In Focus

Lesser-known neighbourhood malls are cashing in from a more stable source of income and product mix.

Located at the heart of Hong Kong Island, the 25,800 sqft space aims to serve the thriving fintech community.

Through a joint venture, HK Electric and CLP Power are building an offshore LNG terminal as part of plans to import LNG for the first time.

Retail rents in prime areas could fall by as much as 10% in 2019.

In-demand programmers and regulatory specialists can command a 30% raise.

The number of listings in Q1 fell short of last year’s record with only US$4.63b raised across 52 deals in May.

Employers are now looking for more data scientists and full stack developers for mobile and web applications that go beyond the traditional set of tech skills.

Customer satisfaction is quantified at Manulife which puts the customer at the centre of everything it does.

Only 7% of locals will choose homegrown brands over global ones, a study found. More people across the world have been putting their money to their homecourt with 56% saying that they trust local brands more than global brands in 2018, according to a study by advertising giant McCann. In APAC alone, local brand believers are a bit higher than the global average at 59%.

Rents also fell 0.3% MoM to accelerate space backfilling.

Leasing costs fell 0.4% led by declines in Central and Wanchai/Causeway Bay.

PwC predicts 200 public offerings in 2019, including 170 on the HKEX’s mainboard.

Cross-border capital in Hong Kong crashed 37% to US$11.14b.

There were 10,128 sales and purchase agreements in April alone.

Citibank, AXA, JP Morgan and Nike are some of the big-ticket names that chose to settle in Kowloon.

Home prices in both the luxury and mass segment rebounded in Q1 2019.