’s capital markets from Central Asia had surged after a high-level delegation led by...

    • South China Morning Post08:00
      Hong Kong lawmakers say 5-year tax incentive too short to entice major innovative firms

      Hong Kong lawmakers have backed the government’s proposed tax incentives for large innovative companies, but many said on Monday that the planned five-year concession period is too short to attract major firms to establish headquarters or expand operations in the city. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu in his policy address last month said the government planned to submit a bill introducing preferential profits tax rates of either 5 per cent or 8.25 per cent, which was half of the city’s...

    • South China Morning Post23:00
      How a Hong Kong property investor still made US$30 million – after a 40% price cut

      Amid concerns over rising interest rates and a weak retail property market, a long-time investor has sold a portfolio of prime street shops in Tsim Sha Tsui – held for more than four decades – and locked in a profit of nearly HK$237 million (US$30.2 million) despite accepting a deal more than 40 per cent below his original asking price. The portfolio of retail shops in Cheung Lee Commercial Building and the podium of Wing Lee Building, both on Kimberley Road, changed hands for HK$256.8...

62. Tue, 6 October 2026

    6 reports
    • 247wallst.com01:30
      Hang Seng Opens Up 1% as Hong Kong Buyers Lead Asia

      Hong Kong buyers showed up at the open, lifting the Hang Seng about 1% after Beijing's pledge of timely fiscal support. Mainland shares stayed put, keeping the bid confined to Hong Kong.

    • South China Morning Post02:22
      Hong Kong’s big IPO haul

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    • South China Morning Post04:00edited after publishing
      Random checks to be carried out at luxury Hong Kong estate for substandard work

      previouslyHong Kong leader calls for stronger construction oversight amid One Stanley case

      Hong Kong’s building authorities will conduct random sampling and inspections at the remaining properties of a luxury development in Stanley where substandard work was uncovered at one house, as well as at other projects undertaken by the contractor and professionals involved. The Buildings Department revealed the move on Tuesday night, hours after Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said the city would strengthen its regulatory regime and impose stiffer penalties to ensure strong deterrence...

    • South China Morning Post05:10
      John Lee urges public to tune in to Legco debate on city’s 5-year plan, policy address

      Hong Kong’s leader has urged residents to pay close attention to a coming three-day debate on the city’s inaugural five-year plan and latest policy address in the legislature. The debate on the two policy documents is set to begin on Wednesday morning and continue until Friday, according to the Legislative Council’s agenda. “I look forward to tomorrow’s Legislative Council debate, during which government officials and lawmakers will conduct an in-depth discussion on the concept and details of...

    • South China Morning Post05:59
      John Lee promises ‘high-quality’ experience for Apec finance meeting guests

      Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to provide guests attending this month’s Apec Finance Ministers’ Meeting with a “high-quality” experience, as the city works closely with Beijing to assist delegations with the registration process. About 500 guests, including finance ministers and senior officials from the 21 member economies, are expected to attend the annual meeting on October 20 and 21, which will be hosted by Hong Kong for the first time at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan...

    • South China Morning Post23:00
      Hong Kong’s first-store appeal grows as more Japanese, South Korean and Thai brands arrive

      Japanese, South Korean and Thai brands have increased their share of new entrants in Hong Kong’s retail property market by 7 percentage points to more than one-third in the first nine months of 2026, while the demand for shops from mainland Chinese brands has slipped, according to Cushman & Wakefield. A slew of new brands helped lift the combined share of Japanese, South Korean and Thai brands to a three-year high, according to Cushman, which said it expected the trend to continue. This year,...

63. Wed, 7 October 2026

    4 reports
    • South China Morning Post09:00
      Why Morgan Stanley sees more upside in Hong Kong offices than New York towers

      Higher interest rates have weighed on property markets in both Hong Kong and New York, but Morgan Stanley sees greater upside potential in the Asian financial hub – particularly the office segment – in the months ahead, according to its latest report. The US investment bank highlighted the similarities between two of the world’s leading financial centres, pointing out that Hong Kong’s monetary policy moved in lockstep with the US Federal Reserve, while both cities faced limited land supply,...

    • South China Morning Post10:00
      Hong Kong’s third-quarter GDP grows, but external risks persist: Paul Chan

      Hong Kong’s economy continued to expand in the third quarter of this year, driven by strong exports and tourism, the finance chief has said, while warning of risks including the Middle East war and global inflation. Addressing lawmakers during a debate on the city’s first five-year plan and annual policy blueprint on Wednesday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also reiterated that he was confident the economy would grow by between 3.5 per cent and 4.5 per cent this year. He noted that...

