Hong Kong’s largest think tank has a pressing task to help repair the “huge reputational damage” the city has suffered as a result of strained US-China ties. Bernard Chan, chairman of the Our Hong Kong Foundation, said it would expand its overseas exchanges to persuade outsiders to come and see the city for themselves, at…
At a time when Hong Kong tycoons are being called upon to help with the country’s development as it undertakes much-needed reforms, Michael Kadoorie can point to his family’s long-storied involvement in both the city and mainland China as ample proof of that commitment. Yet in a rare recent interview, the media-shy Kadoorie and his…
Businesspeople and entrepreneurs “are not bystanders” in Hong Kong, the city’s leader has said, vowing to lead different sectors to help boost the economy and improve livelihoods following his meeting with a senior Beijing official last week. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu made the pledge on Tuesday, days after hearing from Xia Baolong, director of…