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Telecom
3 min read

Hong Kong companies see the importance of Wi-Fi

“Wi-Fi is critical to deliver multimedia content to a proliferation of connected devices to enable a connected global economy,” said Linda Hui from Ruckus Networks at an early October press conference in Hong Kong. “If IT departments need to spend…

Hong Kong Telecom
Telecom
1 min read

3 HK wins permit for 26-GHz, 28-GHz 5G trials

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings’ mobile division 3 Hong Kong has secured a temporary permit to conduct 5G new radio trials. Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) has granted 3 Hong Kong permission to conduct network trials…

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Fashion
2 min read

Caelum Greene, the first multi-brand fashion store in Hong Kong

Featuring mannequins stretched out in graceful yoga poses, Caelum Greene is hard to miss on Hollywood Road. Hong Kong’s first multi-brand athleisure and lifestyle fashion store soft-opened in June 2016, attracting a clientele of health-conscious customers who…

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Research
3 min read

Is HK still a ‘cool’ place for luxury shopping?

Retailers in Hong Kong preparing to welcome Chinese mainland tourists over the Lunar New Year festive period face a real crisis: Canny shoppers don’t think the special administrative region is cool enough. HSBC’s global co-head of consumer and retail…

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Living
2 min read

Stronger HK dollar a turn-off for tourists

The sharp decline in the yuan and volatile stock markets have exacerbated retail and tourism woes in Hong Kong as a weak currency means it is no longer attractive for mainland visitors to shop and dine in the city. Experts fear the falling yuan will further…

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Living
2 min read

Tourism Slows Hong Kong Retail

While Hong Kong has traditionally been the favored shopping destination of Chinese mainland consumers looking to grab up luxury items, it looks like 2015 may see the biggest drop in retail sales since 2003. The drop 12 years ago was an outgrowth of the SARS…