    • South China Morning Post11:34
      Hong Kong tech index to harness fast-growth companies in bid for better performance

      Hong Kong’s stock index compiler will add 10 fast-growing companies with at least HK$500 million (US$64 million) in annual sales into the city’s technology-focused benchmark in a bid to revitalise an index that has missed out on artificial intelligence-driven gains. The threshold is among a set of new measures Hang Seng Indexes Company will use to reform the Hang Seng Tech Index, which is referred to as Hong Kong’s answer to the Nasdaq but has lost its shine relative to global peers, falling...

    • South China Morning Post12:48
      Hong Kong and Indonesia can deepen green finance ties, Jakarta envoy says

      Hong Kong and Indonesia can deepen cooperation in green finance as their ties strengthen, the country’s special envoy for international trade has said, adding that the city’s common law expertise can support the nation’s efforts to attract family offices. Hong Kong also played a vital role as a conduit channelling mainland China investments to Asean, Mari Elka Pangestu told reporters before delivering a lecture at the University of Hong Kong on Wednesday. Pangestu is the Indonesian...

64. Thu, 8 October 2026

    6 reports
    • South China Morning Post08:11
      Hong Kong IPO boom at risk as cornerstone backers get cold feet, sources say

      Exuberance among cornerstone investors in Hong Kong’s booming initial public offering (IPO) market seems to be fading, forcing some issuers that had hoped to list this month to postpone their offerings. With more than 60 per cent of new listings in the third quarter now trading below their issue prices, cornerstone investors – who typically receive guaranteed allocations in exchange for holding shares for six months – are reconsidering whether to subscribe to coming deals, according to people...

    • South China Morning Post10:56
      Development chief dismisses fears Northern Metropolis supply will hit office sector

      Hong Kong’s development chief has dismissed concerns that commercial floor space in the Northern Metropolis megaproject will further depress the city’s struggling office market, stressing that incoming supply is primarily for the innovation and technology (I&T) sector. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho told the Legislative Council on Thursday that the 1 million square metres (10.8 million square feet) of economic floor space to be provided in the megaproject next to the...

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      Hong Kong share sales hit record on AI boom

      Credit: Arthur A - Unsplash Share sales in Hong Kong raised a record $47.5bn between July and September as Chinese companies sought capital for artificial intelligence ventures.

    • South China Morning Post21:43
      Hong Kong rejects US downgrade to lowest tier in human trafficking report

      The United States has downgraded Hong Kong to the lowest tier in its annual human trafficking report, citing shortcomings in prosecutions and victim identification, an assessment the city’s government rejected as “entirely unfounded”. The US State Department’s 2026 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, released on Thursday, moved Hong Kong from the Tier 2 Watch List, where it had been listed for two consecutive years, to Tier 3. That places the city alongside mainland China and Macau among 20...

    • South China Morning Post23:00
      Central retail shop bought by Swiss heir in ‘rare’ Hong Kong market move

      In a rare market move, a long-established local developer sold a Central retail shop that was held for over 50 years to an heir of Swiss underwear maker Triumph, according to data from the Land Registry, a deal analysts have called “highly unusual”. The use of international capital to acquire local retail assets in Hong Kong is uncommon. Triumph International did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the South China Morning Post. The transaction involved a ground-floor shop at...

65. Fri, 9 October 2026

    2 reports
    • South China Morning Post10:01
      Hong Kong outlines new liquidity reforms as US market rally pulls funds away

      Hong Kong’s securities watchdog is renewing its push to boost market liquidity, setting out further reforms as emerging markets grapple with capital outflow pressure amid a rally in US equities and a strengthening dollar. Speaking at a conference organised by the Asian Securities & Financial Markets Association (Asifma) on Friday, Julia Leung, CEO of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), outlined measures ranging from extended trading hours and shorter settlement cycles to cross-market...

    • South China Morning Post14:44
      Hong Kong lawmakers back 5-year plan as firms urged to align with blueprint

      Hong Kong’s legislature has passed motions supporting the city’s first five-year plan and thanking Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu for his latest policy address, while Beijing’s top representative in the city urged mainland Chinese enterprises to align themselves with the government’s blueprint. At the close of a three-day Legislative Council debate on Friday, Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki thanked lawmakers for their suggestions, saying they would help improve governance. “The process of...

66. Sat, 10 October 2026

    1 report
    • South China Morning Post06:12edited after publishing
      Hong Kong to expand community recycling after shelving waste-charging scheme

      Hong Kong will strengthen its community recycling network with measures such as round-the-clock automated collection points after scrapping its waste-charging scheme due to strong public opposition, the environmental chief has said. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan on Saturday also pledged to review the permitted profit levels of the city’s two power companies when their control agreements with the government expire in 2033. He added that the government would boost clean...

