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Hong Kong’s commerce chief is set to lead a delegation of mainland Chinese and local firms to Malaysia next week, noting that about 200 enterprises from across the border have already set up offices in the city since last year, using it as a stepping stone to go global. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah also said on Saturday that the city was eyeing emerging markets in Africa, after exploring the Middle East and Central Asia amid geopolitical tensions. Yau...Hong Kong’s commerce chief is set to lead a delegation of mainland Chinese and local firms to Malaysia next week, noting that about 200 enterprises from across the border have already set up offices in the city since last year, using it as a stepping stone to go global. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah also said on Saturday that the city was eyeing emerging markets in Africa after exploring the Middle East and Central Asia amid geopolitical tensions. Yau...
- South China Morning Postseen 9 Aug, 07:44headline rewritten
Northern Metropolis can ‘diversify’ housing for young Hongkongers: John Lee5-year plan to create more jobs, widen housing ladder for young people: John Lee - South China Morning Postseen 9 Aug, 16:07headline rewritten
5-year plan to create more jobs, widen housing ladder for young people: John Lee5-year plan to create more jobs, help young people with housing: John Lee - South China Morning Postseen 14 Aug, 14:50description edited
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Hong Kong is betting big on the Northern Metropolis with a university town as a core engine. In this third of a five-part series on the city’s first five-year blueprint, we look at the talk of the town. Read part two here. Hong Kong is a city that has among the highest concentration of top universities with at least eight making it to global and regional rankings and as excitement builds over a new economic hub, a new buzz phrase has emerged in the sector – ‘university town’. One is set to...Hong Kong is betting big on the Northern Metropolis with a university town as a core engine. In this third of a five-part series on the city’s first five-year blueprint, we look at the talk of the town. Read part one here and part two here. Hong Kong is a city that has among the highest concentration of top universities with at least eight making it to global and regional rankings and as excitement builds over a new economic hub, a new buzz phrase has emerged in the sector – ‘university...
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Changes in US trade policy and interest rate trends will significantly affect Hong Kong’s economy but the impact will be “primarily psychological”, the finance chief has said, while expressing optimism for growth momentum to continue into the second half of the year. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also revealed that Hong Kong welcomed 31 million visitors in the first seven months of this year, a 12 per cent increase year on year, while passenger throughput at Hong Kong International...Changes in US trade policy and interest rate trends will significantly affect Hong Kong’s economy but the impact will be “primarily psychological”, the finance chief has said, while expressing optimism that growth momentum will continue in the second half of the year. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also revealed on Sunday that Hong Kong welcomed 31 million visitors in the first seven months of 2026, a 12 per cent year-on-year increase. Passenger traffic at Hong Kong International Airport...
- South China Morning Postseen 20 Aug, 09:58headline rewritten
IPO queen Pamela Chung says headway needed for initial public offering connect scheme‘IPO queen’ Pamela Chung says time is ripe for listing connect scheme - South China Morning Postseen 21 Aug, 04:28description edited
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A North Point redevelopment site is being put on the market for HK$1.2 billion (US$153 million) after its owner, which spent years assembling the ageing property, warned that redeveloping it could result in losses of as much as 30 per cent. The sale offers a rare glimpse into the difficulties facing private developers in Hong Kong’s urban-renewal drive, where lengthy acquisition periods, financing costs and uncertain returns can undermine projects even as the residential market recovers....A North Point redevelopment site is being put on the market for HK$1.2 billion (US$153 million) after its owner, which spent years assembling the ageing property, warned that overhauling the site could result in losses of as much as 30 per cent. The sale offers a rare glimpse into the difficulties facing private developers in Hong Kong’s urban-renewal drive, where lengthy acquisition periods, financing costs and uncertain returns can undermine projects even as the residential market...
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More ride-hailing platform operators from mainland China and Southeast Asia have approached the Hong Kong government about entering the city’s market ahead of the launch of licensed operations, the transport minister has revealed. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan also said on Sunday that more than 7,500 people applied for the new combined taxi and ride-hailing vehicle written test, calling the number a “very good and positive” sign. “We hope there will be more competition and...More ride-hailing platform operators from mainland China and Southeast Asia have approached the Hong Kong government about entering the city’s market ahead of the launch of licensed operations, the transport minister has revealed. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan also said on Sunday that more than 7,500 people had applied for the new combined taxi and ride-hailing vehicle written test, calling the number a “very good and positive” sign. “We hope there will be more competition...
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Hong Kong’s leader has called on scientists, leading enterprises and investment institutions from around the world to seize opportunities in the city, describing it as a “golden gateway” for overseas companies to enter the mainland Chinese market and mainland unicorn firms to expand globally. Speaking at the first Global Unicorn Summit on Monday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu made a familiar pitch to attendees and entrepreneurs, citing the city’s unique advantages as a “superconnector and...Hong Kong’s leader has called on scientists, leading enterprises and investment institutions from around the world to seize opportunities in the city, describing it as a “golden gateway” for overseas companies to enter the mainland Chinese market and mainland unicorn firms to expand globally. Speaking at the first Global Unicorn Summit on Monday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu pointed to the city’s unique advantages as a “superconnector” and a “super value-adder” between the mainland and...
- South China Morning Postseen 25 Aug, 09:18headline rewritten
Gold strategy: why a Chinese global network of vaults would bolster yuan’s trade roleGold strategy: how a Chinese vault network could bolster yuan’s role - scmp.comseen 29 Aug, 06:48description edited
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Jonathan Lamport tells SCMP the local business community is closely monitoring whether business visa processing and approvals will be affected.Jonathan Lamport tells SCMP the local business community is closely monitoring whether business visa processing, approvals will be affected.
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Hong Kong’s flagship technology hub at the border received a better-than-expected six bids from conglomerates and hi-tech firms for its inaugural land tender by the deadline on Monday, with industry leaders describing the project as a springboard for mainland Chinese firms going global. Following the close of the tender opened in June, the Loop Hong Kong Park Company, which operates the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP), said it received strong interest for four land...Hong Kong’s flagship technology hub at the border received a better-than-expected six bids from conglomerates and hi-tech firms for its inaugural land tender by the deadline on Monday, with industry leaders describing the project as a springboard for mainland Chinese firms going global. The Loop Hong Kong Park Company, which operates the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP), said it received strong interest in four land parcels with a combined gross floor area exceeding...
- South China Morning Postseen 4 Sept, 13:20description edited
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Hong Kong’s leader has urged the banking sector to support financing the city’s creation of a new economic engine in innovation and technology (I&T) while expanding offshore yuan business, a key area for aligning with national strategies. Speaking at the Hong Kong Association of Banks’ Distinguished Speaker Luncheon on Friday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu called for closer partnership between the government and banking sector in four areas. They comprise expanding offshore renminbi...Hong Kong’s leader has urged the banking sector to support financing the city’s creation of a new economic engine in innovation and technology (I&T) while expanding offshore yuan business, a key area for aligning with national strategies. Speaking at a Hong Kong Association of Banks event on Friday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu called for closer partnership between the government and banking sector in four areas. They are: expanding offshore renminbi business; encouraging I&T through...
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Hong Kong’s leader has identified financial services, innovation and technology, and education as three key new growth drivers ahead of the unveiling of the city’s inaugural five-year development blueprint and annual policy address. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Saturday that Hong Kong’s first five-year plan would outline broad strategies, set clear development directions and align with the nation’s 15th five-year plan, while the policy address would focus on specific measures. He...Hong Kong’s leader has identified financial services, innovation and technology, and education as three key new growth drivers ahead of the unveiling of the city’s inaugural five-year development blueprint and annual policy address, calling on individuals and industries to show vision and plan for the future. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Saturday that Hong Kong’s first five-year plan would outline broad strategies, set clear development directions and align with the nation’s 15th...
