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last updated:
9 September, 2024
Hong Kong is a good base for family offices because of its proximity to mainland China, according to analysts. Photo: Nora Tam
Family offices

Bankers say new tax concessions to boost Hong Kong’s status as family office hub

UBS, JPMorgan and BNP Paribas among key players seeking to attract family offices.

Wellness

Trucks converted to mobile clinics offer medical services to Greek islands

ESG investing

Hong Kong’s Community Chest says donations slide amid cracks in economy

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Wellness

Hong Kong girl, 13, launches mentorship programme for girls in Africa

Climbing Africa’s highest peak inspired Emma Demopoulos, 13, to help Tanzania. She’s recruited international mentors for schoolgirls there.

Portrait of Emma Demopoulos, the youngest Hongkonger to summit Africa’s highest peak, at Mid Levels. 16DEC24 SCMP / Jonathan Wong
Good Schools Guide

How Hong Kong schools go beyond academics to cultivate a charitable spirit

Through partnerships with NGOs, students are being taught the importance of connecting with and giving back to their local communities.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Meet Shauna Nep, the ‘top earner’ at Meghan and Harry’s Archewell charity

The Archewell Foundation’s 2023 tax return shows that its top earner was Shauna Nep, who earned US$300,000 for her work with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry last year – so who is she?

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Forrie J. Smith, the real-life cowboy behind Yellowstone’s Lloyd Pierce

Born in Montana to generations of rodeo cowboys, the Better Call Saul actor is as authentic a ranch hand as they come. But why was he kicked off a plane and banned from the Screen Actors Guild Awards?

Meet Forrie J. Smith, the real-life cowboy behind Yellowstone’s Lloyd Pierce who was kicked off a plane and banned from the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Photos: @forriejsmithcowboy/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Who is Sam Simon, Simpsons creator and ex-husband of RHOBH’s Jennifer Tilly?

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills newbie Jennifer Tilly has said she still makes money from The Simpsons thanks to her late ex-husband Sam Simon, who co-created the iconic show back in 1989.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Jay-Z’s mother Gloria Carter: from single mum in Brooklyn to philanthropist

She raised her children on her own after their dad left the family when Jay-Z was 11; later she co-founded the Shawn Carter Foundation and married long-time girlfriend Roxanne Wiltshire.

Millionaires and billionaires

Inside Warren Buffett’s ‘unconventional’ marriage to first wife Susan

She had the second largest stake in Berkshire Hathaway and played a major role in her husband’s philanthropy; the pair remained deeply connected, despite living largely separate lives, until her death.

Who was Warren Buffett’s first wife Susan Thompson Buffett, and why was their marriage described as “unconventional’”? Photo: Reuters
Fame and celebrity

Meet Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s 16-year-old son, Knox Léon Jolie-Pitt

Angelina Jolie’s 16-year-old son Knox Léon Jolie-Pitt joined her on the red carpet at the Governors Awards on Sunday sporting a crew cut – and looked just like his famous parents.

Angelina Jolie with her son Knox Jolie-Pitt at the 15th Governors Awards on November 17 in Los Angeles. Photo: Variety via Getty Images
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong eyes rich Europeans with London, Paris, Milan on family office agenda

Top InvestHK official sets off on week-long trip to Europe to meet family office representatives and speak at finance forum.

Celebrity Families

From ‘boatpeople’ to Mark Zuckerberg’s in-laws: meet Priscilla Chan’s parents

After fleeing Vietnam for the US, Priscilla Chan’s parents found themselves working 18 hour days to make ends meet – now, their son-in-law is worth US$201 billion.

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Hong Kong

Inside the food kitchen serving the underserved in Hong Kong

More Good has fed senior citizens, asylum seekers, migrant women and the homeless – and even hosts events at its 8,000 sq ft space.

