hong kong

Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong police ban mass weekend protest march, organiser says

(Aug 29): Hong Kong police banned a protest set for Saturday by the organiser of previous historic mass marches, the group said, in a move that could anger protesters ahead of a planned 13th straight week of pro-democracy demonstrations.
Hong Kong rents set to fall as protests curb housing demand

Property

Hong Kong rents set to fall as protests curb housing demand

(Aug 22): Hong Kong housing rents are set to decline as anti-government protests continue to rock the city.

SE Asian economies

Goldman cuts growth forecasts for Asia’s four 'tiger' economies

(Aug 16): Goldman Sachs Group Inc slashed growth forecasts for the “Asian Tigers” as their exposure to the world economy -- once one of their greatest strengths -- is now backfiring as global growth slows amid trade tensions.

IPO

Hong Kong faces new threat as Chinese companies reconsider IPOs

(Aug 15): Several Chinese companies are rethinking fundraising plans in Hong Kong as anti-government protests rock the city, an ominous sign for its future as a financial gateway between Asia’s largest economy and the rest of the world.

In print this week

Current turmoil gives Hong Kong best chance for reforms since 1997 handover

SINGAPORE (Aug 12): Political reforms in Hong Kong, held up by endless debate, have become an urgent necessity. What is required is a democratic system that will be acceptable to a significant portion of the Hong Kong population, even if it leaves a sizea

State of the City

Soul-searching in Singapore

SINGAPORE (Aug 12): The Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Singapore Master Plan (both the 2014 and the Draft 2019 iterations) is a well-thought-out, comprehensive, and sensible plan to ensure Singapore is ready for the future of city living and working.

State of the City

Soul-searching in Singapore

SINGAPORE (Aug 12): The Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Singapore Master Plan (both the 2014 and the Draft 2019 iterations) is a well-thought-out, comprehensive, and sensible plan to ensure Singapore is ready for the future of city living and working.

Geopolitics

Current turmoil gives Hong Kong best chance for reforms since 1997 handover

SINGAPORE (Aug 12): Political reforms in Hong Kong, held up by endless debate, have become an urgent necessity. What is required is a democratic system that will be acceptable to a significant portion of the Hong Kong population, even if it leaves a sizea

Online privacy

Protest data breaches threaten Hong Kong's hub ambitions

(July 29): Hong Kong’s ambitions to be an international data-centre hub are a potential casualty of the city’s mass protests.

China Focus

Thousands march in Hong Kong as police use tear gas on crowds

(July 21): Hong Kong police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators who had earlier surrounded China’s main local government office, as an otherwise peaceful protest march turned tense late Sunday.
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