56 h. ago ‘Hong Kong lawyers should not aim just to compete but specialise in Greater Bay Area’

Hong Kong lawyers should not think of competing head-on with mainland counterparts in the Greater Bay Area, but instead position themselves as common law specialists and collaborators in cross-border legal teams, Hong Kong Bar Association chairman Jose-Antonio Maurellet has said. His comments came during a fireside chat on the sidelines of the China Conference: Greater Bay Area event hosted by the South China Morning Post in Shenzhen on Thursday. Recent policy measures allow Hong Kong lawyers to...

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56 h. ago Hong Kong lawyers urged to specialise, not just compete, in Greater Bay Area

Hong Kong lawyers should not think of competing head-on with mainland counterparts in the Greater Bay Area, but instead position themselves as common law specialists and collaborators in cross-border legal teams, Hong Kong Bar Association chairman Jose-Antonio Maurellet has said. His comments came during a fireside chat on the sidelines of the China Conference: Greater Bay Area event hosted by the South China Morning Post in Shenzhen on Thursday. Recent policy measures allow Hong Kong lawyers to...

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61 h. ago Hong Kong, Shenzhen push secure data corridor to unlock AI and fintech opportunities

Hong Kong and Shenzhen are establishing a white list for data transfers as part of an overarching effort to forge closer cross-border ties, which policymakers and business leaders see as essential to unlocking opportunities in artificial intelligence and fintech in the region. “If you have a white list to facilitate the movement of sensitive data, biological data and samples between Hong Kong and [mainland] China, it would ensure trust between [parties sending and receiving information] because...

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69 h. ago Hong Kong, Shenzhen ‘to deepen’ ties in finance and AI to build world

Hong Kong and Shenzhen can work closely to empower finance with artificial intelligence, delegates said on Thursday at the China Conference: Greater Bay Area, an event hosted by the South China Morning Post. Joseph Chan Ho-lim, undersecretary for Financial Services and the Treasury in the Hong Kong government, said Hong Kong and Shenzhen were seeking deeper cooperation between finance and technology. Chan said at the event in Qianhai, a bonded zone in Shenzhen, that Hong Kong, as a...

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8 d. ago Northern Metropolis can combine best of central planning and free market

The Northern Metropolis is in the news almost every day. The big policy focus for the administration, it is determining a new future for Hong Kong. Part of the New Territories, which were dubbed “a land between” in the 1980s, the area was once little more than a rural leftover between urban Hong Kong and the mainland, where Shenzhen’s paddy fields could be seen from a Lok Ma Chau hill. China’s opening-up policies saw Deng Xiaoping promoting Shenzhen in the 1990s. Suddenly, a world-class,...

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1 week ago With Hetao tech hub, Hong Kong is reimagining its economic future

The recent opening of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park in the Hetao cooperation zone is a defining milestone in Hong Kong’s journey to become an international tech hub. Heralded by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu as a pivotal moment for local innovation, this is more than just a new facility; it marks a strategic transformation in Hong Kong’s economic identity. The park is designed as a world-class industry-academia-research platform for collaboration, focusing on...

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2 w. ago Travellers hoof it in China as horseback tourism makes strides

Hong Kong-based entrepreneur Chan Shan Shan is a frequent traveller to mainland China. But rather than the usual activities or sightseeing spots that fill the days of most tourists, Chan has something else on her itinerary: horse riding. Over the past five years, Chan, 29, has left Hong Kong to canter across varied terrains in Shenzhen, Dongguan and Zhuhai, all in neighbouring Guangdong province. She has mounted up in Yunnan province and western China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, as well...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong police arrest 2 more in connection with murder of man in August

Hong Kong police have apprehended two people at Shenzhen Bay Port in connection with the murder of a 51-year-old man in August, bringing the number of arrestees linked to the case up to 27. The force said on Saturday that the pair, two men aged 29 and 32, were arrested a day earlier at the border crossing on suspicion of murder. Friday’s arrests were linked to the murder of a man in Tin Shui Wai on August 25. The victim’s body was discovered with a knife wound to the head under a bridge over...

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3 w. ago 2 more arrested in Hong Kong over illicit cigarette murder case, taking tally to 27

Hong Kong police have arrested two people at Shenzhen Bay Port in connection with the murder of a 51-year-old man in August, bringing the number of people apprehended over the case to 27. The force said on Saturday that the pair, two men aged 29 and 32, were arrested a day earlier at the border crossing on suspicion of murder. Friday’s arrests were linked to the murder of a man in Tin Shui Wai on August 25. The victim’s body was discovered with a knife wound to the head under a bridge over Yick...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong to extend Lo Wu and Shenzhen Bay checkpoint hours on New Year’s Eve

Hong Kong authorities will extend the operating hours of Lo Wu and Shenzhen Bay checkpoints while stepping up public transport to manage cross-border passenger flow after the countdown next Wednesday. Under special holiday arrangements, the Lo Wu checkpoint will remain open from New Year’s Eve until 2am the next day, while passenger and vehicle checkpoints at Shenzhen Bay will operate overnight, according to a government spokesman. “The government will closely monitor the situation and take...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong to extend Lo Wu and Shenzhen Bay checkpoint hours for New Year’s Eve

Hong Kong authorities will extend the operating hours of Lo Wu and Shenzhen Bay checkpoints while stepping up public transport to manage cross-border passenger flow after the New Year countdown next week. Under special holiday arrangements, the Lo Wu checkpoint will remain open from New Year’s Eve until 2am the next day, while passenger and vehicle checkpoints at Shenzhen Bay will operate overnight, according to a government spokesman. “The government will closely monitor the situation and take...

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3 w. ago Bridge connecting Hong Kong, Shenzhen parks in Hetao cooperation zone launched

A strategic bridge project connecting two technology parks on either side of the boundary between Hong Kong and Shenzhen has been launched and will facilitate cross-border integration, according to the city leader. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu was upbeat at the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong side of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone in Lok Ma Chau Loop on Monday. “This project will open up the transportation network of the Hetao Cooperation...

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3 w. ago Bridge project connecting Hong Kong, Shenzhen technology parks launched

A strategic bridge project connecting two technology parks on either side of the boundary between Hong Kong and Shenzhen has been launched and will facilitate cross-border integration, according to the city leader. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu was upbeat at the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong side of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone in Lok Ma Chau Loop on Monday. “This project will open up the transportation network of the Hetao Cooperation...

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