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Tmall Hong Kong was established by Alibaba Group Holding on May 21, 2021, to tap the growing number of online shoppers in the city. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong’s e-commerce market has become too crowded for industry giant Alibaba

Alibaba will shut down operations of Tmall Hong Kong on October 31, as the local market continues to be dominated by online shopping platform HKTVmall.

  • Alibaba will shut down operations of Tmall Hong Kong on October 31, as the company sharpens its focus on cross-border e-commerce opportunities
  • That move comes as no surprise, according to analysts, because Hongkongers have plenty of online shopping platforms to choose from

Letters | Follow Japan in bidding fond farewell to analogue TV service

Opinion | Hong Kong still lags in providing the connections for a digital lifestyle

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Online shopping surge fuelled by Hongkongers staying home to avoid Covid-19

Predicted doubling of HKTV Mall’s internet shopping orders to HK$1.2 billion is attributed to self-isolating trend during the pandemic.

Online orders through HKTV Mall have been buoyed by people staying home during the Covid-19 crisis. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Tycoon Ricky Wong quits free-to-air TV dream and exits sector

Tycoon says he has waited eight years for licence grant from government, as company HKTV announces HK$204.9 million in losses.

Fox+ hopes to steal the show with Andy Lau’s Trading Floor

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Media maverick Ricky Wong sells HKTV stake to affiliated company

Hong Kong media mogul may give up on free-to-air TV dream

Victory for media maverick Ricky Wong in mobile TV battle

Commerce minister nearly shed tears over HKTV licence rejection

Greg So says he tried his best to convince the members at the Executive Council meeting, but he also had to respect the collective decision on HKTV. Photo: David Wong

No guts and no commitment to Hong Kong – media boss Ricky Wong’s damning verdict on new TV channel

HKTV chairman Ricky Wong says renovation work on his multimedia centre in Tseung Kwan O will be finished by the end of the year. Photo: Dickson Lee

Court of Appeal quashes lower court’s ruling that HKTV’s licence application be reconsidered

More than 200pc jump in losses, warns Hong Kong Television Network

Pause button: Hong Kong judge puts HKTV licence ruling on hold ahead of government's appeal

HKTV first applied for a licence in 2009.Photo: Jonathan Wong

HKTV chief Ricky Wong gives first hint he voted for CY Leung in 2012 Hong Kong chief executive election

Technology and media entrepreneur Ricky Wong Wai-kay yesterday dropped a strong hint that he voted for Leung Chun-ying when he served on the Election Committee that chose the chief executive in 2012. 

Ricky Wong said he didn't vote for Leung's rival Henry Tang. Photo: Sam Tsang

Warning for TVB over talks with HKTV

TVB could be in breach of telecoms laws if it refuses to lease transmission stations to Hong Kong Television Network for its mobile TV broadcasts, the Communications Authority has warned.

Consultant in TV licence row was right to quit

It should come as no surprise that Jenny Ng Pui-ying, the consultant who said the government had misquoted her company's assessment of the TV market during the row over free-to-air licences last year, has finally done the honourable thing and quit her job.

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Mr. Shangkong | Hong Kong's top ranking for economic freedom feels a good laugh

Did the Heritage Foundation ever send its experts into the streets of Hong Kong to meet ordinary people and ask them how free the city's economy has become in recent years?

Hong Kong is still the regional headquarters of many Fortune 500 firms, but the growth trend looks weak.

China Mobile launches investigation into HKTV deal

China Mobile has launched an investigation into its Hong Kong subsidiary's mobile television deal with Ricky Wong Wai-kay's Hong Kong Television Network, saying it might violate mainland rules.

New | HKTV’s Ricky Wong wins big in annual Icon of the Year poll

Opinion | Can politics be separated from TV station ownership?

Business and politics are inevitably intertwined. But is this the case with Ricky Wong Wai-kei and his dramatic bid for a licence to fulfil his TV dream?

Ricky Wong has internet plans

Ricky Wong abandons free-TV dream for digital one with HKTV relaunch

Hong Kong Television Network chairman Ricky Wong Wai-kay says the company will press ahead with its broadcasting plans, despite the rejection of its bid for a free-to-air licence, by launching TV services that can be viewed through the internet from July 1.

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Ricky Wong Wai-kay. Photo: Felix Wong

What price freedom of expression?

Let's not misuse our right to freedom of expression to protest against or attack others purely for self-interest; we need to think of the people's interest first. Clearly, the dispute between TVB and Next Media is not about "freedom of the press" or "freedom of expression". It is merely a company's decision against an unfriendly rival that is threatening its business.

Commerce minister Greg So hits back in row over TV licences

Due process flouted in TV licence saga

In his letter ("No need for HKTV to hire 500 staff before licences were awarded", November 14), Tony Harding writes that, "when HKTV applied for a licence it knew the process, and so did Legco".

Exco must engage with public

When the controversy over Hong Kong Television Network (HKTV) not being granted a free-to-air TV licence started, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said secrecy in Executive Council policy decisions was part of Hong Kong's system of governance under the "one country, two systems" principle.

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying

Consultancy says TV licence decision is unfair and it must speak up

The consultancy that wrote the report on free-to-air television licences said it did not mind burning its bridges with the government because the decision to reject Hong Kong Television Network's bid was unjust.

Former Executive Council members say advisory body is not a 'jury'

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's claim that the Executive Council acted like a jury when it considered free-to-air television licence applications was a "stupid analogy", a former member of the government's top advisory body said.

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Chairman / President
CHEUNG Chi Kin, Paul
CEO / Managing Director
WONG Wai Kay, Ricky
CFO / Finance Director
WONG Nga Lai, Alice
Industry
Comms, Publishing & Media
Website
hktv.com.hk
Headquarters address
1 Hoi Shing Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong
Stock Code
SEHK:1137
Year founded
2012
last updated:
30 September, 2024
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