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The Government today announced the long-term housing arrangements for Wang Fuk Court, offering affected flat owners options including cash acquisition of their titles or a “flat-for-flat” arrangement.   Alternatively, the Government will reserve flats under the Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), the Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme (GSH) and the Housing Society’s projects for priority…

Principal officials today visited families and distributed gift bags in six districts – Sha Tin, Tsuen Wan, Islands, Kwun Tong, Eastern and Tai Po – ahead of the Lunar New Year.   Co-ordinated by the Home Affairs Department, today’s visits were the culmination of four days of year-end household visits to all 18 districts of…

The Government’s principal officials today toured Central & Western, Sha Tin, Eastern, Kowloon City and Sham Shui Po to meet different families and celebrate the Lunar New Year on the second day of year-end care visits in 18 districts.   Accompanied by district officers, district council members and representatives from the District Services & Community…

The Government today launched the “HYAB (Home & Youth Affairs Bureau) Scheme on Corporate Summer Internship on the Mainland & Overseas 2026”, with a view to providing young Hongkongers with quality internship placements.   Run in collaboration with 29 large corporates, the scheme will help youths learn, at first-hand, about national development and international trends….

Evolving global trendsGlobally, the application of Web3 technologies in finance continues to broaden in both scope and sophistication. A few trends are more prominent. The first is tokenisation of RWAs (real-world assets). In a growing number of markets, tokenisation initiatives are moving from “proof of concept” to real-word deployment, supported by more institutional adoption. Government…

A Deloitte market study commissioned by Invest Hong Kong estimates that the city has more than 3,380 single-family offices.   The end-2025 figure represents an increase of about 680 offices over the past two years, or a growth of more than 25%, the study noted.   Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Christopher Hui…

Financial Secretary Paul Chan today revealed that he discussed Hong Kong’s role in the 15th Five-Year Plan with legislators during this morning’s Legislative Council Ante Chamber Exchange Session.   Speaking to the media after attending the session, Mr Chan iterated that the recommendations for the 15th Five-Year Plan were set out last October and that…

The value of total retail sales for December 2025, provisionally estimated at $35 billion, was up 6.6% compared with the same month in 2024, the Census & Statistics Department announced today.   After netting out the effect of price changes over the same period, the provisional estimate for the month was 5.1% higher year-on-year.  …

The Land Registry logged 7,631 sale and purchase agreements received for registration for all building units in January, a drop of 15.2% compared with December 2025 but a rise of 54.5% year on year.   The total consideration for building unit sale and purchase agreements in January dropped 12% from the previous month to $57.2…

The Trade & Industry Department announced today that the Investment Promotion & Protection Agreement (IPPA) signed between Hong Kong and Türkiye will enter into force on February 4.   Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Algernon Yau said the IPPA will enhance investor confidence and expand investment flows between Hong Kong and Türkiye by providing additional…

Hong Kong’s startup ecosystem is thriving, attracting a growing number of local and international founders. The city’s business-friendly environment and strong innovation support make it an appealing base for startups aiming to expand in the region.   One of them is a Hong Kong fintech startup that was acquired last year by a loyalty and…

The inaugural Global Business Summit was successfully held today, providing forward-looking, multi-dimensional insights into the prospects, challenges and opportunities facing various industries.   Held on the second day of the Asian Financial Forum, the summit attracted more than 3,500 global leaders.   Financial Secretary Paul Chan stressed the importance of Hong Kong’s status as an…

Chief Executive John Lee met the visiting President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and senior officials of foreign governments over the past two days.   Mr Lee thanked them for serving as speakers at the 19th Asian Financial Forum.   During the meeting with AIIB President Zou Jiayi today, the Chief Executive said…

Hong Kong hosted 11,070 companies with parent companies located elsewhere in 2025, a record high number and an 11% increase on the previous year, according to an annual survey.   The survey was jointly conducted by Invest Hong Kong and the Census & Statistics Department. Analysed by parent company location, the top five sources of…

In preparation for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Finance Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) 2026 to be held in Hong Kong this October, Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Christopher Hui today held a steering committee meeting to review the preliminary preparatory work and discuss key follow-up tasks.   Mr Hui said that 2026 marks the…

Overall consumer prices rose 1.4% year on year in December, a bigger increase than the corresponding 1.2% recorded in the previous month, the Census & Statistics Department announced today.   Netting out the effects of the Government’s one-off relief measures, the underlying inflation rate was 1.2% in December, also larger than that seen in November….

Financial Secretary Paul Chan promoted Hong Kong’s advantages in Davos, Switzerland yesterday, as he continued his attendance at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.   At the 2026 Davos-Caixin CEO Luncheon, Mr Chan delivered a keynote speech to business leaders introducing Hong Kong’s development vision and strategic positioning on finance, trade and innovation and technology….