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    • Wednesday, 25 October, 2023
      Hong Kong slashes property stamp tax to revive economy

      John Lee announces $2,556 cash handouts for new parents in bid to boost world’s lowest birth rate

      Hong Kong’s chief executive John Lee
    • Tuesday, 24 October, 2023
      Hong Kong developer declares end of ‘golden era’ for housing profits

      Chinachem’s chief executive says the government is taking more control of the market

      Aerial view of residential housing in Hong Kong
    • Monday, 9 October, 2023
      Hong Kong developers hit by Fed’s ‘higher for longer’ interest rates

      Five of the territory’s biggest real estate companies have lost $20bn in market value this year

      People with their backs to the camera look at Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour at night. Lit up skyscrapers can be seen in the distance
    • Friday, 4 August, 2023
      LexProperty sector
      Hong Kong: cheaper homes show city is Central no more Premium content

      Property market slump in mainland China is partly to blame and locals are in no position to pick up the slack

      Hong Kong’s Central district
    • Tuesday, 27 June, 2023
      Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd
      Hong Kong exchange chief upbeat on drawing foreign listings

      Aguzin highlights greater access to Chinese retail market as lure for overseas companies

      Nicolas Aguzin, chief executive officer of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing
    • Monday, 10 April, 2023
      News in-depth
      Hong Kong’s richest families hit by property slide

      Beijing’s increased control of former British colony has chipped away at power of territory’s tycoons

      Victor Li of CK Asset
    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      Hong Kong
      Hong Kong ditches Covid mask mandate after 945 days

      Government drops most visible pandemic control as it seeks to revive financial hub

      People wear face masks in an MTR station in Hong Kong
    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Asia-Pacific economy
      How Singapore stacks up against Hong Kong in battle of Asia hubs

      FT analysis of real estate prices, air traffic and other indicators suggests Chinese territory has lost ground in recent years

      Singapore and Hong Kong skylines against backdrop of flags
    • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
      Hong Kong woos family offices in bid to boost post-Covid growth

      City’s annual budget targets economic recovery with consumption stimulus and incentives for homebuyers

      Hong Kong’s skyline at night
    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
      Cryptocurrencies
      Hong Kong unveils plans to let retail investors trade cryptocurrencies

      Proposals are latest sign of territory’s ambition to become Asia’s premier digital assets hub

      Hong Kong’s skyline
    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      News in-depth
      Hong Kong reopens with post-Covid charm offensive

      City pins its hopes on a comeback after its economy was battered by three years of lockdowns

      People look at Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong
    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
      Lex
      Hong Kong: low base offers upside for local stocks   Premium content

      Profit expectations are now low enough for Hong Kong companies to easily beat forecasts this year

      A Chow Tai Fook jewellery store in Hong Kong
    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Hong Kong’s economy contracts more than expected in 2022

      Chinese territory’s GDP shrinks 3.5% after pandemic curbs stifle trade, tourism and retail

      People take photos at a lookout on Victoria Peak in Hong Kong
    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      Coronavirus
      China and Hong Kong to reopen border as Beijing drops zero-Covid curbs

      Daily quota of about 60,000 crossings each way comes into effect from Sunday

      Travellers walk with their luggage at the departure hall of the Hong Kong International Airport
    • Monday, 2 January, 2023
      Hong Kong home sales drop to lowest level since 2008 financial crisis

      Housing market recovery is not expected until middle of this year despite border reopening with mainland China

      A new apartment building in Hong Kong
    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      Robin Harding
      Hong Kong’s dollar peg is on increasingly thin ice

      Economically, it is close to impregnable. Politically, it is at the whim of the China-US relationship

      Three Hong Kong 100-dollar bills are clipped by clothes pegs that are decorated with the American stars and stripes
    • Wednesday, 28 December, 2022
      Hong Kong
      Hong Kong abandons last Covid curbs to revive economy

      Territory drops mandatory testing for arrivals as it follows Beijing’s exit from virus controls

      People take photos of Christmas decorations at a shopping mall in Hong Kong on Saturday
    • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
      Bill Ackman
      Bill Ackman reveals short position against Hong Kong dollar

      Billionaire says ‘peg no longer makes sense’ and ‘only a matter of time’ before it breaks

      Picture of billionaire Bill Ackman
    • Saturday, 12 November, 2022
      Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
      Cathay’s pilot exodus persists as pandemic curbs hit morale

      Quarantines and demanding schedules prompt flood of resignations, with 30 to 50 pilots leaving each month

      Pilots disembark a Cathay Pacific plane
    • Monday, 7 November, 2022
      Travel & leisure industry
      Cruise ships desert China as Beijing reaffirms zero-Covid commitment

      Asia-Pacific travellers accounted for up to a fifth of companies’ global revenue before pandemic

      A cruise ship docked in Hokg Kong
    • Monday, 24 October, 2022
      LexChinese equities
      Hong Kong stocks: Xi’s hardliners panic foreign investors Premium content

      There are fears the government’s limited patience with business will diminish further

      Pedestrians pass a sign showing figures for the Hong Kong Hang Seng index
    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
      Hong Kong politics
      Hong Kong launches $3.8bn fund to lure back international business

      City will ‘trawl the world for talent’, says chief executive John Lee in maiden policy address

      The Hong Kong skyline and Victoria Peak at night
    • Tuesday, 11 October, 2022
      Lex
      Hong Kong stocks: Russian influx would be a problem, not a solution Premium content

      The city should beware of becoming an international financial centre of last resort for Russian businesses

      Hong Kong skyline
    • Sunday, 9 October, 2022
      Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
      Cathay Pacific expects reduced flying for at least two more years

      Slow recovery highlights Hong Kong’s wavering hub status as pandemic restrictions take toll

    • Saturday, 1 October, 2022
      Prestigious Hong Kong flats stand empty as property market slumps

      Prices set to drop at least 10% this year with developers forced into fire sales

      People sit on a bench overlooking Hong Kong
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