As e-commerce matures, many transport-focused logistics companies find freight-management a pain point, given the large number of clients.

HKTDC helps a smart logistics platform from Hong Kong to set up in Bangkok.

Smooth landing in Thailand

As Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao links expand, and the quest for talent grows, many expatriates living in Hong Kong find they frequently need to visit Shenzhen, Zhuhai and further afield in the GBA.

Foreign residents of Hong Kong are now able to apply for a mainland travel permit, eliminating lengthy waiting time.

Expats welcome Mainland China card option

Earlier this year, the HKTDC and Zhaoqing Municipal Commerce Bureau signed an MoU to establish the Zhaoqing GoGBA Hong Kong business support centre to provide more local support to Hong Kong businesses interested in developing in Zhaoqing.

HKTDC GoGBA support centre plugs into city’s F&B development drive.

Zhaoqing boosts food business

August is set to delight palates in Hong Kong and abroad, as the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) rolls out the annual HKTDC Food Expo and concurrent family-focused events.

The annual Food Expo leads a group of family-focused HKTDC summer fairs.

Globe-spanning feast for the palate

Businesses in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area are optimistic on prospects, with sentiment among those in Hong Kong showing strong improvement. The mood among innovation and technology (I&T) firms in Hong Kong is especially buoyant.

Confident outlook for the innovation sector in Hong Kong hits 76.

Prospects bright for GBA firms

In June, a globe-spanning delegation, led by HKTDC Executive Director Margaret Fong, met with Zhejiang government and business leaders in Hangzhou to strengthen bilateral cooperation and highlight Hong Kong’s strengths and advantages as a business platform.

HKTDC delegates drawn from across the globe visit Hangzhou to write a new chapter on cooperation.

Hong Kong, Zhejiang look ahead

London and Hong Kong are both globally renowned technology hubs, with leading universities, strong financial sectors and large, diverse talent pools creating vibrant start-up ecosystems.

HKTDC boosts connections between technology hubs by bringing Hong Kong start-ups to Tech Week in the UK.

Entrepreneurs head to London

The 10 Start-up Express winners, an entrepreneurship development programme organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), represented diverse sectors, ranging from healthtech and greentech to edutech and mechanical engineering.

10 winners were selected as part of the 2024 cohort of the HKTDC’s Start-up Express programme.

Strong showing by healthtech, greentech start-ups

A surge in exports over the first five months of this year has boosted Hong Kong traders’ confidence and led the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) to substantially raise the city’s 2024 export outlook.

Sharp rises in electronics trade and stronger markets across the world take almost all indices above the 50 benchmark.

Confidence rallies on export jump

The annual feast for Hong Kong readers, the HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair holds its 34th edition this year and delves into links between books, films and television.

This year the summer reading fest celebrates links between literature and Hong Kong’s movie, TV industry.

Book Fair on silver screen

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government is boosting its development of novel productive forces, deploying the city's basic research and development capabilities and the advantages brought by its global status, and actively taking on the national development strategy.

Two cities harness complementary strengths to developing new productive forces.

Hong Kong, Beijing boost innovation

The SAR Government this week released a detailed Strategy of Hydrogen Development in Hong Kong, detailing efforts to boost the role of the gas as a way to store and transport renewable energy.

Government charts course for renewable energy transport and storage through the gas in cooperation with mainland.

Hong Kong puts hydrogen on road

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