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The pandemic and associated supply chain disruptions caused headaches for firms importing and distributing branded products from overseas, with consignments delayed and increased logistics costs.

The diverse intellectual property and licensing business in Hong Kong is integrated into many fields beyond information technology. Brand licensing helps owners develop creative products and services and brings new business opportunities.

Innovation and technology are important engines for economic and enterprise development.

Creativity focused SMEs often find customer outreach difficult, since they focus on making beautiful designs and have few resources to devote to customer relationship management (CRM).

The global surge in renewable power installation, especially solar, resembles the revolutions brought by coal-fired steam in the mid-19th century and petrol-driven engines in the early 20th century.

The textile and fashion industries have focused on sustainability recently and among the 10 laureates at this year's Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Start-up Express: International Edition are two green fashion start-ups from Thailand.