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This undated photo shows a view of the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. (PHOTO / IC) HONG KONG – International rating agency Fitch on Thursday predicted that Hong Kong's economy will rebound by 4 percent this year, following a contraction of 3.5 percent in 2022. Removal of most pandemic-related restrictions has led to visible improvements in business activity and cross-border connectivity since early 2023, the …

This file photo dated Sept 8, 2021 shows the construction site for a transaction center in Qianhai, Shenzhen City, south China's Guangdong province. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government inked new technology innovation cooperation guidelines with the Science and Technology Innovation Committee of Shenzhen Municipality on Thursday. The documents were signed at a meeting …

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han gives a speech during the Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme Kick-off Ceremony cum Briefing Session, at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, in Wan Chai, on March 30, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY) A job fair and expo hosted by the Labour Department kicked off Thursday in Wan Chai, with over 3,000 vacancies from …

Passengers enter Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station as cross-boundary high-speed rail services linking the HKSAR and the Chinese mainland resumed on Jan 15, 2023. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY) A task force has been set up to study the feasibility of introducing a "metro-style", high-speed rail service between Hong Kong and the mainland, which will give passengers the flexibility to choose any train travelling to …

Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau (fourth right), Director of Health Ronald Lam Man-kin (third right), and Chairman of the Hospital Authority Henry Fan Hun-ling (second right) learn about the development milestones of the national human organ donation and transplant work from Wang Haibo (first left), director of the Big Data Centre of National Health Commission for Human Tissue, Organ Transplant and Medicine at the China …

This photo illustration shows the ChatGPT logo at an office in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) Some leading representatives of Hong Kong’s higher education sector said they have adopted an open attitude toward the application of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT in universities, and encourage frontline educators to actively embrace the change and facilitate students in keeping abreast of major technological …

Hong Kong Customs on March 27, 2023 detected a suspected smuggling case involving an outgoing container truck at the Man Kam To Control Point and seized about 510,000 suspected smuggled electronic products and electronic parts with a total estimated market value of about $30 million. Photo shows the suspected smuggled goods seized. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT) Hong Kong Customs on March 27, 2023 detected a …

Straight Talk's Eugene Chan (left) interviews Hong Kong’s NPC deputy Dr Kennedy Wong on the Straight Talk show on TVB, March 21, 20223. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Dr Kennedy Wong, a Deputy to the National People's Congress, is on the show this week. Wong talks about the importance of participation by the 36 members at the annual meeting in Beijing and gives us an inside …

A man walks past a residential building in the kowloon district of Hong Kong on Feb 16, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) Hong Kong’s residential-property market has posted gains for two consecutive months, pushing prices to a four-month high. The price index of private domestic units tracked by the Rating and Valuation Department stood at 345.9 in February, showing a month-on-month increase of 2.2 percent — …

(From left) Head of Listing of the Hong Kong Exchnages and Clearing Ltd Katherine Ng,  Vice-President and Treasurer of the World Bank Jorge Familiar, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu, Chief Executive Officer of the Insurance Authority Clement Cheung and Group Head of Emerging Business and FIC of the HKEX Glenda So attend a gong-strike ceremony to mark the inaugural insurance-linked …

Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR Zheng Yanxiong (left) and Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu attend a seminar on learning and implementing the spirit of the "two sessions" at the Central Government Offices on March 28, 2023. (PHOTO / LIAISON OFFICE OF THE CENTRAL PEOPLE'S GOVERNMENT IN THE HKSAR) HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Special …

A visitor takes photos during a media tour of the "Miss You Much Leslie" exhibition at Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong, on March 28, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY) For many people, it still seems surreal that Cantonpop singer Leslie Cheung ended his own life on an April Fool's Day 20 years ago. To commemorate the passing of the Hong Kong superstar, the …

Secretary of Health Lo Chung-mau in an interview with China Daily on March 9, 2023. (NORA ZHENG / CHINA DAILY) HONG KONG – Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau will lead a delegation for a three-day visit in Guangdong province starting Wednesday. The delegation will visit the Health Commission of Guangdong Province and the Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission to further strengthening exchanges and cooperation with Guangdong …

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu speaks to the media ahead of an Executive Council meeting on March 28, 2023. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT) HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu will head to Hainan province for the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) on Wednesday to highlight opportunities the special administrative region has to offer to the world. Speaking ahead of the weekly …

This screenshot made from a video shows players of Hong Kong and Iran during a match at the Ice Hockey World Championship in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Feb 28, 2023. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said the Hong Kong government will seriously address the latest national anthem blunder at the 2023 Ice Hockey World Championship, stressing that it will hold accountable any persons …

Straight Talk's Eugene Chan interviews Dr Weijian Shan (right), a member of the International Advisory Council of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, March 14, 2023. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Member of the International Advisory Council of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Dr Weijian Shan is on the show this week. As a private equity investment expert Dr Shan says while some business and certain sectors …

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu speaks to the media ahead of an Executive Council meeting on Jan 31, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY) Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu stressed on Tuesday that public gatherings must be held in an orderly, peaceful and lawful manner, adding that the authorities are obliged to ensure the activities will not endanger national security. A spokesperson for the Development …