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HONG KONG, Jan. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ On the first keynote panel to kick start the 2020 Hong Kong Fintech Week, Mr. Calvin Choi, Chairman & CEO of AMTD Group, and Ms. Angel Ng, CEO of Citi Hong Kong and Macau, jointly shared opinions on the topic Banking Will Never Be the Same: How is the Global Pandemic Accelerating the Digitization of Financial Services . The panel was moderated by Joseph Chan, Chief Digitalisation Officer of Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
When talking about the impacts brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, Calvin Choi, Chairman & CEO of AMTD Group, said he noticed that changes of customer behavior during this period are indeed remarkable. From the client side, physical visit to financial institutions substantially declined, which reflects the increasing demands on virtual engagement and more efficient banking services. There are great opportunities for banks and financial institutions to offer solutions beyond the traditiona
Calvin Choi of AMTD gave speech at the opening ceremony of HKFTW 2020
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HONG KONG, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Hong Kong FinTech Week, the notable global FinTech event, had its grand opening in November. Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of HongKong SAR, delivered the opening speech. As the sole strategic partner of the event for the 3rd consecutive year, AMTD has been fully supporting this global FinTech event and held an all-staff townhall to witness the opening ceremony onsite and online.
In his opening speech, Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of HongKong SAR, welcomed all attendees across the world that have joined the event in a unique virtual way. He mentioned that the pandemic has hit the whole world but also raised the awareness of digitalization among the public and enterprises, and FinTech has become the mainstream. Eddie Yue, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, also delivered opening keynotes on the fu
HONG Kong private home prices, among the most expensive in the world, eked out a tiny gain in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed on Wednesday, barely extending a run of increases dating back to 2009 when prices were only a third of the current level. Read more at The Business Times.
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HONG KONG, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Hong Kong private home prices, among the most expensive in the world, eked out a tiny gain in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed on Wednesday, barely extending a run of increases dating back to 2009 when prices were only a third of the current level.
According to preliminary property index data though could yet be revised downward, prices grew by a fraction last year, giving a December index reading of 379.3 versus 379.2 for 2019.
Home prices in the Asia financial hub have been resilient despite the social unrest in 2019 and COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, supported by robust demand and low interest rates.
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