- South China Morning Postseen 6 Sept, 17:13description edited
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Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to improve residents’ livelihoods through long-term strategies in the city’s first five-year plan, with concrete measures to be set out in the coming policy address. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Sunday that the administration would continue to uphold its people-oriented governance philosophy, focus on residents’ needs and push Hong Kong forward. His remarks came ahead of September 16, when he will unveil Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and deliver...Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to improve residents’ livelihoods through long-term strategies in the city’s first five-year plan, with concrete measures to be set out in the coming policy address. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Sunday that the administration would continue to uphold its people-oriented governance philosophy, focus on residents’ needs and push Hong Kong forward. Lee will unveil Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and deliver the annual policy address on September 16....
- South China Morning Postseen 7 Sept, 13:30description edited
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Hong Kong authorities should make raising home ownership a goal in the city’s first five-year plan, Legislative Council president Starry Lee Wai-king has said, following a visit to a public housing estate with the housing minister. Lee said on Monday that it can be achieved by reviving a scheme that allows public housing tenants to buy their units and reserving subsidised homes for youth and middle-class families. Speaking on Monday after inspecting Oi Man Estate in Ho Man Tin with Housing...Hong Kong authorities should make raising home ownership a goal of the city’s first five-year plan, Legislative Council president Starry Lee Wai-king has said, following a visit to a public estate with the housing minister. Lee also said the goal could be achieved by reviving a scheme that allowed public housing tenants to buy their flats and reserving subsidised homes for youth and middle-class families. She made the remarks after inspecting Oi Man Estate in Ho Man Tin with Housing Bureau...
- South China Morning Postseen 8 Sept, 09:35headline rewritten
Foreign, mainland students flock to Hong Kong sparking property demand in education sectorForeign, mainland students flock to Hong Kong, sparking property demand in education sector - South China Morning Postseen 8 Sept, 13:54description edited
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Beijing has recommended the largest-ever cohort of civil servants from Hong Kong for roles in United Nations agencies this year, expecting the deployments to broaden their global perspective and strengthen the city’s position as a bridge between China and the international community. The 16 officers sent under the UN Junior Professional Officer (JPO) scheme represent 13 grades and departments, including customs, police and the city’s anti-corruption agency. This marks a steady increase from...Beijing has recommended the largest-ever cohort of civil servants from Hong Kong for roles at United Nations agencies this year, expecting the deployments to broaden their global perspective and strengthen the city’s position as a bridge between the country and the international community. The 16 officers sent under the UN Junior Professional Officer (JPO) scheme represent 13 grades and departments, including customs, police and the anti-corruption agency. This marks a steady increase from...
- South China Morning Postseen 9 Sept, 14:26headline rewritten
GBA integration may help mainland China philanthropy sector learn from Hong KongGBA integration may help mainland China’s philanthropy sector learn from Hong Kong - South China Morning Postseen 10 Sept, 14:17headline rewritten
Hong Kong signs 2 MOUs with Greater Bay Area partners to commercialise aerial technologyHong Kong teams up with 50 partners to set standards for low-altitude aviation - South China Morning Postseen 11 Sept, 08:29headline rewritten
Kazakh firms eyeing Hong Kong, mainland China markets urged to take long-term viewKazakhstani firms eyeing Hong Kong, mainland China urged to take long-term view - english.news.cnseen 14 Sept, 22:05headline rewritten
Roundup: Belt and Road cooperation takes on new flair as Chinese tech gains global tractionBelt and Road cooperation takes on new flair as Chinese tech gains global traction - South China Morning Postseen 15 Sept, 17:06description edited
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Hong Kong’s first five-year plan will include both binding and aspirational targets, the city’s leader has said, stressing that the long-term blueprint does not signal a move towards a planned economy. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also revealed on Tuesday that the plan, which will be unveiled alongside his annual policy address the following day, would feature a blue cover symbolising “blue skies”, openness, progress and steadiness. “There will be indicators which are binding and...Hong Kong’s first five-year plan will include both binding and anticipatory targets, the city’s leader has said, stressing that the long-term blueprint will not signal a move towards a planned economy. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also revealed on Tuesday that the plan, which will be unveiled alongside his annual policy address the following day, would feature a blue cover symbolising “blue skies”, openness, progress and steadiness. “There will be indicators which are binding and...
- South China Morning Postseen 17 Sept, 14:54headline rewritten
Hong Kong leader John Lee vows to review IVF support for women over 40Hong Kong’s John Lee vows to review IVF support for women over 40
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Wed, 5 August 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post08:30first to report
Hong Kong’s first-ever five-year plan for economic and social development (2026-2030) is out for public consultation. The section on the “development of regional cooperation” stands out for its call to “advance the development of key cooperation platforms, and strengthen collaboration with other areas, provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in the mainland”. Similarly, Shenzhen has set out an agenda for the high-level development of major cooperation platforms in its 15th five-year...
- South China Morning Post14:38
Hong Kong should act as a “super partner” helping enterprises expand into Asean, Middle Eastern, Central Asian and European markets, as well as build an annual review into its first five-year plan, one of the city’s oldest and largest chambers of commerce has said. The suggestions are among 65 that the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce put forward to the government on Wednesday, covering Hong Kong’s maiden five-year plan and the city leader’s final policy address of his term. Jonathan Choi...
Sat, 8 August 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post07:39edited after publishing
Hong Kong’s commerce chief is set to lead a delegation of mainland Chinese and local firms to Malaysia next week, noting that about 200 enterprises from across the border have already set up offices in the city since last year, using it as a stepping stone to go global. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah also said on Saturday that the city was eyeing emerging markets in Africa after exploring the Middle East and Central Asia amid geopolitical tensions. Yau...
Sun, 9 August 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post01:30
Hong Kong’s first five-year plan will be judged not by how many initiatives it assembles. Instead, it will be judged by whether it explains where the city intends to be by 2030 and how it will get there. The consultation document covers the expected ground. It includes the Northern Metropolis; Hong Kong’s roles as an international financial, trade, maritime and aviation centre; integration with the Greater Bay Area and supporting the Belt and Road Initiative; and social priorities such as...
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5-year plan to create more jobs, widen housing ladder for young people: John LeeHong Kong’s first five-year plan will create more quality jobs and support young people seeking to start businesses, while the Northern Metropolis megaproject will help them move up the housing ladder, the city’s leader has said. At the second town hall meeting to gather public views on the five-year plan set to be unveiled next month and his annual policy address, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Sunday that the government would consider establishing an independent agency to handle...
Mon, 10 August 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post01:30
Something unexpected happened at the town hall meeting held a week ago to gather public opinion on Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and the coming policy address. Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu spoke about the need to upgrade the city’s urban management systems. Our results-oriented, reform-focused chief executive seems to be ready for another colossal task. Lee began his term with plans to reform policy bureau operations, introducing key performance indicators and additional...
Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post11:20
Hong Kong has opened a new trade office in Malaysia, with a minister saying the move is part of a strategic push to deepen regional ties and position the city as a bridge between the country and the Greater Bay Area. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah said on Tuesday that the opening of the Economic and Trade Office (ETO) in Kuala Lumpur would strengthen Hong Kong’s presence in the region. “The establishment of the new [ETO] in Kuala Lumpur is a highly...
Wed, 12 August 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post00:33
- South China Morning Post08:30
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has a role to play in Hong Kong’s plans for its economy. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu signalled as much when he touched on the city’s first five-year plan in his August 7 meeting with Asean Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn. For businesses, however, the central question is not whether Hong Kong-Asean economic ties will continue to grow. They will. The harder question is who will capture the value that growth creates. Asean has been Hong Kong’s...
Thu, 13 August 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post00:30
What will a stronger international financial centre look like for Hong Kong? Doubling down on yuan internationalisation is a key focus, experts say in this second of our five-part series on the city’s first five-year blueprint. Read part one here. With a symbolic press of a button, top officials and securities regulators from Hong Kong and mainland China earlier this month marked a historic moment for the city’s financial markets. The August 3 launch of the first offshore Chinese government...
