Hong Kong
Vax pass update to promote inoculation
More premises will be covered in the vaccine pass later this month.
Penny’s Bay Quarantine Center to launch as community isolation facility
This comes as the government reported 351 cases today.
HKMA records 0.4% increase in total deposits in December 2021
Local currency deposits, meanwhile, decreased by 0.8%.
RML in negative equity see increase to 21 cases in December 2021
The increase was attributed to bank staff housing loans.
Hong Kong retail sales up 8.1% to $353b in 2021
The retail sales value, however, was 27.3% below the 2018 level.
VP of CITIC Telecom appointed as CEO of CITIC Telecom CPC
Brook Wong’s appointment is set to take effect on 1 February.
AAHK extends relief package by 2 months
The body continued its support to the aviation industry amidst the pandemic.
New mortgage applications drop 15.7% MoM in December
Applications went down to 10,810 from 12,828 in November.
HK economy grows 6.4% in 2021
The growth reversed the declines of the previous two years.
HK returns to top 10 cities for cross-border real estate investment: CBRE
Hong Kong dropped out of the list in 2021.
88 Robinson Road completes sale by public auction
JLL served as the auctioneer for the property.
85% of family offices eye increased ESG investment in 2022: survey
Two-thirds of them are planning to increase allocations by more than 10%.
Hong Kong Business lauds exceptional enterprises at the High Flyers Awards 2021
A total of 10 winners were awarded in this year’s instalment of the annual awards programme.
HK Insurance Authority requires staff to be vaccinated
The regulator said it plans to implement this in mid-February.
HK clinches 6th spot in data centre global rankings
In the Asia-Pacific, Hong Kong ranked second.
Cathay expects consolidated loss of at least $5.6b for 2021
Passenger travel remained extremely subdued due to travel restrictions.