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…
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…
Your BLCC gladly shares an interesting report with you all: dealing with onshore vs. offshore taxation of corporate profits in Hong Kong by our Corporate Member Fidinam. Some key highlights of the publication: The calculation of onshore vs. offshore profits; The 2 regimes to chose from for onshore profits: flat rate or 2M below/above rate…
The HKGov announced the relaxation of social distancing measures with the “vaccine bubble” and the reopening of closed venues. The HKgov has outlined 4 different operating methods for Food and Beverage Outlets starting from Thursday 29APR: Please refer to the following table for more details. At this moment it is not yet known which type of restaurant…
We have a summary of a special report on Hong Kong published by Forbes Asia magazine for you. The past two years may have been the most turbulent in Hong Kong’s history. However, Hong Kong has risen to its recent difficulties in its typically tenacious fashion to put itself at the forefront of the global…