67. Sun, 11 October 2026

    2 reports
    • South China Morning Post04:22
      Paul Chan highlights 4 priorities ahead of Apec finance ministers’ meeting this month

      An Apec finance ministers’ meeting in Hong Kong this month will focus on fiscal policies that support livelihoods, financing for digital infrastructure, inclusive finance and young financial talent, underlining the city’s role as an international financial centre, the finance chief has said. “These four priorities are areas of strength for Hong Kong and fields in which we can make an active contribution,” Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po wrote in his weekly blog on Sunday. “Hosting the...

    • South China Morning Post09:00
      Why are mainland China’s tax officials suddenly so interested in my Hong Kong MPF?

      For the past few months, this newspaper has extensively covered China’s ongoing clampdown on tax avoidance, especially its push to tax the income of super-rich families held in offshore trusts. We never expected to become targets of the campaign ourselves. But there have been signs in recent weeks that officials are starting to take an interest even in the incomes of South China Morning Post journalists, with several of us being contacted by the tax man. First, a colleague with our Beijing...

68. Mon, 12 October 2026

    3 reports
    • South China Morning Post00:00
      Hong Kong must ease listing rules to attract more angel funds and start-ups: HKEIA

      Hong Kong would need to ease its listing rules and transaction requirements to attract more angel funds and become a hub for start-ups to go global, according to a leading industry body in the city. The city has only around 100 active angel funds – private investment vehicles targeting very early-stage innovative enterprises. This was far fewer than Shenzhen, which had about 400 such institutions, according to Samson Tam Wai-ho, honorary chairman of the Hong Kong Electronic Industries...

    • South China Morning Post01:00
      Beijing moves to steady A-share market after sharp tech sell-off

      China’s top securities regulator has signalled fresh support for the domestic A-share market, convening a symposium over the weekend as authorities sought to shore up sentiment following a sharp sell-off in technology shares driven by concerns over US sanctions. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) brought together executives from listed companies and experts from securities firms and fund managers at a meeting in Beijing on Saturday to “discuss the country’s capital markets and...

    • South China Morning Post17:03
      Hong Kong can boost regional prosperity through ‘soft connectivity’, adviser says

      Hong Kong’s institutional advantages and close ties with mainland China and the wider world can contribute to the Asia-Pacific region’s prosperity, a key adviser to the city’s leader has told a conference. Stephen Wong Yuen-shan, head of the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit, said on Monday that Hong Kong was transforming itself into the region’s institutional “harbour” – where trade from regional markets could converge and take advantage of the city’s “soft connectivity” advantages. He said such...

69. Tue, 13 October 2026

    3 reports
    • South China Morning Post01:00
      Chinese stocks an undervalued opportunity, says Charlie Munger disciple

      Shares in Chinese companies present better opportunities today than at other times, a disciple of legendary investor Charlie Munger said in a rare reflection on the world’s second-largest economy amid tensions with the US and the ongoing artificial intelligence race. The comments by Li Lu, Chinese-American founder and chairman of Seattle-based value investment firm Himalaya Capital, came amid divergence between the markets on opposite sides of the Pacific. While stock markets in China and...

    • South China Morning Post06:00
      Why Haidilao’s US$14.9 million credit line to founder is fuelling China tax speculation

      Haidilao International Holding has agreed to provide its founder, Zhang Yong, with a one-month loan of up to the Hong Kong dollar equivalent of 100 million yuan (US$14.9 million), a move that has raised market speculation as investors closely watch Beijing’s October 22 deadline for offshore trust taxation. The Hong Kong-listed hotpot chain said in a stock exchange filing on Monday night that it would fund the loan from internal resources and charge interest at 0.6 percentage points above the...

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      United States: An Outbound Hole in Your Compliance Manual Can Be Costly

      On 7 October 2026, US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) announced its first civil penalty under the Outbound Investment Security Program (OISP) and this should catch the attention of every CCO. The Rule

70. Wed, 14 October 2026

    1 report
    • 247wallst.com08:00
      Hang Seng Closes Nearly Flat While Shanghai Slides 0.9%

      Hong Kong held nearly flat while the mainland took the hit, with the SSE Composite down 0.89%. That gap is where China-exposed money is choosing to sit right now.

71. Thu, 15 October 2026

    2 reports
    • South China Morning Post21:30
      Beyond baby bonuses: Hong Kong needs to attract couples with liveability

      Hong Kong’s efforts to boost the number of newborns in the city should be considered in the context of talent retention relating to Hong Kong’s liveability. When the Census and Statistics Department reported in August that births in Hong Kong had fallen by an annualised 15.6 per cent to a historic low of fewer than 30,000, it injected a sharp sense of urgency into public discussions as Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu prepared to deliver his policy address. The government addressed concerns...

