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Greater Bay Area: Business, Property & Tech
The "Greater Bay Area" refers to the Chinese government's scheme to link the cities of Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Huizhou, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing into an integrated economic and business hub.
Zheng Yanxiong, director of the Hong Kong Liaison Office, attends the Hong Kong delegation group meeting at The Third Session of the 14th National People’s Congress of China in Beijing on March 7. Photo: EPA-EFE
Two Sessions 2025

Editorial | Opportunities knock for Hong Kong with role in national development

City’s unique strengths mean it can take lead on international cooperation and exchanges while also benefiting from Beijing’s economic moves.

Hong Kong housing

Editorial | Hong Kong website helps hunt for property in Greater Bay Area

Consumer protection in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog launches Greater Bay Area property portal

Banking & finance

HSBC unveils 25-storey tower in Qianhai to drive cross-border collaboration

The bank says it sees ‘huge potential for economic and trade cooperation between Guangdong and Hong Kong’.

HSBC’s HyQ office tower in Qianhai. Photo: Handout
Bonds

Hong Kong and Macau link bond systems to create larger market

Four new bond issuances worth 3.2 billion patacas (US$401 million), plus 18 secondary-market transactions, settled on first day of linkage.

China property

More foreign property investors are likely to sell Greater Bay Area assets

Analysts attributed the expected sales to escalating geopolitical tensions and lower investment yields.

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Macau

Wynn looks to Vegas to help revamp Macau’s US$28 billion casino economy

Macau seeks to source 60 per cent of its revenues from non-gaming sectors by 2028, from 20 per cent at present.

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Wynn Macau president and vice chairwoman Linda Chen and non executive chairman Allan Zeman. Illustration by Henry Wong
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s Paul Chan meets Asean chief to promote city’s links with bloc

Finance chief ends visit to Indonesia, as survey of 600 Greater Bay Area companies finds strength of city’s connectivity with bloc has risen.

IPO

Hong Kong makes overture to Indonesian companies to raise capital

Companies in Southeast Asia’s most populous nation should find Hong Kong’s capital market an ‘attractive and advantageous’ place for raising funds, Paul Chan said.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong developer cuts prices in Shau Kei Wan project amid oversupply

New price list takes average price in the district to the lowest level since September 2016 for primary launches: Midland Realty data.

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Oria, a 23-storey residential project in Shau Kei Wan developed by Hip Shing Hong (Holdings). Photo: Handout
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Weakest link in Hong Kong’s tech ecosystem? Scale-up funding

With venture capital and IPO growth weak globally, start-ups should aggressively seek international commercialisation, leverage marketing strategies and connect with power players overseas.

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The absence of a robust series of funding escalators – from Series A to C, leading to trade sales or IPOs – risks producing numerous start-ups with innovative ideas but lacking commercially viable products. Photo: Shutterstock
Wealth management

Mainland Chinese investors unimpressed with Wealth Management Connect expansion

Restrictive marketing rules and stringent eligibility requirements will continue to deter wealthy Chinese from the scheme, analysts say.

Amazon

Amazon invites Chinese sellers to new bargain marketplace Haul

The US e-commerce giant is aggressively promoting its new budget-shopping platform this holiday season to take on Temu and Shein.

Shenzhen

Shenzhen’s soaring R&D spending rivals Beijing, dwarfs Hong Kong

The southern city put nearly US$31 billion into R&D last year, driven partly by robust spending from tech giants like Huawei.

Shenzhen is China’s second-largest R&D hub by expenditure. Photo: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong urged to deepen bay area ties, help region’s firms expand abroad

Recent bay area trade show that drew 2.26 trillion yuan in investments is a sign of revived investor confidence, observers say.

The 2024 Greater Bay Area Global Investment Promotion Conference held in Guangzhou generated 1,933 deals. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

The fight for AI talent heats up in China

The scarcity of AI talent has set off a recruitment battle, with companies offering above-average pay to woo the right candidate.

Family offices

Hong Kong tycoon Peter Lee looks for good karma in green investments

The Towngas chairman and devout Buddhist hopes to create a more sustainable future through his family office investments.

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Apple

Apple opens lab in China amid fierce competition with Huawei

The new facility in the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong tech cooperation zone is one of several Apple research centres in China.

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An Apple store in Shanghai, China. The US tech giant has opened a new research lab in Shenzhen. Photo: Bloomberg
Banking & finance

Banks set to prosper as Hong Kong expands wealth, fintech opportunities

Hong Kong’s efforts to regain its top hub status will prosper lenders as opportunities abound in wealth and fintech sectors and the bay area.

IPO

Midea’s Hong Kong IPO sizzles as shares soar in blockbuster sale

The Foshan-based company raised HK$31.01 billion last week, after offering its stock at HK$54.80 a share, at the top end of an expected price range.

Greater Bay Area

Exclusive | Macau neighbour Hengqin eyes Chinese medicine, technology for development

‘Hengqin has cheap land, low tax for both corporations and individuals, and a good living environment,’ official says.

An aerial photo taken on November 4, 2023, shows a view of the Hengqin International Financial Center in Zhuhai, south China’s Guangdong Province. Photo: Xinhua
Banking & finance

Regulatory support, connector role a boon to Hong Kong’s med-tech hub ambition

InvestHK has assisted nine medical technology companies to set up or expand their businesses, attracting US$7.7 million of investments.

Tai Po InnoPark’s purpose-built facilities offers space for med-tech companies to set up shops in Hong Kong. Photo: Wilson Lau
China property

Greater Bay Area home sales surged in June after property market rescue package

Demand for new homes in the Greater Bay Area rebounded last month after Beijing’s historic measures to rescue the property sector took effect. However, a meaningful recovery in prices will take time amid economic headwinds, says Cushman & Wakefield.

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Banking & finance

Exclusive | Chinese money manager expands Hong Kong office, eyes Japan to meet client needs

Hong Kong is crucial to Noah’s globalisation plans, as many of its customers see the city as the first stop in their globalisation journey, CFO Grant Pan Qing says.

Banking & finance

UK firms rush to set up, expand Hong Kong operations in first half: InvestHK

The UK was the third-largest source of cross-border investment after mainland China and the US in the first half of the year, according to InvestHK.

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An advertisement for InvestHK is displayed at a tram stop in Hong Kong. Photo: Jelly Tse
Bonds

China’s top insurer Ping An seeks US$3.5 billion via convertible bond sale

Company joins a raft of Chinese firms including JD.com, Alibaba and Trip.com in tapping the cheaper funding source amid high interest rates.

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The logo of Ping An Insurance is seen at a Beijing event in April 2018. Photo: Reuters
Banking & finance

Hong Kong to enhance cross-border transfers to support retirees

Hong Kong’s monetary authority plans to sign an agreement with the Chinese central bank to find ways to enhance cross-border remittance services to make it easier for Hongkongers who work or retire on the mainland.

Hong Kong property

New World sells Qianhai tower stake to its parent for US$198 million

The conglomerate sold a 30 per cent stake in the North tower of the Shenzhen Qianhai Chow Tai Fook Finance Centre to parent Chow Tai Fook Enterprises.

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