Signs of room to grow

2015-05-22 15:02:45

Hong Kong should not be complacent because more can be done to further fortify the city's position in the private equity (PE) fund management industry, believe experts.

Waiting for the scales to tip

2015-05-22 15:02:45

Hong Kong's position as Asia's leading private equity fund-raising hub would be further cemented if proposed legislation to extend tax exemption to offshore private equity funds can be enacted this year. Oswald Chan reports.

Chinese mainland, Hong Kong agree on mutual recognition of funds

2015-05-22 19:50:20

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced Friday that the SFC and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) have signed a memorandum of regulatory cooperation in respect of the Mainland- Hong Kong Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) and that the MRF would be implemented on July 1.

Workers' interests crucial

2015-05-15 14:04:32

Hong Kong people don't need foreign think tanks to tell them they've become increasingly unhappy. They also know their discontent is firmly rooted in the widening wealth gap between the rich minority and the poor majority, while those in the middle are squeezed by skyhigh property prices and stagnant income.

Cross-Strait chiefs to meet in late May

2015-05-15 14:33:11

The Chinese mainland's Taiwan affairs chief, Zhang Zhijun, will visit Kinmen County on May 23 to 24 at the invitation of Taiwan's mainland affairs chief, Andrew Hsia, a mainland official said on Friday.

9 suspects detained in Hong Kong kidnapping

2015-05-15 07:30:14

Police on the mainland have detained eight men suspected of being involved in a major kidnapping case in Hong Kong.

Mainland opposes 'Taiwan independence' in any form

2015-05-13 17:33:09

The Chinese mainland is firmly opposed to "Taiwan independence" activities in any form by any person, a spokesperson said.

Cross-Strait forum scheduled for June

2015-05-13 13:20:24

The 7th Cross-Strait Forum is scheduled to be held next month in east China's Fujian Province and will cover youth exchanges and trade cooperation.

HK gov't to explain reform package by different means

2015-05-12 14:16:57

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said on Tuesday that the government would employ different methods to explain its universal suffrage proposal to the community because it is a matter of great importance.

HK gov't fully supports anti-corruption efforts: chief executive

2015-05-11 20:11:13

Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Leung Chun-ying said on Monday that the Hong Kong SAR government fully supports local graft-buster Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).

Over 360,000 people sign to support constitutional reform in HK

2015-05-11 15:55:24

An ongoing signature campaign for the support of universal suffrage of chief executive in 2017 in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has collected 363,487 names so far.

Over 360,000 people sign to support constitutional reform in HK

2015-05-11 15:52:11

An ongoing signature campaign for the support of universal suffrage of chief executive in 2017 in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has collected 363,487 names so far, according to the campaign's website on Monday.