Hong Kong

Hong Kong flops to 47th spot in luxury home price gains in 2018

The stock market rout slashed the growth of posh property prices to just 1.8%.

Tourist arrivals up 27.2% to 6.8 million in January

There were 5.54 million Mainland visitors.

Flexible workspace operator theDesk unveils group medical insurance plan

The plan is expected to benefit the 500 individuals who work from itslocations in Sai Wan and Causeway Bay.

Retail sales reverse slowdown with 7.1% gain in January

The earlier arrival of the Lunar New year boosted sales growth.

PMI hits 48.4 in February as demand and output sink

Output dropped for the eleventh straight month.

The cost of data protection: making a worthwhile investment or paying for an expensive mistake

Data hacks, security breaches, vulnerable IT systems – these are all hot topics in Hong Kong at the moment. With high-profile data security stories dominating headlines, the importance and fragility of personal data are very much in the public eye and have turned everyone’s attention to what businesses are doing ­– or not doing – to safeguard this data.

CS Global LTL Services Ltd. wins Technology Excellence Awards for Digital-Shipping

CS Global LTL Services runs a freight forwarding business out of a cloud platform that enables shippers to quote, book and manage their door-to-door less-than-container-load (LCL) shipments online.

A fourth of Hong Kong firms invested over US$1m in digital transformation in 2018: research

Over a third said total spending on technology may grow more than 10% in the next three years.

Government splashes out $16.1b to improve public hospitals

Approximately $700m will go to doctors, nurses and the Hospital Authority’s supporting staff.

UK data centre operator Global Switch mulls Hong Kong IPO

It chose CLSA, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Morgan Stanley to be the arrangers.

Only 2% of senior executives have a concrete plan to address skill shortages: survey

Information security, big data analytics and digital product development were cited as the most critical roles.

Government injects $10b to set up public healthcare stabilisation fund

The Hong Kong Genome Institute will also be established to promote the clinical application research on genomic medicine.

Which bank enjoys the highest customer satisfaction in Hong Kong?

This lender occupies the top spot for the second straight year.