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The global technology community is focusing on Asia’s financial capital, Hong Kong.

01 November 2021

Innovation and technology thrive in vibrant, open environments. A plugged-in world city with a massive financial industry, Hong Kong is a perfect venue for fintech development and FINNOVASIA, a global FinTech Community established in Hong Kong in 2015 seeks to foster greater collaboration between fintech start-ups and the financial industry locally and globally.More

Topics: Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, e-business, Fintech

Wealth business booms

Hong Kong remains one of the world’s most robust private wealth management hubs, with Mainland China being a key growth driver, according to a recent study.

26 October 2021

Hong Kong’s private wealth management (PWM) industry is growing strongly, a newly released PWM report co-authored by the Private Wealth Management Association (PWMA) and business services firm KPMG China shows. Amy Lo, Chairman, Executive Committee of PWMA, outlines the key findings, including a forecast that, within five years, Mainland Chinese investment could account for more than half of assets under management in Hong Kong.More

Topics: Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, finance, investment

UK auction house expands HK footprint

Leading artwork seller Christie’s is investing in its APAC base in a vote of confidence in Hong Kong.

18 October 2021

United Kingdom-based auction house Christie’s has announced plans to enhance and expand its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong. The substantial investment will quadruple the size of its current premises in the city and provide new sales galleries and salesrooms in The Henderson, a high-end office tower designed by renowned London-based Zaha Hadid Architects for local developer Henderson Land Group.More

Topics: Real Estate Services, Hong Kong, property, retail

Rare drams draw fans

Collectible whiskies are generating strong interest in Asia’s premier wine and spirit trading hub.

04 October 2021

As Hong Kong matures as Asia’s foremost trading centre for wine and spirits, auctions of rare vintages are drawing interest.More

Topics: Food & Beverages, Hong Kong, beverage

Jab draws in one drawer

Martech is roped in to encourage vaccination by putting all the incentives in one place.

27 September 2021

When Brian Chen left a successful investment banking career to venture into entrepreneurship, he did not realise he would help promote COVID-19 vaccination uptake among Hongkongers. The founder of Hong Kong marketing technology (martech) start-up Board Click explains how the firm developed an app, Jabbed, listing local vaccination-related offers.More

Topics: Medical & Healthcare Services, Hong Kong, start-ups, MedTech

High-end properties boom as COVID stabilises

The shift to work-from-home has moved residential demand towards larger units with space for an office, study and family room as well as outdoor areas.

20 September 2021

Luxury residential properties in Hong Kong is seeing robust demand, as reflected in the surging revenue of real estate agencies such as Habitat Property, which is forecasting a 25% growth for 2021. Founder and Managing Director Victoria Allan outlines the drivers fuelling the market, and why she expects these to continue.More

Topics: Real Estate Services, Hong Kong, real estate

Launch-pad for planet

An entrepreneur serving entrepreneurs finds Hong Kong the ideal place to set up and grow a business.

13 September 2021

As start-ups and small businesses proliferate and seek finance while investors look for better returns on capital, a space has opened up for equity management solutions that help unlisted firms issue and manage shares.More

Topics: Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, start-ups, e-business

Commercial property rebounds

Investors from across the world are putting their faith in Hong Kong’s office, retail, industrial and logistics space.

06 September 2021

Commercial real estate investment into Hong Kong has rebounded remarkably, almost doubling in the first half of 2021 compared with the same six months last year. Oscar Chan, Head of Capital Markets at JLL Hong Kong, explains the numbers, and why Hong Kong’s result is a standout in the region.More

Topics: Real Estate Services, Hong Kong, property

Setting up means settling down

After years of moving between cities, a long-term expatriate realised there is strong demand for hassle-free, community oriented accommodation.

30 August 2021

His relocation experiences as an expatriate led Indian-born Sachin Doshi to make a career leap from investment banking to entrepreneurship. He established Hong Kong rental accommodation firm Weave Living in 2017 and, in a space of just four years, the brand has grown from one property to a diversified portfolio of 579 units across five locations. Mr Doshi now actively seeks opportunities to meet diverse housing needs in other leading global cities.More

Topics: Real Estate Services, Hong Kong, property, real estate

Vegans turn to nut ‘cheeze’

A French entrepreneur in Hong Kong taps the growing demand for animal-product-free versions of traditional dishes.

23 August 2021

Giving up cheese is often a big barrier to adopting a plant-based diet but dairy-free alternatives are on the rise, with tastes and textures to rival the real thing. Just ask Le Fromage by Ma, a Hong Kong shop selling “cheeze” – a term it uses to mean vegan cheese.More

Topics: Food & Beverages, Hong Kong, start-ups, food

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