Some good news on this sunny Tuesday. This morning, Chief Executive Carrie Lam held a press conference where she announced some new relaxations of the current health measures in place. The second phase of relaxation of social distancing measures will be implemented on the 19th of May, but already this Thursday onwards, some ‘early’ relaxations…
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: It will be challenging to orchestrate a swift economic rebound given problems still weighing on the real estate sector due to China’s strict zero-covid policy; Weaker demand from…
Your BLCC, together with other BeLux Chambers in Asia, presented its next High Caliber Speaker event on the 27th of April. This time with Mr. Karel Van De Sompel, Country Manager and Managing Director of Pfizer Belgium & Luxembourg (Pfizer Biopharmaceuticals Group). We got to learn how Mr. Van De Sompel and his team got…
The KHgov announced on April 22 that non-Hong Kong residents will be allowed to enter Hong Kong again from overseas places. Also the route-specific flight suspension mechanism (flight bans) will be suitably adjusted with effect from 0.00 am on May 1. Finally, rapid antigen tests (RAT) will be added to the “test-and-hold” arrangement at the…
This morning 14 April the HKgov CE announced details of the upcoming relaxation of health measures, kicking in next week 21 April. Here is a selection of measures that we think are most impactful on our daily lives: Restaurants can operate dine-in services until 10pm with four people per table. Gyms, beauty massage parlours, cinemas,…
There are many reasons why companies would pick Hong Kong to base their company: a business friendly environment, great geographical location, connectivity in the region, easy access to Mainland China and unshakable rule of law. But why would Hong Kong be a great destination for companies active in shipping & logistics specifically? Three of our…
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…
Together with Finncham & Immersal, we were happy to invite our attendees to the webinar “Metaverse Beyond the Hype: Unleashing the Potential of Augmented Reality”. The moderator welcomed our first speaker of the event, Matias Koski. He is the GM at the global sales department of Immersal, a Finnish high tech company. Immersal allows developers…
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…
According to a news article by Payload Asia, following a job posting on the Air Belgium’s LinkedIn page, it seems that Air Belgium plans to start operating Boeing 747-8 freighters next year, as the charter airline plans to hire both captains and first officers for the fleet. Air Belgium currently offers ACMI, cargo and charter…
