CONSTRUCTION

15 February 2023

Hong Kong start-up RaSpect specialises in remote building inspections using drones to gather the data and artificial intelligence technology to process it – faster, more accurate, more comprehensive and safer method than traditional manual building inspections. More

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Painting a greener picture

24 October 2022

Inspired by the heat-resistant silver ants found in the Sahara Desert, Hong Kong start-up i2Cool Technology has developed iPaint, a patented cooling paint that can greatly reduce building power consumption and accelerate the city’s efforts to achieve carbon neutrality. More

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Qianhai Opens Construction and Engineering Sector to Hong Kong

23 October 2020

At a cooperation event jointly organised by the Qianhai Authority and the Development Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government on 20 October, two sets of record-filing measures for allowing professional firms and qualified practitioners respectively from Hong Kong’s construction and engineering sector to practise in the Shenzhen Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone were issued. More

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Shenzhen Amends Construction Site Noise Regulations

25 September 2020

The Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee amended regulations on the prevention and control of environmental noise pollution in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone at its 26 August meeting. More

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Rebuilding after outbreak

25 May 2020

The annual International Construction Cost Index (ICC) by global design and consultancy organisation Arcadis indicated that social unrest in the second half of 2019 and COVID-19 this year have hit the construction industry hard, while environmentally friendly practices need to be more widely integrated to ensure a carbon-neutral future. More

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VIETNAM: Government Fees Cut in Bid to Bolster Virus-Hit Business Community

14 May 2020

The Ministry of Finance has cut fees across a number sectors – including construction, tourism and banking – in a bid to bolster the business community in the face of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. More

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Jack of all trades on call

28 April 2020

Whether it’s finding weather forecasts, stock prices, travel tickets or even just where you are, “there’s an app for that”. More

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Green Building in ASEAN: The Opportunities for Hong Kong

24 April 2020

Green building practice becomes more widely recognised across key ASEAN countries, thanks to rising environmental awareness, as well as incentives to save energy and resources. Hong Kong companies in the construction and building sector may tap the growing potential by introducing new green technologies and providing eco-friendly solutions. More

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Overseas construction firms flock to Myanmar

12 February 2020

Strategically located between China and India, Myanmar is the largest country on the Southeast Asian mainland. More

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Diversifying Abu Dhabi: FDI opportunities in its non-oil economy

12 June 2014

Instead of relying on oil reserves to power its economy, the United Arab Emirates and the emirate of Abu Dhabi (in particular) is committed to diversification, promoting knowledge-based and sustainable industries that offer a huge variety of opportunities to Hong Kong companies. More

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