Industry News
Families are unable to plan, with uncertainty over school closures, just as businesses need a clearer vision of how the government plans to ensure Hong Kong’s continued success
March 07 2020
Entrepreneur/SME Focus
Hollywood blockbusters may grab the limelight, but there are rich pickings to be found investing in Asia’s thriving genre movie industry, former Columbia/TriStar head Chris Lee tells Mathew Scott
July 30, 2019
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Energy
Sir Gordon digs deep into his decades of experience as one of Asia's great infrastructure pioneers to offer some nuggets of personal insight into what lies ahead for the Greater Bay Area
July 09, 2019
May 22, 2019
Finance
As anyone who works in financial services in Asia today knows, there is very little bandwidth to focus on anything that is not Covid-19 related. Investors are doing their best to hedge their risks and blunt their downside; regulators are trying to keep the markets open and resilient; central banks are trying to stimulate credit; and governments are working to spur on the economy or at least keep capacity going as much as possible for as long as possible so that when this virus passes – and one day it will – there is enough productivity left in the system to enact a recovery.
May 12, 2020
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December 17, 2018
Transportation
Far from being in terminal decline, the opportunities for Hong Kong as a transshipment and maritime hub are limitless, says Modern Terminals' Peter J Levesque. All it takes is a change of mindset
August 30, 2019
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December 14, 2018
Intellectual Property
US prosecutors filed charges against Huawei Technologies and Wanzhou Meng, the telecoms giant's chief financial officer and founder’s daughter: Bloomberg
January 29, 2019
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August 09, 2017
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Trade & Investment
Colliers has released a Flash Report, The 2020-21 Budget. This report provides insightful analysis on the impacts of the latest government policies on the real estate market.
March 05, 2020
February 07, 2020
January 15, 2020
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August 09, 2019
Education
Families are unable to plan, with uncertainty over school closures, just as businesses need a clearer vision of how the government plans to ensure Hong Kong’s continued success
March 07, 2020
April 15, 2019
October 29, 2018
October 11, 2018
August 16, 2018
Taxation
Colliers has released a Flash Report, The 2020-21 Budget. This report provides insightful analysis on the impacts of the latest government policies on the real estate market.
March 05, 2020
June 20, 2018
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May 29, 2018
Law
Tara Joseph calls on Hong Kong's government to withdraw controversial legislation, saying it could put off investors and damage the city’s legal reputation
May 30, 2019
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September 27, 2018
Human Resources
In response to members’ questions about the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on employment law issues in Hong Kong, the Law Committee has prepared the following practice points on managing employees’ return to the workplace.
April 20, 2020
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May 22, 2019
January 30, 2019
January 04, 2019
Communications
The Covid-19 outbreak has posed tough challenges to the business sector. Tara Joseph, President of AmCham, believes that many business makers were staying put, while the State Department official said the US consulate put up the option for employees to leave Hong Kong.
February 13, 2020
June 14, 2018
March 27, 2018
February 21, 2018
February 09, 2018
Hospitality
In these fractious times the world seems as if it’s becoming less open, writes Randy Malamud, making it all the more vital we get out and see more of the world
August 01, 2018
August 01, 2018
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October 24, 2017
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Real Estate
Colliers has recently released a Flash Report, Impact of Coronavirus on Hong Kong Property Market. The outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus.
February 25, 2020
February 07, 2020
November 07, 2018
November 07, 2018
August 02, 2018
CSR
The American Chamber of Commerce brought together a range of experts from various sectors at our event ‘Wading Through Plastics’ to discuss answers to the most pressing questions concerning the future of plastics. Experts from various sectors approached the topic from a range of perspectives.
January 16, 2019
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August 22, 2018
July 25, 2018
Apparel & Footwear
The nation struggles to balance development and economic growth with an ancient and widely held practice of venerating cows
August 09, 2019
February 09, 2018
July 14, 2017
May 29, 2017
March 22, 2017
Greater China
The Covid-19 outbreak has posed tough challenges to the business sector. Tara Joseph, President of AmCham, believes that many business makers were staying put, while the State Department official said the US consulate put up the option for employees to leave Hong Kong.
February 13, 2020
January 15, 2020
July 24, 2019
July 15, 2019
July 12, 2019
Health Care
On February 27, AmCham hosted a webinar hosting Control Risks on ‘Coronavirus and the short to long-term implications for business’. This is our second online and complimentary event under our COVID-19 series. Here are some of our key takeaways if you missed it.
February 28, 2020
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Food & Beverage
McDonald’s will increase its number of stores in China and Hong Kong to 4,500 by the end of 2022, up from 2,500 currently, as part of a strategic partnership with Citic Ltd, CITIC Capital Partners and the Carlyle Group.
August 08, 2017
Environment & Sustainability
The American Chamber of Commerce brought together a range of experts from various sectors at our event ‘Wading Through Plastics’ to discuss answers to the most pressing questions concerning the future of plastics. Experts from various sectors approached the topic from a range of perspectives.
January 16, 2019
January 13, 2019
January 04, 2019
August 02, 2018
August 01, 2018
What’s New in Washington
Throughout September, members in the House and the Senate worked to achieve a flurry of bipartisan accomplishments, including negotiating deals over the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and a legislative package to combat the growing opioid epidemic.
October 15, 2018
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Smart City/Tech
AmCham's new vice chairman Diana David highlights that while three-quarters of start-up founders say they feel diversity is important, only one in ten are taking action to bring it about, according to a report by Techstars.
January 04, 2019
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October 11, 2018
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September 17, 2018
U.S.-China Trade
The hardnosed new U.S. approach to Hong Kong may actually end up undermining U.S. interests in the region.
May 06, 2020
January 15, 2020
July 25, 2019
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February 08, 2019
Economy
On April 8, AmCham hosted Matthew Goodman from CSIS who shared his insights on the global impact of COVID-19.
April 08, 2020
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March 13, 2020
Technology
How to adopt new technologies without betting the bank on the wrong startup? Broadridge’s global head of strategy Michael Tae says the New York-based fintech behemoth has the solution
January 09, 2020
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February 18, 2019
Creativity & Arts
Here's a charming story from chamber stalwart and fiddle-playing fanatic Ivan Strunin, Deloitte Managing Director of US Tax Services
September 06, 2019
July 30, 2019