Chief Executive John Lee says administration's main concerns are steady supply of alternative products and affordability for consumers Some have complained over quality of products replacing ...
Hong Kong’s small businesses more confident of growth than their mainland China, Singapore peers, survey shows
Hong Kong’s SMEs are more optimistic than their peers in mainland China, Singapore and Australia when it comes to growing their businesses this year, thanks to government support and an increase in ...
CPA Australia: Nearly seven in ten Hong Kong small businesses expect growth amid cybersecurity threats
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 23 April 2024 - CPA Australia's Asia Pacific (APAC) Small Business Survey 2023-24 shows Hong Kong small businesses have growing confidence in their business ...
China tells Hong Kong to hold national security ‘tightly’ for development
"To move towards governance and prosperity, we need to tightly hold onto the bottom line of national security in order to safeguard the high-quality development of Hong Kong," Xia Baolong ...
Hong Kong implements ban on Styrofoam products and single-use plastic
Hong Kong has enacted new legislation to curb the use of single-use plastic cutlery and Styrofoam products, aiming to tackle pollution, officials said.
Hong Kong’s single-use plastics ban begins with little disruption at restaurant chains
Many customers buying takeaway breakfast in busy business district decline to pay extra for alternatives to plastic cutlery as ban gets under way.
Tourists, business travellers take Hong Kong’s new ban on single-use plastics in their stride
Tourists and business travellers visiting Hong Kong have said they are not too bothered by the new ban on single-use plastics which bars hotels from giving out certain toiletries, although some find ...
Hong Kong tries to start new plastic waste reduction on Earth Day
Hong Kong authorities are trying to impose new rules that will cut the use of single-use plastic in a wide variety of businesses from Monday, coinciding with Earth Day.
A ban on single-use plastics takes effect in Hong Kong in a bid to reduce pollution
Hong Kong has passed a legislation to stop the sale and distribution of Styrofoam products and single-use plastic cutlery as a way to reduce the amount of plastic waste in the city ...
Hong Kong’s single-use plastics ban off to smooth start as many opt for own utensils instead of forking out HK$1 for takeaway alternatives
Many customers buying takeaway breakfast in busy business district decline to pay extra for alternatives to plastic cutlery as ban gets under way But some smaller operators still handing out plastic ...
Global accelerators and incubators set up Hong Kong branches to bring start-ups to the city, cultivate local ventures
China’s ATLATL Innovation Centre and California-headquartered Founder Institute plan to bring start-ups from around the world to the city and invest in local ventures.
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Beijing lobbying for Hong Kong to join world’s biggest free-trade pact this year Hong Kong applied to join Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership two years ago, with bloc representing ...
Hong Kong developer Hang Lung eyes China’s booming luxury market as it expands flagship Shanghai mall Plaza 66
Hang Lung Properties is targeting discerning Chinese consumers’ penchant for luxury goods as it prepares to undertake the expansion of its flagship mall in Shanghai.
Hongkongers call for more cut-price cinema ticket days to boost business in city, say night at movies no longer affordable
Some film fans say going to the cinema in city no longer affordable entertainment, particularly with transport and food added Two cinema chains report full houses in the afternoon, with some seats ...