Yesterday 6 April all business Chambers in Hong Kong, societies, NGOs and volunteer groups received a message reminding all of the appeal made by the HKgov Chief Executive on 2 April to participate in a territory wide ‘testing weekend’. For the purpose of further reducing the case numbers in HK, the idea is to identify…
Have you ever thought about making a will, but then didn’t think it was the time? Worried about the cost of hiring a lawyer to prepare one? Friends of the BLCC, law firm Oldham, Li & Nie (OLN) has made the decision easier for you by relaunching their free will campaign. From now until April…
Mr. Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of the HKgov delivered the ’22-’23 Budget on 23 FEB. The budget outlined a series of measures to support businesses & residents that have been impacted by the pandemic and foster the economic recovery post epidemic. In collaboration with Fidinam Hong Kong, the webinar highlighted the e-consumption vouchers and tax…
On 23 February the Financial Secretary of the HKSAR, Mr. Paul Chan, published his 2022-2023 Budget. As is customary, the FS kindly provide deeper insights to the Hong Kong Business Community during the webinar on 23 March. This year’s budget webinar was even more interesting than usual as everyone was curious about the current state…
EuroCham is pleased to welcome Mr Edward Yau, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Hong Kong SAR Government. Mr Yau will provide an update on the business outlook for the upcoming year, the challenges and opportunities in the context of the pandemic and will then be interviewed by BritCham’s Chairman, Peter Burnett OBE, on topical issues impacting…
The HKgov announced on 8 March the extension of the social distancing measures with the next 14days, taking effect from 10 March to 23 March. In view of citizens’ actual demand for relevant services, barber shops and hair salons, which have been closed since the beginning of February, can welcome back customers on Thursday 10…
As the impacts of the pandemic continue, an event was created to help out Hong Kong employers on what exactly they should know with regards to pandemic restrictions & employment law. Attendees were able to join this insightful webinar organized by our BLCC Corporate Member Fidinam early March. We were pleased to welcome Cynthia Chung (Partner, Deacons) in…
On 23 February, the Financial Secretary Mr. Chan presented the 2022-23 Budget, pledging more than HKD54 billion to support the anti-epidemic work for Hong Kong businesses and individuals as the city grapples with its fifth and biggest wave of the pandemic. This year’s budget will continue to adopt an expansionary fiscal policy with initiatives mainly…
Yesterday 24 February an online networking event with professionals & entrepreneurs from the 15 BeLux Chambers in Asia was held; this was a great way to accelerate business matching & exchange information! During this event the participants were able to share their professional backgrounds and business goals and managed to seek exposure to new markets…
Unfortunately, due to the deterioration of the epidemic situation, new measures were announced on 8 FEB. These will take effect from February 10 till February 23. The Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced the following measures: In addition to the original 17 scheduled premises1, six scheduled premises will be added, which now include: religious premises, shopping…
