Provisional figures released by Census and Statistics Department show sales in April reached HK$29.6 billion.
Airline struggling to meet expectations to expand flights to Middle East and Asia, and can only start direct flights to Riyadh in October, behind mainland Chinese competitors.
Campaign which also features two-minute video takes ‘positive approach’, says Tourism Board, and will be launched on Monday.
Chinese AI pioneer SenseTime is aiming for profitability within the next two years as revenue from its generative AI business tripled last year, and is expected to become the firm’s new profit engine.
The city’s maritime sector has ‘a lot of catching up to do’ in terms of its decarbonisation efforts, especially given fast-changing regulations and technology advances, says the Hong Kong Shipowners Association.
‘The second-hand market is facing a lot of competition from the first-hand market, so prices have not had much room to grow,’ Colliers researcher says.
Dubai-based protocol chief Marco Carenzi last week said the office’s CEO, Eleanor Jane Mak, had no ‘power of representation’ after she gave Post interview.
Alex Foard of California-based Bay Area Council says some businesses believe Hong Kong has lost autonomy, calls for proactive promotional efforts to dismiss negative narratives.
Negative media coverage abroad, harsh pandemic restrictions have combined to deter visitors, experts say.
Amid high compliance costs, the SFC’s notice that crypto exchanges should not serve mainland investors is prompting some firms to leave the city.
Communications Authority says it has approved an application by TVB to allot 8.7 million new shares to GF Global Capital.
Chinese researchers believe focus needs to be placed on China’s position in the Asian supply chain, as well as Hong Kong’s role in raising offshore capital, amid its dwindling foreign direct investment.
Japan bans meat and plant products to prevent diseases and pests, while Singapore allows 5kg of beef, mutton, pork and chicken from designated countries.
The Middle East and Indonesia are the next targets for Hong Kong to attract family offices, but more needs to be done to bolster the city’s status as a global family office hub, according to an InvestHK executive.
Only 22,000 lifts in city are fitted with voltage dip mitigation devices allowing them to resume operations after self-inspection, government official say.
Agencies required to brief domestic workers on immigration regulations and arrangements for changing employers, according to new code of practice.
City’s figures are 14 per cent higher than global average, with more older workers wanting work-from-home arrangements than their younger counterparts.
Sixteen companies and institutes from Hong Kong Science Park will attend Bio International Convention, dubbed world’s largest bio event, from June 3 to 6.
Only 1 per cent of large-cap Hong Kong-listed firms in the MSCI AC Asia-Pacific IMI index have set greenhouse gas reduction targets considered ‘fully’ credible, less than the regional average.
Source says Victor Fung among nine business chiefs and experts who met Chinese President Xi Jinping to share suggestions before key Communist Party meeting.
Chan heads to US next in first delegation with Macau and Guangdong officials to promote exchanges and cooperation in areas such as climate change.