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Hong Kong Legco to explore mainland-style oversight system for bills enforcement

4 days ago02 mins

Hong Kong’s legislature will consider establishing a dedicated mechanism to scrutinise the implementation of approved bills and funding, drawing inspiration from mainland China’s law enforcement inspection system, according to its president. Legislative Council president Starry Lee Wai-king also dismissed concerns that the city’s first five-year plan would undermine the “one country, two systems” governing principle,…

(Left to right) SCMP deputy Hong Kong editor Olga Wong, CEO of AIA Hong Kong & Macau Alger Fung, finance chief Paul Chan, Hong Kong McKinsey managing partner Arthur Shek and SCMP news editor Denise Tsang. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong ‘more than China’s financial sandbox’, Paul Chan says

5 days ago03 mins

Hong Kong is not just China’s economic sandbox but also a driver of the country’s development, the finance chief has said, calling the city the nation’s international financial centre. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Monday that Hong Kong must move swiftly to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and “get empowered” in its use, as…

Agility and adaptability are in Hong Kong’s DNA, former leader CY Leung says

5 days ago02 mins

Escalating geopolitical tensions will not derail Hong Kong’s goal set out in the country’s 15th five-year plan and its efforts to implement the blueprint, former leader Leung Chun-ying has said, describing agility and adaptability as in the city’s DNA. The vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the country’s top political advisory body, also…

Opinion | As Hong Kong doubles down on innovation, Hongkongers must too

6 days ago03 mins

I am not sure everyone in Hong Kong has taken fully on board the breadth and depth of the city’s intended role in the future economic development of the nation. It is right there in the budget speech delivered by Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po, and it is being fleshed out in the 15th five-year…

15th five-year plan presents ‘golden strategic period’ for Hong Kong: Paul Chan

6 days ago02 mins

Hong Kong’s financial chief has vowed to serve the nation and seize opportunities from the newly unveiled 15th five-year development plan, calling it a “golden strategic period” with great potential amid escalating geopolitics. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Sunday that Hong Kong would adopt “Artificial Intelligence+” and “Finance+” approaches to support China’s development…

CK Hutchison subsidiary seeks US$2 billion for Panama’s takeover of canal ports

7 days ago02 mins

A subsidiary of Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings is seeking US$2 billion in damages from the Panamanian government over what it described as the “illegal takeover” of the operations of two ports at either end of the strategic canal. In a statement issued on Friday, the Panama Ports Company (PPC) said it had submitted…

HKTB’s Paul Lam says LIV Golf Hong Kong has become “one of the city’s most significant events”. Photo: Elson Li

LIV Golf Hong Kong starts to tick boxes, with bumper crowd set for 3-way fight on last day

7 days ago02 mins

A large crowd spent much of Saturday following Jon Rahm around Fanling as he made his way up the leaderboard at LIV Golf Hong Kong – further evidence, if any were needed, that the tournament is quickly establishing itself as an important part of the city’s social and sporting calendar. And while attendance figures will…

Legco president Starry Lee has highlighted the legislature’s efforts to support the national 15th five-year plan. Photo: Eugene Lee

‘Deliver more practical outcomes,’ Chinese vice-premier tells Hong Kong Legco

1 week ago03 mins

Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang has urged Hong Kong’s legislature to deliver more “practical outcomes” that align with the city’s actual conditions and meet Beijing’s expectations under the executive-led governance system. Emphasising the importance of the executive-led system for the second day in a row, the state leader reiterated on Saturday that its implementation was not…

Chinese vice-premier stresses shared duty in Hong Kong’s executive-led governance

1 week ago02 mins

Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang has acknowledged it is no “easy task” to truly implement Hong Kong’s executive-led governance system, stressing that it must be a “shared responsibility” of the legislative and judicial branches and society as a whole. But Ding, the head of the Central Leading Group on Hong Kong and Macau Affairs, said an…

Founder Yan Junjie of MiniMax takes part in the company’s listing ceremony in Hong Kong on January 9, 2026. Photo: Jonathan Wong

China is world’s billionaire capital again as Hurun Rich List swells on stock surge

1 week ago02 mins

More of the world’s billionaires live in China than anywhere else, after stock market gains and artificial intelligence generated a record number of billionaires globally, according to the latest Hurun Global Rich List. China overtook the United States to recapture bragging rights on the annual report released by Hurun Group on Thursday, with 1,110 billionaires…