Hong Kong graduates believe the city’s finance industry is its most attractive and stable sector, making them more optimistic about career opportunities than their global peers, according to a study by the CFA Institute, which trains investment managers. The New York-based institute’s “2026 Graduate Outlook Survey”, released on Wednesday, found that 71 per cent of…
A roadshow co-hosted by the Fujian Provincial Administration of Local Financial Regulation and Industrial Securities is underway in Hong Kong, on May 15, 2026. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Companies from Fujian province are looking to access superior capital and technological resources via the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to further expand their global footprint, according…
The Hong Kong government has appointed veteran politician Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung to chair the board of directors of the Hung Shui Kiu Industry Park Company – the first entity established to accelerate the development of the Northern Metropolis project. The Development Bureau said on Friday that the board of directors comprises five bureau chiefs and…
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…
A proposed high-level committee that will focus on artificial intelligence (AI) could help tech start-ups in Hong Kong mitigate legal and geopolitical challenges, as well as gain access to important databases for model training, market leaders have said. But the experts also told the South China Morning Post on Thursday that the committee, which was…
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), which operates Asia’s third-largest stock exchange, reported record high annual profit for the second straight year, thanks to higher market turnover and robust listing activity, it said in a stock exchange filing on Thursday. Net profit in 2025 increased 36 per cent to HK$17.75 billion (US$2.28 billion), or HK$14.05…
Hong Kong is betting big on innovation, artificial intelligence and redoubling its focus on its international financial centre role as it aligns its economic future with the country’s development goals, the financial secretary has said while unveiling a budget allocating billions of dollars to these sectors. Paul Chan Mo-po on Wednesday spotlighted the development of…
Hong Kong has begun 2026 with a surge in inbound tourism, welcoming 7.23 million visitors to date, marking an increase of 9.6 per cent compared with the previous year. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also said that 1.43 million mainland Chinese visitors were expected during the Lunar New Year holiday, up 6 per cent from…
Hong Kong will promote the deep integration of technological and industrial innovation through opportunities brought by the nation’s blueprint to drive economic growth, the finance chief has pledged, two weeks ahead of the annual budget. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po on Sunday also said that Hong Kong must better utilise its strengths as an international…
Hong Kong’s spending should not grow faster than its income, even though the city’s finances are improving, the financial secretary has said, added that the market expects the government to invest more to boost the economy. But Paul Chan Mo-po on Sunday also painted a rosy picture for the city’s retail sector, revealing that sales…