Hong Kong serves as an ideal platform to help Uzbek enterprises expand through its world-class professional services and international business environment, the city’s leader has told the Central Asian country’s prime minister as he wrapped up a five-day regional tour. Sources said Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Friday also invited Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov…
This is the sixth and final part of the exclusive Capital Connectors series in which influential Chinese and global bankers reveal the opportunities and challenges for Hong Kong in its evolution as an international financial hub. If history serves as a guide, Hong Kong’s continued reign as a premier international financial centre depends on a…
Hong Kong — At the 10th Belt and Road Summit held in Hong Kong, enterprises from Chongqing joined hands with Hong Kong investment institutions to showcase the innovation capabilities of Chinese companies in smart manufacturing and new energy sectors. This collaboration aims to deepen industrial cooperation with countries along the “Belt and Road” route. Chongqing…
Beijing reiterated its pledge to create a “single free-trade zone” incorporating mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau on Wednesday, as it seeks to deepen economic ties with the two special administrative regions (SARs) amid ongoing trade tensions with the US. The Ministry of Commerce would “explore and promote” the establishment of a unified free-trade area…
President Xi Jinping’s speech marking the 80th anniversary of China’s victory over Japan in World War II serves as a “wake-up call”, Hong Kong’s finance chief has said, as he laid out how the city is bolstering its role as a “superconnector” amid geopolitical challenges. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Sunday that the…
Some mainland Chinese technology companies are choosing to take advantage of Hong Kong’s policies and government support to help mitigate geopolitical risks in their international expansion. Insta360, a company listed in Shanghai that holds a 70 per cent share of the global panoramic camera market, is having its Hong Kong distributor open the company’s first…