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1 week ago | 
scmp.com | Jess Ma |Jeffie Lam |Harvey Kong
Hong Kong made a groundbreaking move on Friday when it became the headquarters for a new intergovernmental mediation body but the unit’s real tests will be in the types of substantive cases it handles and whether more countries will join the convention, experts have said.
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1 week ago | 
scmp.com | Jess Ma |Harvey Kong
Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday, a day before a signing ceremony for the establishment of an intergovernmental mediation body in the city. Wang arrived on board flight CX973 from Xiamen at 1.34pm with Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu welcoming him. Lee is expected to host a dinner for Wang in the evening.
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3 weeks ago | 
scmp.com | Lo Hoi-ying |Harvey Kong |Cannix Yau
Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong and Macau affairs has called on the casino hub to “stand firm” amid the Sino-US trade war and explore new markets, according to politicians who met with him during his visit to the city. Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO), on Sunday also emphasised the importance of developing Hengqing to help diversify the city’s economy, echoing instructions delivered by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his own visit last year.
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1 month ago | 
scmp.com | Cannix Yau |Oscar Liu |Harvey Kong
More than 213,000 mainland Chinese visitors flocked to Hong Kong on the first day of the Labour Day “golden week” holiday on Thursday, looking forward to some hiking, treating their taste buds at street food stalls and restaurants, and enjoying a dazzling drone show in the night sky above Victoria Harbour. Immigration Department data showed that 253,200 visitors had entered the city as of 9pm.
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1 month ago | 
scmp.com | Harvey Kong |Denise Tsang |Olga Wong
Hong Kong’s Trade Development Council is searching for a replacement for its executive director ahead of her retirement, with the Post learning that the government prefers a candidate with a strong grasp of geopolitical issues and commerce.
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1 month ago | 
thestar.com.my | Harvey Kong |Lam Ka-sing
Hong Kong’s e-commerce operators are exploring new markets and delaying major business decisions in light of US tariffs, industry players have said. One industry body said e-commerce firms could look towards expanding their operations in traditional markets when diversifying their business, while also exploring emerging ones in Southeast Asia, as well as Central and South America.
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1 month ago | 
scmp.com | Harvey Kong |Lam Ka-sing
Hong Kong’s e-commerce operators are exploring new markets and delaying major business decisions in light of US tariffs, industry players have said. One industry body said e-commerce firms could look towards expanding their operations in traditional markets when diversifying their business, while also exploring emerging ones in Southeast Asia, as well as Central and South America.
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1 month ago | 
scmp.com | Oscar Liu |Denise Tsang |Harvey Kong
China’s depreciating yuan against the US dollar is music to the ears of Hong Kong shoppers heading over the border, but economists have warned that the move will exacerbate the downturn in the city’s retail, food and drink consumption and hammer the economy. The People’s Bank of China allowed the yuan to further weaken against the US dollar, which was expected to boost the competitiveness of exports.
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2 months ago | 
scmp.com | Denise Tsang |Oscar Liu |Lo Hoi-ying |Harvey Kong
Tens of thousands of people have witnessed a sensational flight show above Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour, which evoked nostalgia as the city held the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament at the new Kai Tak Sports Park for the first time at the site of its old airport. There were contrasting reactions to the brief moment when Cathay flight CX8100 flew at an altitude of just 1,100 feet (335 metres) above the harbour and old runway.
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2 months ago | 
flipboard.com | Denise Tsang |Oscar Liu |Lo Hoi-ying |Harvey Kong
Conservatives demand Carney fire candidate who said Tory should be turned in for Chinese bountyLiberal Leader Mark Carney is being urged by the Conservatives to fire a Toronto-area candidate who said people should bring a Conservative politician to the local Chinese consulate to collect a bounty on him for criticizing Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong. Conservative candidate Joe Tay was born …
