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Hong Kong employers increasingly hiring contract workers
The demand is driven by transformation projects and demand for flexibility.
Hong Kong employers increasingly hiring contract workers
The demand is driven by transformation projects and demand for flexibility.
Standard Chartered bolsters private banking team in Hong Kong
Two managing directors and three executive directors are joining the team.
Hong Kong’s ZA Bank welcomes planned stablecoin regulatory regime
The bank surpassed $1b in transfer turnover from Web3 clients in 2023.
University of Hong Kong adopts AI-driven reconstructive surgery
The procedure utilises a platform powered by a large multimodal model for medicine.
Industrial leasing stable with renewals amidst PMI dip
Leasing renewals and site relocations to drive future market growth.
Hong Kong residential prices may fall up to 10% in 2024
The market already saw a 1.7% decline in the first five months of the year.
High street rents to outperform non-core retail rents
Rents rose 1.0% QoQ and 7.4% YoY in Q2.
Hong Kong ranks 46th globally for work-life balance
In Asia, it ranked thirteenth.
Grade A office rent drops 1.0%, vacancy up 16.6% in Q2
Grade A office vacancy has reached a record high of 13.8 million sq ft.
FundPark, HKECIC bare pioneering effort for insured growth for SMEs
Their partnership integrated data analytics and credit insurance to aid and protect small-scale business operations.
Transaction volume in property investment market to reach $20b in H2: Colliers
This will bring total volume to $30b, down 19% YoY.
5 in 10 Hong Kong employees struggle financially: report
Over a quarter of employees are living paycheck to paycheck.
Thailand extends visa-free period for Hong Kong passport holders
It is expected to strengthen tourism, cultural, and economic ties between Hong Kong and Thailand.
HK data breaches up by 51% in Q2 2024
It has recorded a total of 22,401,827 data breaches since 2004.
Dubai-based rental startup Colife expands operations in Hong Kong
By 2025, Colife will offer 300 apartments across the city.
MTR taps Mace as programme management partner for railway projects
Mace will create an integrated project management office for MTR.
Gov’t launches re-employment allowance scheme for elderly workers
Participants can receive a maximum of $20,000 re-employment allowance.