Lam Ka-sing

5 days ago | scmp.com | Lam Ka-sing

“Made-in-Hong Kong” products ranging from mooncakes to garments can shine with the help of technology, automation, subsidies and even artificial intelligence (AI), one of the city’s largest industry groups has said. The Federation of Hong Kong Industries revealed the findings of its recent study on Friday, saying that the city’s industrial sector added HK$127.1 billion (US$16.4 billion) in value to the economy in 2023, or 4.4 per cent of gross domestic product.

1 week ago | scmp.com | Lam Ka-sing

Hong Kong’s convenor of the Executive Council revealed on Tuesday the reason for the delay of a high-profile visit by the city’s political and business elites to the United States during Easter was to avoid any misunderstanding amid ongoing US-China tensions as she announced details of a crucial coming summit.

1 week ago | scmp.com | Lam Ka-sing

Hong Kong’s freight forwarding industry is suffering collateral damage from an intensifying tariff war between China and the United States, shaking the city’s crucial role in re-exporting goods, business leaders have warned. Many manufacturers with more than 15 per cent of business exposure to China-US trade had been forced to slash jobs or save costs, said Joyce Tai, executive vice-president for worldwide partnerships at Nasdaq-listed global freight booking platform Freightos.

1 week ago | scmp.com | Sammy Heung |Lam Ka-sing

Boosting internet connectivity at border checkpoints and raising environmental awareness in rural areas are among the improvement measures suggested by observers based on lessons learned from this year’s “Labour Day” golden week holiday for Hong Kong authorities. The recommendation comes after tourists struggled to generate QR code tickets for their trains due to an overloaded network, while littering issues were spotted in country parks packed with visitors during the five-day holiday.

1 week ago | scmp.com | Lam Ka-sing

A private hospital and a medical centre have been left in a difficult position after the abrupt suspected closure of Alliance Medical Group left unpaid bills of more than HK$400,000 (HK$51,610) and patients without follow-up care, according to a lawmaker and the test firm. As of Sunday night, patients’ complaints, covering parents prepaying vaccination packages for their children, lodged with authorities and the Consumer Council have surged to nearly 2,000.