Hui’s advice came as Hong Kong’s second and third-ranking officials used their ... Chan also said he expected the global economy to start reviving as countries around the world launched their own mass ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong gets passing grade on efforts to tackle marine rubbish, and government departments say they will do more to combat problem
Government departments vow to do more after Audit Commission report highlights areas for improvement in combating waste in city’s waters and along its coastline. ( read original story ...)
Seaplane Hong Kong Wants To Ferry Passengers In Drones For $25
Zipping around Hong Kong in a drone might seem far-fetched, but would-be startup airline Seaplane Hong Kong is eyeing that possibility. With short travel times and low fares, Seaplane Hong Kong thinks ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Plans To Explore General Purpose CBDC
Hong Kong has been proactive in building digital currency. Other Asian countries are ramping up CBDC development. Japan recently announced that it would start its general purpose CBDC proof of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Buyout Firm EmergeVest Plans $250 Million SPAC
Hong Kong-based private equity firm EmergeVest is planning to raise $250 million through a special purpose acquisition company in the U.S., people with knowledge of the matter said.EmergeVest is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong suspends BioNTech vaccines amid packaging defects
BioNTech will conduct a probe at its production facilities, while Hong Kong will examine whether the logistics process caused the defects ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Disneyland’s new castle is an architectural vision of diversity
The new Castle of Magical Dreams, completed in November and reopened last month after Hong Kong's Covid-19 restrictions loosened, nods to the wider variety of female characters now featured in Disney ... ( read original story ...)
Construction of a cave to relocate sewage treatment plant and free up 28 hectares of land to start in Hong Kong later this year
Director of Drainage Services Alice Pang says work on the first phase of moving Sha Tin facility was going on smoothly. ( read original story ...)
Cosmoprof CBE ASEAN Reschedules Its First Edition to December 2021
HONG KONG, March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The organizers of Cosmoprof ... According to the latest report published by McKinsey & Company, the region is recovering fast from the pandemic, thanks to the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-based viAct raises $2M for its automated construction monitoring platform
Hong Kong-based viAct helps construction sites perform around-the-clock monitoring with an AI-based cloud platform that combines computer vision, edge devices and a mobile app. The startup announced ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-based FinTech Apoidea Group eyes Regional Expansion with plans to Double Headcounts Two Years in a Row
After doubling its headcounts in 2020, Apoidea Group, a Hong Kong-based AI-driven FinTech start-up, aims to double up the team again as the firm sees signs of rapid revenue growth. The FinTech firm is ... ( read original story ...)
Accelerate the drive towards electric cars in Hong Kong
After a stop-start policy on electric vehicles, the authorities seem to finally be on the right path towards a greener future. ( read original story ...)
Chinese video-streaming firm raises $2.6b in Hong Kong secondary listing
Bilibili sold 25 million shares at HK$808 (US$104) apiece in the Hong Kong stock exchange. It will start trading its shares in the city on March 29. The development comes after several US-listed ... ( read original story ...)
Will there be a Hong Kong Legislative Council election this year?
Given how bad the relationship has become between China and the West, Beijing can take its own sweet time to resume elections in Hong Kong without worrying about international criticism. ( read original story ...)