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Hong Kong to boost impact investment sector with start-up and innovation focus
South China Morning Post
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September 14, 2025
Hong Kong can take a more active role in the multibillion-dollar impact investment sector by developing a thriving ecosystem that includes more start-ups, offers innovative financial products and upholds world-class standards, the finance chief...
Hong Kong policy address: Lee’s tie nod to city’s role as mainland China bridge
South China Morning Post
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September 14, 2025
Hong Kong’s leader and his team will wear a tie and silk scarf that symbolise the city’s role in bridging mainland China with the world when he delivers his fourth policy blueprint on Wednesday, as he explained his philosophy in a video partly...
Exploring the “Moana” Themed Details of the Reimagined Wayfinders’ Table at Hong Kong Disneyland
Laughing Place
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September 13, 2025
Yesterday, we got a first look at the Moana-inspired menu for the reimagined Wayfinders’ Table at Hong Kong Disneyland. Now, we’re getting a look at the reimagined Tahitian Terrace thanks to some photos shared by the park. What’s Happening: Fellow...
2 agencies in Hong Kong help mainland Chinese talent secure visas via sham jobs
South China Morning Post
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September 14, 2025
At least two employment agencies offer allegedly bogus jobs to mainland Chinese talent in Hong Kong to help them secure visa renewals for a fee of up to 500,000 yuan (US$70,200), the Post has found, amid a peak period of visa expirations under the...
Trip.com launches layover tours in Hong Kong
Business Traveller
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September 14, 2025
Online travel agency (OTA) Trip.com has launched tours for travellers with a layover at Hong Kong International Airport. Trip.com already offers layover tours in Beijing and Shanghai, and says the launch of the new service is in response to data...
‘Armour’ for young minds: Children’s book on ethnic minority women challenges biases, promotes inclusion
Hong Kong Free Press
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September 14, 2025
Professor Puja Kapai vividly remembered her years as a primary school student in Hong Kong in the late 1980s, especially what would happen almost every day during Chinese class. Puja Kapai, an associate law professor at the University of Hong...
OPINION – Hong Kong’s social values and LegCo’s voting results
Macau Business
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September 13, 2025
Judging from the voting behaviour of legislators on three bills – same-sex partnership, basketball betting and tobacco control – in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council (LegCo) on 10 and 11 September 2025, we can infer from the voting results that Hong...
Hong Kong Open 2025: Upbeat Satwiksairaj Rankireddy–Chirag Shetty Sail Into First Final of Season After Win Over Bing-Wei Lin and Chen Cheng Kuan
Latestly
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September 13, 2025
Mumbai, September 13: India’s top men’s doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, finally found a breakthrough in what has been a challenging year, storming into the final of the Hong Kong Open Super 500 with a dominant...
Hong Kong international schools’ debentures, capital levies: how do they work?
South China Morning Post
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September 13, 2025
A court case has thrust the financial practices of Hong Kong’s international schools into the spotlight, prompting fresh scrutiny of how they raise funds with debentures and capital levies. On Wednesday, the US-based Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod...
Hong Kong: Global RETFound Pioneers AI for Eye Health and Beyond
OpenGov Asia
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September 12, 2025
The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Medicine has joined with international partners to launch the Global RETFound initiative, a large-scale project designed to create the first globally representative AI foundation model in medicine....
HKFP Monitor September 13, 2025: First veto in opposition-free legislature; Indonesian solidarity in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press
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September 13, 2025
Welcome back to HKFP Monitor. This week, we take a closer look at the first bill ever rejected by Hong Kong’s “opposition-free” legislature – and why the unexpected mention of “separation of powers” raised eyebrows. Also on the radar: local media...
How a Hong Kong mum’s eloquent balloon fest rant won fans and refunds
South China Morning Post
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September 13, 2025
Dreamy Ho, 40, gained internet fame after her rapid-fire complaints, boldness in speaking up and relentless determination to stand up for her rights captured widespread attention in Hong Kong following a viral interview clip. The lively and...
Hong Kong Lab Zentrogene Cracks Twin DNA Code; Gender Mystery Solved for Moms Worldwide
The Slovenia Times
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September 12, 2025
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 12 September 2025 - Zentrogene Laboratory, an international genetic testing institution based in Hong Kong (under Sanai Health Industry Group 01889.HK), announced the launch of its 'Y Precision' testing...
Hong Kong sharpens 'superconnector' role as China-GCC trade hits US$288 billion
Yahoo Finance
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Business ties between mainland China and the Middle East were deepening, with Hong Kong playing a pivotal role as a value‑added "superconnector", panellists said at the Belt and Road Summit on Thursday. "There are a lot of opportunities happening...
Balance on same-sex couples can make Hong Kong even more inclusive
South China Morning Post
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September 13, 2025
The ruling by Hong Kong’s top court, requiring the establishment of a legal framework for the recognition of same-sex relationships, was a landmark judgment in every sense. It promised to open a new chapter for the city in which the basic rights...
Hong Kong responds to damning report by denying it has any political prisoners at all
The Independent
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September 12, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Memes in a museum: Internet culture finds its place as art
Financial Express
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For long, memes have been dismissed as fleeting jokes or humorous fragments of digital life. Yet they have also mirrored our collective psyche, politics, and emotions with uncanny precision. Now, memes have entered the gallery space as objects of...
Hong Kong – Speech by CE at 10th Belt and Road Summit (English just)
Web NewsWire
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September 11, 2025
Speech by CE at 10th Belt and Road Summit (English just) (with photos/video) **************************************************************************** Following is the speech by the Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, at the 10th Belt and Road Summit...
In Depth: The Tide Turns on Hong Kong’s Talent Influx
Caixin
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“Fifteen years of free compulsory education, children can enter top-tier universities with lower exam scores, and you can bypass the mainland’s grueling college entrance exams. A Hong Kong passport offers visa-free access to 171 countries — the...
Canadia Bank Opens Representative Office in Hong Kong
Fintech Hong Kong
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September 12, 2025
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Hong Kong News once a month in your Inbox Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) announced that Canadia Bank, one of Cambodia’s leading financial groups, has established a representative office in Hong Kong. The move,...