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Year: 2019
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StartmeupHK Festival 2019 – Day 1 Highlights
Healthtech O2O Covers Healthcare Systems, Insurance and Jaw-Dropping New Tech One million patient registrations in HK; HK$78 billion invested; US$1 trillion wasted in the US; medical alerts alter 95,000 decisions; human hearts in a jar Developing the healthtech sector is a priority for the Hong Kong government, Dr. CHUI Tak-yi, JP, Under Secretary for Food and Health, Government of the Hong Kong SAR, said Monday in an opening keynote at the Healthtech O2O summit on...
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Asian Financial Forum Day Two Snapshot
The 12th Asia Financial Forum concluded yesterday in Hong Kong with a focus on fintech and sustainable investing. Speakers at the breakfast panel set the tone for the day in an upbeat discussion of the place of Hong Kong in a world reshaped by economic and geopolitical changes. The coming years will see Asia lead global growth in both production and consumption, according to Fung Group’s Victor K Fung, who anticipates more goods flowing into...
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Asian Financial Forum Day One Snapshot
The 12th Asia Financial Forum opened yesterday in Hong Kong. With 130 policymakers and financial leaders on stage during the two-day event, AFF is seen as a barometer of the year’s challenges and opportunities; sharing insights to help more than 3,000 high-level attendees make informed decisions in 2019. Opening the event, Chief Executive Carrie Lam emphasized Hong Kong’s enduring status as an international financial center, noting it has led in IPO funds raised for six...