Emily Hung

2 days ago | scmp.com | Emily Hung

A Hong Kong delegation making an official visit to Qatar has signed 35 memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and agreements to deepen cooperation between the two places, ranging from investment to innovation and technology, with city residents also given 30-day visa-free access to the Gulf nation.

4 days ago | scmp.com | Emily Hung

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has started his official visit to Qatar, meeting the Gulf nation’s leader, prime minister and head of its sovereign wealth fund on Sunday. The government released photos of Lee meeting the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and separately the prime minister and foreign affairs minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, on Sunday morning.

4 days ago | scmp.com | Emily Hung

A mainland Chinese driverless technology company with a research base in Hong Kong is in talks with several Middle Eastern countries to offer its autonomous airport vehicle solutions, its CEO has said while travelling with the city’s leader to Qatar. Speaking to the Post exclusively in the Gulf nation, UISEE CEO Wu Gansha also said the company’s partnership with the Hong Kong International Airport in 2018 had played a pivotal role in its global expansion efforts.

6 days ago | scmp.com | Emily Hung

Hong Kong and mainland Chinese companies that are part of an official delegation to the Middle East are planning to deepen their understanding of the regulatory landscape and cultural differences in the Gulf countries as the firms seek new markets amid the US trade war. Charles Shen Chengang, founder and CEO of Shanghai-based digital marketing company Meetsocial, said that he saw huge potential in the Middle East market ahead of the departure of the delegation to Qatar and Kuwait later this week.

6 days ago | scmp.com | Emily Hung

Hong Kong lawmakers on Thursday unanimously passed a motion calling for unity in countering United States’ tariffs, with some calling on tycoon Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison not to go ahead with selling its Panama ports. The motion, put forward by lawmaker Ma Fung-kwok, urged authorities and the city’s industries to “resolutely dovetail with our country’s corresponding strategies” and “resist the bullying of the United States” by strengthening Hong Kong’s international networks.