Financial Secretary Paul Chan sees slight pickup of GDP growth
After a weak start, Hong Kong’s economy gradually improved over the course of 2016 and eventually closed the year with a 1.7 percent gross domestic product growth. On the back of the recovering trend,...
View ArticleCan high popularity save the day for John Tsang?
Chief executive candidate John Tsang is preparing for a rally in Central as he winds up a hard-fought campaign ahead of Sunday’s election, when 1,194 members of the Election Committee will anoint Hong...
View ArticleHow Hong Kong’s CE election works
Hong Kong’s chief executive election is held every five years. Under the city’s electoral system, only members of a select Election Committee can vote for the chief executive. The committee has grown...
View ArticleCarrie Lam set to win CE election
Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor won election Sunday to become the next chief executive of Hong Kong, according to an unofficial media count. Lam had secured 771 votes as of 12.40 p.m., according to multiple...
View ArticleLam wins by a wide margin
Capturing about 67 percent of the vote, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor won the election Sunday to become the first female chief executive of Hong Kong. An Election Committee comprising about 1,200 members...
View ArticleLam vows to boost tech sector, raise spending on R&D
Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Wednesday outlined the need to diversify Hong Kong’s economic structure and devote more resources to nurturing innovation and technology industries. Although the economy...
View ArticleWhy HK firms are increasingly eager to tap cloud technology
Until one to two years ago, the business sector in Hong Kong did not appear to be much excited about adopting cloud technology or using cloud services, but there has been a significant shift in its...
View ArticleStartup Council showcases 7 IoT firms under STARS program
Hong Kong Startup Council on Thursday hosted an event that saw seven startup members under the agency’s STARS Programme showcase their products, technologies and services. During the Demo Day, the...
View ArticleAutomation trend: What it means for Hong Kong’s IT professionals
Although Hong Kong has little manufacturing activity, the automation trend, most noticeable in factories, is still having an increasing impact on the job market. Some people are expected to gain from...
View ArticleWhy blockchain holds promise but is not widely adopted yet
Lots of people tend to equate blockchain with bitcoin, but the technology in fact means a lot more than that and has tremendous potential to bring improvements to a wide range of industries. Much like...
View ArticleData centers: Why ecosystem matters
On top of the usual metrics for assessing a data center — such as reliability of its power supply system and cooling technologies; robustness of its backup systems; the strength of its security...
View ArticleTechnology helps replicate in-store customer experience online
As an increasing number of consumers prefer to seek product information on the internet and do their shopping online, being able to deliver a good digital customer experience has become a key to...
View ArticleChallenges and opportunities in digital payments
As digital payments turn popular among Hong Kong consumers and more payment options are becoming available, EJ Insight invited David Lau, General Manager, Wirecard Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan, to...
View ArticleHow a startup makes it easier for SMEs to get trade finance
While financial technologies related to peer-to-peer lending, insurance, remittance and digital payments have been getting all the attention, SME trade finance, itself a huge market, is much less...
View ArticleHK startup Aptorum casts wide net at biotech business
A typical biotech startup is often founded by a scientist or researcher focusing on a highly specific area, but Aptorum spreads its business over a wide range of projects. Its boss, Ian Huen, studied...
View ArticleInvestors stepping up focus on southern China amid GBA plan: TMF
There is a view that not much has really happened on the ground since the Greater Bay Area (GBA) initiative was launched a few years ago and the Outline Development Plan for that was released in...
View ArticleLi Ka Shing Foundation says donation to help small eateries
Small and medium-scale enterprises in Hong Kong’s food and beverage sector will be the first batch of beneficiaries of a HK$1 billion donation from the Li Ka Shing Foundation, the fund announced on...
View ArticleLi Ka Shing Foundation launches 2nd phase grants for retailers
The Li Ka Shing Foundation, the charitable organization founded by Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing, will start accepting applications on Monday for the second batch of grants under a HK$1 billion...
View ArticleLi Ka Shing Foundation launches third phase of relief fund
The Li Ka Shing Foundation, the charitable organization founded by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, is now accepting applications for the third batch of grants under a HK$1 billion program to help...
View ArticleLi Ka Shing Foundation completes HK$1 billion donation scheme
The Li Ka Shing Foundation, the charitable organization founded by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, said it has completed its program to help small businesses and entrepreneurs who have suffered from...
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