Volunteers bring their kids to the kitchen at More Good in Hong Kong. Photo: Alexander Mak
Millionaires and billionaires

Is Melinda French Gates dating someone new? Meet tech entrepreneur Philip Vaughn

The billionaire philanthropist divorced her hubby Bill Gates in 2021 and was rumoured to be engaged to Fox News correspondent Jon Du Pre previously – but she’s now seeing a former Microsoft employee.

Is Melinda French Gates dating someone new? Meet tech entrepreneur Philip Vaughn who used to be a Microsoft employee. Photos: AP, LinkedIn
Food and Drinks

She’s mixing a love of baking and grandparents to help Hong Kong’s elderly

Inspired by her grandparents’ love, Karen Chu founded The Good Cake, where proceeds from baked goods buy rice for vulnerable Hongkongers.

Trending in China

China public figures, celebrities whose charitable work makes big difference

From Covid-19 pandemic support to education for impoverished children, high-profile celebrities in China are making a difference through charity.

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Wealth Report

Why Hong Kong family offices add philanthropy to their investment portfolios

The Doing Good Index 2024 showed Hong Kong family offices lagging behind the Asian average – Kithmina Hewage at the Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society and Jason Fong at InvestHK discuss the issue.

Family offices in Hong Kong more often need to factor in philanthropy when building portfolios of multi-generational investments - incorporating initiatives such as the environmental work of the city’s Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Wealth management

Opinion | How trust is redefining philanthropy in Asia

As Asian philanthropic organisations adopt trust-based practices, focusing on three key areas can help them provide a road map for others.

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Who is Meghan Markle’s charitable bestie, Kelly McKee Zajfen?

When Kelly McKee Zajfen lost her 9-year-old son in 2022, she was devastated – but her long time friend Meghan Markle stepped up to help, and Zajfen has since said she’s ‘in awe’ of the duchess.

Justin Timberlake

Meet Estee Stanley, Justin Timberlake’s long-time stylist friend

Apart from being a celebrity stylist, she is also an interior designer, author, serial entrepreneur and philanthropist … and her grandparents were Holocaust survivors.

Justin Timberlake was reportedly with his long-time friend Estee Stanley and her husband on the night of his drunk-driving arrest. Photo: AP
Royalty

Who is Princess Senate Seeiso, the royal who hosted Prince Harry for lunch?

After a stop in New York – where he appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – Prince Harry arrived in Africa to support the charity he co-founded with the King of Lesotho’s brother.

Princess Senate Seeiso of Lesotho and Prince Harry. Photos: @senate.s/Instagram
Millionaires and billionaires

Meet Shark Tank billionaire Mark Cuban’s long-time wife, Tiffany Stewart

Cuban just backed Kamala Harris for the coming US 2024 presidential election, and slammed Donald Trump while speaking to Jon Stewart on The Daily Show

Icons and Influencers

Meet Tracey Collins, indicted New York Mayor Eric Adams’ low-key girlfriend

She’s the New York Department of Education’s senior adviser, but an employee there claims she has hardly been at the office since last year.

Celebrity children

Meet OG Superman Christopher Reeve’s lookalike son, Will Reeve

Will may have lost his parents young, but today he’s a successful reporter and appears alongside his siblings in Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – a docu about his dad’s life after his accident.

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Will Reeve is a splitting image of his late father, Christopher Reeve, best known for playing Superman. Photos: AP, @tntdrama/X
Hong Kong society

Opinion | Paris Games and philanthropy show power of the human spirit

The new norm of navigating good and bad news simultaneously reminds us that what truly matters is how we choose to respond.

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Athletes take part in the closing ceremony of the Paris Paralympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris, on September 8. Photo: Kyodo
Hong Kong

Editorial | A smarter way to hone philanthropy in Asia

A new regional commission that includes Hong Kong aims to develop more effective solutions for socio-economic and environmental challenges.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Christian Slater’s wife of 10 years and baby mama, Brittany Lopez?

The Mr Robot star recently welcomed a boy with his wife, a philanthropist and an occasional actress, in July … so what do we know about her?

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