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The HKMA is in talks with the People’s Bank of China over details of linkages, says Eddie Yue. SING TAO Themis Qi The instant cross-border payment between Hong Kong and mainland China via the Faster Payment System is expected to start trial in mid-2025, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said yesterday. At Hong Kong […]
A Hong Kong court has barred activist Chow Hang-tung from calling on overseas witnesses to testify virtually in her national security trial. Chow Hang-tung. Photo: Candice Chau/HKFP. A three-judge panel at the High Court handed down the decision on Monday, around 15 minutes after hearing Chow’s arguments that a new rule barring overseas witnesses from […]
Hong Kong finance chief Paul Chan has departed for Saudi Arabia, leading a delegation from the finance and innovation and technology sectors on a four-day trip to “strengthen and deepen” Middle East ties. Financial Secretary Paul Chan speaks at the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong-Riyadh route launch ceremony, on October 28, 2024. Photo: GovHK. Chan left […]
A Chinese state-owned nuclear company said it has started mass production of the world’s first chip that can detect X-ray and gamma radiation, in the latest sign of China’s unrelenting efforts to seek semiconductor technology breakthroughs. The state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said in a statement on its official WeChat channel that the self-developed […]
消委會本年初檢視40款益生菌產品，發現「PicoLabb特效益生菌」含糞腸球菌，有變成致病菌風險，不建議供人類使用。PicoLabb母公司上周五入稟高等法院，指其產品內含的糞腸球菌的TH10菌株對身體有益，與其他菌株不同，認為消委會的錯誤陳述嚴重損害其聲譽，而且構成誹謗，要求法庭下令禁止消委會繼續發布有關誹謗言論，並需作出賠償。 獲通知會研究調查涉事產品 原告為愛斯產品研發有限公司( IPC Wo Source link
by Xinhua writer Lu Yun HONG KONG, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) — For Ammala Saenchonghack, consul general of Laos in Hong Kong, the coastal province of Shandong in East China, holds a special place in his heart. More than a decade ago, while studying in the capital city of Jinan as an international student, Saenchonghack was […]
With the US presidential election just days away, the Philippines watches with bated breath, aware that the outcome could redefine the two countries’ defence relationship. Will the winner be Donald Trump, whose past tenure in the White House suggests a transactional approach, or Kamala Harris, who promises continuity and a renewed commitment to alliance? Both […]
Subdivided flat tenants who lose their homes under proposed regulations to crack down on substandard housing conditions will not be prioritised in the queue for renting public flats, Hong Kong’s housing minister has said. A subdivided unit in Mong Kok. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho told i-Cable on Saturday that there were […]
滙豐控股（005）將在本周二（29日）放榜第三季業績，綜合多間券商平均預測，環球息口回落下，期內淨利息收入將按年下跌逾12%至約81億美元，連續兩個季度跌幅超過一成，不過撥備總額將按年大幅減少19%，帶動稅前利潤料按年僅微增0.5%，至77.54億美元，營業收入倒跌1.7%。 艾橋智上任後首度主持業績會 券商普遍預料，滙控將維持季度股息每股0.1美元，並宣佈新一輪30億美元的回購計劃。此外，這是新 Source link
With ample supply of land, the administration is able to adjust its timely release according to market sentiment, says Paul Chan. Inset: Leung Chun-ying. SING TAO Previous Next Themis Qi Hong Kong will keep increasing its land supply to build up its land bank despite the […]