Shu-Ching Jean Chen

JOURNALIST

Farmland on a site to be redeveloped into the Northern Metropolis. Its designers envision the mega project as a modern residential and commercial “super-city” with a focus on information and technology, supported by resources from neighbouring Shenzhen.

Hong Kong’s massive Northern Metropolis project to be ‘new economic engine’

Development being built on land near Shenzhen border will have office and commercial space, as well as homes for 2.5 million people

Hong Kong is the world’s second-largest offshore wealth management centre, managing about US$2.7 trillion in cross-border assets.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Hong Kong’s financial resurgence fuelled by surge of offshore wealth

Strong net fund inflows of HK$7 trillion brought the city’s managed assets back up to HK$35.1 trillion at the end of 2024

Hong Kong chief executive John Lee launched a renewed talent recruitment drive in his October 2022 policy address.

Hong Kong goes all out to lure talent, targeting the mainland

Estimates show the Top Talent Pass Scheme will generate HK$34 billion in direct economic benefits, equivalent to 1.2% of local GDP

HKEX has raised US$24 billion in the year to October, nearly trebling the amount recorded in the same period last year.

Hong Kong poised to reclaim top global IPO ranking in 2025

Geopolitical tensions and regulatory backlash in the US against Chinese stocks are working in the city’s favour

There are 184 planned IPOs in Hong Kong, almost all of which are from the city and the mainland.

Chinese mega listings catapult Hong Kong to top spot in global markets for IPOs in H1 2025

Fundraising in the city reaches HK$107 billion from 44 IPOs in first six months of the year, surpassing Nasdaq and NYSE

Latest figures show that completed new homes and unsold inventory in Hong Kong stands at 28,000 units as at March 2025.

Hong Kong real estate gets short-term loose-money bump

The spread between short-term Hong Kong dollar lending rates and US Federal Reserve fund rates has reached its widest point since 1988, resulting in effective mortgage rates dropping from 3.5% to 2%, ...

Among the 28% of startup founders who hail from outside Hong Kong, 40.3% of them come from mainland China.

Number of tech startups in Hong Kong hits record high in 2024

The city’s rising clout in the tech scene comes as the startup industry in nearby Shenzhen is losing some of its sheen

In the first nine months of 2024, there were 32.6 million visitors to Hong Kong, a year-on-year increase of about 40 per cent.

Desperate for tourists, Hong Kong doles out incentives to woo visitors from mainland and beyond

Measures include free or discounted public transport, free admission to museums and art spaces, and half-price movie tickets

Hong Kong is home to over 1,000 fintech companies, with more than 10 unicorns as they are valued at over US$1 billion.

As financial hub rivals innovate, Hong Kong races ahead in digital finance

[HONG KONG] Determined to retain Hong Kong’s enduring status as a regional financial centre, the city’s officials are busy recreating and promoting its image and infrastructure – in the digital dimens...

Speakers at the inaugural Climate Business Forum: Asia-Pacific say there is ample room for the region's advancement in green finance.

Hong Kong burnishes role as Asia’s green financial hub

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong is burnishing its credentials as Asia’s pre-eminent green financial hub, having arranged the issuance of over a third of Asia’s green finance in bonds and loans, said the head of...