Hong Kong

Innovations should be seamlessly invisible. Not invisible as in it can’t be seen with the naked eye, but invisible so that it’s not noticed if people don’t look for it purposefully. This is especially crucial for Hong Kong’s slow innovation-adopting businesses.

Though uncertainties loom for the IPO market.

Even though professionals are holding back.

After sluggish growth rate of 0.8%.

Brings clients a secure yield at 4.8% per year.

In 2013, the UBM’s Future Cities report ranked Hong Kong the smartest city in Asia Pacific. In the past three years other regional centres ranging from Singapore with its Smart Nation vision to Dubai with the Smart Dubai initiative have attracted the interest and investment of the global community.

With Over-the-Top Internet-based programming having changed and adapted to TV viewing behaviour, quality-of-service is becoming the online TV industry's biggest challenge.

Almost half have worked abroad.

With repercussions on emerging service industries.

Only 1.3% 2016 GDP growth is expected.

Performance outlook in near-term is bleak.

4.2% capacity increase badly outpaced passenger count.

Customers are allowed to create their own sandwich.

Life sciences has proved to be a relatively buoyant market in 2016, as government healthcare policies, drug regulations, and merger and acquisitions contribute to hiring activity in the sector. The richness of a company’s product pipeline matched with the government’s healthcare policy is expected to have a major impact on hiring intentions in the upcoming quarter. In Hays’ latest July to September Quarterly Report, we have identified some key skills which will be in demand this quarter.

65% believe investments will go sour in the next 12 months.

Over 30 companies were awarded.