TECHNOLOGY

Smart City Development: Mobility and Transport

03 July 2020

The convergence of a number of industry-changing forces and technologies is ushering in an exciting new age of transportation - the era of smart mobility. In general, smart mobility encompasses a digitally connected approach to today’s mobility and travel problems. It is a concept of sustainable urban mobility that uses technology to provide accessibility, integrated transportation systems and solutions to the environmental issues caused by traffic demand. More

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The Greater Bay Area: Mission Possible

10 June 2020

Founded in 2011, plant-based meat firm Impossible Foods first staked its claim to a slice of the China market in 2018, two years after its first product launch in the US. Renowned for its flagship Impossible™ Burger, the California-headquartered firm has branched out into other ‘meats’, while also developing a significant presence in Hong Kong, Macao and Singapore. It now hopes the Greater Bay Area initiative will provide the platform for it to break into the mainland. More

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Smart City Development: The Global Scene

01 June 2020

Since the last century, technologies have been increasingly used in businesses, societies and many aspects of our daily lives. Recent years in particular have seen a worldwide growth in the adoption of technology in city development and management, in an attempt to transform urban cities into smart and sustainable ones. Today, the concept of the smart city has become a global phenomenon and a go-to solution for urban challenges. More

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The Greater Bay Area: Designed for Life

15 April 2020

Global infrastructure and construction giant AECOM operates in more than 150 countries and, with its legacy companies, has been doing business in Hong Kong and mainland China for five decades. The company has been a key player in some of Hong Kong's most defining developments and believes the experience it ― and the city ― has gained over the past 50 years will be integral to the delivery of a successful Greater Bay Area. More

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Income Tax Concessions Rolled Out for Advanced Technology Service Businesses

18 December 2017

Advanced technology service companies are to benefit from a raft of tax incentives intended to both boost competiveness and fund ongoing technological upgrades. The move was outlined in a circular jointly issued by a number of government departments, including the Ministry of Finance and the General Administration of Taxation. More

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New Catalogue Identifies Guangdong’s Priority Technology and Product Imports

04 July 2017

The 2017 edition of the Catalogue of Technologies and Products Encouraged for Import to Guangdong has now been published. The catalogue identifies a range of overseas-sourced products/technologies that are deemed as likely to benefit the province’s economic development. More

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Technopreneurship in China (4): Hangzhou’s Big Data Success Story

11 March 2016

While setting out to be an entrepreneur is a high risk venture, stories of successful entrepreneurs abound across China. This has led to the development of flourishing technopreneurship sector across the country. Notably, many of these technology start-ups are keen to establish ties with Hong Kong to enhance their technological capabilities, while expanding both their domestic and overseas markets. More

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Technopreneurship in China (3): Hong Kong’s Role as a Strategic Partner and Investor

04 March 2016

The development of incubators has outpaced the Chinese government’s planning, as investors and related institutions are taking it as one of the important venues to recruit talented technopreneurs. Although finance is among the keys to helping related start-ups become scalable businesses, technopreneurships are keen to seek equity investors that are of the capacity to offer technological and commercial support. Apparently, Hong Kong is in a position to meet such demand. More

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China’s “Going Out” Initiatives: Professional Services Demand in Bohai

16 September 2015

China has been the world’s third largest source of outward FDI, and mainland enterprises have been actively “going out” in recent years to seek out brands, technology or other resources needed to boost competitiveness as part of their transformation and upgrading process. A recent HKTDC survey of enterprises in the Bohai Rim region indicates that Hong Kong is the preferred service platform for supporting the “going out” activities of mainland enterprises. More

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Barcelona: An Incubator for New Ideas

29 July 2014

While many would primarily associate Barcelona’s creativity with Antoni Gaudi, the celebrated Spanish architect, the city’s prowess in the field of design goes well beyond that. It has long nurtured many creative sectors, notably street fashion, addictive mobile games, futuristic furniture, interior design and architecture. More

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