Hong Kong's largest business group believes the city's gross domestic product will grow 6.3 per cent this year, an upgrade of nearly 3 percentage points on its previous prediction. The General Chamber ... ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong’s ‘hands on’ Experience Centre showcases thriving I&T ecosystem to the world
HKSTP’s purpose-built experiential venue presents achievements of city’s tech firms to potential investors, industry partners and public ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to allow quarantine-free entry for visitors from mainland China
Hong Kong will start allowing visitors from China to enter the city without going through the strict quarantine process required for most arrivals, as the Asian financial hub seeks to re-establish ... ( read original story ...)
Sequoia China-Backed AI Startup Aibee Said to Seek New Funds
Aibee, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, is planning a funding round to raise about $100 million, according to people familiar with the matter.The Sequoia Capital China-backed firm could seek ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s neighbouring economic zone of Qianhai in Shenzhen will expand eight times to boost tech and business links
Beijing will expand the economic zone of Qianhai in Hong Kong's neighbouring city of Shenzhen by eight times in a massive push to foster closer business and technological links between the two places, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HK, SZ to boost co-operation
Chief Executive Carrie Lam today led a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government delegation to attend the High-level Meeting & Hong Kong/Shenzhen Co-operation Meeting 2021 in Shenzhen. The ... ( read original story ...)
‘Climate Of Fear’: Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong Media Group Announces Closure; Files Liquidation
Hong Kong government has never indicated which articles published by Apple Daily allegedly violated the National Security Law,” the company said in a filing. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: nearly half of Hong Kong’s convention, events sector could close if travel rules not eased, survey finds
Nearly half of Hong Kong's exhibition and convention sector could face closure by the end of the year if authorities do not ease travel restrictions and roll out more subsidies, an industry survey has ... ( read original story ...)
Directors of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily Publisher Quit, Citing National Security Crackdown
The four remaining directors of a Hong Kong publishing company that recently closed the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper resigned, saying authorities forced the company into liquidation while ... ( read original story ...)
Warning for business if Australia and China can’t ‘co-exist’
A top Hong Kong government official says Australian business will lose out if Canberra cannot find a way to work with Beijing, rather than try to change it. ( read original story ...)
HKSTP Invites the World’s Brightest Innovators to Join Hong Kong’s First Hybrid Elevator Pitch Competition 2021
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) has formally kickoff the Elevator Pitch Competition 2021 (EPiC 2021) by inviting applications from tech ventures in Hong Kong around the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks extend win streak as bargain hunting in Chinese tech companies continues
Hong Kong stocks advance as China’s central bank pledges to keep its policy stable and flexible to sustain economic growth and bargain hunting technology companies persists. ( read original story ...)
RTHK pulling plug on long-running Hong Kong current affairs show City Forum
Critics accuse the broadcaster of silencing dissenting voices, but a pro-establishment lawmaker maintains the 41-year-old staple of Sunday television was biased against her camp. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: banned flights, strict quarantine rules make it hard for foreigners to take up Hong Kong job offers
Compared with 2018, before social unrest and the coronavirus pandemic hit Hong Kong, the number of work visas issued to people from the US plunged nearly 70 per cent last year. Wo ... ( read original story ...)