Hong Kong’s Tight Screening on Travellers Requires Employers to Sign a Pledge When Applying for Their FDH’s Visas On July 21, 2020, given the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hong Kong Government has gazetted certain specifications under the Prevention and Control of Disease to set conditions based on public health grounds on travellers…
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Hong Kong’s Limited Partnership Fund Bill is Set to Attract Private Funds On the 9th of July 2020, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui and Hong Kong’s Legislative Council passed the passage of the Limited Partnership Fund Bill. The bill was gazetted early this year on the 20th of…
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Hong Kong: 48,000 Local Companies Newly Registered in the Mid-2020 By the end of June 2020, Hong Kong’s total number of local companies registered was 1.38 million. Additionally, 48,760 local companies were newly registered in the first half of 2020 according to a new report by the Companies Registry. 876 foreign entities established a place…
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Public Holidays in Hong Kong for 2024 The Gov HK Hong Kong has released the dates of the upcoming 2024 public holidays happening in Hong Kong. These dates may be modified if official changes are announced. Countdown for Hong Kong New Year Day 2024 Hong Kong 2024 New Year Day Celebration on Monday…
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Public Holidays in Hong Kong for 2023 The Gov HK Hong Kong has released the dates of the upcoming 2023 public holidays happening in Hong Kong. These dates may be modified if official changes are announced. Countdown for Hong Kong New Year Day 2023 Hong Kong 2023 New Year Day Celebration on Sunday…
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Public Holidays in Hong Kong for 2022 The Gov HK Hong Kong has released the dates of the upcoming 2022 public holidays happening in Hong Kong. These dates may be modified if official changes are announced. Countdown for Hong Kong New Year Day 2022 Hong Kong 2022 New Year Day Celebration on Saturday…
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Public Holidays in Hong Kong for 2021 The Gov HK Hong Kong has released the dates of the upcoming 2021 public holidays happening in Hong Kong. These dates may be modified if official changes are announced. Countdown for Hong Kong New Year Day 2021 Hong Kong 2021 New Year Day Celebration on Friday…
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COVID-19 Report Card to Assess Pandemic Readiness Experts have created a report card to measure the readiness of a country in handling outbreaks. The COVID-19 Report Card will have several indicators to evaluate the countries’ preparedness in combating a pandemic. Inaccuracy of GHSI Pandemic preparedness has not equated to effective pandemic management. Assessments such…
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Understanding the Latest Buzzword: Travel Bubble Travel bubble, travel corridor, corona corridor are the latest positive buzzwords during this troubling time of the pandemic. But what are they, and why should we be excited about it? What is a Travel Bubble? More and more countries are adopting the travel bubble. Although we’re in the…
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New Support Measures Launched Due to COVID-19 The Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation (HKECIC) is launching new support measures regarding the liquidity of SMEs in Hong Kong. The new support measures are for the exporters in Hong Kong. This is in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The support measures will be effective until 1…
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