On 16 August 2021, the Hong Kong government announced that it will be increasing the quarantine requirements for passengers arriving from 16 countries, due to recent COVID-19 developments. These new requirements will take effect from 20 August 2021. The following 15 countries will be moved from Group B (medium risk) to Group A (high risk):…
The BLCC Collective in Asia proudly presents the latest event in our High-Caliber Speaker Series, featuring the Mayor of Antwerp, Bart De Wever. On 30 August, the Mayor will discuss how Antwerp is being positioned as the next future-proof business hub in Europe, focusing on its resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. There will also be a Q&A session after the…
From 9 August 2021, there will be no special visa requirements for residents of Belgium and Luxembourg in respect to the new border control measures implemented by the Hong Kong government. This means that residents travelling to Hong Kong from both countries will have the ability to obtain a visa on arrival, as was the…
Great news from our BLCC Corporate Member Odoo: the Walloon company is now valued at 2-2.5 billion Euros after the United States-based Summit Partners announced an investment of 180 million Euros, buying out investors Sofinnova Partners and XAnge. This makes Odoo the most valuable Belgian private tech firm! The BLCC is extremely proud to have…
Friend of the BLCC Dantes Leung from the Law Society of Hong Kong invites two of our BLCC members to attend the 2021 In-House Lawyers Training Programme, this year focusing on the risks of multilingual contracts. Multilingual contracts are commonplace in Hong Kong where multinational companies are located and international businesses are conducted. With potential…
Thanks to our Corporate Member & Silver Sponsor KBC Bank, we are able to share the insightful KBC Economic Perspectives – Asia Edition with you. Here some highlights from the most recent edition: Recent data suggests that global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is underway due to positive developments on the virus and vaccination front….
Thank you to everyone who came and celebrated Belgian National Day with us! Yesterday, we had our wonderful event at Belgos and achieved full capacity with 70 attendees! Although the event officially began at 6:30 PM, we had some eager attendees who decided to show up around half an hour early! Opening the night was…
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…
Introduction The Road to Carbon Neutrality Webinar hosted by the BLCC in Japan (BLCCJ) on 13 July 2021 saw approximately 80 attendees. The three speakers from TotalEnergies, Umicore and Solvay explained how their organisations aimed to contribute to Japan’s plan to becoming carbon neutral by 2050. BLCC members from Hong Kong were invited to participate;…
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:…
