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Hong Kong insurers are offering more services to cover senior citizens. Photo: Handout.
Banking & finance

BOC Life offers insurance plans for clients seeking to retire in mainland cities

Around 88,000 Hongkongers aged 65 or above were living in southern Guangdong province in 2022, 11 per cent more than in 2017.

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Hong Kong transport

‘Game-changer’: first planes take off, land at 3 Hong Kong runways – as it happened

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Hong Kong economy

Risks to global economy loom under Trump but Hong Kong will prevail: Paul Chan

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong tycoons not obliged to invest in Northern Metropolis: No 2 official

Chief Secretary Eric Chan heads delegation with tycoons to Guangdong cities, says trip “purely an introduction and opportunity for exchange”.

Chief Secretary Eric Chan (second from right) tours the factory of Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD in Shenzhen. Photo: SCMP
Fintech

Time running out for 250 Hong Kong-listed firms to get women on board: HKEX

At least 250 Hong Kong-listed companies do not have at least one woman on their boards despite the compliance deadline just a month away.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong, Guangdong firms sign trade deals worth 100 billion yuan

Chief Executive John Lee is on trip to province with officials and tycoons, weeks after Beijing urged authorities and firms to work together.

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Hong Kong economy

Firms to pledge support for Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis after Beijing’s call

Firms will attend ceremony on Friday to show they intend to take part in the mega development, sources say.

The Northern Metropolis will be developed on land at the border with Shenzhen. Photo: Martin Chan
Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Hong Kong airport boosts efforts to lure foreign airlines as it waits on Cathay

Airport Authority is doing all it can to fill extra capacity created by soon-to-debut three-runway system, acting CEO Vivian Cheung says.

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Hong Kong transport

6-hour suspension catches out 1,000 travellers at Hong Kong side of mega bridge

Cross-border services resumed after a six-hour suspension for a cycling test race for the 2025 National Games.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong will grow tech sector with input from experts like Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

Financial Secretary has dinner with industry heavyweights at local restaurant, elaborates on border I&T park development with Shenzhen in blog.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan (fourth from right) seated between Nvidia founder Jensen Huang and HKUST president Nancy Ip, among other I&T sector heavyweights. Photo: FS blog
Amazon

Amazon invites Chinese sellers to new bargain marketplace Haul

The US e-commerce giant is aggressively promoting its new budget-shopping platform this holiday season to take on Temu and Shein.

Amazon is inviting Chinese merchants onto its new budget-shopping platform. Photo: AFP
Wealth management

Hong Kong’s wealth sector thrives as political uncertainty, geopolitics swirl

The Capital Investment Entrant Scheme, launched in March, has brought in more than HK$20 billion from 670 applications, Paul Chan says.

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Food and Drinks

5 of the best Shenzhen restaurants for regional Chinese cuisines

High-end Chiu Chow cuisine, dishes from Ningbo, food from Yunnan, Sichuan and Hunan, Shenzhen has them all. Here’s where to eat them.

E-commerce

Meituan aims to launch meal deliveries by drones in Hong Kong

The meal delivery giant joins a slew of Chinese tech giants vying for new growth in Hong Kong.

A Meituan drone delivers takeout food to customers in Shenzhen, China. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
Banking & finance

Hong Kong urged to boost capital flow with mainland for global market access

Former HKMA head Norman Chan says capital circulation is not as seamless as it used to be.

Norman Chan Tak-lam, the former CEO of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong’s mega-events in first half of 2025 set to attract 840,000 visitors

List of 93 mega-events revealed for first six months, with showcase of French impressionist masters and Coldplay’s concerts among them.

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Insurance

Exclusive | Manulife on track to reach 50% Asia earnings target by 2027

Asia was the largest profit contributor to Canadian insurer in the third quarter, with 44 per cent of the group’s earnings coming from the region.

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Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Hong Kong must keep calm and Trump-proof itself

Whatever shape US foreign policy takes, our leaders and businesses must keep working to shore up the city’s strengths and build new ones.

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People ride on a ferry from Hong Kong Island to Kowloon as the sun sets, in 2019. Photo: AP
Hong Kong

Editorial | Healthy start to new Hong Kong medical school bid

Third such facility for city will have to bring something different to medical care, both in terms of curriculum and students.

Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Hong Kong to prioritise local labour, minister says, despite shortage forecast

Labour chief Chris Sun also says encouraging young people to work in Greater Bay Area will not exacerbate manpower shortage.

Hong Kong

Vaccine shows promise in curing HIV, Hong Kong start-up says

‘We may be on the brink of a breakthrough,’ Dr Edward Leong, advisory board chairman of Immuno Cure says.

A Hong Kong biotech start-up says its first-phase trial of a therapeutic HIV vaccine has shown promising results. Photo: dpa
Shenzhen

Shenzhen’s soaring R&D spending rivals Beijing, dwarfs Hong Kong

The southern city put nearly US$31 billion into R&D last year, driven partly by robust spending from tech giants like Huawei.

Shenzhen is China’s second-largest R&D hub by expenditure. Photo: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Tourism

Can Muslim visitors boost tourism in Hong Kong?

Halal-certified food is not easy to find in the city, unfortunately – and language barriers are another challenge.

Technology

Opinion | AI can help power the ‘Study in Hong Kong’ brand

The city’s academic institutions have what it takes to integrate artificial intelligence into education and entice students from around the world.

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Education in Hong Kong

University in Hong Kong hires 100 overseas, mainland academics in 2-year drive

One new recruit at University of Science and Technology points to Hong Kong’s fairer gender opportunities and more generous government funding for research.

HKUST started a recruitment campaign two years ago. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong urged to deepen bay area ties, help region’s firms expand abroad

Recent bay area trade show that drew 2.26 trillion yuan in investments is a sign of revived investor confidence, observers say.

The 2024 Greater Bay Area Global Investment Promotion Conference held in Guangzhou generated 1,933 deals. Photo: Handout
SCMP Highlights

Recap | Trump’s return threatens Chinese EV makers, an AI talent war and more tech news

The global expansion of biotech firms is another story the SCMP has been covering in the realm of future tech recently.

Hong Kong property

Lui Che-woo, property and casino magnate of K. Wah and Galaxy, dies at 95

Lui, the chairman of the K. Wah Group of companies, died peacefully on November 7, according to filings to the Hong Kong stock exchange by his companies.

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Greater Bay Area
Greater Bay Area
The "Greater Bay Area" refers to the Chinese government's scheme to link the cities of Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Huizhou, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing into an integrated economic and business hub.
last updated:
27 August, 2024
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