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Hong Kong braces for influx of 30,000 mainland visitors as Labour Day ‘Golden Week’ nears
The Travel Industry Authority projects 770 mainland tour groups—about 30,000 visitors—to enter Hong Kong during the 29 April-3 May Labour Day holiday. Authorities are rolling out crowd and traffic controls, while businesses anticipate a retail boost and business travellers face potential delays at land crossings and popular districts.
Octopus launches in-app taxi booking as Hong Kong mandates e-payments for all cabs
Octopus has embedded a taxi-booking and payment function inside its mobile app, days after Hong Kong made e-payments mandatory for all cabs. The upgrade streamlines ground transport for residents and business travellers, produces digital receipts for corporate compliance and signals the city’s drive to modernise point-to-point mobility.
China-Japan flight cuts threaten Hong Kong itineraries as carriers axe 2,700 services
SCMP figures published on 22 April show almost 2,700 China–Japan flights scrapped in March, with nearly half of May services already cancelled. The capacity crunch is pushing more Japan-bound traffic through Hong Kong, inflating fares and complicating corporate travel and relocation planning.
Lenovo opens AI Innovation Lab in Hetao hub, easing cross-border talent flows between Hong Kong and Shenzhen
Lenovo has become the first major multinational to set up shop on Hong Kong’s side of the Hetao tech zone, opening an AI Innovation Lab on 22 April. The move underscores Hetao’s promise of faster immigration clearance and daily-commute access between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, lowering barriers for corporate assignments and R&D collaboration.
Police warn of scam luring overseas students to Hong Kong under fake money-laundering probes
Hong Kong police have identified a fraud in which overseas students were duped into flying to the city to buy gold for sham investigations, losing up to HK$1.57 million each. The cross-border scam exposes new duty-of-care and border-security challenges for education and mobility stakeholders.