Hong Kong

HK flight ban under review

HK flight ban under review

Suspended flights to nine countries could be lifted from 1 April.

Gov't to end flight ban on 9 countries on 1 April

Hong Kong will also shorten the hotel quarantine period for arrivals.

Government to launch next phase of Employment Support Scheme

The next round will be focused on helping SMEs. 

Dah Sing Bank reopens Kwai Fong branch

It is open from 10 .m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.

Citi HK’s Treasury and Trade Solutions appoints two senior roles

Both reports to Vishal Kapoor, head of Citi’s TTS in Hong Kong.

6 trends that will transform HK’s commercial real estate market in 2022

Leading this transformation is the focus on ESG-related compliance of companies.

Taxpayers missing out on tax-deductible benefits: Manulife survey

Hong Kongers were asked about tax-deductible solutions and only answered 4 out of 14 correctly.

Cathay Pacific passenger traffic rises 47.9% YoY in February 2022 

This was due to post-Chinese New Year traffic and student traffic.

Six Hong Kong securities firms rated as credit negative due to China’s property stress

Despite this, strong parent support and low leverage are expected to mitigate its potential impact. 

Hongkong Land offers $15m for unprivileged people, rent relief

A total of $5m was allocated to help unprivileged communities, tenants, and workers.

Residential transaction volume to drop 49% YoY in Q1 2022

The expected volume will be the lowest recorded since early 2020.

What’s next for the exchange-traded funds market? PwC explains

The market is ready for product development transformation.

SME receipts diffusion index dips to 29.9 for February

The logistics and real estate sectors saw the most dips at 20 and 25.9, respectively.

HKSTP, Infineon launch microelectronics incubation programme

The three-year programme aims to nurture startups in the microelectronics sector.

Cathay Pacific cuts losses from $21.6b to $5.5b loss

Despite this, the current restrictions in place for Hong Kong show a bleak outlook.