CEO remains bullish in face of poor results caused by knock-on effects of Covid-19, says demand from customers still robust.
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Held both on- and offline, the expos have attracted some 2,200 exhibitors; industries include TCM, new tech, culture and creativity, food and catering and retail.
Chamber also urges Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U to consider relaxing certain pandemic measures during run-up to 2023 Policy Address.
Local workers, self-employed and small businesses all stand to gain; deadline for submission 31 March next year.
Around two-thirds of 154,000 NRWs in city are from mainland China; hotels and restaurants suffer most from losing 1,100 workers.
Most vacancies are in leisure and tourism, retail, finance, information technology and electrical and mechanical engineering.
Spanish rival submits 20 million euro bid for casinos long controlled by Ho dynasty; current licence expires in December.
Ho Iat Seng says city will be first port of call for groups from Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, Shanghai and Zhejiang; other regions to follow later.
Officials blame highest rate since 2008 on Covid-19 and fresh graduates entering the market; most job seekers previously worked in gaming, construction, hotel, restaurant or retail.