With the lockouts, $930m of goods are being affected daily, affecting supply chains and local economy, the government says. Canada’s labour minister is intervening to end the lockouts of workers at the country’s two biggest ports. Minister of Labour Steven Mackinnon said on Tuesday that the negotiations had reached an impasse and he was directing…
A former Hong Kong chief executive has dismissed concerns over the local container port losing out to rivals, while emphasising the need to develop related legal and insurance services to strengthen the city’s status as an international shipping centre. Leung Chun-ying, now a vice-chairman of the country’s top political advisory body, also said on Sunday…
Former Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying has urged the city to draw from the experience of its Shenzhen neighbour and take bolder, faster steps to push for increased competitiveness through reforms such as high-end industrial development. Leung made the call on Saturday after the recently concluded third plenum of the 20th Central Committee of the…