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Meat The Next’s dairy-free milk targets lactose-intolerant in Asia

Brands like The Matcha Tokyo and Pret A Manger in Hong Kong Science Park have adopted the startup’s product.

Meat The Next’s dairy-free milk targets lactose-intolerant in Asia

Brands like The Matcha Tokyo and Pret A Manger in Hong Kong Science Park have adopted the startup’s product.

4 in 10 employees willing to trade pay raises for flexibility: survey

55% favoured a weekly working pattern of three to four days in the office.

UOB’s Christine Ip reflects on 3-decade banking career and circling back to the arts

Ip believes that finance and creativity go hand-in-hand in building a holistic pool of talents in UOB.

New eco-haven AIRSIDE boasts urban farm, smart bike parking system and more

The commercial property supplies its tenants with harvested produce from its urban farm.

HK enables retail investors to trade tokenised securities, boosting Web 3.0 growth

Prospectus and public offering regimes govern tokenised securities.

Rollback of property cooling measures to spur sales, but no silver bullet to recovery

Analysts estimate up to a 15% sales increase, although prices may still fall in 2024.

Hong Kong eyes late 2024 to early 2025 for LNG bunkering

Transport Minister Lam Sai-hung noted, however, that supply remains a challenge.

Credit card firms missing out on HK$1.85b from lack of merchant focus: analyst

Most issuers focus more on onboarding card users, the study found.

HK scraps MPF Offsetting Scheme to enhance employee protection

Starting 2025, employers are no longer allowed to offset long service and severance payments from its Mandatory Provident Fund contributions.

3 key strategies for Hong Kong retailers to amplify sales in 2024

Implementing one of these strategies has shown conversion rates between 50%-70%.

Three sub-sectors to drive HK's retail growth in 2024

PwC Hong Kong anticipates a 5% increase in retail sales.

Loyalty- and tech-driven strategies key to effective returns management

Experts vouch for third-party services to leverage the potential of return policies.

Flexibility remains job seekers' top priority

Demand remains high for professionals specialising in AI, data analytics and cybersecurity.

Mainland Chinese tourists fuel growth in Hong Kong’s life insurance market

The industry will grow 4.1% by 2028 due to more mainland tourists and the super aging population.

What are Hong Kong parents’ most preferred destinations for overseas education?

Seven in 10 plan to send their children abroad for tertiary education.

Hong Kong’s top 50 insurers experience 7.7% YoY premium contraction in 2022

Analysts said the market’s complex financial environment and shrinking population curtailed industry growth. Cross-border expansion could alleviate contraction pains.

Hong Kong’s most influential lawyers under 40

Four women and six men made it to the final list.