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Latest news and stories on the China Conference: Hong Kong - An Essential Revival, a conference event organised by the South China Morning Post.
- As China’s economy continues to digitalise at a rapid pace Beijing is seeking to build a robust data governance regime
- Companies need to make sure they have good data management infrastructure in place, which allows them to keep Chinese data in China
Blockchain could lower barriers to entry in Hong Kong’s important financial industry and help it catch up in innovation as it further integrates into the Greater Bay Area.
Blockchain could lower barriers to entry in Hong Kong’s important financial industry and help it catch up in innovation as it further integrates into the Greater Bay Area.
Privacy fears over collection of data from Covid-19 ‘Leave Home Safe’ app highlighted as evidence of lack of public confidence in officials, with panellists at China Conference saying better communication is key.
Privacy fears over collection of data from Covid-19 ‘Leave Home Safe’ app highlighted as evidence of lack of public confidence in officials, with panellists at China Conference saying better communication is key.
Major Hong Kong companies have embraced innovation to sharpen their competitiveness during the coronavirus pandemic, the China Conference heard on Thursday.
Major Hong Kong companies have embraced innovation to sharpen their competitiveness during the coronavirus pandemic, the China Conference heard on Thursday.
Branch will not disappear but their roles will change to customer services as customers shift to digital banking amid pandemic, bankers said.
Branch will not disappear but their roles will change to customer services as customers shift to digital banking amid pandemic, bankers said.
Hong Kong has an immensely important role in global green finance, but its success hinges on shaping and rapidly adopting international sustainability reporting standards.
Hong Kong has an immensely important role in global green finance, but its success hinges on shaping and rapidly adopting international sustainability reporting standards.
With many firms maintaining a hybrid work model the need for large offices has declined, and city currently has more than 10 million sq ft of space available, with 6 million sq ft more expected to come online by 2024.
With many firms maintaining a hybrid work model the need for large offices has declined, and city currently has more than 10 million sq ft of space available, with 6 million sq ft more expected to come online by 2024.
Commerce secretary Edward Yau tells China Conference attendees city actively looking for ‘leeway’ in ways to loosen rules for those with two jabs, pointing to existing ‘vaccine bubble’ as example.
Commerce secretary Edward Yau tells China Conference attendees city actively looking for ‘leeway’ in ways to loosen rules for those with two jabs, pointing to existing ‘vaccine bubble’ as example.
A year of border closures has forced mainland businesspeople to seek ‘substitutes’, which ‘may become permanent’ if the situation does not return to normal, Leung says.
A year of border closures has forced mainland businesspeople to seek ‘substitutes’, which ‘may become permanent’ if the situation does not return to normal, Leung says.
Xu Ze, former deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, declares next five-year plan will have prominent role for the ambitious project.
Xu Ze, former deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, declares next five-year plan will have prominent role for the ambitious project.
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Chinese University has set up a relief fund for students, with president Rocky Tuan hoping it will enhance students’ employment outlook, while his Baptist University counterpart Roland Chin says its alumni have offered hundreds of work opportunities to students.
Chinese University has set up a relief fund for students, with president Rocky Tuan hoping it will enhance students’ employment outlook, while his Baptist University counterpart Roland Chin says its alumni have offered hundreds of work opportunities to students.
With China ‘moving faster than anywhere else in the world’, Hongkongers must ask ‘can we afford not to change?’
With China ‘moving faster than anywhere else in the world’, Hongkongers must ask ‘can we afford not to change?’
Fund managers and banks welcome a proposed wealth management connect in bay area to allow 70 million bay residents to buy fund products in Hong Kong through banks in Hong Kong and Macau.
Fund managers and banks welcome a proposed wealth management connect in bay area to allow 70 million bay residents to buy fund products in Hong Kong through banks in Hong Kong and Macau.
Donald Choi, Chinachem’s CEO, said in an interview on the sidelines of the China Conference, which the South China Morning Post is hosting, that tenants who mainly targeted mainland Chinese tourists have been offered the favourable terms to power through the city’s worst ever economic recession on record.
Donald Choi, Chinachem’s CEO, said in an interview on the sidelines of the China Conference, which the South China Morning Post is hosting, that tenants who mainly targeted mainland Chinese tourists have been offered the favourable terms to power through the city’s worst ever economic recession on record.
‘Naive’ to think city is without unidentified cases, coronavirus expert says at Post event, as panellists make case for shift to mitigation strategy.
‘Naive’ to think city is without unidentified cases, coronavirus expert says at Post event, as panellists make case for shift to mitigation strategy.
Hong Kong’s small biotechnology industry is limited by an undeveloped manufacturing base and the lack of indigenous new drugs regulatory systems, even as the city hosts the world’s second-largest stock listing market for such companies.
Hong Kong’s small biotechnology industry is limited by an undeveloped manufacturing base and the lack of indigenous new drugs regulatory systems, even as the city hosts the world’s second-largest stock listing market for such companies.
Commerce minister Edward Yau tells the Post’s China Conference the government is preparing for city’s revival in second half of the year, once the coronavirus is defeated.
Commerce minister Edward Yau tells the Post’s China Conference the government is preparing for city’s revival in second half of the year, once the coronavirus is defeated.
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau says failure to approve cash injection will condemn the park, which owes billions in loan repayments, to closure.
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau says failure to approve cash injection will condemn the park, which owes billions in loan repayments, to closure.
Speaking at China Conference hosted by the Post, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau says he is not optimistic about city’s GDP.
Speaking at China Conference hosted by the Post, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau says he is not optimistic about city’s GDP.
US and China likely to miss a looming deadline to reach a trade war deal as ‘the last mile is always the most difficult’, ex-US trade official says.
US and China likely to miss a looming deadline to reach a trade war deal as ‘the last mile is always the most difficult’, ex-US trade official says.
Governments’ directions – whether the US tilts toward isolationism or internationalism, and if China remains authoritarian or liberalises – are seen as key.
Governments’ directions – whether the US tilts toward isolationism or internationalism, and if China remains authoritarian or liberalises – are seen as key.
‘This focus on getting there first is pretty short-sighted,’ one panellist says at China Conference USA: Competition or Cooperation?
‘This focus on getting there first is pretty short-sighted,’ one panellist says at China Conference USA: Competition or Cooperation?
‘Global Times’ editorial urges ‘patience is probably the most important thing’ after latest talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He.
‘Global Times’ editorial urges ‘patience is probably the most important thing’ after latest talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He.
The government is right to hold out the prospect of a relaxation in travel restrictions following a warning Hong Kong may lose mainland business partners for good.