    • South China Morning Post23:00
      Hong Kong investors most eager in Asia to beat markets – but temper return hopes: report

      Hong Kong investors are Asia’s most ambitious stock pickers, but they have much more subdued return expectations than regional peers swept up in enthusiasm over artificial intelligence, according to a survey by a global asset management firm. Some 95 per cent of Hong Kong respondents said they wanted to outperform the market, the highest proportion in Asia, where the average stood at 85 per cent, according to a survey conducted in August by Natixis Investment Managers. Hong Kong investors...

72. Fri, 16 October 2026

    5 reports
    • South China Morning Post01:00
      Sharpening the city’s edge

      This is the third in a series of Factsheets on Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and 2026 policy address. Part I – Hong Kong’s new chapter Part II – The story begins... Part III – Sharpening the city’s edge Part IV – Tapping into tech and talent The series has been produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government. To see the South China Morning Post’s coverage of the five-year plan, click here. This Factsheet will appear in the SCMP print edition on October 20. You can find it at...

    • South China Morning Post01:00
      Tapping into tech and talent

      This is the fourth in a series of factsheets about Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and 2026 policy address. Part I – Hong Kong’s new chapter Part II – The story begins... Part III – Sharpening the city’s edge Part IV – Tapping into tech and talent The series has been produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government. To see the South China Morning Post’s coverage of the five-year plan, click here. This Factsheet will appear in the SCMP print edition on October 20. You can find it...

    • South China Morning Post02:00
      Sharpening Hong Kong’s edge

      Download the PDF This is the third in a series of Factsheets on Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and 2026 policy address. Part I – Hong Kong’s new chapter Part II – The story begins ... Part III – Sharpening Hong Kong’s edge Part IV – Tapping into tech and talent The series has been produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government. To see the South China Morning Post’s coverage of the five-year plan, click here. This Factsheet will appear in the SCMP print edition on October 20....

    • South China Morning Post02:00
      Tapping into tech and talent

      Download the PDF This is the fourth in a series of factsheets about Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and 2026 policy address. Part I – Hong Kong’s new chapter Part II – The story begins ... Part III – Sharpening Hong Kong’s edge Part IV – Tapping into tech and talent The series has been produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government. To see the South China Morning Post’s coverage of the five-year plan, click here. This Factsheet will appear in the SCMP print edition on October...

    • South China Morning Post07:03
      Hong Kong aims for share of HK$350 billion yacht industry as travel scheme launches

      Hong Kong can capture a share of the global yacht industry, which is expected to reach HK$350 billion (US$44.6 billion) in six years, a senior official has said as the city launched a scheme to welcome leisure vessels from mainland China. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan also announced fresh measures to attract overseas captains and draw superyachts to the city on Friday. The new Southbound Travel for Yachts from Guangdong scheme is part of the government’s broader plan to...

73. Sat, 17 October 2026

    1 report
    • South China Morning Post04:01
      Hong Kong touts key advantages over London in bid to become global gold hub

      Distinctive features will set Hong Kong apart from London, a major bullion hub, as the city accelerates efforts to develop an international gold and precious metals trading ecosystem covering the entire value chain, a minister has told the South China Morning Post. In an exclusive interview on Thursday, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu said the city would officially launch a central gold clearing platform in the first quarter of next year. It would...

74. Sun, 18 October 2026

    1 report
    • South China Morning Post06:54
      More drug, semiconductor firms to set up or expand in Hong Kong, OASES head says

      Ten to 20 more companies are set to establish or expand operations in Hong Kong, including leading drug makers and a semiconductor business, with a roughly equal number of mainland Chinese and overseas firms, the head of a government investment office has said. Peter Yan King-shun, director general of the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises (OASES), a government body under the Financial Secretary’s Office, offered a preview of the developments on Sunday ahead of the announcement of...

75. Mon, 19 October 2026

    2 reports
    • South China Morning Post23:00
      Money manager eyes Asia-Pacific property for growth, but tells investors to keep bet on US

      US-based money manager Principal Asset Management says it is poised to become more active in Asia-Pacific property markets, believing investors have been “underweight” in the region’s office property segment. Richard Hill, its senior managing director and head of global real estate research and strategy, said the group was also seeing continued interest from institutional investors in the Asia-Pacific region looking to access opportunities in US commercial real estate as it was “too big to...

    • South China Morning Post23:00
      Money manager eyes Asia-Pacific property for growth, but tells investors to keep bet on US

      US-based money manager Principal Asset Management says it is poised to become more active in Asia-Pacific property markets, believing investors have been “underweight” in the region’s office property segment. Richard Hill, its senior managing director and head of global real estate research and strategy, said the group was also seeing continued interest from institutional investors in the Asia-Pacific region looking to access opportunities in US commercial real estate as it was “too big to...

