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07.07.26 - 06:36
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Patient Communication AI in a Hong Kong Hospital: A Privacy-First Architecture on AWS (SCMP)
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The Radiology Department fields a steady flow of enquiries from many patients at the same time, arriving at all hours of the day and night, often stretching over days or months as patients consider their options or return after consulting their referring doctor. Each time a conversation resumes, staff have to pick up where it left off. The underlying work is complex too: 1,000+ distinct examination items, each with......
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07.07.26 - 06:00
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Hong Kong office vacancy rates to plateau as Central hits 43-month low (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's office property market is likely to see its empty spaces plateau at 14 per cent as vacancy rates in Central fell to more than a three-and-a-half-year low in June, according to JLL.
The property consultancy said that although the overall vacancy rate for the office property sector fell to 13.1 per cent in the first half, the supply pipeline would increase the number of office spaces and plateau at 14 per cent in the coming months.
“Another 2 million square feet of office space will be......
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07.07.26 - 05:24
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Singapore holds top spot as world′s costliest city for the rich, Hong Kong slips to 4th (SCMP)
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Hong Kong now ranks lower among the costliest cities for rich people “living well”, with Singapore the most expensive for a fourth consecutive year, according to Swiss private bank Julius Baer.
This year's “Global Wealth and Lifestyle Report”, released by the bank on Tuesday, assessed the costs of living well in 25 major cities around the world for high-net-worth individuals with bankable household assets of US$1 million or more, based on data about 11 consumer goods and nine services between......
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07.07.26 - 01:30
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Hong Kong′s pension fund suffers a loss in June but reports first-half gains (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF), the city's compulsory retirement scheme covering 4.8 million members, recorded a HK$24.4 billion (US$3.12 billion) loss in June, eroding the gains it made in the first half of this year to HK$88.8 billion.
On average, each MPF member saw their pension savings suffer an investment loss of HK$5,087 in June, but they still made gains of HK$18,500 over the first six months of 2026, according to data from independent research company MPF Ratings.
The......
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06.07.26 - 14:42
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Hong Kong US dollar gold futures trading hits record high ahead of clearing system launch (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's gold futures trading has surged on the back of a fee waiver and as the city government presses ahead with plans to become an international trading hub for the precious metal, with volumes breaking a record on Monday.
A total of 6,676 US dollar gold futures contracts were traded during the day session, surpassing the previous high of 3,039 contracts recorded in November 2022, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) said in a LinkedIn post on Monday.
Bid-ask spreads for active contract......
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06.07.26 - 11:06
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Global investors pivot from access to scale in yuan operations, anchored by Hong Kong (SCMP)
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Global institutional investors are pivoting away from basic market entry to scaling up their yuan operations, with offshore hubs such as Hong Kong emerging as the central infrastructure for that shift, a new survey showed.
The survey, conducted by HSBC and polling more than 120 institutional investors collectively managing over US$32 trillion in assets across 12 Asia-Pacific markets, found that 63 per cent preferred offshore yuan markets for currency transactions, while 54 per cent relied on......
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06.07.26 - 09:15
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Aktien Asien: Mehrheitlich im Minus zum Wochenauftakt (DPA-AFX)
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SEOUL/TOKIO/HONGKONG/SHANGHAI (dpa-AFX) - Mit überwiegend nachgebenden Notierungen haben sich die wichtigsten Aktienmärkte in Fernost zum Start in die neue Börsenwoche präsentiert. Marktkenner verwiesen darauf, dass die Erholung der regionalen Halbleiter- ......
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06.07.26 - 08:12
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Hong Kong targets 2026 securities law overhaul to boost Reits, IPOs (SCMP)
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Hong Kong will seek to amend its securities laws later this year and upgrade its listing regime in a bid to attract more companies and real estate investment trusts (Reits) to list in the city, strengthening its role as an international financial centre, government and regulatory officials told lawmakers on Monday.
The government would seek approval from lawmakers to change the securities law and allow the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to be more flexible in handling listing......
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06.07.26 - 06:06
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Hong Kong′s roast meat chains expand as recovery in shop markets remains uneven (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's roast meat restaurant chains are emerging as one of the more active tenants in the city's street-shop market, expanding in tourist districts even as the broader retail property recovery remains uneven and vacancy rates stay elevated in some areas.
The number of siu mei restaurants – eateries specialising in Cantonese roasted meats such as roast goose, pork and duck – across Hong Kong's four core shopping districts of Mong Kok, Tsim Sha Tsui, Central and Causeway Bay has risen from......
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06.07.26 - 04:06
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Hong Kong pension fund to ease rules and increase gold ETFs, says source (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's pension fund will soon be able to invest in more gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as part of the government's push to turn the city into a trading hub for the yellow metal, a source with knowledge of the matter told the South China Morning Post.
The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA), which oversees HK$1.53 trillion (US$195 billion) worth of pension funds by end-March, planned to amend the rules about gold ETF investment later this week, the person said.
Instead of......
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05.07.26 - 05:06
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Why Hong Kong′s major developers stayed out of Northern Metropolis′ first pilot tender (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's first Northern Metropolis pilot tender drew only two confirmed bidders on Friday, underscoring the challenge facing the government's effort to enlist private developers in delivering not only homes but also its broader technology and industrial ambitions.
Henderson Land Development submitted the only stand-alone bid, while Sino Land teamed up with four mainland developers and Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com in a consortium.
Three other major developers – CK Asset, New World......
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