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Gov’t OKs zoning plans for San Tin Technopole

The project will bridge the I&T industry between Hong Kong and the GBA.

Hong Kong's HR sector grapples with inefficient hiring processes: report

73% of HR professionals rated their company’s process as average or below in efficiency.

Cathay Pacific passenger traffic rises 19.7% YoY in June

Cathay Pacific carried a total of 1,837,706 passengers in June.

Public housing rents to rise 10% starting 1 October

Increases could be as low as HK$49 to HK$572.

Hong Kong hits record 1.44 million local companies in H1

A total of 324 licenses were given out to trust or company service providers.

HK rolls out green incentive scheme and shipping legislation

It aims for maritime carbon neutrality by 2050.

Hong Kong to launch support centre for minority owners 

It will offer legal and valuation advice to those impacted by the new sale regime.

HK unemployment rate steady at 3%

The underemployment also remained at 1.2%.

ZA Bank rolls out reserve banking services to stablecoin issuers

It has on boarded RD InnoTech and is onboarding 10 other issuers.

Hong Kong employers increasingly hiring contract workers

The demand is driven by transformation projects and demand for flexibility.

Standard Chartered bolsters private banking team in Hong Kong

Two managing directors and three executive directors are joining the team.

Hong Kong’s ZA Bank welcomes planned stablecoin regulatory regime

The bank surpassed $1b in transfer turnover from Web3 clients in 2023.

University of Hong Kong adopts AI-driven reconstructive surgery

The procedure utilises a platform powered by a large multimodal model for medicine.