- South China Morning Post13:30
Hong Kong authorities have invited interested parties to submit expressions of interest to develop land parcels set aside for a modern logistics cluster under the Northern Metropolis megaproject. The Transport and Logistics Bureau and the Civil Engineering and Development Department said the sites would meet long-term demand, promote the development of modern logistics and reinforce the city’s position as an international hub for the industry. “Through the [expressions of interest], the...
Fri, 14 August 2026
3 reports- South China Morning Post00:30edited after publishing
Hong Kong is betting big on the Northern Metropolis with a university town as a core engine. In this third of a five-part series on the city’s first five-year blueprint, we look at the talk of the town. Read part one here and part two here. Hong Kong is a city that has among the highest concentration of top universities with at least eight making it to global and regional rankings and as excitement builds over a new economic hub, a new buzz phrase has emerged in the sector – ‘university...
- South China Morning Post11:35
Hong Kong authorities received more than 16,000 public submissions for the city’s inaugural five-year plan by the close of its consultation on Friday, with an official noting general support for more focused integration into national development and the strategic cultivation of emerging sectors. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Janice Tse Siu-wa described the blueprint, which is set to be delivered next month, as “a milestone in public administration”, adding that it would...
- South China Morning Post14:42
A bomb-disposal team and a unit behind Hong Kong’s light public housing scheme have won this year’s chief executive’s award, praised for embodying civil servants’ professional spirit in “rising to challenges and pursuing excellence”. City leader John Lee Ka-chiu presented the Chief Executive’s Award for Exemplary Performance to the two interdepartmental teams at a ceremony on Friday. Lee praised them for fulfilling their duties with a steadfast sense of mission and exceptional competence,...
Sat, 15 August 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post10:57
Hong Kong’s inaugural five-year plan should prioritise the Northern Metropolis megaproject, strengthen the city’s position as an international financial centre and advance its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, major business chambers have said. In submissions for the city’s first five-year plan, groups including the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (AmCham) and the Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI) identified the Northern Metropolis as a key economic driver. Their...
- South China Morning Post21:30
Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis University Town is no longer just a planning concept. After site visits by a university town task force, the government has reportedly absorbed lessons from overseas models, expanded the university town area to more than 1,000 hectares, received 19 proposals from local institutions and moved towards phased site tendering and development. The project has become something more significant: a test of what Hong Kong wants its higher education system to do in a...
Sun, 16 August 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post05:49edited after publishing
Changes in US trade policy and interest rate trends will significantly affect Hong Kong’s economy but the impact will be “primarily psychological”, the finance chief has said, while expressing optimism that growth momentum will continue in the second half of the year. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also revealed on Sunday that Hong Kong welcomed 31 million visitors in the first seven months of 2026, a 12 per cent year-on-year increase. Passenger traffic at Hong Kong International Airport...
- South China Morning Post23:30
Hong Kong homebuyers flocked to the first batch of units at a major residential project in the Northern Metropolis with 44 – or more than half – of the 82 flats made available via regular sale finding buyers as of 7.30pm on Sunday, according to agents. Wheelock Properties’ Park Silicon project in Kwu Tung North also sold eight units via tender worth more than HK$78.43 million (US$9.99 million), the developer said. The units were among the 18 available via tender starting Sunday. The positive...
Mon, 17 August 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post01:30
It made perfect sense for Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu to hold public consultations on both the city’s first five-year plan and the last policy address of his current term at the same time. Many have been putting forward views that warrant serious consideration. It is clear that Lee needs to be bolder when it comes to the “new chapter” he promised in 2022 when he was elected. The Northern Metropolis is only one part of the city’s transformation; his coming policy address must...
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Tue, 18 August 2026
4 reports- South China Morning Post08:30
When the Hong Kong stock exchange launched five-year China government bond futures on August 3, it did more than simply expand the city’s derivatives product suite. As the only China government bond futures in the offshore market, the contract deserves attention as it finally gives international investors an exchange-traded tool to hedge against yuan interest rate exposure, strengthening Hong Kong’s ability to price yuan assets, manage risk and serve global investors. The launch comes as the...
- South China Morning Post10:00
The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) has urged the government to introduce tax incentives to help develop the Northern Metropolis and to improve the stock exchange’s listing regime to further cement the city’s role in international finance. The organisation’s submission for Hong Kong’s first five-year plan asked the government to consider tax incentives for investors who fund start-ups based in the Northern Metropolis, said Stephen Law Cheuk-kin, president of the...
- South China Morning Post12:53
More than 80 per cent of surveyed mainland Chinese companies plan to grow their overseas presence, with Hong Kong listed as their top choice for a professional services platform to support expansion, the Trade Development Council (TDC) has found. The council’s survey, published on Tuesday, also showed that about 94 per cent of respondents were eyeing countries in the Belt and Road Initiative for expansion. The initiative refers to Beijing’s ambitious global infrastructure and trade programme,...
- South China Morning Post23:00edited after publishing
A North Point redevelopment site is being put on the market for HK$1.2 billion (US$153 million) after its owner, which spent years assembling the ageing property, warned that overhauling the site could result in losses of as much as 30 per cent. The sale offers a rare glimpse into the difficulties facing private developers in Hong Kong’s urban-renewal drive, where lengthy acquisition periods, financing costs and uncertain returns can undermine projects even as the residential market...
Wed, 19 August 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post01:30
Hong Kong is formulating its first five-year plan for economic and social development. Such plans are likely to become a regular feature of governance, and will shape how the city allocates land, builds housing and infrastructure, develops industries, trains talent and improves public services. They can also give government departments a common frame for action, rather than leaving them to operate in separate silos. Yet successive five-year plans should do more than set medium-term...
- businesstimes.com.sg13:27
Analysts say MAS’ announcement is timely and sends a ‘strong signal’ of Singapore’s drive to grow the sector Read more at The Business Times.
Thu, 20 August 2026
2 reports- Japan Times02:22
The existential question now is whether Hong Kong's finance industry can diversify internationally fast enough, especially in terms of funding sources.
- South China Morning Post03:02edited after publishing
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IPO queen Pamela Chung says headway needed for initial public offering connect schemeHong Kong is at an opportune time to move forward with a so-called IPO connect scheme, according to Pamela Chung Kong-hung, Vistra’s managing director and head of its IPO and share registry services, as the scheme would allow mainland investors access to initial public offerings in Hong Kong, enable better price discovery and expand the investor capital pool to better match the city’s large IPO pipeline. “The secondary market connect has been operating very stably without causing capital...
Sat, 22 August 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post04:00
For materials scientist and chemist Liu Jiawei, moving to Hong Kong supported her pivot into launching her own research group. After a decade immersed in Singapore’s research ecosystem, Liu sought a transition that would keep her closer to family in mainland China while maintaining an international, high-standard research environment. Now establishing her laboratory at City University of Hong Kong (CityU), two years after her move, Liu said Hong Kong’s academic landscape operated on an...
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- South China Morning Post21:30
After many years in Hong Kong, with some sadness, I left the city for greener pastures, though my link with it remains an emotional one. When I moved my two dogs across the border to Shenzhen, I was told by agents, officials, even artificial intelligence, that the mainland bureaucracy would be rigid and unhelpful. My experience was the opposite. The young customs officers at Shenzhen Bay answered my phone calls, gave candid advice and treated my situation – a single parent relocating with a...
Sun, 23 August 2026
4 reports- scmp.com01:30
As the city works more closely with mainland tech firms seeking to expand internationally, it can carve out a distinctive role.
- South China Morning Post01:30
Since 2021, Hong Kong’s development as a regional intellectual property (IP) trading centre has featured in China’s five-year plans and the policy addresses of chief executives Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and John Lee Ka-chiu. There are good strategic reasons to see considerable potential in developing the city as an IP servicing centre for the Greater Bay Area, and potentially the whole of China and wider Asia-Pacific region. Hong Kong has several natural advantages. Major international IP...
