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Renowned authors speak at HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair

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HONG KONG, Jul 9, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The long-awaited 31st HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair takes place from 14 to 20 July at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The theme of this year's Book Fair is "Inspirational and Motivational Reading" and one of the highlights will be the "Eight Seminar Series", offering inspiration and helping readers enjoy a trip around the literary world. The "Renowned Writers Seminar Series", co-organised with Mingpao and Yazhou Zhoukan, and the "English and International Reading Series" supported by Book Depository will invite renowned authors from around the globe to share their writing journeys with readers at a series of virtual and in-person seminars.The Renowned Writers Seminar Series will welcome Fan Jinshi, known as the "Daughter of Dunhuang", and Gu Chunfang, co-author of "Dunhuang is Where My Heart Belongs: Biology of Fan Jinshi", to share Ms Fan's conservation endeavours in the Dunhuang region of Mainland China over the past five decades. In addition, author Ping Lu will share with readers how her two battles with cancer have taken her into previously unexplored areas in the realm of her creative writing. Oth...

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31st HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair opens on 14 July

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HONG KONG, Jun 24, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The 31st HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), will run from 14 to 20 July (Wednesday to Tuesday) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). This year's event has received an enthusiastic response from participating organisations, with more than 700 exhibitors expected to deliver a wide selection of cultural activities and leisure experiences over the week of the fair, which runs together with the HKTDC Hong Kong Sports and Leisure Expo and the debut World of Snacks.Benjamin Chau, HKTDC Deputy Executive Director, said the Hong Kong Book Fair Cultural Events Advisory Panel has adopted the theme Inspirational and Motivational Reading for the 2021 HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair, hoping that the event can encourage readers to seek out motivational books that can inspire a more positive lifestyle.Introducing highlights of this year's Book Fair at a press conference today are (from right) Hong Kong authors Rap Chan and Su Hei; Yau Lop-poon, Editor-in-Chief of Yazhou Zhoukan and member of the Hong Kong Book Fair 2021 Cultural Events Advisory Panel, Hong Kong Publishin...

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Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, other US billionaires paid little or no income tax: Report

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NEW YORK (AFP) - Several of the richest Americans have paid zero income tax in some years, according to an investigative report published on Tuesday (June 8) that comes as Washington weighs new proposals to address tax avoidance by the wealthiest individuals and companies. The bombshell report, by New York-based journalism nonprofit ProPublica, showed Amazon Chairman Jeff Bezos paid no income tax in 2007 and 2011, while Tesla chief Elon Musk avoided all payments in 2018. Some of the richest Americans "pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth - sometimes, even nothing," said ProPublica, which did not disclose how it obtained the confidential tax data. Others who paid nothing to the Internal Revenue Service in some years included news industry billionaire and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, activist investor billionaire Carl Icahn, and philanthropist and financial giant George Soros. ProPublica says the billionaires did nothing illegal in their tax declarations, but employed tax-avoidance strategies "beyond the reach of ordinary people". They also benefited from the way taxable income is defined in the US tax code, since it does not take into account th...

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HKTDC Lifestyle ShoppingFest draws to successful close

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HONG KONG, May 3, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The HKTDC Lifestyle ShoppingFest, a brand-new public fair organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), came to a successful close yesterday (2 May). The fair kicked off on 28 April (Wednesday) and ran over five days at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), featuring 430 exhibitors and attracting more than 55,000 public visitors.The Lifestyle ShoppingFest concluded successfully yesterday (2 May). Happy shoppers are pictured visiting the last day of the fair to buy their favourite products."Food Street" introduced local and global delicacies.Fun-filled events were held during the fair including cooking demonstrations by master chefs, rope-skipping and smart bidding auctions.HKTDC Deputy Executive Director Benjamin Chau said: "The Lifestyle ShoppingFest is the first physical show organised by the HKTDC since the pandemic began early last year. We implemented a series of anti-pandemic measures to safeguard the health and safety of participants. We were pleased to see a positive response from exhibitors and the public, reflecting the fact that physical shows are irreplaceable. The HKTDC respon...

