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Hong Kong secures fourth spot in Global Talent Rankings 2025
Hong Kong secures fourth spot in Global Talent Rankings 2025
This is its highest position to date, and it is also placed first in Asia.
Cathay overhauls key roles in Southeast Asia and Oceania
Frosti Lau has been tapped as the regional general manager.
Hong Kong’s hostel conversion scheme seen reviving office sector
The program, which streamlines approvals, could save developers six to nine months.
Sophia Chong to step up as HKTDC executive director in October
Leading SMEs continue to develop globally.
FLOW begins construction on new 30MW Tokyo data campus
The facility will include two buildings with a combined IT load capacity of 30 megawatts (MW).
Fewer than 40% of Hongkongers trust business leaders
The report also found a wider societal pessimism.
Contractors suspended from bidding over fatal industrial incident
Safety audit and relevant measures will be carried out by the stakeholders involved.
Median hourly wage increase outpaces average inflation
Median hourly wage climbed from $60.0 to $82.9 in ten years.
HK employers face rising benefit costs, financial strain: report
Mental health, health benefits, and financial wellbeing are the three areas most employers in the region are planning to enhance over the next three...
Application for student hostel conversion begins
Streamlined application process and preferential area exemptions encourage stakeholders.
Women mentoring scheme begins
Over 80 female university students will be guided by 50 women leaders.
Hong Kong’s salary increase falls in 2025, but will recover in 2026
The 3.7% increases this year are lower than APAC’s 5.1% average.
HKSTP, 15 local universities launch Global University Innovation Network
GUIN seeks to attract global innovation teams and talents.
Employers need to improve retirement benefits planning, report says
More flexible and people-focused retirement planning needed.
Hong Kong employees trust leaders less than average
Weak optimism and top-down structures are fueling employee confidence gaps.
Tougher foreign hiring rules may strain workforce planning
Hong Kong’s catering industry is expected to be hit the hardest.
HK passes bill to tighten oversight of self-financing colleges
It aims to improve governance and transparency across the sector.
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