For more than half a century, Hong Kong has been a city where the world's wealthy come to play, do hundred-million-dollar business deals, and wine and dine. Perhaps no restaurant in Hong Kong is more synonymous with wealth than Cantonese eatery Fook Lam ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s tech ambitions given major boost with AI lab funding
It will collaborate with the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) to roll out a six-month accelerator programme starting September to nurture AI start-ups in the city. “SenseTime had the opportunity, the environment and the talent ... ( read original story ...)
Sydney-Hong Kong business class: Cathay Pacific vs Qantas vs Virgin
Receive 75,000 bonus Qantas Points when you spend $2,500 on eligible purchases In the first 3 months. Save $425 with no annual fee for the first year. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs, fees and charges apply. Click here now. If you’re among the million-plus ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech startup Neat to seek ‘Virtual Bank’ license in HK
Hong Kong’s financial sector had long been dominated by traditional institutions, but in recent years the city has seen a rising number of fintech startups trying to push their way into the market on the back of innovation and technology development. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong exchange says ‘needs patience’ to develop mainland China metals business
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The head of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing on Thursday said it would take time for the group to develop its metals business on the Chinese mainland. That includes plans such as developing its mainland commodity business in Qianhai ... ( read original story ...)
Community Business announces 2018 Hong Kong LGBT+ Inclusion Awards winners
Community Business, a leading not-for-profit organisation advancing responsible and inclusive business practices in Asia, revealed the winners of its 2018 Hong Kong LGBT+ Inclusion Awards in commemoration of the International Day Against Homophobia ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong faces challenge in how to manage its ageing population
The business performance of SEs that did not receive government ... A study on the SE sector in Hong Kong found that privately-owned SEs tend to find it difficult obtaining financial, marketing and human-resource support. There is an urgent need to build ... ( read original story ...)
Beyond Ventures continues to encourage entrepreneurialism in Hong Kong by sponsoring the Start-up Express incubation programme
HONG KONG, May 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Beyond Ventures has become one of two signature sponsors of the Start-up Express incubation programme designed to help new enterprises source funding, build business networks and get established in mainland China ... ( read original story ...)
Women leaders are still scarce among Hong Kong blue-chip companies, despite the business case for diversity
Similarly, in her new role at HKEX, Cha is the only woman among the chairmen of Hong Kong’s 50 blue-chip firms. A 2018 study by McKinsey reported gender diversity is positively correlated with both profitability and value creation The business case for ... ( read original story ...)
Portable air con, robots and mobile body fat apps hope to woo investors at Hong Kong’s annual start-up fair
An air conditioner the size of a Coca-Cola bottle, a body fat gauge for your mobile phone and a robot controlled only by gestures are among some of the products on show at an annual fair for start-up entrepreneurs in Hong Kong. The 10th Entrepreneur Day ... ( read original story ...)
A Hong Kong architect thinks ‘tube homes’ made from concrete pipes can be a solution to the world’s housing crisis
"We are facing a tangible affordability problem in our cities," architect James Law told Business Insider. "It is almost beyond the reach of most people to afford to live in a proper home in Hong Kong Law thinks he may have a solution: a retro-fitted ... ( read original story ...)
Inaugural J.A.D.E. Start-Up Conference in Hong Kong a Big Success
HONG KONG, May 15, 2018 - (ACN Newswire) - The Inaugural J.A.D.E. Start-Up Conference - "Building Resilient Entrepreneurship", co-organised by the Joint Association to Develop Entrepreneurship (J.A.D.E.) and Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong could overtake New York as the world’s billionaire capital very soon
Hong Kong has been the world's most expensive city for the better ... and exclusivity since the colonial era, reported Business Insider's international correspondent Harrison Jacobs. It's the kind of neighborhood that consistently breaks records for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong startupper: Estonia is a good place to stay focused
Kwun-Lok Ng, a startup founder from Hong Kong, is one of the increasing number of entrepreneurs who have benefitted from the Estonian startup visa programme. At the beginning of 2017, Estonia launched a new programme – called the startup visa ... ( read original story ...)