Widespread disruption in Hong Kong's property market has created opportunities to repurpose hotel assets and older industrial buildings The government needs to do more to help encourage property ... ( read original story ...)
IWD special: Golin Hong Kong vice president Carol Yeung
"Regardless of age, marital status and appearance, women in the professional world should be assessed equally with men on their ability and performance." ... ( read original story ...)
Bankers Are Abandoning Hong Kong as Beijing and Covid Remake the City
In Hong Kong’s affluent Mid-levels, in the subtropical foothills of Victoria Peak, the talk today among well-heeled expatriates inevitably turns to one subject: Who will be the next to leave. Down the ... ( read original story ...)
This company offers new hires 2 weeks of paid leave before they start. It then makes them book 5 consecutive days vacation twice a year.
Giving employees time to refresh is important because many can't afford to take time off between jobs, said SevenRooms' head of people, Paul McCarthy. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ‘one country, two systems’ has surprised and derailed
Readers discuss the state of Hong Kong's political system, a law concerning marriage and family, and acceptance of the LGBT communities in sports Feel strongly about these letters, or any other ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong mortuaries deploy mobile fridges amid surge in COVID deaths
Mortuaries in Hong Kong have deployed mobile refrigeration units to store bodies amid a surge in COVID-19 deaths in the city. Hong Kong had a capacity to store 1,350 bodies at the start of March, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Retail Slows to 6-Month Low as ‘Immense’ Stress Looms
The current outbreak has already caused substantial damage to the retail sector. A major drug retailer said this week it will close 53 stores across Hong Kong due to the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Nearly two-fifths of Hong Kong companies report adverse effects of emigration wave, commerce chamber survey finds
A survey by Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce found about 38 per cent of respondents reported “medium” to “very high” effect from talent departure. ( read original story ...)
8 Hong Kong Female Entrepreneurs On Career Success, “Breaking The Bias” & More
We chat to some of Hong Kong’s most successful female founders about their road to success and the challenges they've faced along the way. One of the ... ( read original story ...)
About half of Hong Kong delegates set to miss ‘two sessions’ over Covid-19
Only 17 of 36 local deputies of National People’s Congress and about half of 202 delegates invited to advisory body’s conference flew from Shenzhen to Beijing on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bar Mogul Says Businesses Need a Say in Virus Plan
Hong Kong’s government needs to include the business sector in its Covid decision-making process instead of relying solely on health experts, according to nightlife mogul Allan Zeman, after mixed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Buckling Under Covid, Leaves Its Most Vulnerable in the Cold
Poor residents have been forced to choose between infecting their families or sleeping outdoors because of cramped living quarters and a lack of isolation facilities. ( read original story ...)
Key Hong Kong businessman urges clear govt messages amid COVID lockdown fears
The international reputation of Hong Kong as a financial hub has been "very damaged", prominent businessman and government adviser Allan Zeman said on Wednesday, as authorities' confusing messages ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports record cases; movements may be restricted
Hong Kong’s leader on Wednesday said people's movements may be restricted during mandatory testing this month of the entire population for the coronavirus, as health officials reported a record 55,353 ... ( read original story ...)