Hong Kong – It took an award-winning film to swing the balance and save a colonial-era terrace (right) — a rare victory for Hong Kong’s increasingly vocal heritage preservation lobby.

Hong Kong — A sea of pink and red flooded the flower market at Mongkok, Hong Kong with pots of peach blossoms competing with bouquets of roses as Chinese New Year clashed with Valentine’s Day on February 14 this year. As the ring of cymbals ushering in the Year of the Tiger drowned out words...

ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY MONAMI YUI Hong Kong — Wealthy Hong Kong posted an HK$13.8 billion surplus for fiscal 2009-2010 and predicted a solid GDP growth of around 4-5% for 2010-11, but Financial Secretary John Tsang resisted temptation for structural reform.

Hong Kong — Hong Kong plans to grant stamp duty concessions on exchange traded funds comprising of not more than 40 per cent of Hong Kong stocks, Financial Secretary John Tsang said. This should promote the diversification and healthy growth of the ETF market, he said. Tsang is also set to extend...

Hong Kong – The value of reminbi bonds issued in Hong Kong last year totalled RMB 16 billion,  Financial Secretary John Tsang said. “We hope to further promote the development of RMB bond business in Hong Kong, such as expanding the issuance size of bonds and increasing the types of bond...

Hong Kong – Hong Kong will increase the supply of small and medium-sized flats to “ensure a healthy and stable development of the property market,” Financial Secretary John Tsang said in his budget speech on Wednesday. “In 2010, the number of private residential units completed will increase...

Only half of the 60 members of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council (Legco) are directly elected The other half are returned by “functional constituencies”, drawn from trade, business and various professional sectors and special interest groups. Some of these are returned by “corporate voting”...