Mega Tower height cut by 38 floors The Mega Tower - Hopewell Holdings' proposed 93-storey hotel skyscraper in Wan Chai - is no more. The developer yesterday announced a revised plan, cutting its height by 38 floors.
Somali pirates release HK ship A Hong Kong-flagged ship and its 25 crew hijacked two months ago by pirates off Somalia were released yesterday after its owner paid a ransom.
Legal battle after bust-up in late tycoon's firm Henry Fok Ying-tung's closest adviser has launched a legal battle with the company set up to realise the late tycoon's dream of creating a miniature Hong Kong on the mainland.
Airlines cut staff bonuses by half Cathay Pacific and its affiliate Dragonair cut staff bonuses by half yesterday, but raised their salaries, as Cathay warned of disappointing results this year.
Tsang gives Gordon Brown a few tips on financial intervention British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was given a lesson by a former colonial subject when Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen briefed him on Hong Kong's experience after government intervention in ...
Watch on overseas payments tightened Beijing has tightened its monitoring of exporters' overseas receivables in an effort to clamp down on capital flight amid the global financial crisis.
Hopewell compromise shows way forward LEADERHong Kong developers are not renowned for having a give-and-take attitude towards their projects. Hopewell Holdings' co-founder and chairman, Sir Gordon Wu Ying-sheung, is especially passionate when ...
A Monty win is written in the stars The stars, many of them ageing, have lined up for the US$2.5 million UBS Hong Kong Open which gets underway today. They have also lined up for Colin Montgomerie who believes the omens are looking good ...
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