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Hong Kong boosts IP regime in bid to become Asia's IP trading hub
Hong Kong boosts IP regime in bid to become Asia's IP trading hub
An original grant patent system is in the pipeline to support novel IT ideas.
Chinese banks buoy Central's office market in 2017
They accounted for half of 2017's new lettings.
Hong Kong inks fintech deal with Dubai
It aims to facilitate financial innovation between the two markets.
PMI hits 50.7 in November but business outlook remains gloomy
Total new orders continued its decline this month.
FinTech Association launches guide on ICOs
It aims to help entrepreneurs who are looking at token sales to raise funds.
World's largest jewellery marketplace opens in Hong Kong early next year
There will 4,480 exhibitors from over 50 countries.
Banking system outlook up to stable from negative: Moody's
Thanks to global economic growth and favourable monetary conditions.
Firms head east to avoid high Central office rents
BNP Paribas and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are amongst the first to move.
Economy expected to moderate at 3% in 2018
The slowdown in China’s growth may drag economic expansion.
Hong Kong Central's office space is still the world's priciest
It costs an average of $210 psf monthly.
More sites to be up for tender from January to March 2018
The government will provide more land supply despite meeting housing target.
Banks apply tech, data analytics to combat money laundering
One of the major amendments is to leverage technology on non-face-to-face account opening.
Total port cargo throughput up 5.3% to 70.9m tonnes in Q3
Inward port load from Malaysia registered high growth.
Electrical equipment retailers will soon be required to recycle e-waste
The service will be officially implemented in the third quarter of next year.
Relax, robots are not out to take your banking jobs
Robotics mostly serves as a stop-gap measure to overcome flaws in tech infrastructure.
Tourist arrivals up 6.6% to 5.28 million in October
Visitors from South Korea and Japan posted the largest growth.
Office rents up 0.3% to $71.6 psf in October
The expansion of PRC companies in Central drove rents upward.