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From the desk of our SHKBA President


Dear Members and Friends

Hong Kong and Mainland China have just resumed cross-border travel. People in Hong Kong and abroad are eager to reunite with their families and to travel to Mainland China again for business. Hong Kong expects a great demand in leisure and business travel from Mainland China and other parts of the world. Increased flows of people and goods are expected to boost Hong Kong’s industries, including export, catering, tourism and retail. The Hong Kong government has announced that it will showcase itself as a dynamic city, providing visitors with unique cultural and gourmet experiences. While it participates at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, many more visits to various places throughout the year have been announced by the Hong Kong government under the initiative “go global“.

When travelling to Hong Kong a focus may be a visit to the Greater Bay Area, where smart city technologies drive the development of the digital economy, in relation to which Hong Kong is destined to become an international I&T centre. Other industry focuses may be fintech, medtech, or artificial intelligence, which are promoted alongside Hong Kong’s traditional industries, such as logistics, finance and insurance. The tourist industry welcomes cruise ships back to Hong Kong. The first international cruise ship since the pandemic will berth in Hong Kong this month. Whether you visit Hong Kong on business or as a tourist, for leisure the West Kowloon Cultural District is considered a must-go attraction. Various thematic exhibitions will continue to be presented by the Hong Kong Palace Museum and the M+, including the M+ Sigg Collection. Sports fans may already have marked Hong Kong in their diaries, be it the Hong Kong Marathon in February or the Hong Kong Sevens in March. On a more contemplative side, a visit to the Hong Kong Flower Show in March with the theme “Bliss in Bloom” may be the preference. These and other events will certainly top off your next business trip to Hong Kong.

Happy New Year of the Rabbit!

兔年快樂!


Sincerely,




Esther Nägeli
President SHKBA

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Chinese New Year Celebration with Chinese Traditional Music Concert

TimeVallée Lucerne - Schweizerhofquai 1, 6004 Luzern
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Chinese New Year Reception 2023

Zunfthaus zur Meisen, Münsterhof 20, 8001 Zürich
February 22, 2023
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SAVE-THE-DATE 43rd Annual General Meeting SCCC & 18th AGM of SHKBA

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June 14, 2023
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News Articles

Hong Kong welcomes more than 40,000 visitors from mainland China since borders controls loosened

Financial Secretary Paul Chan says quarantine-free travel across the border boosts faith in city among international financial institutions.

Chan promises to highlight Hong Kong’s advantages to business leaders at World Economic Forum meeting in Switzerland this week.
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Resorts World to Resume Hong Kong Cruises with Former Genting HK Ship

Resorts World Cruises, started in 2022 as a successor to Genting Hong Kong’s Dream Cruises announced that it will restart cruises from Hong Kong by obtaining a second cruise ship from its former company. They plan to start the Hong Kong cruises in March using the former Explorer Dream (75,338 gross tons).
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China reopens borders in final farewell to zero-COVID

HONG KONG/BEIJING, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Travellers streamed into China by air, land and sea on Sunday, many eager for long-awaited reunions, as Beijing opened borders that have been all but shut since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

After three years, mainland China opened sea and land crossings with Hong Kong and ended a requirement for incoming travellers to quarantine, dismantling a final pillar of a zero-COVID policy that had shielded China's 1.4 billion people from the virus but also cut them off from the rest of the world.
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National security law: Hong Kong should impose blanket ban on foreign lawyers taking on cases, pro-Beijing heavyweight says

Basic Law Committee vice-chairwoman Maria Tam says Beijing’s interpretation refers to ‘wider principle’, with her proposed ban covering prosecutors.

But top adviser to city leader expresses reservations over blanket ban, suggests restriction should target lawyers with track record of national security risks.
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Past Events

Roundtable: Hong Kong as an International Financial Centre - Trends and Opportunities

SCCC Zurich Office, Kappelergasse 15, 8001 Zürich
November 08, 2022 | 11:00-12:00
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China Strategies Revised – Beyond 2022

Swiss Re, Mythenquai 50/60, 8002 Zürich
October 24, 2022 | 13:00-19:30
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About SHKBA

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