The long-awaited opening later this year of southern China’s 55km mega bridge between Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau is set to trigger a lucrative boost in business for many firms, but opinions among cab... ( read original story ...)
Start-up shows role Hong Kong can play in mainland hi-tech push
Hong Kong has overcome the lack of natural resources to prosper over the years by adapting to change and seizing opportunities. The latest challenge arises as the city is caught in the middle of a tra... ( read original story ...)
Office rents in Hong Kong’s Central, the most expensive in the world, will only go up even amid exodus, says district’s biggest landlord
Hongkong Land is London-listed and ultimately controlled by ... including investment banks BNP Paribas and Goldman Sachs, to move some business functions to cheaper locations, while retaining head off... ( read original story ...)
September Hong Kong Jewelry Fair Battles Typhoon Mangkhut
The September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair will be remembered not so much for the business being conducted, the new products on display or the special events that were held, but for the destructive ... ( read original story ...)
Cryptocurrency Startups Send Rental Rates Skyrocketing In Hong Kong
South China Morning Post reports that the startups are paying an average of $1.3 million per month in rent. The rent translates to cost per square foot of $307 for office space. Per standards, it ... ( read original story ...)
Office rents in Hong Kong’s Central, the most expensive on the planet, will only go up even amid exodus, says district’s biggest landlord
Hongkong Land is London-listed and ultimately controlled by ... including investment banks BNP Paribas and Goldman Sachs, to move some business functions to cheaper locations, while retaining head off... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong poised to take an axe to multiple directorships to enhance corporate governance
How many is too many? Anybody with a full-time job, and just three director’s seats, would already be “very busy,” said Winnie Peng, who specialises in family business and entrepreneurship at the Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Inter Partner Assistance Hong Kong Ltd. Forms a Partnership With The CareVoice To Provide Fully Digital Health Journeys and Integrated Healthcare Solutions to the Hong Kong …
HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inter Partner Assistance Hong Kong Ltd. has partnered with The CareVoice to provide fully digital health journeys and integrated healthcare solutions to the insurance marke... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s new fight against fast fashion
Global consumers purchased 60 percent more clothing in 2016 than in 2000 and only kept each item half as long, a report by McKinsey consultancy found. Hong Kong alone sends 343 tonnes of textiles to t... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s minimum wage workers to be paid HK$3 an hour more, and no one is happy about the increase
Hong Kong’s hourly minimum wage is expected to increase by HK$3 an hour, with government advisers reaching an agreement after “fiery” discussions. The impending change has angered labour unions and th... ( read original story ...)
Prudential, Sun Life among bidders for CBA’s Indonesia insurance business: sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) - At least five insurers ... is the latest case of foreign insurers wanting to expand their life business in Southeast Asia, a region of more than 600 million people. ( read original story ...)
CareVoice, China’s TripAdvisor-style health insurance start-up, launches in Hong Kong as it eyes Asian expansion
A start-up that was the first to allow people in China to review and rate hospitals, clinics and doctors – a medical equivalent of TripAdvisor – launched its services in Hong Kong on Thursday. Shangha... ( read original story ...)
Cross-border buses start trial runs on Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
Cross-border buses operated by Hong Kong companies on Friday started trial runs on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) in preparation for the bridge's upcoming opening. The trial runs, jointly ar... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government should fully subsidise costs for employers under plan to extend maternity leave, business and union representatives say
The Hong Kong government should bear all extra costs for employers – which could be more than HK$1 billion yearly – under a proposal to increase maternity leave for workers by four weeks, two high-pro... ( read original story ...)