Hong Kong

Developers' ability to provide secondary mortgages to be affected by HKMA's new rules

HKMA lowers the LTV for construction financing to property developers.

What you need to know about HKMA's new guidelines to banks

How will these impact domestic property prices?

Hong Kong tightens stamp duty exemption for permanent residents

Buyers with more than one residential property to be affected.

Hong Kong corporates and banks could be downgraded next

Moody's rationale for the sovereign downgrade could also be applied to them.

Banks raise mortgage rates as HKMA implements new measures

The HKMA raised risk-weighted floor to 25% for new residential loans.

Wharf Group invests HK$7.8 billion to remake iconic HK landmark into a flagship hotel

The Murray is a contemporary urban chic hotel, but it is not just any other hotel.

Here's how China's recent stabilisation affected Hong Kong

Hong Kong's re-exports to the mainland surged in Q1.

Government to implement revised tax policies

They include widening the marginal salary tax bands to $45,000.

Cathay Pacific denies it will fire another 200 staff this year

Spokesperson says layoff will be just around 600.

Hong Kongers waste time in setting up virtual meetings: survey

Almost 30% spend 11-15 minutes struggling with meeting technology.

Consumer prices in Hong Kong creep up by 2%

Alcohol and tobacco prices went up whilst utilities prices dropped.

Public healthcare fees in Hong Kong to rise for the first time in 14 years

The fees and charges for private patients will also be revised.

One in five Hong Kong candidates submit inaccurate information on job applications

One in four make false claims with regard to their professional licenses.