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The 2025-26 record operating loss of HK$905 million is the ninth in a row, with officials citing protectionism, higher terminal dues and costs, while mail volume has fallen by about a third in five years.

The Shenzhen International Cross-border E-commerce Trade Fair (ICBE) 2026 is running between 28 and 30 October 2026.

The 2026 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao GBA Global Investment Promotion Conference will open in Guangzhou on 3 November, with 254 companies from the world’s top 500 and China’s top 500 taking part.

Hong Kong’s transport secretary Mabel Chan says the government was proactively responding to flight shortages and is holding discussions on air rights and expanding links with other GBA cities.

Sun Dong, Hong Kong’s secretary for innovation, technology and industry, says seven local universities have signed agreements to set up a presence at the Northern Metropolis University Town.

Hong Kong’s exports in September grew by almost 65 percent year-on-year, marking the highest growth rate in 40 years since January 1984’s increase of 65.1 percent. Imports jumped by 57.8 percent.

Macao’s tourism chief, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, has expressed confidence that Macao can surpass its 2026 visitor arrival target of 41 million people by the end of this year.

The China-Pakistan Information Corridor has been launched to strengthen cooperation in media, business, research and cultural exchanges between the two countries.

Hong Kong residential prices rose 0.19 percent in their second consecutive rise last month, latest figures show. The prices were up by 9.3 percent from a year earlier.

The 2025-26 record operating loss of HK$905 million is the ninth in a row, with officials citing protectionism, higher terminal dues and costs, while mail volume has fallen by about a third in five years.

The Shenzhen International Cross-border E-commerce Trade Fair (ICBE) 2026 is running between 28 and 30 October 2026.

The 2026 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao GBA Global Investment Promotion Conference will open in Guangzhou on 3 November, with 254 companies from the world’s top 500 and China’s top 500 taking part.

Hong Kong’s transport secretary Mabel Chan says the government was proactively responding to flight shortages and is holding discussions on air rights and expanding links with other GBA cities.

Sun Dong, Hong Kong’s secretary for innovation, technology and industry, says seven local universities have signed agreements to set up a presence at the Northern Metropolis University Town.

Hong Kong’s exports in September grew by almost 65 percent year-on-year, marking the highest growth rate in 40 years since January 1984’s increase of 65.1 percent. Imports jumped by 57.8 percent.

Macao’s tourism chief, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, has expressed confidence that Macao can surpass its 2026 visitor arrival target of 41 million people by the end of this year.

The China-Pakistan Information Corridor has been launched to strengthen cooperation in media, business, research and cultural exchanges between the two countries.

Hong Kong residential prices rose 0.19 percent in their second consecutive rise last month, latest figures show. The prices were up by 9.3 percent from a year earlier.