In the continued fight against Covid-19, Hong Kong’s Universal Community Testing Programme will start tomorrow 1 September. Would you like to get tested? That’s possible, simply go to the designated website (click) to register yourself and/or your family using your HKID numbers. The service is free but one-off.
Our BLCC Corporate Member PALO IT, a global innovation consultancy and Agile software development company, has announced it’s become a certified B Corporation. As the first technology company in Hong Kong to attain certification, the achievement marks a milestone for the industry in the region. Certified B Corporations are leaders of a global movement of…
Our Corporate Member & Silver Sponsor KBC Bank published a new edition of the KBC Economic Perspective – Asian edition. Highlights of the report are: The second wave of the virus spread remains the key risk for all economies globally; The first green shoots of global recovery: China’s real GPD growth in Q2; Sharp GDP contractions in…
Our colleagues at the Italian Chamber of Commerce recently informed us about an interesting publication from one of their members. It’s about the new Foreign Investment Law (FIL) in Mainland China. The new FIL as well as the new Civil Code (to be introduced 1 January 2021) will change the business landscape in China extensively….
Dear BLCC community, Growing concern over Climate Change addresses the importance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability matters. In response to it, numerous sustainable requirements concerning ESG standards and sustainable finance have been introduced. Our member Arendt published a new video and useful materials to explain the importance of considering ESG requirements today…
Earlier this week the HK Government announced further relaxing of the social distancing measures. On a whole it means groups of up to 50 people are now allowed again in public. Nevertheless, there are a lot of details to observe. For a complete list please review the press release by the HKgov and the accompanying…
Your BLCC is happy to relay an invitation from the HK Department of Justice to our business communities inviting you all to provide the DoJ with feedback on the application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). Please see the letter that we received about it by clicking…
In response to the deliberation by the National People’s Congress (NPC) of a draft Decision on establishing and improving the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to safeguard national security (“the Decision”), the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, who is attending the opening ceremony of the third session…
Yesterday the HKgov announced new exemptions on the quarantine arrangements currently in place in HK and the Mainland. Business people active in logistics could now be considered for exemption under certain conditions. Read all about it here: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202005/21/P2020052100437.htm
On 15 May the HKgov released the First Quarter Economic Report 2020, together with the revised figures on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first quarter of 2020.The Government Economist, Mr Andrew Au, described the economic situation in the first quarter of 2020 and the latest GDP and price forecasts for 2020. Read all about…
