Shu-Ching Jean Chen

JOURNALIST

Farmland on a site to be redeveloped into the Northern Metropolis. Its designers envision the mega project as a modern residential and commercial “super-city” with a focus on information and technology, supported by resources from neighbouring Shenzhen.

Hong Kong’s massive Northern Metropolis project to be ‘new economic engine’

Hong Kong is the world’s second-largest offshore wealth management centre, managing about US$2.7 trillion in cross-border assets.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Hong Kong’s financial resurgence fuelled by surge of offshore wealth

Hong Kong chief executive John Lee launched a renewed talent recruitment drive in his October 2022 policy address.

Hong Kong goes all out to lure talent, targeting the mainland

HKEX has raised US$24 billion in the year to October, nearly trebling the amount recorded in the same period last year.

Hong Kong poised to reclaim top global IPO ranking in 2025

There are 184 planned IPOs in Hong Kong, almost all of which are from the city and the mainland.

Chinese mega listings catapult Hong Kong to top spot in global markets for IPOs in H1 2025

Latest figures show that completed new homes and unsold inventory in Hong Kong stands at 28,000 units as at March 2025.

Hong Kong real estate gets short-term loose-money bump

Among the 28% of startup founders who hail from outside Hong Kong, 40.3% of them come from mainland China.

Number of tech startups in Hong Kong hits record high in 2024

In the first nine months of 2024, there were 32.6 million visitors to Hong Kong, a year-on-year increase of about 40 per cent.

Desperate for tourists, Hong Kong doles out incentives to woo visitors from mainland and beyond

Hong Kong is home to over 1,000 fintech companies, with more than 10 unicorns as they are valued at over US$1 billion.

As financial hub rivals innovate, Hong Kong races ahead in digital finance

Speakers at the inaugural Climate Business Forum: Asia-Pacific say there is ample room for the region's advancement in green finance.

Hong Kong burnishes role as Asia’s green financial hub