Staff Reporter

IT services post 99% YoY jump in Q3 receipts

IT services post 99% YoY jump in Q3 receipts

Service industries will also benefit from continued improvement in local consumer sentiment.

Hong Kong plans wider primary-care network in reform push

Health centres will offer screening, health checks, and chronic-disease management.

HKEX launches Tech 100 Index as its first Hong Kong equity benchmark

To support product development, HKEX has signed a licensing agreement with E Fund Management.

Employers face tight supply as selective scarcity slows hiring

Beyond technical capability, employers increasingly value Mandarin proficiency alongside English and Cantonese.

Endowus rolls out two investment portfolios in HK, SG

Income Enhanced Conservative and Income Enhanced Aggressiveness are now available.

PAObank enables real-time FX transactions using Citi’s API

Accounts of end customers will be debited and credited in real time.

Gov't signs IP deals with Cambodia and Malaysia

The agreements outlined information exchange, training and commercialisation initiatives.

SW Hong Kong’s Gloria So highlights good governance as enabler of trust, reputation, success

She advised organisations to embed IT risk management into enterprise risk frameworks to strengthen controls.

Hong Kong employers brace for disruption as AI hits admin roles hardest

53% of employers expect more than a quarter of their staff will require reskilling, and 26% expect more than half will need new skills.

Prudential unit files IPO to sell 9.91% stake

It has filed a Red Herring Prospectus for the IPO.

Dah Sing Bank extends US stock trading service to nearly 24 hours

It also modified its brokerage fee rate to US$0.015 per share.

8 in 10 Chinese companies choose Hong Kong as global launchpad

City channels 60% of China’s outbound direct investment

HKIC posts $2.34b investment income in 2024

Its operating income stood at $2.25b over the same period.

Li Dong Building hits market at $800m in public tender

The building is about 90% leased, largely to medical, fitness, and physiotherapy tenants.

November property registrations slips to 7,121 units

Residential agreements decline as total consideration eases year on year.

Port cargo throughput falls 5.6% in Q3

Inward cargo dropped 11% whilst outward shipments rose modestly.

Reinsurers to absorb 'significant' claims from Wang Fuk Court fire

It may trigger premium adjustments or stricter terms and conditions.