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Breaking news and analysis on Hong Kong's economy and the companies that operate in the city, including its GDP, economic outlook, impact of the coronavirus outbreak, macroeconomic indicators, the local government finance and budget, retail sales, consumption, employment and monetary policy.
People walk past an AI ambassador in a shopping centre in Tsim Sha Tsui East on June 14. Photo: Karma Lo
Artificial intelligence

Opinion | Hong Kong’s AI push needs a broader vision and more realistic goals

The city is unlikely to outspend Silicon Valley or outscale Shenzhen. But it doesn’t need to.

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Mainland China

Editorial | Hong Kong’s Cantonese restaurants must innovate and adapt to survive

Hong Kong tourism

China urges easing of travel barriers as Apec tourism ministers meet in Macau

Hong Kong society

Prediction markets: Hong Kong ban alone will not solve risks, legal experts say

Law enforcement agencies would face challenges in gathering evidence and prosecuting cases, lawyers say.

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Polymarket is one of the largest prediction market platforms. Photo: TNS
Hong Kong

Hong Kong is betting on integration with mainland China but what are the risks?

Integration offers strategic gains amid geopolitical tensions with West, but Hong Kong must retain unique qualities for businesses to thrive, executives say.

Hong Kong tourism

Editorial | More work needed to ensure Hong Kong’s tourism pie is bigger and better

The city must reinvent itself to remain relevant to global travellers in an increasingly competitive market.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong civil service chief vows ‘attractive’ pay rise once economy improves

Ingrid Yeung stresses prudent use of public money after some lawmakers say flat 2 per cent pay rise falls short of pay trends, union demands.

Secretary for Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan has rejected suggestions that public servant pay rises are being suppressed. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong moves to curb flow of high liquid content waste in landfills

Conservationists praise proposal, saying it will protect local waters and coastlines from the risk of toxic leakage.

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CLP Group

Hong Kong power firms to give residential customers rebates as bills soar

Two power suppliers say they will provide a subsidy between August and October to ease the pain of rising electricity bills.

Banking & finance

Hong Kong FDI inflows up 36% so far this year: InvestHK data

A total of 413 companies set up or expanded their businesses in the city in the first six months.

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee speaks at the annual InvestHK reception on Tuesday. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong stock exchange

Letters | Hong Kong should rethink the push for 24-hour stock trading

Readers discuss the complications that can arise with a stock exchange that never sleeps, and bracing for El Nino’s impact on Asia.

The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing in Exchange Square, Central. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s big economic dreams: what’s the reality and where do poor fit in?

Experts and industry leaders say thriving stock market and other robust macroeconomic indicators point to success but mask pain points.

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Hong Kong

Editorial | Hong Kong villages can thrive alongside Northern Metropolis

Greater planning flexibility has the potential to boost the rural economy and provide more tourist amenities.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong is world’s most unequal society for wealth distribution, study finds

Study analysed evolution of income and wealth inequality in Hong Kong between 1981 and 2021.

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Hong Kong’s wealth disparities are no longer fuelled by differences in wages but by capital asset ownership, a researcher says. Photo: Dickson Lee
Environment

HK Electric raises fuel charge by nearly 34% and further increases expected

Utility points to higher international fuel prices as reason to increase charge and warns that uncertainty in Middle East may drive bills higher.

HK Electric mainly serves Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island. Photo: Sam Tsang
Singapore

Hong Kong exports rise by nearly 41% in May as AI keeps fuelling demand

Figure marks second month in row that export growth exceeded 40 per cent, edging close to best performing month in decades.

Yuan

Can Hong Kong keep its financial crown?

As Hong Kong marks the anniversary of its handover, the city’s status as a premier global financial hub is evolving. In this miniseries, we explore the future of Hong Kong finance, from efforts to boost market liquidity to the rising competition it faces from Shanghai in the offshore yuan market.

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Artificial intelligence

Opinion | Hong Kong can take the regulatory high road amid US-China AI decoupling

As a global ‘sovereign AI premium’ emerges and US weaponisation of AI models triggers panic, Hong Kong can bridge diverging AI ecosystems.

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Anthropic’s US-ordered shutdown of AI models showed a nation’s digital ecosystem could be paralysed overnight by foreign regulatory caprice. Photo: Reuters illustration
The Future of Marketing in Asia

Basking in the shadows: marketing to and through Hong Kong

Experts at Hungry Digital, Jules & Co and Red Ant Asia discuss the city’s evolving role in marketing strategies.

The Future of Marketing in Asia

In this age of digital bombardment, outdoor ads are a superpower

The city’s ubiquitous billboards are not battling the smartphone for consumer attention, they’re embracing it.

Yuan

Hong Kong readies offshore yuan initiatives after Shanghai move

Beijing is supporting the development of offshore yuan trading as part of a broader drive to boost the Chinese currency’s global role.

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po. Photo: SCMP
SCMP Exclusives

Exclusive | Beijing probe driven by ‘leakage’ concerns, Paul Chan tells Davos Dalian event

Financial Secretary Paul Chan discusses probe on three brokerages, HKIC’s Clara Chan reveals investment vision, at closed-door event.

Paul Chan made the remarks at a closed-door SCMP event at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions. Photo: SCMP
Education in Hong Kong

Editorial | Why it matters that Hong Kong is surging in global rankings

The city cannot afford complacency if it is to remain unrivalled as a bridge between China and the world.

Hong Kong politics

American envoy in Hong Kong upbeat on US-China ties, aims to engage officials

US Consul General Julie Eadeh says recent Xi-Trump summit set a vision for continued dialogue despite challenges.

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Banking & finance

China’s trading crackdown seen boosting Hong Kong as official capital hub

Analysts at ‘Summer Davos’ gathering highlight pivot towards official cross-border connect schemes to intermediate domestic wealth ‘on China’s own terms’.

The China Securities Regulatory Commission recently penalised three brokerages, including Tiger Brokers, for illegally granting domestic investors access to overseas securities trading. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

AI to help Hong Kong bookworms find a whole new world of words

36th Hong Kong Book Fair, themed on ‘Reading the World: Cultural Legacy | Joyful Journeys’, will run from July 15 to 21.

Last year's edition of the book fair attracted 890,000 visitors. Photo: Sam Tsang
Cathay Pacific

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific to cut fuel surcharges again as costs ease

Fuel surcharges on flights to North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Southwest Pacific fall by 14.5 per cent to HK$1,164 per sector.

Education in Hong Kong

60% of Hong Kong schools using AI for teaching and admin work, survey finds

Education University of Hong Kong researchers call on educators to boost their knowledge of new technology so they can better guide students.

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