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StartmeupHK Festival 2020 – Day 3 Highlights – Startup Impact Summit Part 2
Startup Impact Summit 2020: From Hong Kong to the World We were honoured to hear from Christopher Hui, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, who believes that the ecosystem in Hong Kong makes it perfect for startups. ‘It is an ideal testing ground and launchpad for startups, especially for mid stage to mature startups. The city offers everything a startup needs: funding, market, infrastructure and talent. It offers a very friendly and simple tax regime along...
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StartmeupHK Festival 2020 – Day 2 Highlights – Startup Impact Summit Part 1
Startup Impact Summit: Building the Future of Hong Kong and Beyond Startups are all in the business of building the future, sometimes solving problems people don’t even know they have yet. The Future of Payments panel discussed the future of payments including the rise of fintech and the shift from physical money to digital payments. Satya Tammareddy, Head of Southeast Asia and Hong Kong Growth, Stripe, said we need economic infrastructure and the right tools...
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StartmeupHK Festival 2020 – Day 2 Highlights – Connected Cities Conference
Connected Retail Experiences by Bailey Communications: Why Retail Still Matters in an Increasingly Digital World Edward Yau, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, said that Hong Kong is a competitive market that will continue to move forward, in spite of the challenges. He added that there are a few lessons that we can learn from the pandemic and that we can turn a crisis into opportunities. For the last two years, Hong Kong has undergone not...
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StartmeupHK Festival 2020 – Day 1 Highlights – Connected Cities Conference
The Connected Cities Conference: How Smart Technologies and Smart People Will Shape the Future People around the world have been wondering lately what the future holds for Hong Kong. Jayne Chan, Head of StartmeupHK, Invest Hong Kong, welcomed participants to dive into the question, setting an optimistic and forward-thinking tone for this year’s event. Through the hardships of 2020 and the pandemic outbreak, for the first time, StartmeupHK Festival has gone virtual. The theme of Connected Cities...
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COVID-19 Is a Game-Changer for the PR Industry as Rapidly Shifting Landscape Presents New Opportunities
Rumors of the death of news have been greatly exaggerated. Really? Following a week in which two of Asia’s highest-profile finance sector magazines were effectively shut down, and many other publications announced furloughs, pay cuts and layoffs? Read more...
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FleishmanHillard Asia Pacific: Navigating COVID-19
Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has changed irrevocably. To help navigate the communications imperatives during current situation, we launched our first edition of APAC COVID magazine. A number of our top advisors around the world have made the time to impart their expert points of view to help our clients and communities contemplate ‘what’s now’ and ‘what’s next’. Read more...
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Chinese Consumers Show All-Critical Resilience on the Road to Recovery
“May you live in interesting times” is purportedly an old Chinese curse used ironically to indicate times of trouble. For me – and I suspect for many comms professionals – the COVID-19 pandemic potentially represents the most “interesting” project of a lifetime – both personally and professionally. Read more...
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Five Communications Imperatives for Overseas Asset Managers Eyeing a China Expansion
China’s financial sector reforms are gathering pace despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The China Securities Regulatory Commission has just abolished foreign ownership limits for mutual fund managers on April 1, with limits for securities companies set to follow suit on December 1. Read more...
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Consumers say Pandemic has Changed Their Entire View of the World and Their Own Country, According to FleishmanHillard Study
FleishmanHillard's TRUE Global Intelligence practice today released the results from its six-country study, COVID-19 Mindset: How Pandemic Times Are Shaping Global Consumers, unveiling how the virus is reshaping our perceptions, behaviors, values and societies. Read more...
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Navigating COVID-19: A Test of Reputation and Reality
FleishmanHillard is closely monitoring developments related to the coronavirus in all markets. As our counselors around the world are supporting clients with questions and preparations for ongoing response to the COVID-19 situation, we are sharing best practices, resources, the latest information and opportunities for companies, organizations and brands from around the global FleishmanHillard network on our COVID-19 resources page...