Conducting Business Hong Kong

Vertical City (2009) – Hong Kong’s Two International Finance Centre (Part 1 of 2)

The International Finance Centre (abbr. IFC, branded as “ifc”) is an integrated commercial development on the waterfront of Hong Kong’s Central District.

A prominent landmark on Hong Kong Island, IFC consists of two skyscrapers, the IFC Mall, and the 55-story Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong. Tower 2 is the second tallest building in Hong Kong, behind the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon. It is the fourth-tallest building in the Greater China region and the eighth-tallest office building in the world, based on structural heights; by roof height, only the Taipei 101, Shanghai World Financial Center, Willis Tower, International Commerce Centre and Burj Khalifa exceed it. It is of similar height to the former World Trade Center.

IFC was constructed and is owned by IFC Development, a consortium of Sun Hung Kai Properties, Henderson Land and Towngas

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Shanghai – http://www.BAZHE.com

Shanghai is the most populous city in China and the most populous city proper in the world. It is the largest center of commerce and finance in mainland China, and has been described as the showpiece of the world’s fastest-growing major economy.

BK BAZHE is a writer, poet, and artist.
He is the author of DAMAGES
(creative nonfiction)
—Winner in the Writers Digest Awards
and IDENTITIES (poetry).
He is published and exhibited
in Europe and America.

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Mirror from Bloomberg media. USA now at # 5 in business friendly climate. I’m a bit concerned when Hong Kong, an autonomous region of a COMMUNIST nation ranks higher in having a pro commerce climate than USA.

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report, from http://voaspecialenglish.com | http://facebook.com/voalearningenglish

Chicken feathers are useful, and not just to a chicken. Some go into pillows, coats and other products. But countless chicken feathers go to waste. In the United States, billions of chickens are produced yearly. Most of their feathers are thrown away. But instead of being buried in landfills, some feathers could find a future in plastics. Scientists in the Washington area have been working with keratin, the main substance in poultry feathers. One of the products they have developed is a flowerpot. It may look like other flowerpots. But the container breaks down in the earth within one to five years. And as it breaks down, it naturally releases nitrogen into the soil. The flowerpots are made by reducing chicken feathers to a powder. Then the powder is formed into pellets and shaped into pots. The environmentally friendly flowerpot is the work of two researchers. Walter Schmidt is with the Agricultural Research Service, part of the United States Agriculture Department. Masud Huda is with the Horticultural Research Institute, a private organization.The institute’s research director, Mark Teffeau, says the flowerpot works well for vegetables and small flowering plants like geraniums and impatiens. Walter Schmidt has been working to find uses for chicken feathers since the nineteen nineties. Progress in two thousand two showed that plastic made from feathers could be formed like other plastics. He says feathers are much stronger and last longer than another plant material, cellulose. He says feathers are about eight times as strong as cellulose.He points out that traditional flowerpots made from petroleum-based plastics can last much longer. But he wonders if there is really a need. He says most flowerpots are never re-used.He says: “Why would you want a plastic that you use for a year to last for two hundred years? It makes no sense. You want to match the product with the use.”Walter Schmidt and Masud Huda are now adding another chicken product to their flowerpots — chicken waste. The waste will add more nutrients to the soil as the pot breaks down. The scientists say they hope their flowerpot will be on the market in a year or two. And that’s the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. You can find transcripts, MP3s, podcasts and archives of our reports at voaspecialenglish.com.

(Adapted from a radio program broadcast 01June2010)

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According to Wall Street Journal, UBS Might Have Helped Some U.S. Account Holders Evade Taxes by Using Hong Kong Enterprises (Bloomberg News)

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This week’s White Collar guest is newly appointed CEO of AXA Hong Kong, Stuart Harrison. Although the financial tsunami has affected every company, the insurance giant has shown resilience and was able to bounce back quicker than other companies.

Harrison attributes this to AXA’s multi-distributional capacity and did not go deep into the investment-linked products – one of the main reasons behind AIG’s downfall.

In this video, Enoch Yiu also quizzes the new CEO about other topics such as regulatory reform and lessons learned from the financial crisis.

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Analysis and Discussion with IP Global Founder Tim Murphy: Vietnam May Become a Property Investment Opportunity in Late 2009; Hong Kong Capital Values May Fall by 10-20%, Stronger Second Half Expected

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Alderman Ian Luder is the 681st Lord Mayor of the City of London, and today’s guest on White Collar. His main role as Lord Mayor is to represent, support and promote UK businesses.

The Lord Mayor recently toured a number of Chinese cities and also stopped off in Hong Kong to maintain the relationship between the Hong Kong Government and the UK. Mr Luder also spoke of gaining a deeper understanding of the economic development of both Hong Kong and China.

In these videos, Mr Luder discusses the economic crisis, reforms stemming from the crisis, and China’s plans to turn Shanghai into an international financial centre and how this will affect London’s relationship with Hong Kong. 3 of 3.

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Too Late to Buy in China – Analysis and Discussion with Invesco Hong Kong Investment Director Samantha Ho (Bloomberg News)

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Alderman Ian Luder is the 681st Lord Mayor of the City of London, and today’s guest on White Collar. His main role as Lord Mayor is to represent, support and promote UK businesses.

The Lord Mayor recently toured a number of Chinese cities and also stopped off in Hong Kong to maintain the relationship between the Hong Kong Government and the UK. Mr Luder also spoke of gaining a deeper understanding of the economic development of both Hong Kong and China.

In these videos, Mr Luder discusses the economic crisis, reforms stemming from the crisis, and China’s plans to turn Shanghai into an international financial centre and how this will affect London’s relationship with Hong Kong. 2 of 3.

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