Hong Kong

Unlimit clinches money service operator license in Hong Kong

Unlimit operates stablecoin clearing house and exchange platform Stable.com.

Repulse Bay detached house listed at $200m

Villa Corniche House B spans 3,433 square feet and includes a 1,000-square-foot garden.

Customers use AI more than advisers in finance, McKinsey says

But four in five buyers still rely on human guidance for consequential choices.

Hong Kong ranks fourth in Asia-Pacific for employee equity pay

The city tied with the Philippines, behind Australia, Singapore and India in 2025. 

CBRE names new heads for Hong Kong Island, Kowloon leasing

The appointments will take effect on 4 January 2027.

Manulife Hong Kong wins at Hong Kong Business Technology Excellence Awards 2026

The award-winning solution uses GenAI to automate trilingual document processing to create a unified data foundation.

Hang Seng Indexes Company wins at Hong Kong Business Technology Excellence Awards 2026

The company deployed generative AI for index calculation, reducing processing time, expanding data capacity, and lowering manual workload. 

Hang Seng Bank wins two categories at Hong Kong Business Technology Excellence Awards 2026

The company transformed knowledge retrieval through an AI knowledge management system and streamlined pre-sales preparation with Sales Copilot.

Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou tops global innovation clusters

Asia accounted for 36 of the world’s top 100 clusters.

Building owners face tougher energy audit rules, JLL says

The city expanded its energy audit rules to 11 building types.

Cathay, Google test AI to cut warming impact of aircraft trails by 40%

The second-phase will expand tests across Asian and transpacific routes.

Hong Kong firms buy offices after price slump

Grade A office prices remained 49% below their 2018 peak in Q2.

MTR completes first phase of Tung Chung Line Extension track diversion

Hong Kong-bound trains to switch to new track section linking future east station. 

Reinsurance beyond borders: How Hong Kong can strengthen Asia’s risk-sharing architecture

It is both a gateway for foreign reinsurers entering Asia and a launchpad for Asian insurers looking to access global capacity.

Hong Kong hospitality insights: Robust investment, tourism expansion, and operational recovery

All of these position Hong Kong’s hotel sector well towards the year-end.