What a nice invitation we received the other day from LePetitJournal.com! Together with TV5Monde, LePetitJournal is organizing the Trophées des Français de Hong Kong. Members of our business communities are invited to participate in this special award ceremony to highlight the accomplishments of French speakers in Hong Kong. There are several categories in which someone…
Hong Kong ranked first on The Economist’s 1 July 2021 “normalcy index”, which analysed three types of activities to determine how similar lifestyles in a particular region are to their pre-pandemic counterparts. The report stated that Hong Kong enjoyed “nearly full normalcy”. The three activity types (travel, leisure and commercial) are split into eight variables:…
Jabbed is a one-stop App that provides all Hong Kong residents a concise but comprehensive overview of all vaccination rewards schemes. Using the app, residents can find all the offers and lucky draws currently available. Jabbed has attracted more than 15,000 users since its launch in late June. This project aims to create a social impact….
In an effort to prevent the spread of the Delta variant, the Hong Kong government announced on Monday that it will ban all incoming passenger flights from the United Kingdom starting on Thursday, 1 July 2021. In effect on the same day, Hong Kong will consider the United Kingdom as an “extremely high-risk” country (Group…
From 25 June, Hong Kong will consider Indonesia as a “extremely high-risk” country (Group A1) and ban all passenger arrivals originating from the island nation. This comes as the number of imported virus cases from Indonesian passengers had exceeded limits set by the Hong Kong government. To see which countries/regions are considered “extremely high-risk” (Group…
On 21 June 2021, Hong Kong government leader Carrie Lam announced plans to reduce hotel quarantine duration to seven days for Hong Kong residents arriving from countries deemed “high-risk” (Group B) or lower. This category includes Belgium and neighboring countries. Luxembourg is a category C country. Residents will be eligible if they have been (1) fully…
On 21 May 2021, The Cathay Pacific Group announced that they aim to achieve net-zero carbon emission on their Sustainable Development Report 2020. This is one of the first Asian aviation companies marking their timeline in reducing carbon emissions. Cathay Pacific will purchase 1.1 million tonnes of Sustainable Aviation Fuel from 2023 onward. They already…
On 18 May 2021, European Commission published a communication to the European Parliament and the Council. It is “Business Taxation for the 21st Century.” The aim of the tax reform is to sync the tax system with the current digital international business realities. Thus, the communication proposes a single corporate tax rulebook for the whole…
Here is a chance for you to hear how different leaders think and understand the business world from new perspectives! Our Swedish colleagues have arranged a great line up of interesting speakers on 27 May from companies we all know well! Your BLCC is always happy to support our colleague Chambers. The Swedish Chamber holds…
Want to discover what’s new and what’s next in the world of startups? Look no further than the StartmeupHK Festival brought to you by InvestHK. It’s one of the world’s largest virtual startup events. You can enjoy week-long online events featuring keynotes, panel discussions, exhibitions, investor and business matching, hackathons, job fairs, startup pitches and…
