On 16 May the Transport and Logistics Bureau (TLB) of Hong Kong launched the Port Community System (PCS), aiming to advance digitalisation on its port operations. In light of digital transformation trends in the global maritime industry, the PCS aims to promote digitalisation within Hong Kong’s port community, enhance cross-sector information interconnectivity and advance smart…
Nearly three-quarters of Hong Kong millennials not only accept that their wealth managers will use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to construct and adjust their investment portfolios – they expect them to, according to research by EY. While people in the millennial generation – aged between 25 and 41 – had faith in AI, only 43…
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has become the first tertiary institute in the city to offer places to undergraduates or postgraduates from Harvard University after the US barred the latter from enrolling international students. HKUST announced on Friday that it was “opening its doors to Harvard students amid global academic shifts”,…
Hong Kong rail giant the MTR Corporation may face a penalty of HK$19.2 million (US$2.4 million) for a five-hour service suspension on the Tseung Kwan O line caused by malfunctions on Thursday, with the firm under mounting pressure to overhaul overhead cables and speed up inspections using technology. Lawmaker Gary Zhang Xinyu said on Friday…
Hong Kong industry leaders have called on new contractors to rehire workers and subcontractors from a local construction company that will lose its operating licence, to minimise delays in building 7,100 public homes. One construction sector leader also warned against a loophole that permits companies to re-register simply by changing the authorised person. Chau Sze-kit,…
Sometimes you can be spoiled for choice when it comes to things to do at weekends in Hong Kong. Do not despair – we have cherry-picked some to make your life easier. From a crossover pianist’s latest Hong Kong performances to the return of the Affordable Art Fair to an unmissable Tom Cruise action film…
What’s going on here? In April, consumer prices in Hong Kong inched up by 2.0% compared to last year, driven by rising transportation and utility costs. Still, the government insists inflation is under control. What does this mean? Hong Kong’s inflation figures show a steady rise in consumer prices, with a 2.0% increase in April,…
Hong Kong officially became a “super-aged society” last year – a designation by the World Health Organization for places where more than 20 per cent of the population is aged 65 or older. The city crossed that threshold with 22 per cent of its residents over 65. By 2050, the United Nations predicts that this…
Hong Kong’s largest teacher training institute is set to increase admissions to its self-financed taught master’s programmes in the new school year to almost twice the previous number, as part of a broader initiative to ensure financial sustainability amid a declining birth rate. Professor John Lee Chi-kin, president of the Education University of Hong Kong…
Nine people, mostly university students, have been arrested in Hong Kong over an employment scam that allegedly defrauded the government of HK$140,000 (US$17,887) of subsidies through an internship programme. Police said they received a report from a local university in November that a man had allegedly used two companies to falsely recruit eight students for…