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Dealmaking has slowed in the past three months as investors became more cautious.

Telcos, Media & Tech

Hong Kong deal boom slows with most IPOs abandoned since 2008

About one in four deals didn’t reach completion this year

2026-11-04T01:22:37.000Z

This compared to a mean forecast of 3.6% year-on-year growth by 10 economists in a Reuters poll and 4.2% growth in Q2 2026.

Hong Kong Q3 GDP expands 5.2% year on year on exports, domestic demand; outlook positive

Data points to ‘sustained growth momentum’ ahead, says a government spokesperson

2026-11-03T10:07:49.000Z

In mid-October, Hong Kong regulators asked IPO banks to look more closely into potential connections between investors and listing applicants.

Capital Markets & Currencies

Hong Kong IPO hopefuls reveal intertwined investor relationships amid market push for more scrutiny

The disclosures show how industry partners at times become involved in each others’ deals

2026-11-02T06:43:39.000Z

Some international schools and tertiary education institutions have inked several of Hong Kong’s largest leasing deals in recent years.

Global Enterprise

Rise of student hostels helps add fuel to Hong Kong property boom

Analysts project a housing shortfall for as many as close to 150,000 students by 2030

2026-10-29T23:00:00.000Z

Hong Kong is one of the least affordable property markets on the planet. The city’s topography gives its horror movies a distinct texture.

Hong Kong’s ‘apartment horror’ films skewer its ghastly property market

High-density housing provides a spooky backdrop for exploring superstition and socioeconomic anxieties

2026-10-29T07:36:56.000Z

The late Bruce Lee, seen here in Enter the Dragon (1973), will be the subject of a new ballet premiering in Hong Kong.

ARTS

A Bruce Lee ballet? Hong Kong bares its global arts ambitions

The city is betting on home-grown shows to wow the world

2026-10-29T06:05:00.000Z

Hong Kong offers average rent premiums of 23% for green upgrades, Savills data shows, followed by Amsterdam and London.

Rent premiums from greening offices least likely in Singapore among major cities

Buildings in the Republic are increasingly expected to have such features; gains most likely in Hong Kong

2026-10-29T04:43:09.000Z

The proposed merger would mark the first business-line integration between the two banks.

Banking & Finance

Hang Seng investment arm to merge with HSBC’s asset business: sources

HSBC makes the bulk of its profits in Asia

2026-10-26T10:01:11.000Z

For banks, checking whether a payment carries sanctions risk is costly, partly because warning signs can be difficult to interpret.

Opinion & Features

The cost of keeping Hong Kong and Singapore financially open

Banks can withdraw from business that is costly to verify, but financial centres ultimately bear the impact

2026-10-21T04:00:00.000Z

MTR was established in 1975 with the British colonial government as sole shareholder to build Hong Kong’s metro system after the population swelled by almost four million in three decades.

MTR bets US$5 billion on a Hong Kong city that doesn’t exist yet

The railway builder is inverting its profit model to build the Northern Metropolis lines

2026-10-20T10:41:35.000Z

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