By Selena Li HONG KONG, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's securities regulator said on Friday it had identified "serious deficiencies" in IPO listing applications and was stepping up scrutiny, calling a halt to the vetting of some and telling banks to review their procedures.

Hong Kong’s market regulator stepped up warnings to investment banks over filing sloppy applications for share sales as listings boom.

The Nov. 26 fire at a high-rise housing estate in the Chinese territory killed 110 women and 58 men ages 6 months to 98 years old, Hong Kong police said.

Hong Kong private home prices rose 3.3% in 2025, marking the first rise since 2021, government data showed on Wednesday, as interest rate cuts and declining housing inventory bolstered market sentiment.

Chinese energy-drink maker Eastroc Beverage Group Co. has raised HK$10.1 billion ($1.3 billion) after pricing its Hong Kong share sale at the highest price possible, a sign of rosy demand for new stocks during one of Hong Kong’s busiest seasons for listings.

Dominic Johnson-Hill, who envisioned the flock, was captivated by an account from his ornithologist neighbor about the Amur falcon, a bird that travels from Manchuria, pauses in Lantau, then continues its migration across Myanmar, India and Madagascar to South Africa.

SUEZ has been awarded the contract for supplying sludge dewatering solution for the Relocation of Sha Tin Sewage Treatment Works to Caverns by the Drainage Services Department (DSD) of Hong Kong SAR Government.

Henry Tam of Blue Truck Teppanyaki. Manni Wan of HK Cafe, and Alan Ma of the Hong Kong Business Association of Hawaii joined HNN’s Sunrise to talk about bringing Hong Kong’s dining scene to Fort Street Mall this Saturday.

HONG KONG, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's economy expanded 3.8% from a year earlier in the fourth quarter, official advance estimates showed on Friday, the 12th consecutive quarter of growth thanks to buoyant regional trade flows,