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Hong Kong maintains fourth place in Global Financial Centres Index ******************************************************************      Hong Kong maintained the fourth place globally in the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) 35 Report published today (March 21) by the Z/Yen from the United Kingdom and the China Development Institute from Shenzhen.      In response to the report, a Government spokesman said, “Under the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, Hong Kong enjoys the unique advantages of being backed by the motherland and connected to the world. Hong Kong has been striving to align with the national development strategies and serve as an important node in the domestic and ... Read more

Hong Kong maintains fourth place in Global Financial Centres Index ******************************************************************      Hong Kong maintained fourth place globally in the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) 33 Report published today (March 23) by the Z/Yen from the United Kingdom and the China Development Institute from Shenzhen.        A Government spokesman said, “Hong Kong’s rankings in the four areas of business environment, infrastructure, financial sector development, and reputational and general rose by two places as compared with the previous issue, fully reflecting Hong Kong’s strengths and advantages as a leading global financial centre. Same as the previous issue, as ... Read more

 The Fourth Annual Titanic Virtual Authors’ Conference will feature 5 authors and take place Saturday, June 18, from 10 AM – 3 PM. Childress Ink client, author Peggy Wirgau, will be speaking live from the Pigeon Forge Titanic Attraction and sharing her novel, The Stars in April. Winner of the 2022 SCWC Notable Book Award for Outstanding Children’s/YA, The Stars in April is a fictionalized account of the true story of teen Titanic survivor and Michigander, Ruth Becker. “We absolutely loved it,” says middle school teacher Carol Stathakis, at Our Shepherd Lutheran School in Birmingham, MI. “Near the end, I ... Read more

 The fourth Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Immigrant Writers Association (IWA/AEI) The official launch of IWA’s 2021 anthology, Moving Forward. “What does moving forward mean to you?” is the question IWA members got asked. And this inspiring anthology is the result! The ten chapters (fiction, nonfiction, and poetry) will encourage you to rethink the meaning of home, to stay strong in front of adversity, to jump into the void and learn from it, to love and thrive despite the differences, to redefine tough times as seeds for a better future,… and more. Canadian immigrants, the anthology co-authors have roots ... Read more

Fourth batch of CoronaVac vaccines arrive in Hong Kong ******************************************************      A new batch (the fourth) of about 800 000 doses of the CoronaVac vaccine has been delivered to Hong Kong from Beijing today (October 4). Soon after the arrival of the vaccines, staff carried out stringent checking and inspection on the vaccines in accordance with established procedures to ensure that they comply with the product specifications and that the transportation process follows the relevant cold-chain requirements.      The Government has launched the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme. Members of the public are encouraged to get vaccinated. Details of the ... Read more