faced what she calls an “inflection point” soon after it began, when in 2014 – as a young engineer less than a year out of university – she discovered that the tests she was running for the health ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-mainland China extradition plan to be watered down by excluding 9 economic crimes, after pressure from business community
Nine economic crimes will be excluded from a controversial government proposal allowing for the extradition of suspects from Hong Kong to mainland China, Taiwan and Macau, amid mounting pressure from ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong scraps 9 types of commercial crimes from China extradition plan amid pressure from business sector
The Hong Kong government has announced that nine types of commercial crime will be excluded from the upcoming update to the city’s extradition laws. The new plan will allow Hong Kong to handle ... ( read original story ...)
The Expanding Start-up Ecosystem at Science Park – Incubation graduates and growing mentor pool celebrate milestones
A cohort of 80 start-ups celebrated a major milestone on their entrepreneurial journey – completing the incubation programme at the 2019 Incubation Graduation Ceremony held by Hong Kong Science and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s former No 2 Anson Chan urges Americans who do business in city to protest proposed change in fugitive transfer law
The former No 2 official in Hong Kong on Monday urged all Americans who do business in the city to voice their concerns over the government’s proposal to allow the transfer of fugitives to mainland ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Airlines Launches New Business Class Menu ex-LAX
Hong Kong Airlines has launched a new Business Class menu for customers travelling out of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Designed exclusively by celebrity chef and television personality ... ( read original story ...)
US warns China meddling in Hong Kong ‘hurting business confidence’
The 1992 US-Hong Kong Policy Act allows Washington to engage with Hong Kong as a non-sovereign entity on trade and economics The United States warned in a report on Friday that increased meddling from ... ( read original story ...)
Restrictions on Hong Kong’s freedoms hurting business confidence: US report
Growing restrictions on Hong Kong’s freedoms are hurting business confidence, the United States warned in a report on Friday, accusing the city’s government of sacrificing human rights to support ... ( read original story ...)
Flight test: Swiss business class, Zurich to Hong Kong
Despite departing 20 minutes late and flying into Hong Kong less than 24 hours after a storm cancelled hundreds of flights, the plane arrives 30 minutes early (11-hour flight time in total) – Swiss ... ( read original story ...)
World’s biggest AI startup exploring cars, expansion
HONG KONG: SenseTime Group, the world’s most valuable artificial intelligence startup, plans to sustain growth by expanding globally and diving deeper into arenas from autonomous cars to healthcare. ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Airlines debuts Chris Cosentino’s Business Class menu on Los Angeles – Hong Kong route
HONG KONG, March 22, 2019 /CNW/ -- Hong Kong Airlines has launched a brand new Business Class menu for its customers travelling out of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) from 22 March 2019. ... ( read original story ...)
United States warns China meddling in Hong Kong hurting business confidence
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The United States warned in a report on Friday that increased meddling from China in Hong Kong had adversely impacted the city, straining international business confidence in the ... ( read original story ...)
Restrictions on Hong Kong’s freedoms denting business confidence: US
Growing restrictions on Hong Kong's freedoms are hurting business confidence, the United States warned in a report Friday, accusing the city's government of sacrificing human rights to support ... ( read original story ...)
Carrie Lam assures Hong Kong business leaders that plan to extradite people to mainland China will not undermine commerce
Hong Kong’s leader on Thursday assured members of the city’s business elite that a plan to allow extraditions to mainland China would not undermine their work in the city, against mounting criticism ... ( read original story ...)