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The Legislative Council Finance Committee held special meetings last week to examine the Government's Estimates of Expenditure 2024-25. The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau, has outlined at the meeting the key tasks under his bureau in the current financial year. There are four main areas, including: 

(1) To complement the National 14th Five-Year Plan in...

In 2012 I started my own company Reconergy (Hong Kong) Ltd. sourcing waste materials in Asia for biofuel producers in Europe.

ProductIP supports retail, trading and manufacturing companies by providing the necessary knowledge that products in the European market need to comply with. ProductIP is a SaaS solution also enabling transparency in the supply chain and responsible buying. We convert complex legislation into understandable language.

I moved to Hong Kong to pursue a Master’s degree in International and Public Affairs at the University of Hong Kong. My passion for China and international affairs made Hong Kong the perfect place for me. I researched global trends in trade and decoupling, particularly relating to the European Union and China in sectors such as technology, natural resources and critical manufacturing.

Your website should be more than just an online brochure; it's your hardest-working salesperson, available 24/7 to attract qualified leads and drive your business growth. For your website and digital marketing to succeed, two critical elements must align: (1) People should find you easily on search engines like Google when they look for your offerings. This is where SEO (Search Engine Optimization...

I am very proud of our first DutchCham Business Talk edition, our weekly newsletter to inform you in a timely manner about current affairs, activities and more member-driven content with different themes throughout the year. Every month, one of our committees is in the spotlight. This month it's the PR & Pub Committee. The committee members Annemarelle van Schayik, Zuba Adham-Bos, Monique de Raaij...

Over the last years there has been a transition across the world from paper first to digital first. In Hong Kong where internet penetration is at 95.6%, many media are following suit especially pushed by decreasing advertising and difficulty in standing out in a world of noise. Notable in 2022, HK01 ceased its newspaper, followed by U Magazine in 2023. 

To promote knowledge-sharing and increase efforts towards building a greener world, we are thrilled to introduce a novel way for readers to share their experiences, thoughts, and outcomes. 

Has Asia been doing enough in leading the world? Since the beginning of the 21st century, there has been much debate about the importance of Asia’s economic growth to the world. Perhaps the question is not whether the fate of the 21st century will depend on Asian or Western leadership in global governance, but instead whether we will have pragmatic, realistic, and charismatic leaders to give us...

Are there still employers out there that do not think diversity and inclusion (D&I) are core business? The Netherlands government – a large and by its nature a very diverse employer – strives to fully embrace diversity and inclusion. So too does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including its missions abroad.