Washington’s roughly one-month tariff exemption on electronic devices, including smartphones, computers and semiconductors, has done little to ease concerns among Hong Kong’s re-exporters, as ongoing uncertainty hampers their planning. Industry leaders highlighted the urgency of tapping into emerging markets to navigate the tariffs and urged the government to provide more support to small and medium-sized…
Washington’s roughly one-month tariff exemption on electronic devices, including smartphones, computers and semiconductors, has done little to ease concerns among Hong Kong’s re-exporters, as ongoing uncertainty hampers their planning. Industry leaders highlighted the urgency of tapping into emerging markets to navigate the tariffs and urged the government to provide more support to small and medium-sized…
The Hong Kong government has strongly opposed the United States’ decision to impose reciprocal tariffs on Hong Kong and cancel a duty-free exemption on small parcels from the city in May, condemning the actions as bullying and unreasonable. A government spokesman said on Thursday that the levy of the so-called reciprocal tariffs on Hong Kong…
China’s foreign ministry on Monday warned over economic coercion and bullying that undermined the legal rights of other countries, while Beijing’s top office on Hong Kong affairs shared another scathing article that urged Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings to rethink its Panama ports deal. The ministry also made its first comment over the State Administration…
Central authorities have issued about 20,000 new multi-entry travel permits to Hong Kong permanent residents with foreign passports heading to mainland China in the past three months, while about 33,000 applicants are still awaiting approval. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung cited the figures from the country’s Exit and Entry Administration and also told the…