76. Tue, 20 October 2026

    9 reports
    • South China Morning Post00:00
      Hong Kong to cement its role as a yuan bond hub by appealing to more sovereign borrowers

      Hong Kong is opening its arms to more sovereign debt issuers, as this week’s Apec Finance Ministerial Meeting (FMM) provides a good opportunity to demonstrate the depth and advantages of the city’s financial markets. Its signature dim sum bond market could leverage low fundraising costs relative to that of developed markets and risk diversification considerations to make the city a magnet for sovereign borrowers, including many members of the Asia-Pacific organisation, according to...

    • South China Morning Post00:00
      Hong Kong to cement its role as a yuan bond hub by appealing to more sovereign borrowers

      Hong Kong is opening its arms to more sovereign debt issuers, as this week’s Apec Finance Ministerial Meeting (FMM) provides a good opportunity to demonstrate the depth and advantages of the city’s financial markets. Its signature dim sum bond market could leverage low fundraising costs relative to that of developed markets and risk diversification considerations to make the city a magnet for sovereign borrowers, including many members of the Asia-Pacific organisation, according to...

    • Japan Times01:47
      MTR bets $5 billion on a Hong Kong city that doesn’t exist yet

      The economic centerpiece of the Northern Metropolis' development is a tech hub designed to be Hong Kong's Silicon Valley.

    • South China Morning Post05:23
      ‘Risks tilted to the downside’ amid geopolitical tensions, Paul Chan says

      Geopolitical tensions and uncertainty over trade policies pose downside risks to the global economy, Hong Kong’s finance chief has warned, calling for regional efforts to safeguard stability and keep trade and investment channels open rather than creating new barriers. Speaking at a gathering of Apec finance ministers in Hong Kong on Tuesday, Paul Chan Mo-po told fellow delegates that geopolitical disruption had pushed up energy prices, fuelled inflation, weighed on investment and constrained...

    • South China Morning Post05:23
      John Lee pledges to showcase Hong Kong’s financial strengths at Apec meeting

      Hong Kong’s leader pledged to showcase the city’s financial strengths to the world as it hosts the two-day Apec Finance Ministers’ Meeting for the first time. Observers said the event, which began on Tuesday and runs until Wednesday, would also help dispel misperceptions abroad about Hong Kong’s economy and development, while drawing business leaders from around the world. Speaking at a summit on Greater Bay Area development, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu expressed gratitude for the...

    • South China Morning Post08:37
      Suzhou Dongshan’s US$1.8b Hong Kong IPO trails expectations amid US trade risk concerns

      Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing raised less than expected in its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), as investors weighed potential US trade restrictions on its optical modules business amid the city’s cautious appetite for mega listings, analysts said. The company has started taking investor orders for a Hong Kong listing, offering 113.7 million shares at a maximum price of HK$93.80 per share, according to its prospectus on Tuesday. A total of 20 cornerstone investors have...

    • econotimes.com08:53
      Valuation Gaps Lead Reported Family Disagreements Over Business Exits in Asia

      The Business Times reported that 8.4% of advisers to ultra-high-net-worth families in Asia said younger relatives had an equal say in post-sale plans.

    • South China Morning Post15:32
      Second land tender at Hong Kong’s border tech hub draws 9 bids

      A second batch of land at Hong Kong’s flagship tech hub at the border with mainland China has drawn nine bids, with frontier technology firms and major conglomerates among the tenderers. The Loop Hong Kong Park Company, which operates the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP), revealed the results on Tuesday, nearly two months after six bids were received from conglomerates and hi-tech firms for its inaugural land tender at the end of August. Tuesday’s tender covered three...

    • themarketsdaily.com15:41
      China Overseas Land & Investment (OTCMKTS:CAOVY) Shares Gap Down

      China Overseas Land & Investment Limited (OTCMKTS:CAOVY – Get Free Report)’s stock price gapped down before the market opened on Tuesday. The stock had previously closed at $8.44, but opened at $7.82. China Overseas Land & Investment shares last traded at $7.82, with a volume of 142 shares. China Overseas Land & Investment Stock Performance […]

77. Wed, 21 October 2026

    5 reports
    • South China Morning Post01:00
      From ideas to impact

      [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] The HKUST-SINO One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition and Impactathon take different approaches to helping promising ideas move from early concepts to practical applications in businesses and communities. Across these initiatives, Sino aims to connect innovators with communities, universities and businesses at critical stages when feedback, practical experience and industry connections can help their ideas...

    • Japan Times02:34
      China’s super-rich scramble to exit offshore trusts, raise cash as taxman knocks

      Some are selling shares and even switching nationality as a deadline looms to declare income booked overseas.