- South China Morning Post07:51edited after publishing
More ride-hailing platform operators from mainland China and Southeast Asia have approached the Hong Kong government about entering the city’s market ahead of the launch of licensed operations, the transport minister has revealed. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan also said on Sunday that more than 7,500 people had applied for the new combined taxi and ride-hailing vehicle written test, calling the number a “very good and positive” sign. “We hope there will be more competition...
- South China Morning Post08:00
Hong Kong is tipped to see more luxury home sales with expatriates increasingly choosing the city as their retirement base, drawn to its low-tax environment as well as business opportunities, according to analysts. “A huge influx of expats who used to live in Hong Kong are moving back with a long-term view to retirement,” said Victoria Allan, founder and CEO of Habitat Property. “Many expats who previously would have left to retire are staying and purchasing [property] for the first...
Mon, 24 August 2026
5 reports- dealstreetasia.com04:00
Expect insights on: Allocation. Manager selection. Exits. DPI. Liquidity. The next phase of Asia.
- South China Morning Post04:45
We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Why Chinese foreign minister’s trip to South Korea ‘dealt a low blow’ to Seoul 2. How much of an impact will retiring expats have on Hong Kong’s luxury property? 3. Electrochemist Liu Jiawei moves from Singapore to Hong Kong to start her own lab 4. Malaysia’s Anwar traded reform for power. Now...
- South China Morning Post05:08edited after publishing
Hong Kong’s leader has called on scientists, leading enterprises and investment institutions from around the world to seize opportunities in the city, describing it as a “golden gateway” for overseas companies to enter the mainland Chinese market and mainland unicorn firms to expand globally. Speaking at the first Global Unicorn Summit on Monday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu pointed to the city’s unique advantages as a “superconnector” and a “super value-adder” between the mainland and...
- South China Morning Post12:03
A consortium comprising mainland Chinese state-owned and private heavyweights together with a major Hong Kong developer has won the first “large-scale land disposal” project in the Northern Metropolis for HK$1.03 billion (US$132 million), with total investment projected at HK$16.8 billion. The Development Bureau announced the results on Monday, awarding the tender for the 10.5-hectare development project in Hung Shui Kiu to the six-company joint venture, HSK New Development. It comprises...
- South China Morning Post14:39
Mainland Chinese technology and pharmaceutical companies are using Hong Kong as a launching pad for global expansion, industry leaders have said, as a major state-owned drugmaker weighs whether to invest in the city’s Northern Metropolis megaproject. The comments highlighting the city’s international background and professional expertise were made during a six-day trip to the rest of the Greater Bay Area, which was arranged by the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office and started on Sunday....
Tue, 25 August 2026
5 reports- South China Morning Post02:30edited after publishing
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Gold strategy: why a Chinese global network of vaults would bolster yuan’s trade roleChina is building a global network of gold vaults and accelerating central bank reserve buying as part of efforts to promote the yuan’s role in international trade, according to an S&P Global Ratings report on Tuesday. Firms such as Zijin Mining – China’s largest gold processor – and Shandong Gold Mining were also expected to expand “faster than most of their global peers” after Beijing reclassified gold from a financial asset to a “strategic mineral” in 2025, the report said. “If you are...
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HONG KONG, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Global Unicorn Summit opened in Hong Kong on Monday, connecting h
- anhuinews.com04:15
A local worker makes wooden handicrafts at a company in Wangnao village, Funan county on April 14. (Photo/Xinhua) Wangnao village, located in Funan county, east China's Anhui province, encouraged its residents to start a company and make and sell wooden handcrafts in 2019. The company has now p...
- South China Morning Post13:02
JD.com may be a major logistics leader in mainland China, but as part of a joint venture that won the first land project in the Northern Metropolis, it must overcome labour and road traffic hurdles to become an economic driver in Hong Kong, experts have said. Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung, chairman of the Hung Shui Kiu Industry Park Company – the first government-owned entity established to accelerate development of the Northern Metropolis – said on Tuesday that JD.com’s participation in the project...
- South China Morning Post16:03
Mainland China’s vast pool of engineers can help Hong Kong companies expand, bridge their talent gap and scale up operations, industry leaders have said. They shared their insights during a six-day media tour of the Greater Bay Area organised by the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office. The itinerary included a research institute in Guangzhou’s Nansha district, a cargo facility and a university in Dongguan, a major industrial city in Guangdong province. Among the key stops was the Guangzhou...
Wed, 26 August 2026
3 reports- South China Morning Post00:32
Mainland Chinese enterprises will play a key role in developing Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis by sharing financial risks and helping align the megaproject with national strategy, according to real estate and political advisers. Their analysis followed the award of the blueprint’s first pilot area in Hung Shui Kiu to HSK New Development, a consortium led by five mainland giants and local developer Sino Land on Monday. Pledging an investment of HK$16.8 billion (US$2.14 billion), the...
- South China Morning Post09:05
Hong Kong’s leader will deliver the city’s first five-year plan and his annual policy address on September 16, stressing that presenting the blueprints together will help residents better understand how they are deeply connected. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced the move on Wednesday after he visited residents from lower-income households and inspected community services at Un Chau Estate in Sham Shui Po district to gather public views. Lee said unveiling the five-year plan and then...
- South China Morning Post14:12
Hong Kong companies should accelerate their expansion into the Middle East, the Asean bloc and Central Asia to reduce their exposure to geopolitical risks, a lawmaker has said, as the US moved to disrupt immigrant-visa appointments worldwide. Jonathan Lamport, the representative for the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC) in the Legislative Council, said the visa uncertainty reinforced the need for companies to broaden their overseas presence beyond traditional Western markets. “The...
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Thu, 27 August 2026
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Hong Kong has widened its lead over Singapore as Asia’s most international city, buoyed by gains in innovation and ideas, but still trails in attracting technology investment, a leading business chamber study has found. The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce’s annual Asian Cities Internationality Index, released on Thursday, ranked Hong Kong first among 11 Asian cities with 74.6 out of 100 points in a measure of seven key areas. Its lead over Singapore widened to two points, up from 0.2...
- scmp.com03:30
Readers discuss labour protection for delivery riders, and a new era for India-Bangladesh relations.
- South China Morning Post06:43
Gold flows into Hong Kong eased to about 107 tonnes in July despite mainland corporate buyers pouring capital into new bullion vaults, as they bet on the city’s strategic ambition to establish itself as Asia’s premier hub for the precious metal. The city’s non-monetary gold imports fell about 18 per cent from June, a month that registered a decade-long high as banks built up inventory ahead of the trial launch of the city’s gold clearing and settlement system that opened on July 7. The value...
Sun, 30 August 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post05:55
Fast-tracking the Northern Metropolis through a “large-scale land disposal” scheme underscores the government’s push to integrate technology, industry and talent while accelerating Hong Kong’s economic restructuring, the finance chief has said. In a blog post on Sunday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said the megaproject’s success hinged on attracting “high-value-added, high-potential industries and high-quality companies to take root”, requiring market forces to be directed into...
Mon, 31 August 2026
5 reports- South China Morning Post00:00
Singapore and Hong Kong do not view each other as enemies, but rather admire one another’s accomplishments, the country’s top envoy to the city has said, calling for greater cooperation between the two jurisdictions often cast as fierce rivals. Eric Teo Boon Hee, Singapore’s consul general in Hong Kong, said Asia was big enough to accommodate two financial centres and that both sides should work together to “expand the pie” as capital rushed into the region. Speaking exclusively to the South...
- South China Morning Post01:00
For decades, Hong Kong has been a hub for gold jewellery. Brands such as Chow Tai Fook and Chow Sang Sang have drawn buyers from the world over, aided by the city’s duty-free status and its proximity to one of the world’s largest gold-consuming markets. Two years ago, when officials set the goal of making Hong Kong a global gold trading hub comparable to New York and London, it was met with scepticism. Similar efforts in the past had ended in failure. The doubts, however, began to fade in...
