Hong Kong
Rollback of property cooling measures to spur sales, but no silver bullet to recovery
                                                                                 
                    
                    Analysts estimate up to a 15% sales increase, although prices may still fall in 2024.
                
                                
            Rollback of property cooling measures to spur sales, but no silver bullet to recovery
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            Analysts estimate up to a 15% sales increase, although prices may still fall in 2024.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    One Causeway Bay to be up for lease
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The redeveloped building will provide around 500,000 sq ft of office space.
                    
                                        
                    
                StashAway launches wealth management offering for Hong Kong’s HNWs
                                                                                                 
                        
                        HNW clients make up 65% of StashAway’s AUM in the city.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong and Shenzhen strengthen environmental collaboration
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Chemical treatment process results showed reduced phosphorus discharge into Ng Tung River and Shenzhen River.
                    
                                        
                    
                ZA Bank officially unveils US stock trading service in Hong Kong
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The bank charges a trading commission of US$0.012 per share.
                    
                                        
                    
                Exports value climbs 33.6% YoY to $388.7b in January 2024
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The pace of increase has picked up.
                    
                                        
                    
                Prudential expands medical network with UFH in Greater Bay Area
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Prudential will directly settle pre-approved medical expenses with UFH upon completion of treatment.
                    
                                        
                    
                Cathay Cargo Terminal to adopt 50% recycled plastic cover sheets in new sustainability initiative
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The new material will be rolled out from March 2024.
                    
                                        
                    
                HTX platform withdraws license application in Hong Kong
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It withdrew three days after it lodged its application.
                    
                                        
                    
                SFC begins legal proceedings vs ex-Ding Yi Feng chair for share manipulation
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The share manipulation reportedly occurred between  1 March 2018- 14 September 2018.
                    
                                        
                    
                Mastercard, Octopus enable contactless payments in 180,000 HK touchpoints
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Travelers will be able to use their Mobile Octopus across all MTR routes.
                    
                                        
                    
                HKIA’s annual report shows push for global centre status
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The report outlined the authority’s initiatives in the past year, including passing the Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong’s BEA launches WMC 2.0 Southbound services
                                                                                                 
                        
                        BEA offers 250 eligible fund products under the expanded WMC scheme.
                    
                                        
                    
                HK adds Xi'an, Qingdao cities to Individual Visit Scheme
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The expansion will help boost tourism and benefit industries such as hotels and retail.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong's office landlords resilient amidst tough market conditions: report
                                                                                                 
                        
                        S&P believes office landlords will still have relatively low gearing even if fair value drops by another 30%.
                    
                                        
                    
                HK opens first recycling store in an MTR station
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The number of GREEN@COMMUNITY recycling stores in the city has reached 40. 
                    
                                        
                    
                Hong Kong proposes changes to shipping regulations
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The proposal will undergo Legislative Council review on 28 February.
                    
                                        
                    
                 
            	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                             
                             
                     
                             
           
                                 
                                 
                                 
               
                                     
                                     
                                     
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                