    • South China Morning Post06:03
      China eases uncertainty over offshore trust taxes before grace period ends

      China’s tax authorities are accepting reasonable explanations when enforcing new rules on offshore trust gains, according to an executive who says their appeal was successful, offering some reassurance as a 90-day grace period expires on Thursday. The approach appears to be translating into greater clarity from regulators. Earlier this week, the State Taxation Administration published a question-and-answer series that suggested Beijing was implementing the rules in line with international...

    • South China Morning Post09:01
      Hong Kong sees last-minute IPO cancellations amid increased regulatory checks, weak market

      Hong Kong’s tougher oversight and weak investor demand have put many mainland China issuers in a dilemma, forcing many small-cap non-technology firms to delay their fundraising plans or even cancel them at the last minute, according to industry players. On Tuesday Jiangsu Slender West Lake Culture and Tourism (SWL Tour) became the latest such case, when the state-owned aquatic tourism service provider postponed a HK$227 million (US$28.93 million) listing. The company attributed the decision...

    • South China Morning Post12:30
      China’s offshore tax crackdown could inadvertently fuel a digital dollar boom

      From October 22, China’s grace period for the disclosure and settlement of certain offshore-trust tax liabilities ends. For the Chinese government, this deadline highlights its desire to affirm control over capital outflows, while for Chinese high-net-worth families, it serves as a reminder that it is now harder to keep international assets beyond the reach of the government. The deadline sits against the backdrop of China tightening scrutiny around cryptocurrency, stablecoins and real-world...

78. Thu, 22 October 2026

    3 reports
    • South China Morning Post02:55
      A Tale of Two Cities, retold in style

      [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] For many of Hong Kong’s high-flying executives and entrepreneurs alike, Central is already part of their working day. That proximity is part of the reason why OCBC has chosen the prime location of 35 Queen’s Road Central for its Central Branch. Here, clients can access wealth management services close to where they work or spend their time, in a cosy, private setting, while eligible Premier Private Clients can also...

    • South China Morning Post08:30
      Hong Kong port needs a new lease of life in value-driven era

      Hong Kong’s surging exports amid recent global trade shifts and tariff measures are reason to celebrate. However, they have not reversed the decline in the city’s port’s container throughput, which hit 12.99 million 20-foot equivalent units in 2025, down 5.1 per cent year on year. To address public doubts over the city’s standing as an international shipping centre, Hong Kong’s first five-year plan seeks to transform the maritime hub from being throughput-driven to value-driven. The policy...

    • South China Morning Post12:23
      Hong Kong attracts another 18 strategic firms, HK$10 billion in investment pledged

      Nasdaq-listed fintech company Solana and healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson are among the latest batch of enterprises in artificial intelligence, healthtech and advanced manufacturing to establish or expand operations in Hong Kong, bringing in more than HK$10 billion (US$1.28 billion) in investment to the city. The 18 enterprises signed agreements on Thursday with the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises (OASES), a government unit under the Financial Secretary’s Office tasked with...

79. Sat, 24 October 2026

    1 report
    • South China Morning Post07:04
      Hong Kong urged to revive growth, drive reforms with government’s ‘visible hand’

      Hong Kong authorities should act as a “visible hand” to break down barriers erected by vested interests and revive growth momentum through reform under its maiden five-year plan, a former Beijing official overseeing the city’s affairs has said. Deng Zhonghua, former deputy director of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, also said the city had to adopt a reform-oriented approach to empower emerging industries through deregulation. Hong Kong also needed to address...

80. Sun, 25 October 2026

    2 reports
    • South China Morning Post06:00
      What’s next for Hong Kong developers in mainland China?

      Hong Kong’s major property developers are shifting investment in mainland China from residential projects to commercial assets, including hospitality, as weak home sales and fewer attractive investment opportunities prompt them to focus on existing properties, recurring income and debt reduction. “In recent years, after we recycled the capital from our projects, we haven’t really found many good opportunities on the mainland,” Stephen Ng, chairman and managing director of Wharf Holdings, said...

    • South China Morning Post06:29
      AIIB keen to fund Northern Metropolis, with loans viewed as key endorsement

      The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has expressed interest in financing projects in the Northern Metropolis mega development, Hong Kong’s finance chief has said. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also told the media on Sunday that global finance leaders had set aside their political differences during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Finance Ministers’ Meeting held in Hong Kong last week and reached a consensus on promoting digital infrastructure,...

81. Mon, 26 October 2026

    8 reports
    • South China Morning Post01:00
      Hong Kong to tighten burgeoning premium financing market as red flags, risks emerge

      Hong Kong’s insurance watchdog is tightening oversight of the city’s booming premium financing market, as the once-niche lending arrangement spreads to lower-tier insurance buyers, while also reviewing regulations, particularly on how insurers evaluate clients’ affordability, according to Insurance Authority executives. Premium financing allows policyholders to borrow money from financial institutions to pay upfront premiums on large life insurance policies, which are commonly used as a...

