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As part of Deng Xiaoping’s 'reform and opening up' policies, China named Shenzhen a special economic zone in 1980. Over the next 40 years, Shenzhen transformed from a rural backwater with a population of 20,000 to China's answer to Silicon Valley. It forms part of the “Greater Bay Area”, so created in 2016 by the Chinese government, which groups nine Guangdong cities with Hong Kong and Macau as an economic hub.
As city continues to benefit from an increasingly close relationship between China and the Middle East, start-ups need to seize opportunities.
Mainland China tax on items bought in city puts people off from visiting and should be amended.
But spending is very much about the future, and how well the city fares at achieving its objective will not be clear for a long time.
Extending the hours at Lo Wu and Shenzhen Bay border crossings run smoothly, boosting mainland visits to Hong Kong and supporting the local economy
Hong Kong professionals will find it easier to operate in the economic zone, and easing of investment restrictions will help revive economies in the city and mainland China.
Christmas exodus and shrinking inbound tourism mean city has to be better prepared for next big holiday and encourage more visitors and locals to spend.
Tencent is said to have snapped up some of ByteDance’s ditched video gaming projects amid continued industry consolidation.
Fosun Pharma will team up with Shenzhen’s government to raise a 5-billion yuan (US$700 million) healthcare fund to invest in start-ups and innovations in cellular biology, genetics and other fields related to biomedicine.
The US tech giant’s latest initiative shows that it remains committed to boosting capital spending in the world’s largest smartphone market, despite sluggish iPhone sales.
Readers discuss Hong Kong’s plans for an information and technology zone at the northern border, the proposed monthly firework displays, crowds on a bus route popular with tourists, and the need for a better strategy to promote the city.
Four hundred hikers from Hong Kong brave the rain to walk Shenzhen’s Kunpeng Trail, in 10th such event hoping to lure trekkers over to try local scenery.
Shenzhen’s municipal government plans to boost the number of its native apps built on HarmonyOS and push for their adoption across major sectors, including education, healthcare, banking, transport and welfare.
Organisers of the inaugural Art Week Shenzhen hope to capitalise on the presence of international collectors who will be attending Art Basel Hong Kong in the same week just across the border.
Readers discuss Hong Kong’s position in China’s economy, the growing importance of the Shenzhen Bay control point, and a warning from Malaysia’s new king.
Police say 59-year-old man claims he fell into sea while paddle boarding in Shenzhen, coming ashore in remote Sai Kung village next day.
First change to scheme since 2007 is part of efforts to revive tourism, but analysts caution over setting high expectations of swift economic impact.
Growing number of elderly Hongkongers opting to live across the border, but concern groups say fundamental differences between local and mainland’s healthcare system still a deterrent.
Hongkongers eligible for subsidies will by the third quarter be able to spend them at seven additional hospitals and dental clinics in southern China. Fostering a stronger culture of preventive medicine will help ease the burden on local hospitals and clinics
Development Bureau says it is considering adopting new model to convert sections of the 411-hectare area into designated spaces for technology and tourism purposes.
Economic damage will be significant if all Hong Kong elderly residents in mainland China opt to use dental services across the border, Dental Association president Spencer Chan says.
Concerns voiced over how elderly Hongkongers can raise disputes when using annual HK$2,000 healthcare vouchers at mainland Chinese facilities.
DAB says more stock exchange listings from mainland would boost city’s standing as major financial centre and increase global profile of Chinese companies
Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau says expansion of voucher scheme aims to benefit elderly Hong Kong residents retiring in bay area cities.
Qianhai’s tax incentives are among measures that have attracted major Hong Kong banks to invest in grade-A office buildings, and to develop a wide range of banking, securities and insurance businesses in the area.
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan says stronger links between city’s financial sector and rest of Greater Bay Area being forged.
Some experts have warned that Hong Kong could lose out in the battle for business as Shenzhen and Guangzhou airports eye aggressive expansion.
Chief Secretary Eric Chan says he hopes for tourism boost from more mainland visitors ‘as soon as possible’, although he stopped short of giving timeline.
Capital has been flowing into the bay area, but questions linger about its appeal to investors.
Shenzhen-based headset maker EmdoorVR is hoping to leverage the interest around Apple’s Vision Pro to survive a slowdown in the VR and AR industry.
Legco hears evaluation study on east-west link in New Territories expected to take 38 months and cost HK$1.13 billion.