7 h. ago Hong Kong can use role in Xinjiang’s legal services as belt and road ‘bridge’

Hong Kong can use its role in Xinjiang’s legal services as a “bridge” to connect with countries under the Belt and Road Initiative, Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok has said at the end of a visit to the autonomous mainland Chinese region to promote the city’s legal system. Lam on Sunday concluded a four-day visit to Urumqi, the region’s capital, where he met with high-level government and party officials, representatives from Xinjiang’s legal and business sectors, as well as the Xinjiang...

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10 h. ago Hong Kong policy address: Lee’s tie nod to city’s role as mainland China bridge

Hong Kong’s leader and his team will wear a tie and silk scarf that symbolise the city’s role in bridging mainland China with the world when he delivers his fourth policy blueprint on Wednesday, as he explained his philosophy in a video partly created using AI technology. The different designs were conceived by instructors and students of fashion courses from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Hong Kong Design Institute, and the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong...

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3 d. ago ‘Very valuable’ role for Hong Kong in helping UN body reach green finance goals

Hong Kong can play a role in helping the UN achieve its sustainability and humanitarian goals through green financing, the head of innovative finance at its refugee agency has said. Siddhartha Sinha also said that developing “good partnerships” would help Hong Kong as it looked to tap into Islamic financing, citing the agency’s own experience. Sinha was speaking to the Post on the sidelines of the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) Global Conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday. AVPN pitches...

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8 d. ago Trump and China reshape ‘east meets west’ role for Hong Kong university

Trump and China reshape ‘east meets west’ role for Hong Kong university  Financial Times

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9 d. ago Hong Kong legal sector eyes film business role using smart contracts, blockchain

Hong Kong’s legal sector is taking an unprecedented leap into the world of Web3 and digital assets to revolutionise the city’s film and television industry in a bid to better track investments, with some massive losses incurred as a result of a lack of transparency. The bold new strategy, unveiled at a seminar on Thursday, enables the use of blockchain and smart contracts to fundamentally transform the industry and offer a new channel for financing creative content, according to lawmaker Johnny...

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1 week ago Adrian Cheng exits as CTFE director, ending role in Hong Kong family empire

Adrian Cheng Chi-kong is no longer a director of New World Development parent company Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE), cutting the last tie that connected the former heir apparent to one of the city’s most powerful business empires. His name is no longer listed as a director, according to the Hong Kong Companies Registry, the government body responsible for the incorporation and regulation of companies. It did not indicate when he stepped down from the post. CTFE did not respond to requests for...

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2 w. ago Renowned Hong Kong actress Lai Suen, star of iconic TV dramas, dies aged 93

Lai Suen, a veteran actress best known for her role in one of Hong Kong’s longest-running television dramas, has died at the age of 93. Her niece, Gigi Lai Chi, also an actress who starred in multiple TVB dramas, posted on social media on Sunday. She shared black-and-white photos of her aunt over the years, as well as one of them together. “Your smile and warmth will forever remain in our hearts. We will miss you always,” she wrote. Lai Suen’s family confirmed on Sunday that she died in the...

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2 w. ago Renowned Hong Kong actress Lai Suen, star of TV dramas, dies aged 93

Lai Suen, a veteran actress best known for her role in one of Hong Kong’s longest-running television dramas, has died at the age of 93. Her niece, Gigi Lai Chi, also an actress who starred in multiple TVB dramas, posted a tribute on social media on Sunday. She shared black-and-white photos of her aunt over the years, as well as one of them together. “Your smile and warmth will forever remain in our hearts. We will miss you always,” she wrote. Lai Suen’s family confirmed on Sunday that she died...

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2 w. ago New US envoy Julie Eadeh to arrive in Hong Kong this month: sources

Julie Eadeh, the new US consul general for Hong Kong and Macau, is set to arrive in the city at the end of this month, having received Beijing’s approval for the much-watched appointment, according to sources. The Post reported in July that Eadeh, a career diplomat who served as the political section chief at the US consulate in Hong Kong and Macau during the 2019 protests, would take the role, subject to Beijing’s approval. “Her agrément was granted recently, so she is set to come to Hong...

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