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Hong Kong airport will reduce late-night use of its south runway following noise complaints from Tuen Mun residents struggling to sleep when cargo aircraft pass overhead. The Airport Authority confirmed the measure late on Thursday, hours after a lawmaker revealed its plan to address the complaints that a flight path over Tuen Mun’s Siu Lam
Hong Kong’s stablecoins ordinance, which took effect on Friday, puts cryptocurrency’s most-traded cash substitute under the same regulatory framework as banks, triggering a rush for a limited number of licences from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). Some market observers were caught by surprise after learning that the first batch of stablecoin licences was only
Hong Kong’s stablecoins ordinance, which took effect on Friday, puts cryptocurrency’s most-traded cash substitute under the same regulatory framework as banks, triggering a rush for a limited number of licences from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). Some market observers were caught by surprise after learning that the first batch of stablecoin licences was only
This is the 56th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. In the dazzling, neon-drenched heyday of 1980s and ’90s Hong Kong, when Cantopop music reigned supreme across the region and the city’s cinema captivated the world, a voice of unparalleled grace emerged: Sally Yeh Chian-wen. With
Hong Kong police have arrested 82 people in a citywide anti-triad operation, breaking up a syndicate that laundered nearly HK$40 billion (US$5.1 billion) and seizing over HK$15 million worth of assets, including a giant Labubu doll estimated to cost HK$1 million. The force said on Wednesday that officers raided multiple locations across the city during
The company’s net profit rose 34 per cent year on year to 16.5 billion yuan (US$2.3 billion) in the three months to June, beating market estimates. That was up from a 32.9 per cent increase in the March quarter. Second-quarter revenue grew 8.3 per cent to 94.2 billion yuan, following a 6.2 per cent gain
The Hong Kong government has issued a new definition of “local students” in tertiary education, saying that children of non-local talent can only be eligible for subsidised local tuition fees after residing in the city for at least two years. According to a government statement on Thursday, as a transitional arrangement, the residency requirement will
Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund reported its biggest interim return in more than two decades, as a bull run in the local stock market and stabilised bonds helped bolster the city’s financial war chest. The Exchange Fund’s first-half earnings jumped by 76.6 per cent to HK$194 billion (US$24.7 billion), driving an 8 per cent annual increase