Founded by a senior fashion designer in Hong Kong, Moonone Collection Limited has expanded into overseas markets and helped to nurture a new generation of clothes designers through cross-border cooperation with multinational artists.Backed by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council's (HKTDC) Transformation Sandbox (T-box) programme, the company took part in CENTRESTAGE, the HKTDC-organised international fashion fair, and met buyers from Thailand, Italy and Mainland China through the event's online business-matching service.

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Investment should be accessible to everyone – and it should not be a scary process, believes Yenson She, Head of Business Development at Syfe. Originally launched in Singapore in 2019, Syfe now has a team of more than 150 people in the region and has raised US$52.4 million to date. This funding, led by New York-based Valar Ventures, enabled the firm to launch into Hong Kong and Australia this year. 'Safety and trust are our number-one priorities,' Mr She said, pointing out the firm is regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission.

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Summertime this year came with celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), as well as the city's continued recovery following the fifth wave of the COVID-19 epidemic. The celebrations and easing of restrictions both had a marked effect on events organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), with a strong interest in family-focused fairs and business-to-business activities, both online and offline. John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, addresses the Belt and Road Summit opening The seventh Belt and Road Summit, jointly organised by the Government of the HKSAR and the HKTDC, which ran on 31 August and 1 September, rounded off the successful run of summer events.

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A consumer shift towards cultural activities is boosting licensing opportunities in Hong Kong, with the city continuing to develop as a hub for intellectual property (IP)-related businesses. The 11th Asian Licensing Conference (ALC), organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), ran successfully from 27 to 29 July. The three-day online event featured 22 thematic sessions where 34 industry experts from different sectors addressed participants. Five satellite conferences were held in parallel with the online Asian Licensing Conference More than 25,000 viewers from 42 countries and regions joined the discussions alongside physical participation at five satellite conferences in four cities in Mainland China – Chongqing, Dalian, Hangzhou and Shenzhen – as well as Jakarta in Indonesia.

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As pivot points between Mainland China and the rest of the world, Hong Kong and the broader Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area both have key roles to play in the Belt and Road Initiative. As COVID-19 restrictions ease and physical gatherings are made easier, government and business leaders from around the world will converge on Hong Kong for the Belt and Road Summit at the end of this month.Jointly organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the seventh Belt and Road Summit will take place on 31 August and 1 September.

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This story is a part of the Hong Kong Means Business 'Powered by HSBC – Bridging the GBA' series. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) has become a key issue for many businesses, with banks helping enterprises in their efforts to adopt to sustainable development. As an example of the support that can be given, HSBC granted a large paper product group in Hong Kong a green loan of HK$400 million (US$51 million) to build a green factories complex in Mainland China (main picture) and intensify its ESG efforts.

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Taking health maintenance beyond just a booking service for medical appointments, MixCare Health – one of the 10 winners in the 2022 Start-up Express entrepreneurship development programme organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) – has developed a comprehensive healthcare platform. Employees can make appointments with practitioners through the MixCare Health platform The innovative software as a service (SaaS) healthcare platform focuses on caring for employees' physical and mental health.

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New Zealand is known as the world's 'last pure land' . In addition to beautiful scenery with mountains, lakes, glaciers and fjords, the islands also offer the purest pollution-free spring water. A group of Hong Kong entrepreneurs saw this an opportunity, bought a bottling plant near a water source – The Blue Spring in the North Island of New Zealand and starting deliveries of Waiz bottled spring water directly from the origin to many different Asia countries. The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) played an important role in helping the company make a move into the consumer market in Mainland China.

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Many people regard modern universities, with their four-year degree courses followed by mortarboard-clad graduations, as almost as quaint and outdated as the mortarboard itself (it was derived from the headgear mediaeval cathedral builders used to carry mortar up to the towers they were creating).During the information age, the knowledge and skills gained through education have a short shelf life, which is why continuous lifetime learning, augmenting skills picked up during employment, is widely regarded as the way forward.

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With Mainland China setting 2060 as the deadline for carbon neutrality, sustainable development has become an important goal for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and global bank HSBC have teamed up to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) upgrade in order to achieve environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives.The HKTDC and HSBC recently ran a seminar on this issue, inviting industry elites to discuss ESG trends and experiences and help SMEs grasp the concept of sustainable development so they can upgrade and transform, and put themselves in a better position to seize green opportunities in the GBA.

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Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and sponsored by Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, CENTRESTAGE returns to the spotlight from 9 to 11 September. The three-day event will open to fashion buyers and also the general public, featuring a number of in-person as well as virtual exhibitions, with visitors able to immerse themselves in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) interactive experiences. HKTDC Deputy Executive Director Sophia Chong HKTDC Deputy Executive Director Sophia Chong said: 'In recent years, innovative ideas have been integrated into the designs, materials, manufacturing, sales and customer experience of the fashion industry, with the advent of new technologies creating even more possibilities.

