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Fire sales and defaults deepen Hong Kong commercial real estate crisis
Malay Mail
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August 18, 2025
HONG KONG, Aug 18 — Hong Kong’s debt-laden developers and their creditors are set to face intensifying financial pressure as bond maturities are slated to jump by nearly 70 per cent next year amid falling sales and valuations for the city’s...
Kai Tak Sports Park opens Hong Kong’s largest covered climbing wall and playground area
Time Out
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Lace up your trainers – Kai Tak Sports Park, Hong Kong’s leading integrated sports and entertainment destination, has opened new outdoor facilities for leisure and fitness! Dubbed the North Garden, this outdoor sports zone is now home to Hong...
Former Hong Kong lawmaker says Australian asylum grant shows territory infringed rights
SRN News
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August 18, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Exiled former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui hailed on Monday Australia’s grant of asylum status as a key acknowledgement of the territory’s human rights infringements since its authorities...
Mental health support guide valuable for Hong Kong employers
South China Morning Post
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August 16, 2025
Hong Kong has come a long way in fighting discrimination. Relevant legislation has been in place since the 1990s, but that does not mean prejudice and bad practices have disappeared. Between 2022 and June 2025, the Equal Opportunities Commission...
Calls for Hong Kong government to speed up probe into pricier water deal
South China Morning Post
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August 18, 2025
Hong Kong authorities are under pressure to speed up their investigation and account for how a company offering more expensive bottled water and without an operating factory could win a tender, while a civil service union leader has said many...
Pop culture and politics are intertwined in the age of Trump. Just look at the Paramount-Skydance merger
Fortune
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In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady tackles the Paramount-Skydance merger–and how it marks a new age in the politics of pop culture. The big story: Zelenskyy travels to DC. The markets: Mixed sentiment as investors wait for a deal. Plus: All the...
Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai given heart monitor for final stretch of marathon trial
WKZO - Michigan
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By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong pro-democracy businessman Jimmy Lai was provided with medication and a heart monitor for the start of his final submissions in a landmark national security trial, following health...
Hong Kong: Residents need better awareness about mainland healthcare services
Asia Insurance Review
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Even as increasing number of Hong Kong residents seek healthcare services on the Chinese mainland, the information gaps and the high costs due to the lack of insurance coverage continue to be major deterrents according to a new study published by...
Hong Kong court begins hearing final arguments in Jimmy Lais national security trial
Mint
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August 18, 2025
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court began hearing final arguments Monday in the landmark national security trial of former pro-democracy newspaper founder Jimmy Lai, who could be sentenced to up to life in prison if he is convicted. Lai, 77, was...
Analysis-Hong Kong property sector clouded by rising debt repayment risks
Yahoo Finance
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By Clare Jim and Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong's debt-laden developers and their creditors are set to face intensifying financial pressure as bond maturities are slated to jump by nearly 70% next year amid falling sales and valuations...
Hong Kong court begins hearing final arguments in Jimmy Lai's national security trial
The Independent
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August 18, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Jimmy Lai Declared Fit For Trial In Hong Kong
StratNews Global
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August 18, 2025
Home Asia Jimmy Lai Declared Fit For Trial In Hong Kong Lai, a British citizen, has been held in solitary confinement for around 1,700 days. Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was given medication and fitted with a heart monitor as his landmark...
Fiji Rugby teams up with RNK Group Hong Kong as official Tours Partner
Fijivillage
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RNK Group Australia company has partnered with Fiji Rakavi Football Union Limited as the Official Tours Partner of Fiji Rugby. The agreement was formally signed on Friday, in Hong Kong by Fiji Rugby’s Acting CEO Koli Sewabu and Commercial Director...
Hong Kong: Driving AI Innovation Across the Greater Bay Area
OpenGov Asia
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August 17, 2025
The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Office recently hosted a seminar in Shenzhen, drawing over 250 innovation and technology participants from Hong Kong and...
Hong Kong banks to run out of AI, green finance talent by 2030, study shows
South China Morning Post
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August 18, 2025
“We want to see local banks provide more training for their staff to upgrade their knowledge and skills to plug the talent shortage gap, instead of using higher pay to fight for talent from other banks,” Arthur Yuen Kwok-hang, deputy chief...
Could Hong Kong, mainland China benefit from more cross-border clinical trials?
South China Morning Post
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August 18, 2025
Hong Kong patients could benefit from taking part in more clinical trials in mainland China, and vice versa for those on the other side of the border, according to the CEO of a government-owned institute that is exploring the projects and looking...
Hong Kong – FSTB revealed three-pronged method to follow up occurrence relating to Government procurement of bottled drinking water (with picture)
Web NewsWire
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August 17, 2025
FSTB revealed three-pronged method to follow up occurrence relating to Government procurement of bottled drinking water (with picture) ****************************************************************************************** Concerning the...
Hong Kong – Audit Commission’s evaluation of the Government’s tender workout for obtaining bottled drinking water
Web NewsWire
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August 17, 2025
Audit Commission’s evaluation of the Government’s tender workout for obtaining bottled drinking water ****************************************************************************************** The Audit Commission (Audit)’s reply in reaction to...
Hong Kong – Employers and staff members need to make work plans in times of rainstorm cautions
Web NewsWire
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August 17, 2025
Companies and workers need to make work plans in times of rainstorm cautions ************************************************************************************ The Labour Department (LD) today (August 18) advised companies to make previous work...
Hong Kong Mandates E-Payments in All Taxis by April 2026
WebProNews
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August 17, 2025
Government Push for Modernization In Hong Kong, where cash has long reigned supreme in the taxi industry, a quiet revolution is underway. The city’s transport authorities are ramping up efforts to drag the sector into the digital age, mandating...