Hong Kong doesn’t have a great track record when it comes to tech startups. Its Cyberport business incubator has been criticized as a housing development in disguise, while many local workers are reluctant to leave their steady jobs for riskier ventures. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to examine tax concessions to attract global funds, Financial Secretary says
Once the fund managers chose a jurisdiction to undertake fund management activities, it is difficult for them to shift their business to Hong Kong in the short term, he said. The comprehensive review will include the feasibility of introducing limited ... ( read original story ...)
Beyond Venture takes aim at Hong Kong start-ups
Hong Kong-based venture capital fund Beyond Venture launched on Thursday, targeting local Hong Kong start-ups with its initial fund expecting to be worth more than HK$1 billion (US$128 million). “We plan to invest in five or six Hong Kong start-ups by ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Airlines Is Adding Flights To SFO As Of March 2018
Keep in mind that while Hong Kong Airlines will eventually have reverse herringbone seats in business class on their A350s, the first three A350s will instead feature a staggered configuration. This is because Hong Kong Airlines took over the first three ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong companies strive to make environmental, social and governance integral to their business strategies
In developed markets, most notably the United States and Europe, major investors are paying even closer attention to environmental, social and governance criteria as a key factor when putting together their portfolios. They can see that these issues have ... ( read original story ...)
Semi-final clash with Japan looms after frustrating day for Hong Kong in Asian sevens series
“We won a lot more of our kick-offs in Hong Kong. Korea had a very good start against us, to be 24-5 down at half-time, I thought the boys played really well after that and showed a bit of fight,” John said. “It’s just a matter of getting that ... ( read original story ...)
Akio Sobue is top seed in Hong Kong for CETC Rd4
The season finale of the 2017 CETC presented by Infinity is taking place this weekend at Twin RC Speedway in Hong Kong. With rain delaying the start of the action on Saturday for more than two and half hours, free practice was once again interrupted by ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Yasmin Daswani puts law career on hold to pursue T20 World Cup cricket dreams
Hong Kong take on Japan in the Cup final at Mission Road with Daswani once again expected to play an important role. Daswani had completed her internship in law, having previously graduated from Durham University in England. She was about to start work as ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Attitude: Should we believe the hype?
Unfortunately, the season did not start very well for Hong Kong Attitude. A new and powerful team appeared from the Challenger scene called Raise Gaming, and were a contender to win the LMS Playoffs. Hong Kong Attitude went 2-5 in the first half of the ... ( read original story ...)
Cracking China: The expat entrepreneurs growing businesses in Hong Kong
If Theresa May wanted an example of an industrial strategy that works, she could do much worse than to look at Hong Kong. All in all, there are over 2,000 start-ups in Hong Kong and the figure’s fast rising. Although that puts it a good way behind some ... ( read original story ...)
Hony-backed Beyond targets $154m to back Hong Kong startups
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Blockchain Startup Datum is Building Decentralized Data Marketplace Where Data Has Value
This makes a lot of Chinese startups, which may have not enough funds or willingness to deal with new game rules, simply move to such ICO-friendly destinations as Hong Kong, Singapore or Japan, or try find more viable ways to finance their projects and ... ( read original story ...)
Soon all of Hong Kong’s dolphins will be dead
Hong Kong (CNN)A near constant wind buffets the top deck of Boat ... "But when the next generation of scientists start their careers, they don't see the oceans as depleted; that depleted condition becomes their baseline, against which they'll measure ... ( read original story ...)
3 Hong Kong, Huawei Built E2E NB-IoT Ecosystem for Commercial Testing
3 Hong Kong is partnering with the Hong Kong Science &Technology Parks Corporation to open up business opportunities by enabling start-ups to develop NB-IoT applications for various industries and take them to market. At the same time, 3 Hong Kong is ... ( read original story ...)