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Hong Kong’s concurrent lighting fairs 2018 bring plaudits from major exhibitors for their examples of smart interior and exterior lighting. The world’s largest lighting marketplace is described as “fantastic” by Philips’ Bob van der Linden to introduce innovative technology and products while new Slovakian entrant Heliodor Macko of SEAK says Hong Kong’s fairs are the best for a “smart” introduction to Asia. More

Tadashi Kono named his design company K & C Creation Ltd. – with the “K” representing his own name and “C” for Chinese, representing Hong Kong people. Mr Kono’s employer transferred him to Hong Kong more than 20 years ago. When his employer asked him to return to Japan, he decided to stay in the city and set up his own firm. He found Hong Kong welcomes foreigners and supports entrepreneurs. The city is also full of challenging business opportunities.More

Japanese electric-vehicles developer and manufacturer GLM was keen to explore overseas markets but limited financial capacity and insufficient knowledge of their targets posed major challenges. Fortunately, GLM was supported by a Hong Kong investor who provided funds and connected the company with business partners to help overseas expansion. After operating in Hong Kong for more than a year, the company’s CEO Hiroyasu Koma realised free flow of information was another Hong Kong advantage.More

Information and communications technology (ICT) giant NTT group operates more than 140 data centres globally. The centre in Hong Kong was the first one set up outside Japan. Companies in the international business hub of Hong Kong have a keen demand for secure and reliable ICT solutions. This creates huge opportunities for NTT. Hong Kong’s deep talent pool in technology, well developed information infrastructure and high security make it a perfect location for data centres.More