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HKTDC’s debut Lifestyle ShoppingFest opens today

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HONG KONG, Apr 28, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is launching a brand-new public fair, the Lifestyle ShoppingFest, which opens today (28 April) and runs for five days until 2 May at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The fair features 430 exhibitors presenting a broad selection of premium products and good deals, providing local citizens with a unique one-stop shopping experience. The event will also help local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) tap into the retail market and capture new business opportunities during the pandemic.The Lifestyle ShoppingFest opens today featuring 430 exhibitors, giving local people the chance to buy a wide range of products.Numerous discounts are offered at the fair with many selected products on sale at low prices.Master Chief Yvonne demonstrated some easy-to-cook dishes in the "Gourmet at Home by Y's Kitchen" programme and shared some cooking tips. Pictured on the left is Harry Yip, Chairman of the Hong Kong & Kowloon Provisions and Wine & Spirit Dealers' Association Limited.HKTDC Deputy Executive Director Benjamin Chau introduced the fair, which feature...

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HKTDC’s debut Lifestyle ShoppingFest opens 28 April

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HONG KONG, Apr 20, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is launching a brand-new public fair, the Lifestyle ShoppingFest, which will run from 28 April to 2 May at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The fair features more than 400 exhibitors presenting a broad selection of products and providing local citizens with a unique one-stop shopping experience. The event will also help local companies tap into the retail market and capture new business opportunities during the pandemic.HKTDC Deputy Executive Director Benjamin Chau, speaking at today's press conference, said the brand-new Lifestyle ShoppingFest caters to a post-pandemic new way of life for local people. The event encourages local spending and provides small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) the chance to explore new opportunities and build new revenue streams during this challenging time.Hong Kong General Chamber of Wine & Spirits President JoJo So; Michael Li from Nam Pak Hong Association; the Hong Kong & Kowloon Provisions and Wine & Spirit Dealers' Association Limited Chairman Harry Yip; HKTDC Deputy Executive Director Benjamin Chau; a...

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SG Tenants United For Fairness registered as a cooperative

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SINGAPORE - About a year ago, a group of concerned tenants banded together on WhatsApp. The SG Tenants United For Fairness (SGTUFF) group held that they were getting the short end of the stick from their landlords. In January, the group was formalised as a cooperative with the same name, with more than 740 business owners as members. Led by Mr Terence Yow, managing director of the Enviably Me Group of Companies, the group is part of the Fair Tenancy Pro Tem Committee that unveiled a new code of conduct to establish fair tenancy practices yesterday. "As we got into all this fair tenancy work with the Government and landlords, we realised that we cannot remain an informal organisation if we want to have a voice and seat at the table in the long term," said Mr Yow. He added that after considering various formal entities, the group decided on registering as a cooperative as it is the "best of both worlds" between fulfilling a social and business mission. Mr Yow said that while SGTUFF will continue to advocate for fair tenancy, it will also look into how it can help improve manpower issues. He noted that with the Covid-19 pandemic, access to foreign labour is getting increasingly restri...

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Hong Kong Book Fair rescheduled to July 2021

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HONG KONG, Nov 23, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) announced earlier that the HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair, including the HKTDC Hong Kong Sports and Leisure Expo, had been rescheduled to run from 16 to 22 December 2020 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The HKTDC has since been monitoring the pandemic situation closely while maintaining close contact with the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) and the industry.In view of the latest pandemic developments, the HKTDC met with representatives of the Book Fair's supporting organisations again today (23 November). With the safety of the public and exhibitors being the organiser's top priority, and considering that indoor mass gatherings should be avoided, it was agreed unanimously by the HKTDC and supporting organisations that there would be significant risk should the Book Fair be held in December, even with various precautionary measures being put in place. A decision was therefore made to reschedule the event to July 2021.The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government will continue to support the industry in participating in the rescheduled fair through the Anti-epid...