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Hong Kong thriving and vibrant says Chief Executive

Hong Kong is still thriving and vibrant, and has yet to explore and realise enormous potential, according to Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa. Mr Tung was speaking at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club (FCC) in Hong Kong on 16 May. (full story)

Partners in China business

Hong Kong and Singapore have a role to play as partners, not competitors, as China opens to global business, said Chairman of the Trade Development Council (TDC) Peter Woo. (full story)

Guangdong Province complements Hong Kong's business sector

Hong Kong’s role as a services and logistics hub benefits from the fast growth neighbouring Guangdong Province, according to the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham).

AmCham Chairman Jim Thompson led a 30-member delegation visit to Guangdong from May 8-10, to help Hong Kong-based executives learn more about the state of the Pearl River Delta’s economic development, especially technology-related industries. (full story)

Foreign businesses need Hong Kong

In its latest cover story, Fortune magazine postulates that Hong Kong's "franchise" on China business is being diluted now the mainland is opening to the world. Trade Development Council Chairman Peter Woo says he cannot agree. (full story)

High-flying award for world’s best airport

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has been named the World’s Best Airport for the second consecutive year, in an independent survey of more than 1.4 million travellers by London-based Skytrax Research. (full story)

Cargo statistics further strengthen Hong Kong's status as a global logistics player

Air cargo volume moving through Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) rose for a fourth consecutive month. Such growth points to a continuing recovery in overseas demand and no let up in southern China’s demand for Hong Kong's export industries. (full story)

Hong Kong's economy to benefit from Disney's magic

Hong Kong is an important market and its proximity to the Chinese mainland presents more growth opportunities than anywhere else in the world, say two senior executives from Walt Disney. (full story)

Hong Kong’s role: a city of choices

Hong Kong has the opportunity to “name our own tune” with multiple choices relating both to how we think and what we do, said Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp chairman David Eldon in a recent speech delivered at the Leadership Series luncheon organised by the American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) (full story)