The city created a visa to lure professionals from around the world. Most of the takers were Chinese seeking better jobs, better schools and greater freedom.
5 years on, a surging Greater Bay Area is driving China’s economic growth
Promising prospects, diverse and booming industries and talent subsidies have drawn more than 200,000 Hong Kong and Macau residents to Guangdong province …
Hong Kong passes second national security law, aligning city more closely with mainland China
CNN’s Rosemary Church talks to Hong Kong lawmaker Regina Ip about Article 23, a national security law that critics and analysts say grants officials sweeping new powers to crack down on dissent and …
Mainland Chinese surge into Hong Kong property after stamp duties scrapped
After a pandemic-induced lull spanning more than three years, mainland Chinese are snapping up homes in Hong Kong, accounting for up to a third of new property sales weeks after the city removed all …
Hong Kong Faces Property Problems: All Very Much Of Beijing’s Making
Until 2019, Hong Kong had such rich property markets that the city’s authorities imposed taxes and fees designed to discourage buying, reduce demand, and create a more affordable environment. Whatever …
Japanese firms snap up retail spaces in Hong Kong, making the most of city’s low rents and residents’ fondness for country’s brands
Hongkongers love Japanese food and the rents are lower now, chef and founder of restaurant Sushi Fujimoto says Hong Kong government agency InvestHK is in the process of facilitating some new brands …
20 major companies to open or expand in Hong Kong this week, finance chief Paul Chan says
Chan says firms, together with 30 companies that made similar moves last year, will invest more than HK$40 billion in the city and create 13,000 jobs ‘These key companies will help attract upstream, …
HKMA Advances Digital Finance with Phase 2 of e-HKD Pilot Programme
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has propelled the city into the forefront of digital finance innovation with the announcement of Phase 2 of the e-HKD Pilot Programme on March 14. This …
HKMA Advances Digital Finance with Phase 2 of e-HKD Pilot Programme
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has propelled the city into the forefront of digital finance innovation with the announcement of Phase 2 of the e-HKD Pilot Programme on March 14. This …
GreenTech Summit: Hong Kong must surmount skills gap, lack of collaboration to reach full decarbonisation potential
Hong Kong is ‘Asia’s sustainable finance centre’, financiers say Greentech is the key to achieving net-zero goals, said Adair Turner, chairman of Energy Transitions Commission, an …