HKTDC Managers & Overseas Offices
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From various departments and overseas offices of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council
15 May 2012 16:49
The Bangkok International Gift and Houseware Fair 2012 (BIG+BIH) featured products ranging from gifts, homeware and kitchenware, to stationery and toys.
With the theme "Heart of Design and Lifestyle Showcase of ASEAN", the fair demonstrated Thailand's potential to be ASEAN's hub for lifestyle products, design and entrepreneurship.
Higher wage ...
HKTDC Research
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Research Department of Hong Kong Trade Development Council
07 May 2012 17:05
All agree that there is huge potential in Africa, but success usually comes only to those who toil for it. A good beginning is to choose which market out of the continent’s 54 countries to start with. As a gateway to East and Central Africa, Kenya stands out from the crowd with strong connectivity and a relatively modern retail sector.
Kenya, with a ...
Hong Kong Sommelier Association
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Contributed by members of the Hong Kong Sommelier Association
03 May 2012 10:22
Do you think which country of wines Hong Kong people purchase the most? French!... are you sure?? Are there any differences between Women and Men to rank their favourable counties of wines? Any country of wines which imported volume was dropping?
Responses to the survey question “Wines from which wine country of origins you purchase the ...
Ruby Tang
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Head of Risk Management Solutions, Dun & Bradstreet (HK) Ltd
31 Oct 2011 14:27
Our latest analysis of the D&B Global Insolvency Index shows the global economic recovery has led to a further drop in insolvency levels, despite the onset of a slowdown in early Q2 2011. All regions except Euroland saw decreases in insolvencies in Q2. In advanced countries with sectoral data, the number of business failures fell particularly sharply ...
Kelvin Au
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General Manager, Hong Kong & South China Region, SME Banking, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
30 Aug 2011 09:54
Many SME owners nowadays have good knowledge in managing risks. For instance, they may have hedging strategy to mitigate exchange and interest rate risks, or may arrange adequate banking facilities to cater for working capital requirements. However, how about other uncertainties that may have significant impact on the business? Imagine the impact ...
David Abrahamson
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Project Manager, Business Enabling & Knowledge Management Department, Intertek Testing Services Hong Kong Ltd
25 Apr 2011 09:45
The five year plan has been out for a month, the dust has settled and I imagine the local governments are scrambling to make their own plans that fit in with Beijing’s. The Twelfth Five year plan was anticipated to be transformative. In the guidance documents presented to the CPC n October 2010 there was a request for a dramatic social welfare reform to ...
Gerry Ma
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Director of ColArt Hong Kong Limited, and Chairman of Trade & Industry Department (HKSAR) Customer Liaison Group for SMEs
15 Mar 2011 11:09
Trying to resolve the complaints from general public after making the 2011-12 Budget, the Financial Secretary announced to grant all holders of Hong Kong permanent identity cards aged 18 or above a sum of HK$6,000, planned to spend a total of HK$36 billion. People going to receive the “extra pocket money” are all very excited while many ...
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