- South China Morning Post02:00
Singaporean businesses are keen to explore the “massive potential” emerging in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis megaproject after the country’s prime minister visited the site earlier this year, its top envoy to the city has said. In an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post, Singapore’s consul general to Hong Kong, Eric Teo Boon Hee, said the country’s business chambers were considering fact-finding missions to explore opportunities in the 30,000-hectare development. During a...
- South China Morning Post10:36
Hong Kong leads Asia in high-growth start-up potential and ranks fifth globally, showing the city’s growing strength in nurturing scalable ventures and unicorns, according to joint research published by technology market intelligence firm CB Insights and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation. The white paper, released on Monday, said Asia operated on a distributed network where distinct markets specialised in different stages of the technology life cycle, unlike Silicon...
- South China Morning Post11:31edited after publishing
Hong Kong’s flagship technology hub at the border received a better-than-expected six bids from conglomerates and hi-tech firms for its inaugural land tender by the deadline on Monday, with industry leaders describing the project as a springboard for mainland Chinese firms going global. The Loop Hong Kong Park Company, which operates the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP), said it received strong interest in four land parcels with a combined gross floor area exceeding...
Wed, 2 September 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post14:06
Singapore is positioning itself as a bridge between Central Asia and Asean, as both regions increasingly look to each other amid growing disruption to global trade and intensifying superpower rivalry. The political appetite exists, but analysts say trade benefits will still hinge on overcoming obstacles such as geography and a lack of connectivity. Singapore’s Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong pitched the city state to Central Asian businesses during his visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from...
- South China Morning Post21:30
Recently, I joined Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah in Malaysia for the official opening of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Kuala Lumpur. The occasion marked an elevation in Hong Kong’s economic and trade ties with Malaysia and the broader Southeast Asian region. During the visit, Hong Kong’s Belt and Road Office hosted a forum that brought government officials, business leaders and professionals together for substantive discussions –...
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Thu, 3 September 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post00:00
Tender submissions for the MTR Corporation’s Tuen Mun Area 16 Station phase two property development closed on Wednesday, with market sources saying top Hong Kong developers including CK Asset, Sun Hung Kai Properties and Henderson Land Development submitted bids. A consortium comprising Sino Land, Kerry Properties, China Overseas Land & Investment and Great Eagle also submitted a bid, the sources added. MTR Corp said a total of four bids were received, and that they would be given detailed...
- South China Morning Post23:00
An Asian city will eventually overtake London and New York as the world’s leading financial centre, with Hong Kong well placed to compete for the top spot given its legal predictability and low tax burden, according to the creator of a closely watched ranking of financial hubs. “It’s going to happen because it’s so tight,” said Michael Mainelli, chairman of London-based think tank Z/Yen Group, in an interview with the South China Morning Post on Tuesday, referring to the narrowing gap between...
Fri, 4 September 2026
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Bank sees growing use of the renminbi for payments, financing and liquidity management as Chinese companies expand across the region Read more at The Business Times.
- South China Morning Post07:15edited after publishing
Hong Kong’s leader has urged the banking sector to support financing the city’s creation of a new economic engine in innovation and technology (I&T) while expanding offshore yuan business, a key area for aligning with national strategies. Speaking at a Hong Kong Association of Banks event on Friday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu called for closer partnership between the government and banking sector in four areas. They are: expanding offshore renminbi business; encouraging I&T through...
- chinamoneynetwork.com15:51
The "Capital Markets and M&A Forum 2026: China Edition" hosted by ARC Group, a global leading investment bank and management consulting company, concluded successfully at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on the Bund in Shanghai yesterday. The forum gathered numerous experts and business leaders from investment banking, legal, auditing, and investor relations fields to discuss new paths for overseas listing financing, analyze the operational challenges of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and...
- chinadaily.com.cn16:33
Sat, 5 September 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post04:44edited after publishing
Hong Kong’s leader has identified financial services, innovation and technology, and education as three key new growth drivers ahead of the unveiling of the city’s inaugural five-year development blueprint and annual policy address, calling on individuals and industries to show vision and plan for the future. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Saturday that Hong Kong’s first five-year plan would outline broad strategies, set clear development directions and align with the nation’s 15th...
- South China Morning Post21:30
Hong Kong has always had a simple answer to what young people should do with their lives: study hard, get a job, work harder, buy a flat and eventually complain about the next generation. That formula is becoming harder to sell. A whole lexicon has grown up around Generation Z’s uneasy relationship with work. In mainland China, there are “full-time children”, young adults who stay home and receive an allowance from their parents in return for doing household chores and running errands....
Sun, 6 September 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post07:15edited after publishing
Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to improve residents’ livelihoods through long-term strategies in the city’s first five-year plan, with concrete measures to be set out in the coming policy address. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Sunday that the administration would continue to uphold its people-oriented governance philosophy, focus on residents’ needs and push Hong Kong forward. Lee will unveil Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and deliver the annual policy address on September 16....
- South China Morning Post10:06
Hong Kong will step up support for belt and road enterprises seeking to expand into new markets and tap regional growth, reinforcing its role as a pivotal business hub and platform for deeper exchanges, the city’s finance chief has said. In his weekly blog on Sunday, Paul Chan Mo-po also pointed to strong growth in emerging markets and developing economies in recent years, citing International Monetary Fund projections of a further 3.8 per cent and 4.5 per cent expansion respectively over the...
Mon, 7 September 2026
6 reports- South China Morning Post00:30
The head of the European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (EuroCham) aims to “reset” perceptions about the financial hub during the organisation’s first-ever “door-knock” mission to Brussels, emphasising that the city remains “significantly, fundamentally” distinct from its mainland Chinese counterparts. With Hong Kong set to unveil its first five-year plan on September 16 – the same day the mission begins – chairman Johannes Hack told the South China Morning Post that the city lacked a clear...
- South China Morning Post01:00
Hong Kong’s top financial regulators have urged local banks to make greater use of the city’s growing pool of offshore yuan liquidity, while also flagging the need to prepare for a coming wave of autonomous AI systems used in the financial sector. Speaking at the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) Distinguished Speaker Luncheon, Eddie Yue Wai-man, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), called on lenders to leverage their international networks to expand the Chinese...
- South China Morning Post06:04
Hong Kong is committed to being a “trusted partner” in driving Central Asia’s emergence as a global growth engine, according to the city’s leader, who hailed the substantial outcomes achieved since his landmark mission to the region. In a virtual appearance at the South China Morning Post’s China Conference: Central Asia 2026 held in Astana on Monday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said that a bank in his June delegation had since backed the Development Bank of Kazakhstan with US$785...
- South China Morning Post06:28edited after publishing
Hong Kong authorities should make raising home ownership a goal of the city’s first five-year plan, Legislative Council president Starry Lee Wai-king has said, following a visit to a public estate with the housing minister. Lee also said the goal could be achieved by reviving a scheme that allowed public housing tenants to buy their flats and reserving subsidised homes for youth and middle-class families. She made the remarks after inspecting Oi Man Estate in Ho Man Tin with Housing Bureau...
- South China Morning Post09:00
Hong Kong is poised to play a bigger role in financing Chinese green-technology companies’ expansion into emerging markets, as geopolitical fragmentation and high funding costs reshape how capital is deployed in the global energy transition, according to senior banking executives. The city’s deep sustainable-finance market and offshore yuan liquidity could help channel capital into green and climate-resilience projects across developing economies, executives from Bank of China (Hong Kong),...
- South China Morning Post15:38
About three months after Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu visited Central Asia, momentum is building for closer economic ties between the city and the region, with potential cooperation extending beyond finance to tourism, professional services, mining, agriculture and digital infrastructure. Government officials and senior figures from the industrial, investment and financial sectors discussed the prospects at the South China Morning Post’s inaugural China Conference: Central Asia...
Tue, 8 September 2026
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Foreign, mainland students flock to Hong Kong sparking property demand in education sectorHong Kong’s bid to become a global education hub is likely to transform the sector as a sustainable source of property demand, with the city tipped to see around 200,000 non-local students by 2035, according to CBRE. The city’s international schools are estimated to require enormous additional real estate to accommodate nearly 30,000 to 40,000 non-local students, as the institutions would need to set up 40 to 50 new school campuses. This could mean up to an extra 1.11 million square metres...
