Hong Kong protests

China’s tycoons are flooding Hong Kong’s exchange with US$20 billion ($27.8 billion) worth of new listings.

The future remains uncertain but Hong Kong's economy remains steady for now.

Economists forecast expect a 3.9% contraction in the final three months of 2019 compared to a year earlier, the worst since early 2009.

More than 9,000 members have pledged to take part, first in suspending non-emergency services offered by the city’s Hospital Authority before extending it to providing only limited emergency needs.

Although MNACT registered stark declines across several financial metrics, OCBC believes the worst is over, and that sequential improvements are in the pipeline.

Cathay again warned that its second-half profit would be “significantly” lower than the first as it was badly hit by months of protests.

Even before the protests, there had been interest in Singapore from funds in various cities for a variety of reasons, according to market watchers.

Although Festival Walk had suffered "extensive damage" amid the Hong Kong protests, it is set to reopen its doors on Thursday - some five months earlier than expected.

(Jan 10): Hong Kong’s government is preparing to spend “boldly” to shore up the finance hub’s tumbling economy, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said in an exclusive interview.

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