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Companies urged to take ESG on board in the GBA

As investors, customers and regulators put more weight on green issues, Hong Kong’s SMEs need to adapt.

27 July 2022

With Mainland China setting 2060 as the deadline for carbon neutrality, sustainable development has become an important goal for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and global bank HSBC have teamed up to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) upgrade in order to achieve environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives.More

Topics: Environmental Protection, Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, green business, finance

Japan’s food exporters target GBA

Strong demand for the country’s cuisine is creating more interest in Hong Kong’s role as a gateway to the region.

20 July 2022

Japanese cuisine is a firm favourite with diners in both Hong Kong and Mainland China. Data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan shows that the mainland has, for the first time become the leading market for Japanese food exports.More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Food & Beverages, Hong Kong, Japan, trade, food expo

GBA foreign trade rebounds

The finance, innovation and manufacturing hub has cemented its position as a key growth driver for both Mainland China and the global economy.

06 July 2022

Foreign trade from and into the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) rebounded in March after a big dip in February. The dip, an annual event, was far less pronounced in the GBA than in the rest of Mainland China, with the stability of growth underscoring the resilience of the region’s manufacturing base and overall economy.More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Mainland China, Hong Kong, trade, GBA

Hong Kong helps Shanghai to reopen

As Shanghai resumes commercial activity, the city’s government has unveiled a raft of support measures for Hong Kong enterprises.

22 June 2022

The lockdowns in the Yangtze River Delta region during the April COVID-19 outbreak put a damper on economic activity and, inevitably, impacted many of the activities of Hong Kong investors in the region. With the pandemic situation in the region gradually stabilising, Shanghai has initiated a phased resumption of business activities, while the municipal government has looked to introduce additional measures aimed at preventing future infection clusters, bolstering enterprises and promoting the region’s overall development.More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Hong Kong, Mainland China, trade

GBA-ASEAN developments boon for companies

HSBC and HKTDC are helping Hong Kong enterprises take advantage of their position at the hub between these two fast-growing regions.

08 June 2022

Mainland China, the second-largest economy in the world, continues to draw strong market interest, especially in relation to the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Hong Kong, Mainland China, asean, trade

GBA ideal for brand assembly

A world-spanning home goods supplier has found all it needs to put together bespoke bathrooms in the Greater Bay Area.

01 June 2022

Your home – the shape, look and feel – is intensely personal; there is no design that suits all, and every occupant and family wants something different. And within every home, the bathroom poses some of the biggest challenges.More

Topics: Household Products, Hong Kong, Mainland China, GBAFeature, household goods

Funding boost for R&D

Hong Kong’s Innovation and Technology Commission is backing research bodies focused on cross-boundary technology programmes.

25 May 2022

Cutting edge research and development (R&D) is concentrated in a just a handful of hubs across the world, including the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), San Francisco and London.More

Topics: Association & Government, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Biotech

Fintech firms gain traction

As the financial sector ‘resets’ following the pandemic, fintech is already moving into the mainstream.

12 May 2022

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, commentaries on finance have been peppered with the word “reset”, followed by an incredibly wide range of proposals as to what this “reset” may entail.More

Topics: Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, Mainland China, finance, Investme

Healthtech fund focuses on GBA

An entrepreneur views the Greater Bay Area as an ideal medical technology innovation hub.

27 April 2022

As populations age and grow wealthier, and with birth rates in decline, the world has seen a strong growth in demand for healthcare in recent years. The outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 gave a new urgency to the need to improve accessibility to healthcare and advance treatment outcomes.More

Topics: Medical Supplies & Medicine, Hong Kong, Mainland China, start-up, GBAFeature

Lazy eye comes into focus

An Israeli start-up is trialling its digital amblyopia cure in Shanghai.

13 April 2022

Good vision is critical for children’s development, which makes early diagnosis and treatment of eye-related problems important. But eye specialists are familiar with issues associated with testing young children’s vision as the charts can be hard to understand, especially for toddlers.More

Topics: Medical Supplies & Medicine, Middle East, Mainland China, medical devices, AI

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