- South China Morning Post00:30
Hong Kong’s flagship tech hub at the border with mainland China received bids from firms specialising in cutting-edge fields such as chips, artificial intelligence and quantum technology, the South China Morning Post has learned. The government last week said that it received an “enthusiastic response” to the tender for four land parcels in the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP), with a better-than-expected six bids submitted. The sites are earmarked for laboratories...
- South China Morning Post04:00
Hong Kong firms could look to Kazakhstan as a base for advanced manufacturing and as a gateway to Europe, while the city’s robust capital markets could attract businesses in the Central Asian country, a diplomat and business adviser has said. Sabr Yessimbekov, adviser to the chairman of the presidium of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, told the South China Morning Post on the sidelines of the inaugural China Conference: Central Asia 2026 that some projects...
- South China Morning Post05:38edited after publishing
Beijing has recommended the largest-ever cohort of civil servants from Hong Kong for roles at United Nations agencies this year, expecting the deployments to broaden their global perspective and strengthen the city’s position as a bridge between the country and the international community. The 16 officers sent under the UN Junior Professional Officer (JPO) scheme represent 13 grades and departments, including customs, police and the anti-corruption agency. This marks a steady increase from...
- South China Morning Post11:41
A cluster comprising Hong Kong and two mainland Chinese cities has been ranked the world’s top innovation hub for the second consecutive year by a United Nations body. The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster retained its crown in the 2026 Global Innovation Index released by the World Intellectual Property Organization on Tuesday. Tokyo-Yokohama, San Jose-San Francisco, Seoul and Beijing followed in the rankings. A government spokesman welcomed the ranking, saying it reaffirmed the Greater...
- Times of India12:00
Hong Kong and Singapore compete as Asia's top financial hubs, offering expat opportunities. Singapore provides a more spacious and structured environment for residents. Hong Kong offers a faster-paced, denser urban experience with strong China connections. Career opportunities vary, with Hong Kong strong in finance and Singapore in tech. Both cities attract wealthy foreigners for housing, wealth management, and luxury sales.
- chinadaily.com.cn23:56
Wed, 9 September 2026
6 reports- South China Morning Post04:01
Hong Kong will continue to serve as a gateway linking belt and road economies with mainland China and global markets, the chief executive has said, underscoring the city’s role in bringing together capital, talent and businesses to advance the national initiative. Speaking at the opening of the annual Belt and Road Summit on Wednesday, John Lee Ka-chiu said more than 60 government and business agreements and memorandums of understanding (MOUs) would be signed during the event, with the total...
- South China Morning Post07:00edited after publishing
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GBA integration may help mainland China philanthropy sector learn from Hong KongUrgent priorities for advancing China’s philanthropy sector include fostering a favourable legal environment and overhauling the nation’s social service industry, according to leading policy experts at a forum in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Mainland charitable organisations could learn from Hong Kong’s experience to increase their professional expertise, while the Greater Bay Area city cluster plan could be leveraged as a catalyst to boost the sector, they said. The panel discussion – part of the...
- finanznachrichten.de10:21
EQS Newswire / 09/09/2026 / 10:15 CET/CEST HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 9 September 2026 - The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released its Global Innovation Index (GII)
- finanznachrichten.de10:26
Hong Kong SAR--(Newsfile Corp. - September 9, 2026) - The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released its Global Innovation Index (GII) 2026 on September 8, revealing that the Shenzhen-Hong
- scmp.com21:30
As the population ages, becomes more mobile and welcomes more non-locals, data-based planning is needed to inform and improve urban planning.
- South China Morning Post21:30
What kind of population is Hong Kong planning for? That is the question the chief executive’s policy address must tackle as the Northern Metropolis begins to take shape. Much more than just another new town, the Northern Metropolis is Hong Kong’s most consequential project for its next phase of development, expected to house 2.5 million residents and provide 650,000 jobs. The numbers are well known, but they are not the story. This population of 2.5 million will be like no other. The Northern...
Thu, 10 September 2026
6 reports- South China Morning Post00:30
In the first of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Natalie Wong and Matthew Cheng look at the key political issues and the city leader’s hopes for a second term. When Hong Kong’s leader John Lee Ka-chiu steps up to the Legislative Council podium next Wednesday, he will break from decades of political tradition. Lee’s coming policy address will summarise his four years in office while setting out what is expected to be his most...
- South China Morning Post08:12edited after publishing
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Hong Kong signs 2 MOUs with Greater Bay Area partners to commercialise aerial technologyHong Kong has secured support from more than 50 organisations to develop common standards for the low-altitude economy, as the city seeks closer integration with the national strategy for the sector. The announcement was made on Thursday at a low-altitude economy forum attended by Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan. The low-altitude economy covers commercial activities involving drones and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. “No single city can establish a...
- Channel News Asia12:31
- South China Morning Post12:53
Hong Kong’s policy address next week will continue with measures to help local news outlets expand overseas and build global networks, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source said on Thursday that Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s “go global” initiative would assist local media, which report in Chinese and English, in reaching readers beyond the city. The industry could offer media services particularly in countries that came under the umbrella of the Belt and Road Initiative, the...
- english.news.cn18:15edited after publishing
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Roundup: Belt and Road cooperation takes on new flair as Chinese tech gains global tractionBelt and Road cooperation takes on new flair as Chinese tech gains global traction-
- South China Morning Post23:30
Deep in the southern border zone of Johor, Malaysia, separated from Singapore by a narrow strait, a steady flow of commuters moves seamlessly between the two sovereign neighbours. Beyond the immediate checkpoints, a short 30-minute train ride connects visitors to regional hubs such as Kulai, where a vastly different dynamic comes into view – one defined by the rapid expansion of digital infrastructure. Inside YTL’s sprawling Green Data Centre Park, massive operational blocks stand beside...
Fri, 11 September 2026
3 reports- South China Morning Post02:30
In the second of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Elizabeth Cheung and Vivian Au drill down on what’s holding back the Northern Metropolis. Read part one here. For employees of surgical robotics company Yuanhua Tech, travelling between their Shenzhen base in Nanshan district and its Hong Kong office in the Science Park means a two-hour commute. And when the hi-tech firm sends money to Hong Kong for operations, the process can...
- South China Morning Post04:00edited after publishing
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Kazakh firms eyeing Hong Kong, mainland China markets urged to take long-term viewKazakhstan’s businesses should prioritise long-term fundraising ambitions rather than quick wins in Hong Kong and mainland Chinese markets, a managing director of the Central Asian country’s sovereign wealth fund has said. Saltanat Satzhan, managing director for development and privatisation at Samruk-Kazyna, said she also aimed to have state-owned rail operator Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) listed in Hong Kong by the end of the year. KTZ, wholly owned by the government through the fund, has...
- livenews.co.nz20:30
Sat, 12 September 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post05:46
The Hong Kong government will table a bill at the Legislative Council in the first half of 2027 to introduce a statutory cooling-off period for prepaid beauty and fitness contracts, the commerce chief has said. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah revealed the timeline on Saturday, two weeks after the government concluded a two-month consultation on the policy proposal to address limitations of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance on August 31. “We hope to table...
- South China Morning Post08:52
Hong Kong’s ethnic minority communities can leverage their multicultural backgrounds and language skills to play an “important role” in the city’s efforts to build ties with belt and road countries, the labour minister has said. Other speakers at the Zubin Foundation’s Ethnically Diverse Youth Leadership Summit on Saturday also highlighted the advantages these historically marginalised communities possessed in helping mainland Chinese companies go global. In his opening remarks, Secretary for...
