Annual event attracted thousands for deal-making opportunities

Belt and Road Summit wraps up in Hong Kong

This year’s Belt and Road Summit – a key platform for Hong Kong to promote the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – is bringing together more than 80 officials and business leaders to discuss collaboration opportunities in BRI markets.

Event will host 80+ key officials and business leaders

Belt and Road Summit to deepen international cooperation

This year's SmartHK – an annual event focused on boosting connections between Hong Kong and cities in Mainland China – has successfully concluded in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province.

Nanjing event facilitates some 400 business meetings

SmartHK bolsters Hong Kong-Jiangsu collaboration

This year's Belt and Road Summit, bringing together senior government officials and business leaders from across the globe, will run on 11-12 September at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Senior government officials and business leaders from around the world to attend

Belt and Road Summit to highlight innovation and green development

CENTRESTAGE, the annual celebration of fashion organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), will stage its biggest exhibition yet with 250 brands taking part in this year’s fair, a record for the show.

A record-breaking 250 brands will take part in this year’s fair

CENTRESTAGE gears up for biggest-ever show

The second 2024 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Meeting, led by ABAC Peru Chair Julia Torreblanca, held wide-ranging discussions on diverse business issues, from trade and investment facilitation to digital transformation and sustainability.

ABAC members discussed a range of business priorities, including sustainable global supply chains.

APEC business leaders gather in Hong Kong

Facing a business environment that has changed profoundly over the past few years, the Hong Kong SAR Government’s budget, recently announced by Financial Secretary Paul Chan, spotlights three newer sectors – innovation, sustainability and wellness, all of which are key growth drivers.

The Hong Kong SAR Government enhances focus on innovation, green and wellness spending.

Budget for business

Environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) investing has moved into the mainstream and, at US$53 trillion, could account for one third of assets under management as soon as 2025, based on data from Bloomberg.

A city in the United Arab Emirates deploys Hong Kong firm’s technology for low-energy buildings and infrastructure.

Green proptech firm looks to Middle East

Autumn lighting fairs and Eco Expo Asia in Hong Kong focused on smart, sustainable energy, as IoT connected illumination and green transport drew immense interest.

Fair goers see connected lighting as a key industry trend, while green transport gains traction at Eco Expo.

Lighting networks turn smart

ESG is trending among companies globally, helping them go green and achieve sustainable development, but in the eyes of Arthur Lam, CEO and Co-Founder of Hong Kong start-up Negawatt, that is far from enough to make an environmental impact.

A proptech entrepreneur won Start-up Express laurels by creating a regenerative economy through its Zero2 app.

Taking ESG into public square

The global fisheries and aquaculture industry are evolving rapidly to increase resource efficiency, boost output sustainably improve food security. Aquaculture – farming freshwater fish and crustaceans – is developing more rapidly in emerging markets than mature ones, and is growing strongly in Hong Kong.

Aquaculture technology is developing rapidly to counter the effects of climate change.

Smart fish farming – Industry 4.0 for agriculture

Biotechnology and sustainability are key factors in the development of the Belt and Road Initiative. These technology-heavy fields received extensive attention at last month’s Belt and Road Summit, organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC).

Belt and Road economies along with the Greater Bay Area are rapidly deploying new technologies to accelerate sustainable development.

Innovating for a greener future

With Mainland China setting 2060 as the deadline for carbon neutrality, sustainable development has become an important goal for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and global bank HSBC have teamed up to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) upgrade in order to achieve environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives.

As investors, customers and regulators put more weight on green issues, Hong Kong’s SMEs need to adapt.

Companies urged to take ESG on board in the GBA

Asia’s leading sustainability event to turn Hong Kong green in October

Expo to showcase climate-smart products

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Lucia Del Vita of MACQUA Milano (Italy) talks to the HKTDC at CENTRESTAGE. Organised by the HKTDC and sponsored by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA), CENTRESTAGE is held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 4 to 7 September 2024. Entering its ninth edition, CENTRESTAGE has become a hallmark event for Asia-Pacific and international fashion, bringing together more than 250 participating brands from 18 countries and regions.<br /><br />CENTRESTAGE:<br /><a href="http://www.centrestage.com.hk">www.centrestage.com.hk</a>

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