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Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the 31st HKTDC Education & Careers Expo ran for four days late last month at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The expo ran in parallel with three other HKTDC events – the Hong Kong Book Fair, Hong Kong Sports and Leisure Expo and World of Snacks. Chris Sun, Secretary for Labour and Welfare of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, officiated at the opening ceremony for the 31st edition of the HKTDC Education & Careers Expo Open to the public free of charge, the expo featured two major sections – Education and Careers – providing comprehensive information on study and job opportunities.

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With projects such as the Zero-carbon Building in Kowloon Bay (main picture), Hong Kong is rapidly taking a more sustainable route – and Mainland China provides much of the hardware for the renewable energy revolution. It is no surprise, then, that green finance is also growing at a rapid pace, with the China Green Bond Market Report 2021 noting that the mainland economy had the second-largest green bond market behind the United States, growing to US$68.2 billion last year, up 186% from 2020. And in Hong Kong – according to the July 2022 Climate Bond Initiative Hong Kong Green and Sustainable Debt Market Briefings 2021, launched in partnership with HSBC – GSS+ (green, social, sustainability, transition bonds, and sustainability-linked debt instruments) debt originating from Hong Kong quadrupled last year to reach US$57 billion.

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Fresh vegetable and fruit salads are rich in nutrients but the taste can be bland and the grass-like flavour of some salads is not acceptable to all diners. Responding to this pain point, Hong Kong-based food technology start-up Allklear developed Future Salad, a healthy and delicious instant salad drink made from fruits and vegetables. The production dynamics also reducing carbon dioxide emissions and integrate the concept of sustainable development into life. The start-up is deploying social-media driven marketing innovations such as key opinion leaders (KOLs – main picture) and micro-influencers, boosting product sales and drawing a favourable response from strategic investors.

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The HKTDC Food Expo, HKTDC Home Delights Expo, HKTDC Beauty & Wellness Expo and HKTDC Hong Kong International Tea Fair will run from 11-15 August at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The four home-focused fairs, jointly themed "Living a New Style", will present nearly 1,000 exhibitors and feature a wide array of global gourmet foods and various new products. The International Conference of the Modernization of Chinese Medicine and Health Products (ICMCM), organised by the Modernized Chinese Medicine International Association (MCMIA) together with the HKTDC and eight scientific research institutions, will be held at the same venue on 11 and 12 August to deliver professional Chinese medicine insights for the industry.

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New customers The jewellery shows featured seminars on creating and appreciating jewellery J Ocean Pearl Jewellery Limited Director Jackie Leung and Marketing Director Lila Wong said their Jewellery Show sales were satisfactory, helped by using social media promotions to further extend their reach to new customer segments. 'The KOL livestreaming session at our booth was an interesting way to interact with viewers, opening up new business opportunities and attracting more customers,' they said.

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Supply-chain disruptions driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and associated control measures severely disrupted computer hardware production, creating strong demand for cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. The Chief Executive of Lightbits, an Israel-based technology start-up, Eran Kirzner said the slowdown in supply chains had a dramatic impact on customers' business. The rise augmented a background increase in demand brought by web 3.0 and the rolling out of metaverses. 'Both require low latency, fast access to storage - this is exactly where Lightbits shines.

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As the shift to vegetarian diets becomes more deeply rooted in Hong Kong, local start-ups are seizing the opportunity to develop new food technologies. Hong Kong start-up Good Food Technologies has developed a plant-based pork substitute made from konjac (a root vegetable widely cultivated in Asia), coconut oil and soyabeans. The firm's first round of financing attracted HK$12 million (US$1.53 million) which will be used to build new production facilities, develop retail capabilities and grow beyond Hong Kong.

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The COVID‑19 pandemic resulted in huge disruptions to the global supply chain, leading many businesses – including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the backbone of the world economy – to recalibrate their strategies and shift to a more sustainable approach.The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Research Department hosted a webinar recently to examine ways in which environmental, social and governance (ESG) financing solutions can help SMEs make their sustainability journey a more profitable one.

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A strong showing at the 32nd HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair in July has cheered organisers, who now expect good attendances and robust business at its string of summer shows, led by the ever-popular Food Expo. Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the Book Fair ran in conjunction with the fifth HKTDC Hong Kong Sports and Leisure Expo and second HKTDC World of Snacks, bringing together more than 700 exhibitors offering a diverse experience for shoppers that included books, sports and leisure products, and snacks.

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