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Hey big spender! Hong Kong transacts 3 luxury homes in a week
Two big deals recorded in Mid-Levels, another one on the books in Happy Valley.
25 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM
Hong Kong boasts more fresh talent than Singapore in 5 industries: global survey
23 Sep 2024 - 8:16PM
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First bazaar for ethnic minority businesses in Hong Kong
19 Sep 2024 - 1:30PM
‘Obliviousness of men’ shown in satirical stories of toxic masculinity
Daniel Bird’s new book Sorry Men takes aim at toxic masculinity in a short-story collection about men who avoid vulnerability and honesty
11 Sep 2024 - 5:15PM
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Hong Kong must stay international to keep talent – foreign and local
Many arriving mainlanders have the overseas exposure we need to maintain our cosmopolitan flavour and this is good – but not good enough.
28 Jul 2024 - 4:19PM
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Hong Kong’s American Club scraps HK$1.5 million ultimatum to non-US members
Board members decide to give non-US members option to retain debenture or transfer to other membership types at no cost.
25 Jun 2024 - 8:46PM
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Outside In
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Hong Kong is changing. Too bad outsiders see only decline
The city has had a rough ride and some things have faded, like the dominance of Western business leaders in Hong Kong’s executive suites, but the city is stepping up Greater Bay Area integration and making new connections with formerly neglected markets. Dramatic change is afoot.
24 Feb 2024 - 9:30AM
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So what if the TV show Expats did not portray Hong Kong as it likes?
Whatever the reasons the Amazon Prime Video series, which includes scenes of the 2014 protests, is not available for viewing in Hong Kong, officials should take the opportunity to reflect on the role they play in any misperceptions of the city
4 Feb 2024 - 3:59PM
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My Take
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Nicole Kidman has become the femme fatale for Hong Kong officials
Mega-starred series Expats keeps generating controversies, with the latest being allegations of censorship as the city’s viewers can’t watch two premiered episodes.
31 Jan 2024 - 9:00PM
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Letters
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How Hong Kong could help expats feel at home
Readers discuss why more notices in the city should be in English, the lack of clarity on Expats’ unavailability, unread English books, and bringing back in-town check-in.
30 Jan 2024 - 11:30AM
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Hong Kong is still attractive to expats – just walk around
Readers discuss the many cultures that converge at a recreation ground, the city’s declining birth rate, the disadvantage of elders switching to the JoyYou card, and fatal taxi accidents.
23 Jan 2024 - 12:17PM
Singapore corruption probe, Cathay’s mainland China hires: SCMP’s 7 highlights
From an angry plane passenger in China demanding ‘free’ seats to Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific hiring 100 mainland Chinese cabin crew, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.
19 Jan 2024 - 12:00PM
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To be a Muslim tourist draw, Hong Kong could be more halal-friendly
Readers discuss how the city can attract tourists from the Muslim world, lure expats back from the Middle East, and secure its status as a shipping hub.
28 Dec 2023 - 11:30AM
Foreign businesses in Hong Kong welcome multi-entry visa for mainland China
Foreign business leaders also call for ‘seamless travel’ within Greater Bay Area using only Hong Kong identity cards and option of self-service clearance channels for expats.
27 Oct 2023 - 8:28PM
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Does Hong Kong need expats back? Absolutely – our city is better for it
Foreign talent enhances Hong Kong’s competitiveness and expatriates enrich the social fabric and contribute to a more cosmopolitan environment – all crucial to us maintaining our international status.
21 Oct 2023 - 7:56AM
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Middle-class Chinese shun luxury spending, Hong Kong’s expat woes: 7 highlights
From radiation readings at the Fukushima power plant not adding up to Singapore dethroning Hong Kong as the world’s freest economy, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.
22 Sep 2023 - 1:06PM
‘Invest in Japan’: can finance reforms help Tokyo rival Singapore, Hong Kong?
In New York, PM Fumio Kishida is to outline major plans to entice foreign wealth management firms, looking at the likes of tax, tech, AI and helping female and foreign staff to thrive.
21 Sep 2023 - 6:15PM
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Where are the expats? Hong Kong’s talent drive fails to bring back foreigners
Foreign talent needed to maintain the city’s international status, say business chambers and experts.
21 Sep 2023 - 9:00AM
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After Hong Kong’s expat exodus, talent search drives mainland Chinese influx
Mainlanders made up more than nine in 10 of all approved to come under various talent schemes this year
21 Sep 2023 - 11:10AM
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As Singapore’s soaraway rental boom cools, Hong Kong rents heat up
The contrast between two of Asia’s prime financial hubs underscores Hong Kong’s path to recovery from the pandemic as Singapore’s policy measures to tackle soaring property prices start to bite.
19 Sep 2023 - 1:04PM
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Hong Kong luxury home market awaits return of affluent mainland Chinese buyers
The wait could take longer, according to analysts, as high borrowing costs and economic uncertainty continue to weigh on investors’ appetite for luxury flats in the city.
10 Sep 2023 - 12:00PM
‘Do you speak Chinese?’: job-hunt woes for dependent visa holders in Hong Kong
Companies seen to be pivoting to mainland market, with emphasis on Cantonese or Mandarin-speaking skills.
6 Aug 2023 - 9:31PM
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Hong Kong rejoins world’s top 5 places with highest expat pay and benefits
Expatriate pay packages in Hong Kong were estimated at more than HK$2.18 million a year in 2022.
26 Jul 2023 - 9:24PM
Singapore home rents close gap with Hong Kong on diverging expat flows
Residential rents in Hong Kong and Singapore remain close to parity after the gap shrank dramatically over the past five years, signifying the diverging fortunes of the rival Asian financial hubs, official data compiled by property consultancy CBRE showed.
9 Jul 2023 - 12:30PM
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Is Hong Kong worth the cost for expats? Workers weigh chance to live the good life
Expats focus on trade-offs while living in costly Hong Kong, as surveys confirm what they already know about pricey living.
25 Jun 2023 - 9:00PM
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Hong Kong still world’s most expensive city for expats, Singapore in second: survey
Mainland Chinese and Japanese cities drop in rankings, with both Beijing and Tokyo exiting the top 10.
20 Jun 2023 - 8:02PM
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Hong Kong ends reign as most expensive city for expats, Singapore gains 8 places
New York dethrones Hong Kong, which came in at No 2 in ECA International ranking.
7 Jun 2023 - 9:01PM
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39 overseas academics recruited to Hong Kong; some say labs, home costs a deterrent
Limited lab space, lack of modern equipment, and high rents, putting off academic staff from overseas, foreign scientists say.
29 May 2023 - 2:28PM
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Foreign residents make up almost 10 per cent of Hong Kong’s 7.5 million population, with expats working in a wide range of industries, including banking, finance, arts, hospitality, health and education.
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9 September, 2024
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