McKinsey 50,000 teu megaship forecast dismissed as ‘insane’

The concept of the 50,000 teu containership recently forecast by consultants McKinsey was dismissed as neither needed or possible by senior industry executives at a conference in Hong Kong. As containerships grow ever larger McKinsey forecast that come ... ( read original story ...)

ITE: Hong Kong Citizens Spending Big on Travel

HONG KONG, CHINA–(Marketwired – Nov 21, 2017) – With total outbound spending of US$24.2 billion in 2016, Hong Kong ranked World's 10 th / Asia's 3 rd largest market (UNWTO Tourism Barometer Jun 17), but No.1 among these 10 largest markets by per ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Startups Win Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund Backing

Three Hong Kong-based start-ups on Tuesday each won up to US$1 million in investment from the Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund’s Jumpstarter competition. Surgical robotics firm CuttingEdge MedTech, green energy solutions provider En-Trak and ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong entrepreneurs on how to make your start-up a success

It is almost 6pm on a Friday and Janet Middlemiss is running around the WeWork office in Wan Chai. She is jumpy because the soft launch is taking place for Born to be the Boss, a self-help guide for budding entrepreneurs that Middlemiss co-authored with ... ( read original story ...)