Hong Kong Informer

For the first time, the Government will co-organise the Business of Intellectual Property Asia Forum with the Trade Development Council and the Design Centre in December to promote Hong Kong as an intellectual property trading hub.   Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Gregory So said today intellectual property has become increasingly important in a [...]

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The Work-at-height Safety Forum cum Safety Equipment Exhibition was held today to raise risk awareness and share views and insights on how to further enhance safety measures.   Addressing the event’s opening ceremony, Commissioner for Labour Cheuk Wing-hing said workers may die if they fall from one floor up, or even from the height of [...]

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The Hong Kong-Guangdong Cloud Industry Collaboration Forum was held today, exploring opportunities and the latest developments in cloud computing.   The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer and the Guangdong Province Economic & Information Commission organised the forum, which hosted more than 20 cloud computing experts and 200 industry players from Hong Kong and [...]

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Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 3:28 pm Press Release: Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum 9 April 2013Strong New Zealand Presence at Hong Kong's 2013 Digital Entertainment ForumNew Zealand will be well-represented at the upcoming Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum (DELF) in Hong Kong on 17th April. Conceived and organised by NZ based Hal Josephson, since 2006 DELF has [...]

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Chief Executive CY Leung expressed his concern today over the new H7N9 avian influence virus, and said measures at four levels will enhance Hong Kong’s ability to prevent cases occurring here.   Speaking to the media today at the airport before attending the Boao Forum in Hainan, he said he will coordinate and follow up [...]

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Chief Executive CY Leung will visit Hainan on April 6 and 7 to attend the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2013.   Mr Leung will attend the forum’s opening ceremony, and deliver a keynote speech.   The conference’s theme is “Asia Seeking Development for All: Restructuring, Responsibility & Co-operation”.   Accompanying Mr Leung are Chief [...]

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The city’s biggest television station, TVB, has refused to air a live broadcast of an annual forum on the government budget on its most popular channel next week, citing programming reasons. The joint-media event, in which TVB itself is one of the eight organisers, will see Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah discussing details of his 2013-14 [...]

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The Environmental Protection Department held the third food-waste recycling sharing session today at Central Library.   Secretary for the Environment KS Wong said the session provided a platform for people from different sectors to exchange experience, to promote the development of a good food-waste management culture.   Mr Wong said the Government formed the Food [...]

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More than 2,000 finance leaders from more than 40 countries and territories, and across the spectrums of politics, business and academia, are participating in the Asian Financial Forum.   Since its 2007 launch, the forum has evolved into a premier financial event in Asia, with this year’s gathering offering a valuable platform for financial luminaries [...]

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– Some 2,000 business and government leaders from around the world are in Hong Kong for the Asian Financial Forum, which opened today and continues through tomorrow at the Hong Kong Convention … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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Hong Kong’s problem needs to be solved with one heart, not by chanting slogans, beleaguered Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said on Thursday night at a regional forum in Kwai Chung. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

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Speaking at the opening today of the Hong Kong Forum, HKTDC Chairman Jack So said that Hong Kong was becoming Asia’s central business district, "riding on advantages such as the rule of … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

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Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying’s first forum to garner public views on his coming maiden policy address was marred with protests on Monday afternoon, as activists demanded his resignation. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

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Social justice, political reform and, inevitably, illegal structures were the subject of questions from young people when they met Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying yesterday. One student asked why old people found to have illegal additions to their homes faced harsh treatment from the government yet tycoons and senior officials such as Leung were granted exemptions. [...]

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Kevin Rudd has slammed the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organisation for failing at its job, and threatened to pull Australian funding from the organisation, at a conference in Hong Kong on Thursday morning. “The FAO was established to deal with food security issues comprehensively, and they have failed to do that,” said the lawmaker and [...]

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