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Idea: Existing tech can be used to ease Hong Kongers’ time spent in Chinese mainland

The ‘iAM Smart’ platform, which serves as a real-name database, can be used to make it easier for Hong Kong people to spend time in the Chinese Mainland PROMINENT HONG KONG businessman Herman Hu Shao-ming last week suggested that the city’s “iAM Smart” ID-card linked real name database could be integrated with the national-level identity…

3 days ago0Comments ByNury Vittachi

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FAQ: Is Hong Kong’s ‘Friday’ news project a commie plot from Beijing?

1. Hong Kong’s “Friday” news project is a commie plot from Beijing, right? Actually, no. It’s a project set up by Hong Kong people who think our city and our country deserve fairer news coverage. 2. But it’s bankrolled by the commies in Beijing, right? No. 3. So go on, then, we dare you: reveal…

December 4, 20250Comments ByFriday Writers

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Hong Kong quietly becomes major tennis hub for the world

HONG KONG HAS QUIETLY become a top global hub for tennis, one of the world’s biggest sports. Many of the number one players in the various categories of the game are in the city right now—and hundreds of participants came with families, giving the city a tourism boost. A recent series of major tennis…

November 7, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

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The world was shocked by Trump’s tariff attack. But China was ready

CHINA WAS READY. Most nations expressed shock when the United States announced last week that it would impose what it called "reciprocal tariffs" on all trading partners. But China already expected a dramatic escalation of US tariffs—and had taken steps to deal with it. Last month, the Beijing leadership released its annual review, known as…

April 11, 20250Comments ByHerman Hu

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Sports tourism poised to inject fresh vibrancy to Hong Kong

HONG KONG CAN embrace tourism and entertainment activities with mega-sized sports events to woo more global tourist arrivals amid the grand opening of the Kai Tak Sports Park, and the co-hosting of the 2025 National Games, the sports sector’s leaders and think tank Our Hong Kong Foundation said last week. The Kai Tak Sports Park…

October 14, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

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Hong Kong delegates call for boosting tourism in Two Sessions

HONG KONG'S TOURISM development has been accelerating with a rising number of Mainland visitors' arrivals in recent months. In the annual sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held in Beijing, Hong Kong delegates called for the Central Government to further expand the Individual Travel Scheme to…

March 14, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

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China pushes ahead with homegrown science and technology

CHINA WILL FOCUS on developing independent science and technology resources. This will provide “new productive forces”, leader Xi Jinping said at the Two Sessions, the country’s annual parliamentary meetings. The plan to upgrade the economy with Chinese homegrown technology emerged as a key theme at the series of gatherings which end today [Monday 11 March…

March 11, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Hong Kong ‘can host global BRI sports event’

Hong Kong ‘can host global BRI sports event’ City’s delegates are sharing ideas for the future at NPC in Beijing HONG KONG CAN USE its stadiums to host a global sports event for Belt and Road nations, philanthropist Herman Hu Shao-ming said this week. And “brain health” should be a major focus for China from…

March 8, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Our changing world: the positives

WHILE NEWS HEADLINES are filled with reports of war, let's not forget that the world has been developing positively in many ways, said Prof Herman Hu in a speech on November 2, 2023. We need to work together to transition to a positive future, he said in his welcome speech at Leading in a Time…

November 8, 20230Comments ByHerman Hu

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Sports sector can be China’s next growth point

Despite huge challenges, China’s economy is healthy, performance indicators show. Now we can look to the sports sector as an exciting new area for growth, says NPC Deputy Herman Hu Shao-ming, reporting from Beijing’s “Two sessions” meeting. CHINA ENCOUNTERED SEVERE CHALLENGES at both domestic and international levels in 2022. And that makes the remarkable economic…

March 9, 20230Comments ByHerman Hu

Idea: Existing tech can be used to ease Hong Kongers’ time spent in Chinese mainland

FAQ: Is Hong Kong’s ‘Friday’ news project a commie plot from Beijing?

Hong Kong quietly becomes major tennis hub for the world

The world was shocked by Trump’s tariff attack. But China was ready

Sports tourism poised to inject fresh vibrancy to Hong Kong

Hong Kong delegates call for boosting tourism in Two Sessions

China pushes ahead with homegrown science and technology

Hong Kong ‘can host global BRI sports event’

Our changing world: the positives

Sports sector can be China’s next growth point

Idea: Existing tech can be used to ease Hong Kongers’ time spent in Chinese mainland

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