    • South China Morning Post03:00
      Hong Kong arbitration body eyes Mideast, Africa prospects amid global tensions

      An international arbitration body in Hong Kong is exploring business opportunities in the Middle East and Africa, citing the city’s neutrality and predictability as key draws for new markets amid rising geopolitical tensions. Domitille Baizeau, co-chairwoman of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, said the city had benefited from an overall shift in global business growth from Europe to Asia, with overseas businesses increasingly choosing Hong Kong to arbitrate disputes. The...

    • South China Morning Post06:28
      Hong Kong positioned as green gateway for belt and road firms: John Lee

      Hong Kong is well-positioned to help companies deploy green services and technologies across belt and road countries, the city’s leader and a mainland Chinese official have said, with authorities set to provide training to at least five firms to promote green solutions overseas. Both officials made the remarks at the Belt and Road Green Innovation Conference, which opened in Hong Kong on Monday. It is the first time the event has been held outside the mainland, as the city seeks to act as a...

    • South China Morning Post07:00
      Top bankers to gather in Hong Kong to learn how city has rethought ‘playbook’

      Around 280 of the world’s top bankers, including 120 group chairmen and CEOs, will gather in Hong Kong next week to learn how the city has been rethinking its playbook as it moves forward, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) chief executive Eddie Yue Wai-man said on Monday. This year’s summit will host the biggest number of group-level executives since its inaugural forum in 2022. The financial luminaries include Morgan Stanley chairman Ted Pick, Goldman Sachs chairman David Solomon and...

    • thailand-business-news.com08:28
      Guosen Securities Outlines Priorities for China's Capital Markets Under 15th Five-Year Plan

      Market stability, support for innovation and stronger regulatory oversight to shape capital market development through 2030 SHENZHEN, China , Oct. 26, 2026 /PRN

    • South China Morning Post08:28
      What Hongkongers need to know about the latest changes to the MPF scheme

      Hong Kong employees will have better control over the management of their compulsory retirement savings under the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) starting from December 21. The new “full portability” mechanism comes after another major change in 2024, when the authority launched the eMPF platform, a centralised electronic platform to standardise, streamline and automate the administrative processes of the MPF scheme, marking the start of the MPF digital era. The South China Morning Post looks...

    • South China Morning Post10:01
      In a global first, Hong Kong opens secondary trading for tokenised public funds

      The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) on Monday approved the world’s first-ever secondary trading of tokenised public funds, reinforcing the city’s push to build the region’s leading ecosystem for tokenised finance. Investors can now trade two tokenised money market funds – the Hong Kong dollar and US dollar versions of the ChinaAMC Digital Money Market Fund – on an SFC-licensed virtual asset trading platform (VATP). “For retail investors, this marks a vital upgrade in time...

    • South China Morning Post21:30
      How Hong Kong’s 5-year plan can fuel its financial clout

      Finance ministers from 21 Asia-Pacific economies recently met in Hong Kong, the first time the city has hosted them. A practical question sits one level down. Picture the treasury team of a company running its regional business from Hong Kong. It arranges funding in several currencies, pays across markets and manages the risks that follow. Its question is: how can Hong Kong’s services help it operate more efficiently and at lower cost? Those needs are a practical lens for reading the...

82. Tue, 27 October 2026

    5 reports
    • South China Morning Post00:30
      How Hong Kong’s yuan push is becoming a challenge to the US dollar

      In September, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu unveiled the city’s first five-year plan along with his policy address, highlighting Hong Kong’s strategic role in promoting the greater use of the yuan outside mainland China as a key priority. In the first of a four-part series on the internationalisation of the yuan, Lam Ka-sing and Denise Tsang examine Hong Kong’s efforts as an international financial centre to reform its market infrastructure, including building a larger offshore renminbi...

    • South China Morning Post01:30
      Hong Kong wants to be a regional hub for Halloween. Why not?

      Hong Kong’s determination to become a hub for everything – innovation, finance, trade, culture and sport – appears to know no bounds. Now, Halloween has been added to the list. The city is aiming to become Asia’s premier destination for the annual spookfest. Of all the regional hubs Hong Kong wishes to become, this is one of the more unlikely. But with Beijing urging the city to ensure “tourism is everywhere” and draw ever more visitors, Halloween, falling between the National Day “golden...

    • South China Morning Post13:34
      Hong Kong lawmakers raise concerns about fresh HK$27 billion funding for tech hub

      Hong Kong lawmakers have raised concerns about the hefty cost of developing a flagship tech hub and a neighbouring wetland park near the city’s border with mainland China, as the government seeks to secure a fresh HK$27 billion for the second round of works. During a Legislative Council development panel meeting on Tuesday, government officials explained the HK$27.2 billion proposal. It covers forming 175 hectares (432 acres) of land at the San Tin Technopole, establishing more than one-third...