Sun, 13 September 2026
4 reports- South China Morning Post01:00
In the fourth of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Fiona Sun and Edith Lin analyse how to improve livelihoods in the city by tackling the impact of demographic changes and technological advancement. Read part one here, part two here and part three here. Twenty-eight-year-old Hong Kong resident Fong and his wife want to have a child but he knows they cannot afford one for now. He earns about HK$10,000 (US$1,275) a month as a...
- Channel News Asia08:14
An area roughly a third of Hong Kong including villages, natural wetlands and farmland is being converted into the "Northern Metropolis", an ambitious project aimed at deepening integration with mainland China.
- South China Morning Post10:57
Hong Kong will deepen ties with emerging economies worldwide, expanding connections with the Middle East and belt and road countries, from finance to innovation and technology, according to the finance chief. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also said the city aimed to build “networked and institutionalised” connectivity with the Global South – a broad term for developing less-industrialised countries, primarily located in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Belt and road countries are nations...
- South China Morning Post23:00
Hong Kong is intensifying efforts to attract technology start-ups and nurture unicorns through expanded financial support via a key government-backed platform, leveraging the city’s booming fundraising activities and world-class financial infrastructure. Investors are displaying an increased appetite for the local tech scene compared with a decade ago – a trend that Terry Wong Ping-sau, CEO of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), said was a positive sign for the...
Mon, 14 September 2026
7 reports- South China Morning Post00:30
In the final instalment of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Natalie Wong and Matthew Cheng look at how national security spans areas such as finance and technology and what Hong Kong must do to earn Beijing’s trust. Read part one here, part two here, part three here and part four here. With the recent sentencing of former leaders of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Square vigil concluding a key high-profile subversion case, it would be...
- South China Morning Post01:30
This year marks the opening year of the national 15th five-year plan. Faced with accelerating change globally and significant opportunities brought by national development, Hong Kong must better integrate into and serve the overall national development, enabling our economic progress to reach new heights while enhancing people’s livelihood and well-being. This February, I announced that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government would formulate the city’s first five-year plan. I...
- South China Morning Post02:00
Hong Kong’s inaugural five-year plan will not change the capitalist system and instead fully exploit its advantages to map the city’s long-term development, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said. In an opinion piece published in the South China Morning Post on Monday, the city leader also stressed that the blueprint, in focusing on the economy, would ultimately “enable citizens to flourish” by creating employment opportunities and upward mobility. Lee will unveil Hong Kong’s first-ever...
- South China Morning Post09:51
Hong Kong’s younger generation of tycoons is becoming increasingly active in the city’s initial public offering market through family offices and private investments. But their investments extend beyond the property and traditional financial sectors associated with their predecessors, into technology and digital finance. Prominent business leaders Cheng Chi-heng of New World Development and Peter Lee Ka-kit of Henderson Land participated as cornerstone investors in Shenzhen Forms Syntron...
- South China Morning Post10:00
Hong Kong’s silver economy is set to become a HK$500 billion (US$63.8 billion) market by 2034, the city’s finance chief has said, urging the elderly care industry to deploy technology and explore cross-border opportunities. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Monday that Hong Kong’s ageing population presented both a challenge and a “promising blue ocean” market opportunity for the city, which could serve as a model for other regions. In a speech at an event to mark the 30th...
- Times of India10:36
Hong Kong is embarking on an ambitious project to reshape its future through the Northern Metropolis initiative. The government plans to convert various villages and wetlands into vibrant housing and technology centers, with an estimated budget of HK$224 billion. Anticipated to benefit around 2.5 million residents, this development promises to generate countless job opportunities while reinforcing ties with mainland China.
- South China Morning Post16:00
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) is strengthening its research footprint in the Greater Bay Area with the establishment of its Shenzhen Research Institute, a platform designed to help bridge industry, academia and research and translate research into real-world impact. Prof. Ricky Kwok Yu-kwong, Vice President (Research and Institutional Advancement) of HKMU, says the Institute is positioned to be the...
Tue, 15 September 2026
8 reports- South China Morning Post00:30
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu’s coming policy address will introduce measures to remove hurdles for businesses setting up shop in the Northern Metropolis and include proactive initiatives to strengthen innovation hubs, research efforts and tech applications, the South China Morning Post has learned. Government sources said measures supporting the megaproject in the northern New Territories and backing innovation were expected to be major highlights of the chief executive’s policy address...
- South China Morning Post01:30
In any conversation about Hong Kong’s future, one question often emerges: when will the city pivot away from national security and back to economic development? To most, Hong Kong is fundamentally a commercial hub. After the turmoil of 2019, most reasonable people agreed that restoring public order was imperative. Today, the orchestrators of that unrest and the radicals are largely imprisoned or have fled. While occasional flare-ups and various forms of “soft resistance” persist, society at...
- Channel News Asia04:25
- South China Morning Post04:31edited after publishing
Hong Kong’s first five-year plan will include both binding and anticipatory targets, the city’s leader has said, stressing that the long-term blueprint will not signal a move towards a planned economy. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also revealed on Tuesday that the plan, which will be unveiled alongside his annual policy address the following day, would feature a blue cover symbolising “blue skies”, openness, progress and steadiness. “There will be indicators which are binding and...
- Channel News Asia06:51
A long-term plan could give businesses greater certainty over the government's priorities and more confidence to invest in the mega-project, according to analysts.
- South China Morning Post07:19
Hong Kong employers’ hiring sentiment rebounded sharply in the fourth quarter, with far fewer companies expecting to cut jobs as confidence improved alongside stronger economic growth, according to a ManpowerGroup survey. The international human resources firm said the city’s seasonally adjusted net employment outlook rose to 14 per cent, up by 23 percentage points from minus 9 per cent in the third quarter of this year. The outlook is calculated by subtracting the percentage of employers...
- Bloomberg Politics09:30
Hong Kong leader John Lee is taking the unprecedented step of outlining a five-year vision for the Asian financial hub. The question is whether he’ll be the chief executive to see it through.
- South China Morning Post14:22
Hong Kong’s finance chief has called on Cathay Pacific Airways to offer attractive fares and expand its route network, as China’s national development plan reinforces the city’s status as a global aviation hub. Speaking at Cathay’s 80th anniversary celebration on Tuesday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po described the flag carrier as more than just a transport provider, calling it an ambassador for Hong Kong that reinforced the city’s status as a global aviation hub and “superconnector”....
Wed, 16 September 2026
24 reports- South China Morning Post00:30
Hong Kong’s leader will unveil two bold initiatives on housing and mediation in his policy address, the South China Morning Post has learned, with the government planning to boost home ownership rates among young couples and prioritise settling official commercial disputes through the city’s mediation body. The new measures, to be unveiled by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Wednesday, aimed to strengthen the city’s status as a global mediation capital while improving livelihoods,...
- Bloomberg Politics02:07
- South China Morning Post02:46
This live article is freely available to our registered users. Please log in or create an account. Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu unveiled the city’s first five-year plan at the legislature, followed by his annual policy address. The highly anticipated plan, unveiled after a two-month public consultation, aimed to align the city’s priorities with the nation’s 2026-30 development blueprint. Lee set 22 major indicators in the plan, with five being binding targets mostly focusing on...
- Bloomberg Politics04:33
Hong Kong aims to deepen its role in promoting yuan use across financing, investment and trade, and will set up a mechanism to strengthen currency liquidity, its chief executive said in a policy speech.
- straitstimes.com05:26
Hong Kong's new five-year plan aims to boost jobs, homes, tech ties with mainland China, and strengthen its role as a global financial and innovation hub. Read more at straitstimes.com.
- South China Morning Post06:00
Hong Kong has retained its status as Asia’s top financial hub for a fourth consecutive edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), even as many of the world’s leading centres saw their scores slip slightly amid rising geopolitical headwinds. The city also ranked third globally in the 40th edition of the twice-yearly report, released on Wednesday amid a remarkably tight race at the top of global finance. Hong Kong scored 756, just one point behind London and a point ahead of...
