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Hong Kong int'l airport sees record high passenger, cargo throughput

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) witnessed continuous traffic growth in 2018, with the volume of passengers and cargo throughput growing 2.5 percent and 1.5 percent respectively, said Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) on Sunday.

January15,2019

Chinese mainland buys net RMB 9.40 bln Hong Kong funds by July

Chinese mainland purchased a net of 9.40 billion yuan of Hong Kong funds under the Chinese mainland-Hong Kong Mutual Recognition of Funds scheme as of end-July, according to China's foreign exchange regulator on Thursday.

August24,2018

Greater Bay Area’s advantage of ‘finance plus innovation’ emerges

It is easy to integrate the advantages of “finance plus innovation” in the Greater Bay Area under the connectivity mechanism of the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong’s financial markets.

November14,2017

Hong Kong metro operator wins race to run one of Britain's major rail services

MTR, the company that runs the Hong Kong metro system, was named on Monday as a partner in a new consortium to run one of the major inter-city rail franchises in Britain.

March28,2017

Hong Kong Disneyland records loss for second year

Hong Kong Disneyland (HKDL) has reported a net loss of 171 million Hong Kong dollars (22.03 million U.S. dollars) for 2016 fiscal year, a second loss following the 2015 fiscal year, due to the slower Hong Kong tourism market.

February22,2017

Alibaba to double capacity of HK center

Alibaba Cloud (AliCloud) said on Monday it would double the capacity of its data center in Hong Kong, as it upped the ante with rivals Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp in the fast-growing cloud-computing market.

February14,2017

New Century Healthcare debuts on HK exchange

New Century Healthcare－a Beijing-based pediatric, obstetric and gynecological healthcare provider－made its debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Wednesday, raising $114 million.

January18,2017

Cheung Kong completes $7.6 bln takeover of Aussie power giant

A major Australian electricity and gas distributor, DUET Group, has completed a handshake deal with Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings (CKI) on a 7.6 billion dollar (5.6 billion U.S. dollars) takeover on Monday.

January17,2017

HNA buys second site near old Hong Kong airport

A unit of HNA Group outbid Hong Kong developers, including Cheung Kong Property, with an HK$5.4 billion ($697 million) offer for government land in the former Kai Tak airport area, adding to a $1.1 billion winning bid last month for another site nearby.

December21,2016

Cheung Kong from China's Hong Kong bids for Aussie energy utility owner Duet

Australian-listed energy utility assets owner Duet Group confirmed on Monday an indicative, non-binding and conditional takeover offer from China's Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing's Cheung Kong Infrastructure (CKI), local media reported.

December05,2016

China Focus: Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect launches Dec. 5

China's stock connect between Hong Kong and Shenzhen will commence on December 5, allowing investors to buy and sell shares on each other's bourse, as part of the latest move to improve connectivity between the two capital markets.

November28,2016

B&R to reinforce HK's position as hub of cross-border inv't in Asia Pacific

Under the Belt and Road Initiative, Hong Kong's position as a hub of the cross-border investments in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to be strengthened, said Norman Chan Tak-lam, chief executive of the HKMA in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua.

October14,2016

China's Hong Kong, ASEAN eye conclusion of FTA by year end

Trade chiefs of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) said on August 6 that they look forward to the timely conclusion offree trade talks between the two sides by this year.

August12,2016

Belt and Road Initiative responds to call of times: top Chinese legislator

The Belt and Road Initiative responds to the call of the times for world peace and development, and meets the need of all countries for faster development, China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang said here Wednesday.

May19,2016

CEPA benefits Hong Kong economy: ministry

An economic partnership between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong has brought substantial benefits to the special administrative region's economy, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Tuesday.

May18,2016