INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Latest Developments of the Greater Bay Area and Hong Kong’s Role

21 September 2020

As the most competitive and internationalised city in the GBA, Hong Kong has worked hard to develop and promote its advantages in international finance, transportation, trade, aviation and professional services. Capitalising on the strengths of the “one country, two systems” policy and its free and open economy, the city has taken a crucial role in the development of the GBA. More

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Hong Kong as the International Business Hub for the Greater Bay Area (Executive Summary)

14 September 2020

To better understand how GBA enterprises leverage Hong Kong’s advantages and how to reinforce Hong Kong’s position as the international business hub for the GBA, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services Limited to conduct a study on Hong Kong’s position as the international business hub for the GBA, gathering views from senior business executives in the GBA. More

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COVID the transformer

28 July 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought drastic changes for all businesses with sectors such as cruise liners going into suspended animation while others, such as entertainment, transform themselves with such innovations as drive-in concerts (main picture). More

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Agile start-ups on viral front line

08 April 2020

As the COVID-19 outbreak scrambles every aspect of economies and businesses worldwide, the only certainty is uncertainty; the future belongs to small, nimble and agile players – a description which is often applied to Hong Kong, as well as start-up nation Israel. More

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Innovators step up in Hong Kong

24 March 2020

Innovation and technology (I&T) is rapidly transforming every field of business – from accounting to yachting – and I&T itself is a burgeoning economic activity. More

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Hearing aid zooms in on voices

05 March 2020

Limited hearing is a common problem among elderly people but many of them do not want hearing aids, or decline to use the devices they have. More

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Guangdong Identifies Six Greater Bay Area Development Priorities

08 March 2019

The Guangdong Provincial Government has confirmed its commitment to the future development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area prior to the publication of two of its key strategy documents – The Implementation Opinions and The Three-Year Action Plan, both of which relate to the previously-circulated Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. More

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Digital makeover for China’s gateway

18 February 2019

Hong Kong, traditionally a gateway bringing goods and people to and from Mainland China, is receiving a 21st-century makeover, transforming itself into a portal for data, finance, talents and services – as well as goods. More

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Vehicle Disrupter Puts Faith in Shanghai

23 January 2019

“Customers can have my car any colour they like, as long as it’s black,” car-maker Henry Ford famously instructed his sales team in 1909. More