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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.

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.

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.