FINANCE and technology professionals are generally better paid in Hong Kong than in Singapore, with investment-banking analysts earning 46 per cent more than in the South-east Asian city-state, ...
Is Hong Kong ready for the ‘NewSpace’ race? As satellite firm eyes Greater Bay Area, experts say city needs plan or risks missing out on multibillion-dollar industry
City's first satellite manufacturer, Uspace Technology Group, expects half of the units it produces annually will go to the Greater Bay Area, to spur digital transformation Hong Kong can only take a ...
Hong Kong Dental Association says expansion of elderly healthcare voucher scheme in bay area could hurt city’s economy
Economic damage will be significant if all Hong Kong elderly residents in mainland China opt to use dental services across the border, Dental Association president Spencer Chan says.
Hong Kong’s birth rate rises for first time in 6 years, population hits 7.5 million, census figures show
Census and Statistics Department announces city recorded 33,200 births last year, a 2 per cent increase over 2022, and first uptick since 2017 Total population rises to 7.5 million from 7.47 million, ...
Hong Kong’s Central Bank Issues Guidance for Firms Offering Crypto Custodial Services
The HKMA wants authorized institutions to undertake a comprehensive risk assessment followed by appropriate policies to manage identified risks.
Top Beijing official to gauge tycoons’ views on economy, meet legal professional bodies over Article 23 bill during Hong Kong visit, sources say
Xia Baolong, who heads revamped Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, will begin his six-day trip on Thursday, according to insiders His fact-finding visit comes at crucial time given concerns over ...
Spicy Food and Dental Implants: Low Prices Lure Hong Kongers to China
He said the company’s revenue doubled when the Hong Kong border opened last year. To get even more business, the clinic set up a stall near the Luohu Port border crossing. Employees are expected to ...
Hong Kong: Governments Should Oppose Security Bill
National governments should strongly oppose the Hong Kong government’s introduction of so-called Article 23 national security legislation, which will further devastate human rights protections in Hong ...
Hong Kong should bolster efforts to explain offences in national security proposal, Regina Ip says amid ‘significant concerns’ voiced by EU official about bill
Regina Ip echoes call by former city leader Leung Chun-ying to step up communication on coming legislation under Article 23 of Basic Law Thomas Gnocchi, head of city's EU Office, says he's concerned ...
Latham & Watkins bars Hong Kong lawyers from international databases
The world’s second-highest-grossing law firm has acted as data security laws in the Chinese territory look set to be strengthened.
AI and You: FCC Slams Robocalls, Google Bids Bard Farewell, Altman’s Trillion Dollar Chip Quest
You can use the FCC's online form to file a complaint about a robocall -- AI generated or not. The fake Biden robocalls, by the way, apparently originated with a Texas company, according to the New ...
Boston Faces $1 Billion Tax Deficit From Faltering Office Market
Tumbling market values for office buildings are poised to cost Boston more than $1 billion in tax revenue over the next five years, as the pitfalls of the pandemic and hybrid work continue to ...
Commentary: DeSantis should keep pushing to kick China out of Florida classrooms
For years, the FBI and public safety experts have warned that China likely uses its proximity to American schools to steal sensitive information from this nation. Ron DeSantis’ hardline ...
Singapore, Hong Kong Spac failures highlight thwarted ambitions
Singapore may have beaten Hong Kong to listing the first Spacs in January 2022, but Mak called that victory “hollow”. Three Spacs — Vertex Technology Acquisition, Novo Tellus Alpha Acquisition and ...