“Online is definitely the future, but with the exposure from physical shops, we hope to make our business more solid,” he said. From January to September, retail sales in Hong Kong plunged by nearly ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Lets Hong Kong Staff Work Up to Four Days a Week From Home
HSBC Holdings Plc is offering its Hong Kong staff greater flexibility to work from home, in the latest sign the pandemic is transforming the role of the office in business life. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rolls out red carpet to offer city as Asian family offices hub to manage the fortunes and investments of wealthy clans
The move is among the flurry of liberalisations and policies rolled out to better integrate Hong Kong into the Greater Bay Area (GBA), the cluster of 11 cities in southern China that will form the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong orders over 2,500 older buildings to be inspected after deadly fire
HONG KONG >> Hong Kong authorities will inspect 2,500 older residential buildings after a deadly fire killed seven people in what an elected official said may have been an unlicensed restaurant ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference opens
Industry elites examine opportunities amid volatility at virtual eventHONG KONG, Nov 17, 2020 - () - The 10th Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong coronavirus test kit maker Phase Scientific partners with local laboratory to offer quicker, cheaper kit
Phase Scientific International, a start-up backed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, ties up with ONCO Medical Laboratory to offer Covid-19 tests. ( read original story ...)
Courier Giant SF Express Said to Mull Hong Kong Share Sale
SF Holding Co., one of China’s largest express delivery companies, is considering raising funds through a share sale in Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the matter. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong orders building inspections after deadly fire | Charlotte Observer
Hong Kong authorities will inspect 2,500 older residential buildings after a deadly fire killed seven people in what may have been an unlicensed restaurant operating in an apartment. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong can reap the rewards of world’s biggest free-trade pact even as an outsider, analysts say
The 15-nation agreement has the potential to help Hong Kong offset economic hammering from trade war and pandemic, according to business leaders, economists. ( read original story ...)
Reinventing privacy: How one startup is building anew from a phone flop
The team behind Andy Rubin's Essential is back, but without Rubin. Now called OSOM, it plans to introduce new privacy-focused hardware and software in late 2021. ( read original story ...)
Mandatory Covid-19 testing for ‘high-risk’ groups in Hong Kong gets nod, those who ignore orders face jail, fines
Sunday, health officials have revealed, warning that those who ignore test orders face six months in jail and fines of HK$25,000. With the city running into a recent spike in untraceable Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Sets Record; Hong Kong Mulls Tighter Rules: Virus Update
The U.S. broke a record again Friday for daily Covid-19 infections, reporting 190,059 new cases, and states were clamping down. ( read original story ...)
With protests muzzled, Hong Kong takes aim at the press
Arrests of journalists, newsroom censorship and purging of pro-democracy voices accelerate the city’s authoritarian transformation. ( read original story ...)
Huntkey to Present at Hong Kong Autumn Sourcing Week Digital Show
Huntkey, a leading provider of power solutions, will be presenting at the Hong Kong Autumn Sourcing Week Digital Show (shorted for "the show" below) from November 16– 27, 2020. Huntkey at the show: ... ( read original story ...)