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Hong Kong authorities will freeze the pay of senior managers at public healthcare facilities for medical blunders as part of reforms to hold staff accountable, with an official saying firing employees is not an option given the sector’s manpower crunch. Henry Fan Hung-ling, chairman of the Hospital Authority, also said on Saturday that the organisation […]
Manulife, Canada’s biggest insurance company, is on track to surpass its earnings target in Asia, thanks to the launch of several innovative products that have been lapped up by wealthy customers and mainland visitors buying policies in Hong Kong, according to a top executive. The Toronto-based insurer’s third-quarter results released last week showed a 17 […]
Oppo last Friday pledged no less than 30 million yuan (US$4.2 million) in funding over the next five years to deepen collaborative efforts with PolyU on AI imaging technology, as well as for expanding the scale of co-training for PhD and postdoctoral researchers. “The research centre’s primary goal is to [nurture] talent,” Zhang Lei, chair […]
Hong Kong’s Airport Authority will issue up to HK$10 billion (US$1.3 billion) worth of bonds early next year for a project billed as a “landmark of Asia” and a new engine of economic growth for the Greater Bay Area. Fred Lam Tin-fuk, the authority’s chairman, said on Thursday the government was also considering earmarking a […]