{"id":114696,"date":"2025-04-29T04:08:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T08:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/insights\/regional-analysis\/rebuilding-hong-kongs-image-as-asias-world-city\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T04:09:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T08:09:44","slug":"rebuilding-hong-kongs-image-as-asias-world-city","status":"publish","type":[3765],"link":"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/insights\/regional-analysis\/rebuilding-hong-kongs-image-as-asias-world-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebuilding Hong Kong&#8217;s Image as Asia&#8217;s World City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"bbg-row-container\">\n    <section class=\"bbg-row bg--white  text--black row-padding--bottom-none bbg-row--full-bg-bleed\" data-anchor='row-6a093b0d32c0c'>\n        \n        \n        <div\n            class=\"bbg-row--content\"\n                    >\n            \n            <div\n    class=\"bbg-column\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <p>    <h1 class=\"bbg-metadata bbg-metadata--title\">Rebuilding Hong Kong&#8217;s Image as Asia&#8217;s World City<\/h1>\n<div\n    class=\"bbg-spacer bbg-spacer--lg\"\n    >\n<\/div>    <ul class=\"bbg-categories_list\">\n                    <li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/insights\/category\/markets\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n                    Markets\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/insights\/category\/regional-analysis\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n                    Regional Analysis\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<div\n    class=\"bbg-spacer bbg-spacer--lg\"\n    >\n<\/div>    <p class=\"bbg-metadata bbg-metadata--date\">April 29, 2025<\/p>\n<div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p class=\"small\"><strong>Bloomberg Intelligence Podcast<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"bbg-row-container\">\n    <section class=\"bbg-row  text--black row-padding--top-none row-padding--bottom-none bbg-row--full-bg-bleed\" data-anchor='row-6a093b0d389bf'>\n        \n        \n        <div\n            class=\"bbg-row--content\"\n                    >\n            \n            <p><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-2 bbg-column--valign-middle bbg-column--m-width-4 bbg-column--s-width-2\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <div id=\"\" class=\"wpb_content_element bbg-single-image align-left\">\n    <figure class=\"bbg-single-image__figure\" style=\"max-width:100%\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/asia-centric-v2.jpg\" class=\"bbg-single-image__image attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"asia-centric-v2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/asia-centric-v2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/asia-centric-v2.jpg 552w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/asia-centric-v2.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n        \n            <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600; margin-top: -55px;\">Listen on<\/p>\n<div class=\"flexbox\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/rebuilding-hong-kongs-image-as-asias-world-city\/id1660129416?i=1000705467589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Apple-podcast.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/30kXOMqw281mr7yGbZYuTS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Spotify.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-1 bbg-column--valign-middle\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    \n<\/div><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-8 bbg-column--valign-middle\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <div\n  class=\"bb-audio\"\n  data-title=\"Hong Kong is starting to look up. The Hang Seng Index has rebounded from last year\u2019s lows and tourists are flocking to major musical and sporting events in the city&#039;s new stadium. But structural challenges remain. And now we have the onset of US tariffs. What will it take for Hong Kong to recapture its reputation as Asia&#039;s vibrant, international city? Benjamin Quinlan, CEO of Quinlan &amp;amp; Associates and conference ambassador at the Hong Kong Tourism Board, says the city needs to double down on mega events.\"\n  data-state=\"fresh\"\n  data-audio-url=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Asia-Centric-EP-79-Ben-on-HK_mixdown.mp3\"\n  data-label-desc=\"for Hong Kong is starting to look up. The Hang Seng Index has rebounded from last year\u2019s lows and tourists are flocking to major musical and sporting events in the city&#039;s new stadium. But structural challenges remain. And now we have the onset of US tariffs. What will it take for Hong Kong to recapture its reputation as Asia&#039;s vibrant, international city? Benjamin Quinlan, CEO of Quinlan &amp;amp; Associates and conference ambassador at the Hong Kong Tourism Board, says the city needs to double down on mega events.\"\n  data-controls-class=\"no-controls\"\n  data-custom-controls-background=\"fill\"\n  data-theme=\"light-mode\"\n  data-progress=\"0\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"bbg-row-container\">\n    <section class=\"bbg-row bg--white  text--black row-padding--top-none bbg-row--full-bg-bleed\" data-anchor='row-6a093b0d3ef3d'>\n        \n        \n        <div\n            class=\"bbg-row--content\"\n                    >\n            \n            <div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-8\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <p><div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<div class=\"xgmjVLxjqfcXK5BV_XyN\">\n<p>Hong Kong is starting to look up. The Hang Seng Index has rebounded from last year\u2019s lows and tourists are flocking to major musical and sporting events in the city&#8217;s new stadium. Even expats \u2013 many of whom left for Singapore, London and elsewhere during the pandemic \u2013 appear to be returning.<\/p>\n<p>But structural challenges remain. The commercial property market is beset by record-high vacancy rates while retailers are reeling as residents find significant cost savings over the border in cities such as Shenzhen. And now we have the onset of US tariffs. What will it take for Hong Kong to recapture its reputation as Asia&#8217;s vibrant, international city?<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin Quinlan, CEO of Quinlan &amp; Associates and conference ambassador at the Hong Kong Tourism Board, says the city needs to double down on mega events. 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