Late last night the unwelcome news reached us that Belgium will be added to the list of Group A specified places, from midnight on 2 December onward. This will mean that non-HK Residents will no longer be allowed to board flights to Hong Kong; only vaccinated HK Residents will be allowed to enter Hong Kong […]
Hong Kong is a vital part of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and as a vibrant international financial, trade & shipping hub, is key in the successful future development of this buzzing area. All Hong Kong Chambers & their members have been invited by the relevant Government parties to attend a ‘virtual tour’ to the […]
Thanks to our Corporate Member & Silver Sponsor KBC Bank, we are able to share the insightful KBC Economic Perspectives – Asia Edition with you. Here some highlights from the most recent edition: General Forecasts for 2021 & 2022 revised downward; Several factors are currently weighing on Chinese economic activity; Though the Delta-driven pandemic surge throughout much of Asia in the […]
Proudly presented for the 5th time now: it’s the annual Belgium Business Seminar 2021! This year we once again dive into a very hot topic with a Belgian twist: ESG & ESG Finance! The BLCC warmly thanks sponsors KBC Bank, Liege Airport & The Consulate General of the Kingdom of Belgium to Hong Kong & […]
The Chief Executive of the HKSAR, Mrs Carrie Lam, today delivered her annual Policy Address entitled “Building a Bright Future Together” Full details are available form the Policy Address Websitehttps://www.policyaddress.gov.hk/2021/eng/index.html A PA Supplement providing a full account of the achievements of measures over the past four Policy Addresses has also been produced. Other publicity materials […]
On Monday 20 September our Chamber had the pleasure of welcoming to our in-person & digital stage Mr. Charles Li, former Chief Executive at the Hong Kong Exchange. Mr. Li recently founded a new company called Micro Connect and we were curious to hear more about it. Thanks to our gracious venue host Invest Hong […]
It is with much frustration to report the news that the HKgov has announced the withdrawal of the 7 day quarantine option for arriving travelers to Hong Kong. It was only a few days ago that we optimistically posted that Hong Kong was once again open for business…unfortunately it was short lived. Please see the […]
What a nice invitation we received the other day from LePetitJournal.com! Together with TV5Monde, LePetitJournal is organizing the Trophées des Français de Hong Kong. Members of our business communities are invited to participate in this special award ceremony to highlight the accomplishments of French speakers in Hong Kong. There are several categories in which someone […]
On Friday 18 June 3pm, AWEX and partners Liege Airport & EU China Logistics will present a very interesting free webinar on the EU VAT Reform, going into effect on 1 July 2021. Here is the rundown of the program of the webinar: 3.00 pm: Welcome words 3.05 pm: Introduction speech – Werner RENS, Advisor-General […]
*This article is under development, updates will follow. During the Winter months of ’20 and early ’21, your BLCC ran a survey for our business communities to share their views. We now have the results, you can download the full presentation here (click), and here is the summary: