- ICT Awards ceremony held
A presentation ceremony for the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2025 was held today, with Financial Secretary Paul Chan presenting the Award of the Year to SmartMore Corporation Ltd. The firm also took the Smart Business Grand Award with its “SMore ViMo – AI Vision Model Development & Deployment Platform”. Highlighting that a Best…
- Circular Letter to Tax Representatives – Block Extension Scheme for Lodgement of 2024/25 Tax Returns [Further Extended Due Date for ‘M’ Code Returns]
- Inflation at 1.2% in October
Overall consumer prices rose 1.2% year-on-year in October, slightly larger than the 1.1% increase in September, the Census & Statistics Department announced today. Netting out the effects of the Government’s one-off relief measures, the underlying inflation rate was 1% in October, same as that recorded in the previous month. Compared with the year…
- Plan set for San Tin Technopole
(To watch the full press conference with sign language interpretation, click here.) The Government today promulgated the Conceptual Outline of the Development Plan for the Innovation & Technology Industry in the San Tin Technopole. The conceptual outline provides a top-level design for the 210 hectares of new innovation and technology (I&T) land in…
- Nobel laureates discuss trade, AI
On a visit to Hong Kong to attend the Economic Transformations in a Multipolar World – International Forum on China’s Economy & Policy 2025, two Nobel laureates shared their views on Hong Kong’s positioning amid trade wars and the development of artificial intelligence (AI). With the US-China trade war disrupting global trade, 2001 Nobel…
- HK, SZ fintech hub plan released
The Financial Services & the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and the Shenzhen Municipal Financial Regulatory Bureau today jointly promulgated the “Action Plan for Jointly Building Hong Kong-Shenzhen Global Fintech Hub (2025-2027)”. The bureaus aim at fully leveraging the strengths of Shenzhen and Hong Kong in fintech, and working together to establish a global fintech centre….
- CE meets Nobel laureates
Chief Executive John Lee today met Nobel Memorial Prize laureates in Economic Sciences in 2001, Joseph E Stiglitz and Michael Spence, to discuss topics such as the economy, innovation and technology (I&T), and education. Director of the Chief Executive’s Office Carol Yip, and Head of the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit Stephen Wong also attended…
- Manufacturing scheme launched
The Innovation & Technology Commission (ITC) today launched the Pilot Manufacturing & Production Line Upgrade Support Scheme (Manufacturing+) and enhanced the existing New Industrialisation Acceleration Scheme (NIAS) to boost the development of new industrialisation in Hong Kong. Manufacturing+ falls under the Innovation & Technology Fund’s New Industrialisation Support Scheme. Through it, the Government will…
- Drone sports add to low-altitude buzz
Alongside the Government’s push to develop Hong Kong’s low-altitude economy, drone sports have been gaining in popularity. Secondary 2 student Lawrence Tong is a devotee of drone soccer who already has rich drone experience under his belt. He recently joined four teammates to compete in a five-a-side drone soccer tournament at Cyberport. “I enjoy…
- Economy rises 3.8% in Q3
(To watch the full press conference with sign language interpretation, click here.) The Government reported that Hong Kong’s economy staged a robust performance in the third quarter of 2025, with real gross domestic product (GDP) rising 3.8% year-on-year. Presenting the Third Quarter Economic Report 2025 at a press conference today, Acting Government Economist Cecilia…
- Jordan Valley site to be sold
A Jordan Valley non-industrial site in the 2025-26 Land Sale List will be sold by public tender from November 21, 2025 to January 2, 2026, the Lands Department announced today. New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 6674 at Choi Hing Road is designated for non-industrial purposes excluding its use as a godown, hotel and petrol…
- Fund manager applications sought
Applications for fund managers to participate in the Innovation & Technology Industry-Oriented Fund (ITIF) are open until January 16, 2026, the Innovation & Technology Commission announced today. The commission explained that the ITIF will guide and leverage government funding to attract more investment in innovation and technology (I&T) industries, thereby supporting the development of…
- 3rd digital green bonds issued
The Government today announced the successful offering of around HK$10 billion worth of digital green bonds denominated in HK dollars (HKD), renminbi (RMB), US dollars and euro under its Sustainable Bond Programme. The latest issuance has introduced innovative features and achieved breakthroughs in areas such as the integration of digital money in the settlement process. …
- Project cost-effectiveness discussed
The Development Bureau today held the Project Cost Management Forum 2025. Under the theme “Construction New Normal: Co-defining Cost-effectiveness”, the forum explored ways to enhance cost management and the cost-effectiveness of construction projects through optimised procurement strategies and the application of innovative technologies. The forum drew, online or offline, over 400 representatives from…
- CE promotes HK strengths in SH
Chief Executive John Lee delivered a speech at the Hong Kong – The Ideal Platform for Mainland Enterprises in Going Global Promotion Conference in Shanghai today. The event highlighted Hong Kong’s unique strengths and role in assisting Mainland enterprises in expanding internationally, with a view to encouraging them to use Hong Kong as a…
- Application for Certificate of Resident Status
- CE attends import expo
Chief Executive John Lee today led a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government delegation in attending the opening ceremony of the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) and related events. The CIIE will run until November 10 at the National Exhibition & Convention Center in Shanghai. A record high 380 Hong Kong enterprises from…
- 300 financial leaders join summit
The main session of the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit, organised by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), was held successfully today, bringing together about 300 global financial leaders, including over 100 group chairmen or chief executive officers. The theme of this year’s main summit was “Trekking through Shifting Terrain”, and State Council Vice…
- Fintech, startup festival concludes
The two-day main conference of the Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK Festival 2025 concluded today. Running from November 3 to 4, the event brought together government officials, regulators, fintech innovators, entrepreneurs, investors and industry leaders from around the world for a series of forward-looking panels, keynote speeches and policy discussions. This year…
- HK tops IPO fundraising globally
I still remember that when I addressed the inaugural Summit in 2022, a time when the world was emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, I said the event showed that Hong Kong was onstage again. Three years on, I am proud to say that Hong Kong now shines on the global stage, radiating prosperity, confidence…