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                                         February 2003 Issue

The Knowledge Economy

Staff training is becoming a powerful tool for businesses to stay ahead in the new economy

Across Asia, companies are putting more emphasis on training and developing staff to boost profits and stay competitive. Many of Hong Kong's most successful companies are sending their most talented managers to class to help them do their jobs more effectively and help the companies cope with fast-changing markets, technological innovation and shifting business practices.   More >>

The cost of poor English

The cost of poor English to businesses has long been a subject of debate. The most intangible issue is the effect that poor English has on weakening a company's brand value. More tangible, but nonetheless just as hard to calculate, is the amount of business a company loses due to poorly written proposals.   More >>

Post-Policy Address

HKSAR Chief Executive tells the business community that this year's Policy Address will put Hong Kong back on a strong growth path

HKSAR Chief Executive, Tung Chee-hwa, delivered his highly anticipated Post-Policy Address to the Hong Kong business community at a joint luncheon on January 10 at which he elaborated on the contents of his sixth Policy Address. Following is Mr Tung's entire speech.   More >>

Hong Kong is bouncing back

Hong Kong's economy is showing strong signs that the bottom of the business cycle is either just past or just about to pass. The evidence is strongest in three areas: retail sales, price deflation and employment. Let's look at each in turn.   More >>

Deflation in China

As people forget the Great Depression of the 1930s and economists study ways to combat inflation, deflation has become the new thorn in the global economy. Japan has been feeling the effects of deflation since the early 1990s. Over the last decade, it has tried in vain the classic monetary and fiscal means to break out of the deflationary cycle and stimulate the economy. In recent years, Hong Kong has been experiencing deflation and various sectors have been working hard to revive the economy through enhancing economic integration with the Mainland.  More >>

Prosperity Clothing

At 68 years young, KC Lau has stitched together quite a success story -- one that shows why Hong Kong remains a productive center of the global garment industry

K C Lau often wonders what he would be doing if he had listened to his heart instead of his head after he was cheated out of his year-end bonus when he was 21.  More >>

RoadShow takes 'Oscar'

At the 2002 Hong Kong Award for Services: Innovation, outstanding companies showed why services contribute 85 per cent of the SAR's GDP

The "Oscars" of the service industry, the Hong Kong Awards for Services, culminated on December 18 with an award presentation Gala Dinner, with guest of honour Henry Tang, the Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology.  More >>

Hong Kong Eco-Business Awards

The list of winners announced at the 2002 Hong Kong Eco-Business Awards at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on January 20, reflected the fact that the entire gamut of businesses in Hong Kong now recognise the benefits of being green.   More >>

Textiles 2005:
What Can We Do?

Industry experts call on the government to lobby Capital Hill, and push for free trade agreements to help stop local manufacturers from getting hit with special textiles safeguard measures

Hong Kong's textiles and apparel makers, government and academia should pool their ideas to explore what direction the industry should take in preparation for the removal of quotas by 2005.   More >>

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