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AP PHOTOS: Hong Kong’s last hand-painted porcelain factory
Step into Yuet Tung China Works, Hong Kong’s last remaining hand-painted porcelain factory, and you find yourself surrounded by stacks of dinnerware, each piece painstakingly decorated by hand with ... ( read original story ...)
Business chambers in Hong Kong urge Beijing’s liaison office to help push for removal of Covid-19 quarantine measures to revive ailing economy
Liaison office held series of closed-door individual meetings with city's major foreign business chambers to 'directly' gauge their views on issues, sources say Business community expresses 'valid and ... ( read original story ...)
China tries enticing foreign business back to oppressed Hong Kong: Report
China is searching for new ways to entice foreign investment in Hong Kong as the city's economy has struggled in years amid sweeping new security laws and ... ( read original story ...)
Mystery deepens as owners say Hong Kong floating restaurant has not sunk
Loss-making business still afloat but rescue work extremely difficult due to depth of water, say owners ... ( read original story ...)
Talent flourishes in Hong Kong’s vibrant I&T ecosystem, with global and diverse minds developing careers in the city
Young talents keen to capitalise on opportunities in the city’s I&T sector are being drawn to to HKSTP’s Technology Leaders of Tomorrow programme, which provides placements and full-time R&D jobs. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoon Henry Cheng makes bid for Giordano clothing chain
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's Cheng family ... with the company's management to review the structure, operation and business of the group with a view to enhancing and strengthening its business ... ( read original story ...)
Microsoft HK creates new programme to support startups
Microsoft Hong Kong has launched its Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub to help startups across Asia succeed by providing free access to technology, tools and other resources.The programme offers all ... ( read original story ...)
China Asks Foreign Business Leaders How to Revive Hong Kong in Rare Move
(Bloomberg) -- China asked foreign business chambers in Hong Kong how to revive the isolated financial hub’s economy in unprecedented listening sessions weeks before new leader John Lee takes ... ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong developed a world-leading port from the ashes of war, and factories, and its maritime future
A new exhibition at Hong Kong Maritime Museum looks at how Hong Kong developed as an international port after Japanese occupation of the city ended in 1945 Through historical artefacts including a ... ( read original story ...)
UBS’s top China banker says Hong Kong still a magnet for global IPOs, with additional reforms likely to attract more start-ups in Greater Bay Area
Some 2,300 companies have raised US$582 billion via Hong Kong IPOs since the 1997 handover through May 2022, according to Refinitiv data Hong Kong can still grease the IPO wheel to accommodate the ... ( read original story ...)
(HKSAR 25) Roundup: Retaining competitive edge, Hong Kong embarks on new journey toward prosperity
Twenty-five years after its return to the motherland, Hong Kong, as a special administrative region of China, remains one of the world's most dynamic cities. Horse racing, ballroom dancing and stock ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lawmakers, business leaders call for cutting hotel quarantine to 3 days after incoming leader John Lee reveals reopening options
Politicians, business leaders welcome interim measures suggested by Chief Executive-designate John Lee as part of city's gradually border reopening Incoming health minister Lo Chung-mau says he will ... ( read original story ...)
Microsoft supports Hong Kong start-ups in partnership with Science Park, Cyberport
Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub is designed to provide Hong Kong-based start-ups with technology and guidance More than 40 local start-ups have joined the programme, including Clearbot, AlgoBot, ... ( read original story ...)