- Channel News Asia06:13
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Chief Executive John Lee delivers closely watched policy address, the last of his term
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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday unveiled the city's first five-year plan in a politically symbolic step that echoes Beijing's approach to development, pushing to broaden Hong Kong's id...
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La hoja de ruta para 2026-2030 refuerza la rendición de cuentas ante Pekín, pero el jefe el Ejecutivo regional, John Lee, garantiza que no implicará cambios en el modelo económico ni en el sistema de autonomía de la ciudad
- South China Morning Post09:24
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu presented the city’s first ever five-year plan, including steps to bolster innovation, birth rates and financial activity. The city aims to raise spending on innovation to 3 per cent of gross domestic product after 2030 from 1.63 per cent in 2024, Lee said as he announced the plan on Wednesday alongside the traditional annual policy address. There were also steps to accelerate construction of the tech-focused Northern Metropolis megaproject on the...
- South China Morning Post09:37
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has placed deepening integration with mainland China and developing new economic engines centre stage as he unveiled the city’s first-ever five-year plan alongside the last policy address of his term. During his landmark speech on Wednesday, which ran just one minute shy of three hours, Lee laid out how the city’s first five-year plan would align the city more closely with the national development blueprint, while the policy address would serve as...
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Targeted development plan, with binding and anticipatory goals, maps out ‘long-term direction’ for Hong Kong, says chief executive
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Hong Kong aims to reduce the risk of premature deaths from some major chronic diseases to 6.9 per cent by 2030 by investing heavily in primary healthcare and prevention, authorities have said. Delivering his annual policy address and the city’s first five-year plan, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Wednesday also unveiled plans to develop the city’s first integrated ambulatory care hospital at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site in King’s Park after its relocation to Kai Tak. The facility...
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club has said it will funnel HK$3 billion to support the construction of a Life and Health Academic Research Building at the city’s new Northern Metropolis University Town. During his policy address on Wednesday, Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu announced the creation of an integrated teaching and scientific research building in the Northern Metropolis. In a statement issued soon after the chief executive’s speech, the club said its Charities Trust had made a donation...
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Hong Kong will introduce a pilot scheme next year to bring in foreign domestic carers to look after older residents as part of a broader package of measures announced in the policy address to deal with an ageing population. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said in his address on Wednesday that the government would admit carers under a scheme modelled on the city’s existing foreign domestic helper regime. “With reference to the existing regime for admitting foreign domestic helpers, the...
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About 10 artificial intelligence (AI) and biotech companies will be the first to access cross-border data flows under a new pilot scheme, securing an early edge over roughly 100 other firms set up in Hong Kong’s flagship tech hub at the border. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu revealed on Wednesday during the final policy address of his current term that more than 100 innovation and technology firms had moved into the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park, while a “white list” to...
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Hong Kong will introduce various tax incentives for new finance and technology industries to attract businesses and reinforce the city’s role as a leading financial hub, the city leader has announced in his policy address. Tax concessions to draw intellectual property (IP) businesses and selected industries to the city were among the new measures Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced on Wednesday, while the halving of the profits tax rate for gold traders would be sped up. To speed up...
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Hong Kong will introduce themed tourism routes showcasing the city’s most recognisable filming locations and explore upgrading Victoria Park’s Centre Court to host higher-level tennis tournaments, as authorities seek to significantly increase the sector’s economic contribution under the city’s first five-year development plan. The 2026-30 blueprint aims to raise the tourism industry’s value added from HK$86.2 billion (US$10.9 billion) in 2024 to HK$126 billion by 2030 – an increase of about...
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A new visa intended to attract international talent to participate in short-term training programmes in Hong Kong could become available as early as the first quarter of next year, the South China Morning Post has learned. The final policy address of Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s current term also put the spotlight on five existing or soon-to-launch academies that would seek to train overseas professionals and organise international events. They and the new visa category were among a...
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Hong Kong’s leader has expressed renewed support for the local media industry, including strengthening its global reach and reviewing the code of practice for television to ensure it keeps abreast with the times. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu made the pledges in both the city’s first five-year plan and the policy address he unveiled on Wednesday. In the section on “Develop an East-meets-West Centre for International Cultural Exchange” under the five-year plan, Lee said: “We will strengthen...
- South China Morning Post15:23
Hong Kong’s leader has unveiled the city’s first five-year blueprint, aligned with China’s national development strategy, setting targets to nearly double innovation spending and raise the share of manufacturing and new industries to 5.5 per cent of the economy. In a historically significant new approach, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu prefaced his annual policy address on Wednesday with a comprehensive set of binding and anticipatory or aspirational longer-term targets for Hong Kong up to...
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Hong Kong will strive to raise its expenditure on innovation activities to a level equivalent to 3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) by around 2030, nearly double the current rate, according to the city’s first five-year plan. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu unveiled the ambitious goal, together with measures to boost frontier technologies, including aerospace research, on Wednesday. Among the 22 indicators laid out in the plan, the government aims to raise the ratio of total domestic...
- South China Morning Post15:37
Hong Kong will expand the use of the yuan in areas including gold trading and cross-border payments, as policy blueprints call for the city’s biggest push yet to internationalise the Chinese currency. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Wednesday devoted part of the city’s first five-year plan and his annual policy address to developing a gold trading ecosystem and creating a regional intellectual property trading centre in the city. “We will consolidate and enhance Hong Kong’s status as an...
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Longer-term vision and policies with continuity mapped out in Hong Kong’s inaugural five-year plan, along with the latest policy blueprint, offer investment opportunities and greater stability for investors, according to experts and commentators. Hong Kong marked a historic milestone on Wednesday when Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu rolled out the city’s first five-year development plan with his fifth policy address to align with China’s long-term national strategy. The explicit directions...
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We have put together stories from our coverage of John Lee’s 2026 policy address. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. 14 key takeaways from John Lee’s policy address, Hong Kong’s first 5-year plan Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has placed deepening integration with mainland China and developing new economic engines centre stage as he unveiled the city’s first-ever five-year plan alongside the last policy address of his term. 2. Hong Kong...
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Hong Kong leader John Lee vows to review IVF support for women over 40Hong Kong’s leader has vowed to examine whether the government can better support women aged over 40 seeking assisted reproductive treatment, while acknowledging that financial incentives alone will not reverse the city’s falling birth rate. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu made the pledge during a radio phone-in programme on Thursday, when residents described obstacles to having children, including job insecurity, a day after the leader unveiled a raft of measures aimed at boosting the birth...
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Hong Kong is broadening its equity markets, deepening its offshore yuan business and expanding further into gold trading under its first five-year plan for economic and social development, as the city seeks to defend its standing as Asia’s top financial centre and close the gap with London. Unveiled on Wednesday by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu alongside his 2026 policy address, the blueprint outlines a package of financial plans to “consolidate and enhance Hong Kong’s status as an...
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Hong Kong will be short of 130,000 workers by 2028, about a third less than originally projected, a reduction the city’s labour chief attributed to the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and government policies to import labour and top talent. A day after the release of the city’s first five-year plan and annual policy address, Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said on Thursday that authorities would exempt start-up founders approved under the Top Talent Pass Scheme...
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Hong Kong SAR--(Newsfile Corp. - September 17, 2026) - Hong Kong's Chief Executive, John Lee, yesterday (September 16) announced the First Five-Year Plan
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Hong Kong’s plan to raise its gold holdings will further cement the city’s status as an international financial centre, with the possibility of building vaults in the Northern Metropolis megadevelopment, according to authorities. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also said on Thursday the city was under “no pressure” to raise interest rates following a US rate hike, but stressed authorities would “keep a close watch” on the situation. Speaking at a conference the day after the policy...
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Around 100 start-ups selected to join Hong Kong’s flagship border tech hub will undergo mentorship programmes ranging from five to eight years, backed by industry heavyweights, the operator has revealed. Vincent Ma, CEO of Loop Hong Kong Park Company, said in an interview on Thursday that the start-ups were chosen to join the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP) following a months-long screening process. “We have chosen 100 start-ups to enter our park soon following a few...