HONG KONG (Reuters) - The head of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing on Thursday said it would take time for the group to develop its metals business on the Chinese mainland. That includes plans such as developing its mainland commodity business in Qianhai ... ( read original story ...)
Community Business announces 2018 Hong Kong LGBT+ Inclusion Awards winners
Community Business, a leading not-for-profit organisation advancing responsible and inclusive business practices in Asia, revealed the winners of its 2018 Hong Kong LGBT+ Inclusion Awards in commemoration of the International Day Against Homophobia ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong faces challenge in how to manage its ageing population
The business performance of SEs that did not receive government ... A study on the SE sector in Hong Kong found that privately-owned SEs tend to find it difficult obtaining financial, marketing and human-resource support. There is an urgent need to build ... ( read original story ...)
Beyond Ventures continues to encourage entrepreneurialism in Hong Kong by sponsoring the Start-up Express incubation programme
HONG KONG, May 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Beyond Ventures has become one of two signature sponsors of the Start-up Express incubation programme designed to help new enterprises source funding, build business networks and get established in mainland China ... ( read original story ...)
Women leaders are still scarce among Hong Kong blue-chip companies, despite the business case for diversity
Similarly, in her new role at HKEX, Cha is the only woman among the chairmen of Hong Kong’s 50 blue-chip firms. A 2018 study by McKinsey reported gender diversity is positively correlated with both profitability and value creation The business case for ... ( read original story ...)
Portable air con, robots and mobile body fat apps hope to woo investors at Hong Kong’s annual start-up fair
An air conditioner the size of a Coca-Cola bottle, a body fat gauge for your mobile phone and a robot controlled only by gestures are among some of the products on show at an annual fair for start-up entrepreneurs in Hong Kong. The 10th Entrepreneur Day ... ( read original story ...)
A Hong Kong architect thinks ‘tube homes’ made from concrete pipes can be a solution to the world’s housing crisis
"We are facing a tangible affordability problem in our cities," architect James Law told Business Insider. "It is almost beyond the reach of most people to afford to live in a proper home in Hong Kong Law thinks he may have a solution: a retro-fitted ... ( read original story ...)
Inaugural J.A.D.E. Start-Up Conference in Hong Kong a Big Success
HONG KONG, May 15, 2018 - (ACN Newswire) - The Inaugural J.A.D.E. Start-Up Conference - "Building Resilient Entrepreneurship", co-organised by the Joint Association to Develop Entrepreneurship (J.A.D.E.) and Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong could overtake New York as the world’s billionaire capital very soon
Hong Kong has been the world's most expensive city for the better ... and exclusivity since the colonial era, reported Business Insider's international correspondent Harrison Jacobs. It's the kind of neighborhood that consistently breaks records for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong startupper: Estonia is a good place to stay focused
Kwun-Lok Ng, a startup founder from Hong Kong, is one of the increasing number of entrepreneurs who have benefitted from the Estonian startup visa programme. At the beginning of 2017, Estonia launched a new programme – called the startup visa ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares jump after Trump tweets on China’s ZTE
TRUMP ON CHINA: In a surprise overture to Beijing, Trump tweeted that he wanted to help Chinese smartphone and telecom gear maker ZTE "get back into business, fast." The company's Hong Kong-traded shares have been suspended since U.S. authorities banned it ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares jump after Trump turns attention to China’s ZTE
TRUMP ON CHINA: In a surprise overture to Beijing, Trump tweeted that he wanted to help Chinese smartphone and telecom gear maker ZTE "get back into business, fast." The company's Hong Kong-traded shares have been suspended since U.S. authorities banned it ... ( read original story ...)
3 HK to Start In-and-Outdoor 5G Trials in the 26GHz and 28GHz Bands in 2H 2018
3 Hong Kong, the mobile arm of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong announced that it has received a temporary permit from the Communications Authority (CA) on to conduct 5G network trials in the 26GHz and 28GHz bands millimetre wave spectrum. ( read original story ...)
5 top space-saving ideas found in Hong Kong – for the living and the dead
The idea is to save money and space by running your start-up or doing freelance work from an office space shared with others. Across Hong Kong, people are turning from private offices with high rental costs to more financially manageable “co-use ... ( read original story ...)