When the pandemic struck last year, Justin D’Agostino was doing what he had done for most of his working life: travelling. Last March, the 48-year-old was touring the offices of Herbert Smith ... ( read original story ...)
‘Alphard Wars’ to Lift Hong Kong’s Roadblock on Satire (EXCLUSIVE)
In Hong Kong, where unsmiling mainland Chinese authorities have asserted their “comprehensive jurisdiction,” satire has become a dangerous form of humor. But at least one new satirical segment is soon ... ( read original story ...)
Citigroup to hire up to 1,700 people as it expands operations in Hong Kong with an eye on Greater Bay Area opportunities
The American bank plans to make the hires across its business, filling most of the positions this year, according to Angel Ng Yin-yee, the CEO of Citi Hong Kong and Macau. Citi also plans to increase ... ( read original story ...)
Op-Ed: My Hong Kong is now a paradise lost
When I was a young man in the 1970s, I joined hundreds of thousands of desperate Chinese to swim miles across the sea to Hong Kong, our beacon of freedom. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong eyes ways to incentivise coronavirus vaccine take-up amid less than ideal start, government adviser says
Hui’s advice came as Hong Kong’s second and third-ranking officials used their ... Chan also said he expected the global economy to start reviving as countries around the world launched their own mass ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong gets passing grade on efforts to tackle marine rubbish, and government departments say they will do more to combat problem
Government departments vow to do more after Audit Commission report highlights areas for improvement in combating waste in city’s waters and along its coastline. ( read original story ...)
Seaplane Hong Kong Wants To Ferry Passengers In Drones For $25
Zipping around Hong Kong in a drone might seem far-fetched, but would-be startup airline Seaplane Hong Kong is eyeing that possibility. With short travel times and low fares, Seaplane Hong Kong thinks ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Plans To Explore General Purpose CBDC
Hong Kong has been proactive in building digital currency. Other Asian countries are ramping up CBDC development. Japan recently announced that it would start its general purpose CBDC proof of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Buyout Firm EmergeVest Plans $250 Million SPAC
Hong Kong-based private equity firm EmergeVest is planning to raise $250 million through a special purpose acquisition company in the U.S., people with knowledge of the matter said.EmergeVest is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong suspends BioNTech vaccines amid packaging defects
BioNTech will conduct a probe at its production facilities, while Hong Kong will examine whether the logistics process caused the defects ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Disneyland’s new castle is an architectural vision of diversity
The new Castle of Magical Dreams, completed in November and reopened last month after Hong Kong's Covid-19 restrictions loosened, nods to the wider variety of female characters now featured in Disney ... ( read original story ...)
Construction of a cave to relocate sewage treatment plant and free up 28 hectares of land to start in Hong Kong later this year
Director of Drainage Services Alice Pang says work on the first phase of moving Sha Tin facility was going on smoothly. ( read original story ...)
Cosmoprof CBE ASEAN Reschedules Its First Edition to December 2021
HONG KONG, March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The organizers of Cosmoprof ... According to the latest report published by McKinsey & Company, the region is recovering fast from the pandemic, thanks to the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-based viAct raises $2M for its automated construction monitoring platform
Hong Kong-based viAct helps construction sites perform around-the-clock monitoring with an AI-based cloud platform that combines computer vision, edge devices and a mobile app. The startup announced ... ( read original story ...)