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Style Edit: How the Poly MGM Museum is helping Macau diversify as a tourist hub
Offering an immersive, multisensory experience, the museum’s inaugural exhibition showcases 228 artefacts and artworks tracing the rich history of the Maritime Silk Road.
9 Dec 2024 - 10:00AM
Banking & finance
OCBC opens new Hong Kong office to house up to 15% more staff
9 Dec 2024 - 10:15AM
Hong Kong economy
Justice chief ‘matchmaker’ for Hong Kong, mainland and international lawyers
7 Dec 2024 - 12:17AM
Greater Bay Area
Hong Kong-Shenzhen integration could spur capital flows, innovation: expert
At Qianhai Forum on Greater Bay Area cooperation, policy expert suggests Hong Kong firms should establish dual headquarters in Shenzhen.
6 Dec 2024 - 11:19PM
NBA
NBA’s deal with Macau marks end of 5-year China exile, Nets, Suns heading to city
Basketball league and Sands China sign multimillion-dollar partnership to host pre-season games at Venetian Arena starting in 2025.
6 Dec 2024 - 8:19PM
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NBA
NBA signs deal with Sands China for pre-season games in Macau
The Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns will kick off the partnership with two games on October 10 and 12 next year, said the NBA’s deputy commissioner Mark Tatum.
7 Dec 2024 - 9:46AM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Chinese carmaker GAC doubles down on Hong Kong appetite for EVs
The state-owned carmaker is ‘very optimistic’ about sales growth in the city as it introduces an SUV model with gull-wing doors.
5 Dec 2024 - 7:53PM
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Luxury brands
Swiss luxury watch brand Audemars Piguet makes timely entry in Macau
The watch maker is sprucing up its showroom in Hong Kong and opening more in Shanghai, Beijing and Taipei, CEO Ilaria Resta says.
2 Dec 2024 - 7:50PM
Education in Hong Kong
Hong Kong universities should expand ties with global connections: Zheng Yanxiong
Head of Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong says city can build an ‘interconnected international higher education cooperation network’.
2 Dec 2024 - 7:27PM
Greater Bay Area
‘Tremendous potential’: next Macau leader eyes talks with Hong Kong on close ties
Chief executive-designate Sam Hou-fai says both places can better complement each other and integrate into national plans.
1 Dec 2024 - 5:13PM
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Pilot scheme for cross-border ambulance transfers to Hong Kong begins on Saturday
Patients in Shenzhen and Macau eligible for scheme, with health professionals on both sides of border conducting assessments to avoid abuse.
29 Nov 2024 - 9:05PM
Hong Kong society
Multiple-entry Hong Kong visas for Shenzhen residents to start from Sunday
More than 10 million Shenzhen residents will be eligible to visit Hong Kong under the arrangement, government says.
29 Nov 2024 - 6:56PM
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Hong Kong society
Hong Kong to slash quarantine for cats and dogs from Macau from 120 days to 30
Discussions continuing with mainland authorities over inclusion on the same quarantine arrangements list as Macau.
26 Nov 2024 - 11:39PM
Hong Kong
The hottest new openings in Hong Kong, November 24-30
Family-friendly Western fare at Medora, a fusion of Spanish and Sichuan flavours at Siete Ocho, plus an exhibition centred on the Maritime Silk Road in Macau.
26 Nov 2024 - 6:15AM
IPO
Hong Kong to boost financial reforms to aid Chinese firms: Paul Chan
Amid geopolitical tensions, city can help mainland firms that are struggling to raise funds abroad, financial secretary says.
25 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM
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.
24 Nov 2024 - 6:50PM
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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.
25 Nov 2024 - 10:55AM
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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Where are the nurses? Will higher pay lure non-locals to Hong Kong?
Worries persist despite rule change to open door to professionals trained elsewhere, as city set to be short of thousands of nurses by 2045.
23 Nov 2024 - 11:46AM
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Hong Kong society
Hongkongers heading to airport urged to take trains during test event
Organiser for Sunday cycling race says rolling traffic controls to be enforced on North Lantau Highway, with travel times up by 30 minutes.
20 Nov 2024 - 6:08PM
Formula One (F1)
All eyes on Beganovic, but it’s Ugochukwu starting on pole at Macau Grand Prix
Bosnian-Swedish driver will start from 11th place on the grid at the 71st running of famous race.
17 Nov 2024 - 7:00AM
Hong Kong economy
Macau must tap global tourism market to fulfil Beijing’s vision: billionaire
MGM China chairwoman Pansy Ho says city cannot rely solely on mainland Chinese arrivals and calls for coordinated offerings in bay area.
16 Nov 2024 - 9:26PM
Education in Hong Kong
University in Macau to expel 24 students who used fake Hong Kong DSE credentials
Hong Kong education chief Christine Choi says use of bogus university entrance exam certificates ‘outrageous’.
16 Nov 2024 - 11:18PM
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Hong Kong society
Hong Kong, Macau, mainland travellers can use ‘document-free’ channels soon
Residents can cross borders at Shenzhen Bay and Zhuhai’s Gongbei checkpoints under pilot scheme to fast-track customs clearance process.
15 Nov 2024 - 7:07PM
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.
12 Nov 2024 - 8:19PM
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.
13 Nov 2024 - 10:47AM
Tourism
Macau Grand Prix returns with top racers and thrilling events
Formula One legends from Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen and Michael Schumacher had their racing skills tested on this circuit over the years.
9 Nov 2024 - 2:31AM
Zhuhai
HZMB to host sports event for first time in cycling test race for National Games
More than 70 cyclists, including three from the city’s national men’s team, complete the 230-kilometre, cross-border ride on November 24.
7 Nov 2024 - 9:07PM
Hong Kong economy
Jollibee parent fully acquires Hong Kong’s famed Tim Ho Wan dim sum chain
Jollibee Food Corporation buys remaining 8 per cent stake in company for S$20.2 million.
7 Nov 2024 - 7:24PM
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Macau
Macau is a former Portuguese colony, and in 1999 it became a special administrative region of China. Its economy relies heavily on tourism, specifically the gambling industry, whose revenue has made Macau the world's largest casino market.
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Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng
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25 September, 2024
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