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Capturing the opportunities of Hong Kong's growing art scene

Hong Kong is one of the world’s foremost financial capitals. Lately, our fair city has also begun to move in a more artistic direction. With our beautiful skylines and natural landscapes, artists have no shortage of inspiring views to fuel their creativity.

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Capturing the opportunities of Hong Kong's growing art scene

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Are Hong Kong's real estate and luxury industries about to collapse?

Hong Kong is famous for being (one of) the most expensive market in the world when it comes to commercial renting. Some shops located on Canton Road, TsimShaTsui -- considered prime location for luxury retail -- can reach over HK$6 million per month. At this price, most brands already gave up the idea of profit and simply use these stores to hold their brand's reputation.

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Effective use of big data in Hong Kong retail market

The other day, I was in a mall on Hong Kong side heading for a lunch meeting. Seemingly at random, I received a message from a store in the mall where I had shopped before, promoting their latest collection and with a buy three get one free e-voucher attached.

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Women on boards in Hong Kong: Not a women's nor compliance issue

International Women's Day, held on 8th March each year, gives us the opportunity to celebrate the tremendous achievements of women in society, while calling for greater gender equality. This year's theme of 'Make it Happen' encourages effective action for advancing and recognising women.

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Why Hong Kong's logistics model is about to explode

Hong Kong is a symbol of technology. Always ahead of other cities, Hongkies are famous for being earlier adopters that couldn't stop staring at their phones.

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Rising demand for cyber security experts in Hong Kong

Hiring in Hong Kong's IT industry will be heavily focused on security and risk professionals this year due to the increased threat of cyber attacks. With companies around the globe already being affected by security issues, job opportunities are available in Hong Kong for expatriates with the right IT skills.

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Supporting start-ups to transform Hong Kong into a hub for innovation and technology

Much of Hong Kong's economic success can be attributed to our agility and entrepreneurial spirit. To continue its competitiveness, the city must now further innovate and diversify its economy.

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Web experience on mobile will define enterprise mobility

2014 was a blockbuster year for smartphones, with 1.3 billion shipped in 2014, that is up 27.6% from the 1.02 billion figure in 2013, according to the latest data from IDC [1]. As smart devices adoption continues to grow at an exponential pace, enterprise mobility has become a greater area of focus for organisations.

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Omni-channel opportunities in Hong Kong's retail market

There is no doubt that Hong Kong is a digital city. Our ever-increasing interconnectedness, deep smartphone penetration rates, and eager acceptance of digital solutions points to the fact that we are increasingly comfortable in the offline and O2O environments.

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Will your skills be in demand in 2015?

Commercial Banking Credit Approvers, Bancassurance specialists, and Construction Lawyers are just three of the professionals in high demand in 2015 as Hong Kong's employers continue to recruit and candidates look for new career opportunities.

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Breaking the $HK link to the $US -- this time it's different?

The ancient Chinese curse "May you live in interesting times" seems to be applying to most of us these days. Of course the Chinese symbols for crisis and opportunity are the same, suggesting the terminal decline of the $US will also bring with it an inter-generational opportunity.

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How to attract and retain highly-skilled talent in Hong Kong

The most recent Hays Quarterly Report for the period October to December 2014 showed that it's not only the banking and IT industries that are experiencing healthy jobs growth in Hong Kong.

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Why Santa is delivering Hong Kong's Christmas gifts online this year

It's 4 weeks until Christmas and retail is about to become more serious business than ever. Much of our shopping this year will be done online, be strongly influenced by digital or supported with a digital element here in Hong Kong.

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Better together? Social enterprises want to be partners with corporates

Hong Kong is abuzz with all things social enterprise. This month we have seen the Social Enterprise Summit (now in its seventh year), UnLTD's Hong Kong Jam, and CityU's Project Flame Symposium bring together the latest ideas with the budding social entrepreneurs of the future.

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Defeating identity fraud in Hong Kong banks

Identity (ID) theft and fraud are on the rise in Hong Kong. The recent news, reported by a local newspaper, about the gentleman whose identity had been stolen to apply for a loan of HK$ 300,000 from a major local bank has brought the issue to the forefront.

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Optimising touchpoint feedback in Hong Kong

As one of the best places to do business in the world, Hong Kong is a paradise for buyers and sellers, producers and consumers. In general, Hong Kong customers are smart, savvy and know how to shop, and they instinctually know what good – and bad – customer experiences feel like.

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Hong Kong must embrace talent of all ages

If Hong Kong is to remain competitive in the global economy it must find a balance between embracing its ageing workforce and continuing to develop new entrants to the labour market.

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