International Women's Day, held on 8th March each year, gives us the opportunity to celebrate the tremendous achievements of women in society, while calling for greater gender equality. This year's theme of 'Make it Happen' encourages effective action for advancing and recognising women.
International Women's Day, held on 8th March each year, gives us the opportunity to celebrate the tremendous achievements of women in society, while calling for greater gender equality. This year's theme of 'Make it Happen' encourages effective action for advancing and recognising women.
Hong Kong is a symbol of technology. Always ahead of other cities, Hongkies are famous for being earlier adopters that couldn't stop staring at their phones.
Hiring in Hong Kong's IT industry will be heavily focused on security and risk professionals this year due to the increased threat of cyber attacks. With companies around the globe already being affected by security issues, job opportunities are available in Hong Kong for expatriates with the right IT skills.
Much of Hong Kong's economic success can be attributed to our agility and entrepreneurial spirit. To continue its competitiveness, the city must now further innovate and diversify its economy.
2014 was a blockbuster year for smartphones, with 1.3 billion shipped in 2014, that is up 27.6% from the 1.02 billion figure in 2013, according to the latest data from IDC [1]. As smart devices adoption continues to grow at an exponential pace, enterprise mobility has become a greater area of focus for organisations.
There is no doubt that Hong Kong is a digital city. Our ever-increasing interconnectedness, deep smartphone penetration rates, and eager acceptance of digital solutions points to the fact that we are increasingly comfortable in the offline and O2O environments.
Commercial Banking Credit Approvers, Bancassurance specialists, and Construction Lawyers are just three of the professionals in high demand in 2015 as Hong Kong's employers continue to recruit and candidates look for new career opportunities.
The ancient Chinese curse "May you live in interesting times" seems to be applying to most of us these days. Of course the Chinese symbols for crisis and opportunity are the same, suggesting the terminal decline of the $US will also bring with it an inter-generational opportunity.
The most recent Hays Quarterly Report for the period October to December 2014 showed that it's not only the banking and IT industries that are experiencing healthy jobs growth in Hong Kong.
It's 4 weeks until Christmas and retail is about to become more serious business than ever. Much of our shopping this year will be done online, be strongly influenced by digital or supported with a digital element here in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong is abuzz with all things social enterprise. This month we have seen the Social Enterprise Summit (now in its seventh year), UnLTD's Hong Kong Jam, and CityU's Project Flame Symposium bring together the latest ideas with the budding social entrepreneurs of the future.
Identity (ID) theft and fraud are on the rise in Hong Kong. The recent news, reported by a local newspaper, about the gentleman whose identity had been stolen to apply for a loan of HK$ 300,000 from a major local bank has brought the issue to the forefront.
As one of the best places to do business in the world, Hong Kong is a paradise for buyers and sellers, producers and consumers. In general, Hong Kong customers are smart, savvy and know how to shop, and they instinctually know what good – and bad – customer experiences feel like.
If Hong Kong is to remain competitive in the global economy it must find a balance between embracing its ageing workforce and continuing to develop new entrants to the labour market.
Fraud among companies operating in Hong Kong is prevalent, like it is in many cities across the Asia region, but unfortunately it can seem rife in Asia's world city given the jurisdiction's strong connection to businesses in mainland China.
I was interested to read recently of the difficulties RTHK were having in selecting a new Director of Broadcasting. Having tried unsuccessfully to promote internally, they've been forced – for the fourth time since 2007 – to select a new leader from outside the organisation, with all the delay and difficulties this entails.
Not many people would argue that Hong Kong is becoming a 'social media city' – with our social circles and business lives increasingly revolving around online engagements. This is opening new doors and creating incredible opportunities, not only for people but also for businesses.
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