Public Holidays in Hong Kong for 2025 The Gov HK Hong Kong has released the dates of the upcoming 2025 public holidays happening in Hong Kong. These dates may be modified if official changes are announced. Countdown for Hong Kong New Year Day 2025 Hong Kong 2025 New Year Day Celebration on Monday…
Priming the Blueprint for Innovation and Technology in Hong Kong Government ready to promote innovation and technology in Hong Kong Taking centre stage in the Government’s reindustrialisation strategy is Innovation and technology in Hong Kong (I&T). This is the core idea behind the Hong Kong I&T Development Blueprint. The game plan is to position HK…
Attracting Hong Kong Enterprises with New Government Strategy Government to encourage Hong Kong enterprises with transformational initiatives The Hong Kong Government values the importance and role that enterprises play in the economy. As such, the Government will be implementing several new and exciting strategies to encourage and attract Hong Kong Enterprises. The array of initiatives,…
Hong Kong Ranks 4th as a Global Finance Hub Hong Kong lands the 4th position out of 119 as a global finance hub in the Global Financial Centres Index 32 Report. This is a step up from its previous ranking, going from the 8th position to the 4th. Hong Kong’s rating was 725 in terms…
Hong Kong’s Monetary Authority Launches New Fintech Subsidy The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has launched a new Fintech Subsidy known as the Pilot Scheme on Training Subsidy. It is available for eligible Fintech Practitioners. The scheme is part of Hong Kong’s 2022-23 Budget allocation. The Government is planning to implement the new Fintech subsidy scheme…
50,000 Local Hong Kong Companies Newly Registered in 2022 A promising outlook on the Hong Kong companies front, as 50,087 new local companies were registered. This is within the first half of 2022 alone. This brings the number of local companies registered to a total of 1,386,592. As far as non-local companies were concerned, there…
Hong Kong Thrives As An Innovative Technology Hub Venture capital investment and startup company numbers in Hong Kong have grown by a substantial number over the last few years. This is all thanks to how well the innovative technology sector is doing. Hong Kong has quickly become biotech companies’ largest fundraising hub in Asia. Globally,…
Hong Kong’s I&T Development Gets Maximum Support From the Government Hong Kong’s Chief Executive addressed the Innovation and Technology Scholarship, which was awarded to 25 students. The recipients are the brightest talents chosen from six local universities; the recipients were qualified due to their outstanding performance in their field of studies and thirst for accumulating…
The Government of Hong Kong Will Be Distributing Vouchers Worth $5000 in Two Batches The Government of Hong Kong will distribute consumption vouchers worth $5000 in two installments. Announcing the scheme under the second phase of the 2022 Consumption Voucher Scheme, the Financial Secretary addressed the progression of the scheme in a press conference. The…
Buffer for HK Businesses with the Tenant Protection Act Tenant protection act comes into effect, offering three months’ protection. The Hong Kong Government is providing a three-month protection period for business tenants with its tenant protection act. The Temporary Protection Measures for Business Tenants (COVID-19 Pandemic) Ordinance took effect on May 1, 2022. The ordinance…