    • pakistantoday.com.pk17:42
      The Northern Metropolis, the 2026–2030 Five-Year Plan

      The project combines housing, industry, technology and innovation and is expected to create approximately 650,000 jobs.

    • South China Morning Post22:00
      How Hong Kong went from a yuan gateway to a complete currency ecosystem

      In September, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu unveiled the city’s first five-year plan along with his policy address, highlighting Hong Kong’s strategic role in promoting the greater use of the yuan outside mainland China as a key priority. In the second part of a four-part series on the globalisation of the yuan, Daisy Wu examines Hong Kong’s evolution from an offshore reservoir into a self-sustaining yuan ecosystem. Of the hundreds of thousands of people who cross the border between...

83. Wed, 28 October 2026

    2 reports
    • china-briefing.com09:05
      Hong Kong vs Singapore vs Cayman: Which Fund Domicile Is Right?

      Hong Kong vs Singapore vs Cayman fund domicile comparisons: Explore OFCs, VCCs, and Cayman structures across tax, treaty access, setup costs.

    • South China Morning Post22:00
      Beijing wants Hong Kong to sow the seeds for the digital yuan. Will its plans bear fruit?

      In September, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu unveiled the city’s first five-year plan along with his policy address, highlighting Hong Kong’s strategic role in promoting the greater use of the yuan outside mainland China as a key priority. In the third part of a four-part series on the globalisation of the yuan, Xinmei Shen explores how Hong Kong is testing the interoperability of the e-CNY and other digital assets in an effort to broaden the currency’s international appeal. In a US Senate...

84. Thu, 29 October 2026

    3 reports
    • South China Morning Post03:00
      Regulatory tightening in Hong Kong sees delistings outnumber resumptions: report

      The tightening of Hong Kong’s securities regulations – in the wake of property developer Evergrande’s liquidation and unrelated IPO frauds – has resulted in more delistings than resumptions for the first time in three years, according to a report by accountants Grant Thornton. Hong Kong saw 35 delistings in the 12 months to August this year but only 21 resumptions, the report said. “Regulators have comprehensively tightened resumption requirements,” said Barry Tong, national leader of...

    • manilatimes.net10:32
      Fosun Wealth Expands Hong Kong Footprint with New Causeway Bay Wealth Center

      AI and a diverse investment product offering underpin its Hong Kong wealth management strategy

    • South China Morning Post22:00
      Hong Kong’s wider yuan push: a gateway to the world?

      In September, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu unveiled the city’s first five-year plan along with his policy address, highlighting Hong Kong’s strategic role in promoting the greater use of the yuan outside mainland China as a key priority. In the last of a four-part series on the internationalisation of the yuan, Lam Ka-sing examines Hong Kong’s push to make the currency part of everyday life – from vending machines and retail payments to government spending and cross-border trade. At Hong...

85. Sat, 31 October 2026

    2 reports
    • South China Morning Post04:00
      Shenzhen too pricey? Cost-conscious Hongkongers dig deeper into mainland China

      Seventy-something Hong Kong retiree Leung Ching says a meal for four in Shenzhen, the megacity in mainland China roughly an hour’s train ride away, that cost just over 300 yuan (US$45) a few years ago now runs to 500 to 600 yuan. It would cost around HK$1,000 (US$127.50) in Hong Kong, but only 300 yuan in Guangzhou and just 200 yuan in Zhongshan, two cities within two hours of Hong Kong. “Shenzhen is becoming less and less affordable,” said Leung, a retired vendor. Last year, consumer prices...

    • South China Morning Post10:20
      Hong Kong may raise GDP forecast as growth could hit 5-year high: Paul Chan

      Hong Kong’s annual economic growth may hit a five-year high, the finance chief has said, raising the possibility of an upward revision to the current forecast of 3.5 to 4.5 per cent for 2026. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Saturday that coming third-quarter figures indicated sustained momentum, noting the economy grew by 5.1 per cent in the first half of 2026 over a year earlier. “Although the third-quarter figures have not yet been released, I can share that exports remained...

86. Sun, 1 November 2026

    1 report
    • South China Morning Post03:00
      Will Argentina’s citizenship scheme lure property buyers from mainland China and Hong Kong?

      Argentina is the latest country seeking to lure investors with an investment-for-citizenship programme, providing another residency and diversification option for the wealthy, including those from mainland China and Hong Kong, according to analysts. Buenos Aires in October announced two principal investment routes for applicants. One is a US$350,000 non-refundable contribution to the National Treasury and a subscription to a US$800,000 government bond created specifically for the programme,...